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LITTLE SUCCESS. AT ARMS CONFERENCE

STRONG ATTACK BY FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER

A Bridge With A Broken Hole

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

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Press" (Oopyright),]

Geneva, May 30.

M. Barthou's speech lost no strength by the postponement from the opening day's session contain- ing biting attacks both on Sir John Simon as mediator and on Ger- many's position in disarmament as 'tan be generally denominated by the sharpest and plainest langu- age used by a French Minister in Geneva since the first post-war. years. Barthou declaring that he took pride in underlining France's intransigent standpoint, by the un-. mistakable terms of France's standing pact proposal of Octo- ber 14, namely "no rearmament of disarmed nations." and took pains to cite declarations on that date, by Sir John Simen, Mr. Nor- man Davis, Benes and others which the direct cause of the occasion of Germany's with- drawal. It is untenable, sald Barthou, that the decisions of the powers on October 14 lost. ,,their validity, merely because of Germany's withdrawal. "The British Government how demands that France traverses the Bridge that England is hoping to build between It and Germany. I would be glad to bake such a journey if I did not distrust the hole broken in the bridge by others than the British.

Various neutral countries main-. tain that France closed the door! for further negotiations by the Note of April 17. This is not so as the doors are still wide open. They are the doors of the arms conference in Geneva."

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The French Foreign then gave "minute attention to the German military budget of the present year claiming therein Germany admitted rearmament in, plain "Agures. Concerning the security question Bartho de- clared be could not fully agree with Litvinoff's speech in praise of security pacts, but was pleased note the fruitful progress with the general principles of security since the Soviet commis- sary's bold promulgation. Follow ing Barthou's speech, the con- ference was adjourned til Friday afternoon in order to give the delegations an 'opportunity to pro- perly assess the developments of the situation Transocean Kuo Min.

SPEECH BY SIR JOHN SIMON

Discussion on Three

Points

[Special to the "Hong Kong. Dally

"Press" (Copyright.)]

Geneva, May 30. Sir John Simon in a long speech opening the second session of the Arms conference on Wednesday characterised the bridging of the Franco-German conferences as a vital task for the conference and recommended as the basis of agreement the, Macdonald plan and the English memorandum of Jan- uary 29, containing modifications of that plan which Germany de- clared would make it acceptable. The British stand here, said Bir John Simon, is supported by the recommendations of the "neutral bloc"-Switzerland, Spain, Holland. Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

Bir John Simon then proposed to the conference to limit the" discus- sloos to three points-chemical warfare, publication of military budgets and the creation of a per- manment disarmament commis- sion.

Commenting on the declarations by the speakers on Tuesday, the British Foreign Minister warmly welcomed Mr. Norman Davis's sug- gestion that the conference should arrive at an agreement to control the arms trade, and deprecated the value of the security pact which was vigorously proposed by Litvin-

"It was established by the dis- cusalons in Geneva of the protocal

M. Loula Barthou, French Foreign Minister, A prominent

personality at the Disarmament Conference.

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is achieved. Moreover, Individual or regional security pacts are vastly less valuable. than general agree- ments Uke the Locarno Pact where

all

the world powers guaranteed the German west boundary. Bri- tain will of course stand by these promises."-Transocean Kuo Min.

THE BRITISH

VIEWS

A Frank Review

London, May 30.

The prospects of the Disarma- ment Conference were frankly re- viewed by Sir John Simon, when, during the debate of the General Commission. of the Conference at Geneva yesterday, he expressed the views of the British Govern- ment on the present situation.

If speeches in the debate were to be useful they must, he said, deal with the realities. that now faced them and he proceeded to mention some of them...

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1934.

COMMENT BY PRESS

Sir John Simon Supported

London, May 31. Sir John Simon was followed in the General Commission Debate by the speech of the French For- eign Minister, M. Barthoy.

M. Barthou's assertion that the French Government would never consent to any convtion which involved any Immediate rearms, ment of Germany or any legalisa tion of armament is generally in- terpreted as ending the hope of Franco-German compromise.

On the question of security, al- though he emphasised again the French demand, he offered no sug- gestion as to how security should be organised.

The newspapers report that öpinion in British ctrales at Geneva was that M. Barthou's brilliant oration offered no prac», tical hope of solution of the pre- sent deadlock and that it merely reiterated in the negative where the positive proposal was urgent ly necessary.

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DELEGATES IN ADMIRAL TOGO'S LABOURITE'S HUMOUR

A QUANDARY

Back to the Old Question

DEATH

Appreciation of British Action.

Genera, May 31, Moss of the delegations fee). they have been through 遁 storm and wander what going to happen next. M. Barthou's speech is the one topic of conversation which has brought the Conference back to the old question-which shall "come Arst. disarmament or security?

Tokyo, May 31.

