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ABOLITION OF AIR operate, with other air powers
FORCES
SWEEPING BRITISH
PROPOSALS
PLAN OUTLINED
CONTRACT
I
BRIDGE
to examine the practicability of tho entire abolition by Interna- [tional agreement of military und naval machines and bombing, com- bined with effective International control of civil aviation. Mean- while it was not unreasonable that Germany should refrain from claiming the possession of mili-waya gives a great deal of satis tary and naval aircraft.
Hoover Proposals.
Geneva, Nov. 17. Complete recognition that Gor
"In the matter of effectives, we many is entitled to equality of are prepared to accept. the Hoover treatment in armaments was fully proposal as the basis of discus- conceded by Sir John Simon in his alon," declared Sir John Simon. speech at the Disarmament Bureau | "The first object of the Disarma- to-day. He said the. French pro-ment Conference should be to ob- posals were so elaborate and close-tain maximum quantitative dis- ly articulate in character as to armament that can be generally make comment at short notice not agreed not to authorise in the only imprudent but also impossi- name of equality an increase in bic. He anid Germany's legat armed strength, and secondly-a- right to equality was based on the full and practical realisation that following points:
the principles of equality 1-The Treaty of Versailles is a not be achieved immediately, but binding document which cannot be must be secured as it la acen that set aside by unilateral action. the peace of the world would be more secure by the taking of the Arst stop,
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The Bidding.
2. The preamble to Part Five of the Treaty and M. Clemencenu's contemporaneous explanation on Sir John Simon anid the imme- Disarmament behalf of the Allies unquestion- dlato task of the ably involved An understanding Conference was to settle the oc- that the disarmament imposed on tual programme of the frat slago,
South, the dealer, opened the Germany was Intended to be the and, if possible, to catablish the bidding with one No Trump, West precursor of a substantial mea-main outlines of the second stage passed, North went to two hearts, Bure of general disarmament. in order that nations might ad-which bought the contract.
R-While he was far from un- just their programmes thereto in derrating the extent of the unila- the interval. The British Govern- teral disarmament achieved in cer- ment considered the following Lain states since the armistice, the methods might be applied in the fact remains that while Germany firat stage.-- [continues to be under perpetual re- atriction, other nations were not
Naval Reductions.
arma-conference." The
4.-Germany was a full member of the League of Nations and had an indisputable right to take her place as an equal.
Best Means.
The Play.
so that he may
East has the opening lead, but instead of leading his fourth beat diamond, he leads his fifth best- the three spot. The doclarer, by applying the rule of eleven, would yet under, a mutual contractual 1."Qualitative disarmament obligation to limit their
naturally deduct that West held British Goy-three diamonds. The small dia- ments, save for the exceptionally ernment is at present engaged in mond was played from dummy, important area covered by the seeking an agreement with lead-Weat falsecarded and won the Naval Treaties of Washington and ing navel powers for a substantial trick, with the king. London. Also other nations were reduction in the size of guna and Anxious to get his partner In still permitted those weapons of tonnage of capital ships and the the lead again war which were prohibited by the whole total naval tonnage, and demake his queen of diamonds, West trenty to Germany.
mands that Germany should be underlcads his ace of clubs, play- permitted to build shins of a type ing the deuce, declarer plays the similar to that on which the great three and East wing the trick with naval powers finally agree.
the king, dummy playing the four 2-Exhaustive investigation has spot. East now plays his five of shown that the arbitrary figure of diamonds. Again the declarer 10,000 tons
as the limit of the finesses, playing the 10 from dum- Sir John Simon continued that capital ship would fail to be gen-my and Weat won the trick with the best means of achieving erally accepted. Any construc- equality were.
lon undertaken by Germany shall the queen and now led a small 1-All European States should (subject to minor adjustment) not clarer played the deuce and East join in a solemn affirmation that increase the total tonnage in any won the trick with the ace of they would not under any circum-category to which her navy is at trump and returned the four of stances attempt to resolve any pre-present restricted.
diamonds, dummy played the nee 3. The British Government is and Weat trumped with the six of sent or future difficulties by re- Borl to force.
willing to
ilmit cruisers to vehearts and declarer has failed to 2. The limitation of Germany's sels of 7,090 tons and six-inch
make a diamond trick. farmaments should be contained in gann.
the same Disarmament convention 4.The government has repeat. ne the defining the limitation of edly urged that the submarine be wholly abolished and regards this 3. The newly expressed limita-as one of the greatest possible tion in the case of Germany should contributions to dinarmament and last for tho
period and world peace and also the beat way should be subject to the same of meeting Germany's claim to methods of revision as those of equality of arms in regard to the
the armaments of others.
the others.
onme
weapon.
Tank Retention.
4. In regard to the question of lists of armament, if equality of status were conceded; then the With regard to tanks, the Bri- principle of qualitative disarmu-tinh Government has entirely ment must be acknowledged and agreed with the United States pro- the British Government declare its posals that specifically offensive willingness, in co-operation with weapons should be prohibited but other members of the Disarma- the modern tank of a lighter type ment Conference, to see this prin- could not be regarded an offensive ciple embodied in the new conven would inevitably involve an in- and its universal prohibition
crease of the United Kingdom's Air Proposals.
man power. The Government Following are the points of the therefore proposed that all tanke British air armament proposals.—of a given weight should be 1-Immediate reduction of Air abolished with a view to prohibit- Forces of leading powers to the ing those of an offensive charac- level of those of the United King- [ter. dom.
|tion,"
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It is impossiblo to deny that
2. A cut of 33-1/3 per cent. all [Germany, in principle, has the round on nir forces of the world right to possess a limited number thus reduced, United Kingdom in of such weapons, but the question cluded.
whether it should be, in practice, depends on consideration of the purposes to be served by cach na-
3. The limitation of the un laden weight of military aircraf!
to the lowest figure which generational army which should await agreement can be obtained.
Whe
the Geneva discussions in which Sir John Simon referred to and Germany participates. emphasised the tenor of Mr. In regard to farge mobile land Baldwin's speech in the House of kuns, the obvious way of accord- Commons in which he pointed out ing Germany equality of treat- that the reality of the air armament and at the same timo great- ment danger was threatening the ly advancing disarmament, present future of civilisation and to press for a general reduction the impossiblity of warding off (to a maximum calibre of 105 mill- danger by half hearted steps. Sir motres, permitted Germany under John said the claim throughout the the Peace Treaty. This maximum world that the abolition of all enlibre, if fixed by an Interna bombing machines would guaran- tional convention, would secure tee the final abolition of bombing that any replacement or new con- was not fensible, as machines 'struction should fill within this could be adapted, but the British limit.-Renter.
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trump-the five of hearts.
De-
West no enshes his ace of
clubs and then leads a small spade
which North, the delarer, won with the king. He then played a small heart which was won in dummy with the 10. The jack of hearts was returned from dummy and the declarer now has all of the rest of the tricks, but elever de- his contract.
fence has defeated one, trick.
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