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NO CONFERENCE ON

DISARMAMENT.

GOVERNALENT'S DECISION..

LOOKING TO THE LEAGUE.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29TH,

Tappealed to the Government to stay their Eads, to refer the matter to the Imperial Conference, and to by before Parliament and the country the expert evidence of ita necessity on which they have come to their decision.

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The House of Commons on July, 23rd

Mr. O'Neill set forth the favourable and discussed Disarmament on the motion of unfavourable elements in the international Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, and also on an situation, and warnily recommended that; attendment persuasively put forward by we should runew to France a guarantee Mr. O'Neill and Brig-Gen. Cockerill. of security against aggression, in the hope Disarmament was warmly approved by of allaying her fears. He argued that the advocates of both, but the suggested the safety of France must depend on her methods of attaining it were widely dif- alliances, but all this part of his speech ferent. The Labour Socialist kailer called was unwylcome to the Labour Socialist on the Government to summon a Coufer-members, who are equinst renewing 'nay ence of the Powers immediately; the sort of pact whatsoever with France, Government declined this na most in! General Cockerill quatal historical opportune, but accepted the recommendaexamples with good effort to show that tion of the auferstiment that as the British unrealiness for war has been earliest favourable opportunity his fruitful cause of our being driven into Majesty's Government should use its in-was-an argument which most otherATE fluence to the utmost extent both through speakers totally ignored, though Generat the League of Nations and otherwise to Davidson pleaded that it was necessary prevent a recurrence of such international for us to take measures for our own pro competition and bring about a general tection without prevocation to other coun limitation of arguments." There voted tries in the clivizion: "

For the motion Against

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168

Government majority'... 117 The Prime Minister, who spoke last

Mr. Fisher made an important contri- button to the debate, agreeing that it would be a mistake to call an inter national conference, Rud that if we word to have peace in Europe France must have reasonable security. Speaking of a recent visit to Germany, he expressed his alarza

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the feeling expressed in, all quarters of feeling excited by the French occupation the House that if civilisation was to be of the Ruhr, which, sa "tar from bringing sured, even at ita present level, it be-France security, was likely to bring-ber:

He urged the Govern hoved all people in all nations to in just the reverse. what they could to save what they had, ment to do everything in their power to bring about a settlement in that region, so that they might use it as an advantage which was the key to European peace. ground for further progress rather thu

The upshot of the general debate was run the risk of all slipping into the that the Socialist demand for a confer abyss. The Corernment believed that at esce nt with practically no support else attempt at this moment to convene where than on the Sceialist "benches;---- international conference would not only Dady Telegraph. not lead to success, but would lead to an indefinite postpairment of any quossibility of achieving the ends which al desired. In his view, this problems could not be apprched with any chance of sucess until the condition of Europe with regard to reparations and the security of frontiers was settled. When that was done he had good hopes of achieving dis- armament by agreement, which be be¦ lieved to be essential for the future pro- gress of civilised mankind, and the Gov. ernment would examine with the utmost syrpathy the expiratory work now being carried out by the League of Nations.

At an earlier hour Sir Samuel Hoare the Air Minister, had clearly indicated the Government's general view, which in wholly favourable to the limitation of armament, but which takes note of exist ing facts al of the practical difficulties: with which the question is hedged about. Disarnument faust be generalisolated action is useless, and even dangerous- and there must be moral before there can be material disarmament, meaning by the former a general discarding by the nations of suspicion and fear. The Gov ernment have a perfectly open mind; their good faith is transparent," "för they have already made big reductions- as Mr. Asquith admitted-but they were quite certain that the moment was un- favourable for a Conference, and that Conferences are usélese unless pro- gramme has been carefully worked out. As to the recent increase in the British Air Force, which Mr. MacDonald had condemned without qualification or re serve, Sir Samuel insisted that this in-

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A NEW RACE OF ARMAMENTS, The debate was opened by M Mac- Donald in a speech of great earnestness. but which was spoilt by an almost intoler able arrogance. The Leader of the Op- position waxed casily eloquent about the perils of beginning a new race of arma- ments, but just as during the war be never could bring himself to pronounce, bis countryinen a share less blood guilty than the enemy, so now he gives them not credit for having gone much further along the road of disarmament than their pos- sible rivals, and he orated at large about mankind being bewitched and bedevilled, and about no victory being possible in the next warjust as though he were another Norman Angell-and about our dooming ourselves to ultimate destruction unless unless what? It was for that all his CAPITAL (FULLY-FAID) « auditors were waiting. But Mr. Mac- EZEEVE FUND Donald's only panacen is that we must CAPITAL CONTRIBUTED BY THE

CHINESE GOVERNMENT strip ourselves bare of armour just to get an example to others and depend on the BEVE FUND inter-dependence of the antinus, whose joint decisions are to be enforced" by public opinion. Sh it way all in the dir as usual. The whole speech was a coloured ballcon.

And Mr. Asquith came very nearsity joining his in the air, though he did Bay that he was not. prepared to leave bis front door quite as wide open at night as Mr. MacDonald. But he too, talked about the necessity of our setting an example, and about trupting to the coercive force of general public opinion, though he added the charac teristic Asquithian parenthesis that wel cannot yet dispense with "practical guarantees."

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Sale" includes any transaction in which intoxicating liquor is supplied for any con- sideration whatsoever, direct or indirect. Subject to the provisions of sub-section (a) of this section, no person shall sell any intoxicating liquor for consumption, on or at any licensed premises except for cash.

(2) Sub-section (1) of this section shall not apply to

the following:-

(a) any sale by the proprietor of an hotel to a

person residing at the hotel;

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(4) any sale by the proprietor of an hotel of liquor to be consumed in the dining room of the hotel at one of the regular meals of the. hotel or of liquor to be consumed in conjunc.. tion with any other bond fide meal for which a charge of at least thirty cents can be rea- sonably made;

any sale in accordance with the conditions of his licence by the holder of a restaurant adjunct licence.

Where any intoxicating liquor is sold by a servant on employé in contravention of section 3 of this. Ordinance the employer, whether a natural person or a body corporate, shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance unless he proves affirma- tively that the sale was against his express orders and without his consent or connivance.

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