AT COMMONS

THE HANGING JUDGE" AS

LIGHT LITERATURE

:

The Japanese Foreign Minister, Given To Man Condemned

Mr. Hirota. has instructed Mr. Mat- sudaira, Ambassador in London, to convey the Government's appre clation, of the British action in dispatching Admiral Sir Frederick Dreyer to attend the funeral of Admiral Togo. "Reuter,

FRENCH "SYMPATHY

The speech had a mixed recep- tion. It was endorsed by the Little Entente and the champions

Paris. May 31, of security first, but regretted in even such francophile quarters ay

France, has joined with the other the Belgians owing to the lack of

"nations of the world in expressing understanding it reveals, while condolences with the death of the Italians listened with approval. Admiral, the Marquis Helhachiro

One salient feature of the pro-Togo, Japan's naval „hero. ceedings in the last two days is that both Sir John Simon and M. Litvinoff favour some kind of a permanent disarmament organisa- tion and this is held "to offer a line, whereon the General Com- mission may continue to work,

THE DEVIL'S ROLE

French Comment

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The Minister of Marine has telegraphed to the Japanese Minister of Marine, Admiral M. Osumi, as follows:-

France is profoundly moved by the news of the death of the fillustrious Admiral Togo, whose glorious memory will aways be cherished by every sailor."-Reuter. CHINA STATION MESSAGE

Shanghai, May 31, On the occasion of the death of Admiral Togo, the Commander-in- Chief, China Station, sent a mes-

To Death

London, May 31. An instance of grim humour was disclosed at question time in the House of Commons, when ́ ́Mr. Groves. Labourite, stated that a man has been condemned to death who, has now been released after ar appeal.

It was alleged that while in the condemned cell he was given a **The detective novel entitled Hanging Judge" as light literature.

"Mr. Hacking, the Under-Secretary of the Home Office, admitted that' detective stories were supplied

to

men condemned to death but thought that the man must be mistaken in regard to the title of the book, as the Deputy Governor of the prison was unable to trace it

He reassured

that thé House no such books will be issued to condemned prisoners in future.- Reuter.

sage to the British Naval Attache PEARL

The Council will meet at 10.30 In other quarters the result of am to discuss the Gran Chaco the debate was regarded as discon-report in the presence of the certing and the President of the belligerents' representatives--Reu- Conference, Mr. Arthur Henderson, ter. later announced" that the meeting of the General Commission would not resume until Friday afternoon in order to give the delegates time to reflect on the position..

A Courageous More

at Tokyo requesting himi inform The "Times" says that Sir

the Minister of Marine, Mr. Osu- John Simon

mi, that it is with the greatest re- upon the general approval of the

gret "I have heard of the death main points of his speech

of that celebrated sea officer, Fleet and will have the solid support

Admiral Marquis Togo. I shall al- of the country if he will now "use

Paris, May 31. ways treasure the memory of my every practical endeavour to have

Press here regards M visit to Him in October 1933, and I effect given to his policy. It was Barthou's attack in "Sir John wish to offer an expression of my courageous and wise to remind his Simon as a sensational deve- profoundest symphony."--Reuter. hearers of Germany's case for re- lopment while" thinking armament, for reconciliation of M. Barthon is justified owing French and German views is an to the disappointing nature essential condition of the cun- of Sir John Simon's speech. All vention. It would

better the commentators are struck by the unexpected rift between British and French policy and will do (From Our Own Correspondent)" their best to qualify it.

be, far

that equality should come by re- duction of other nations to the German level "of "armaments but since others show no inclination at present to reduce the process of equalisation it can only begin by the partial increase -of the strengths of disarmed, powers which, if made by agreement would be controlled,

It notes with satisfaction that both

Sir John Simon and M. Barthou have implied that the Conference

could still achieve some result and recalls Mr. Henderson's suggestion on Tuesday that the outstanding problems were security, regulation of aerial" Warfare and internation- al control of traffic in armış.

He recalled that during the last

A Profound Mistake. six months' since the work of the

The "Daily Telegraph" says the Conference was adjourned to per-

practical choice of France to-day mit of parallel and supplementary les between regulated and un- efforts being carried on, the Eri-regulated rearmament of Germany tish Government had been very and the almost universal opin- closely associated with these effon in this country is that she had forts, and he referted, in parti- made a profound mistake in her cular, to:

choice.

1. The United Kingdom memo- randum of January 29.

The

that

"Why did Sir. John Simon play the role of a devil's advocate?".| asks a journal, while the "Echó de Paris" declares that Sir John gimon's speeches ate long dis- Illusionment displaying the argu- ments of Hitler and the Reich.

SILVER MARKET

London, May 31. London silver prices to-day were unchanged, as follow;-

Spot

Forward

May 30 May 31 19-9/16 19-9/16 19-5/8 19-5/8

The London on New York cross-

The "Oeuvre" is of the opinion rate at 2 pm, to-day was 5.07-7/16, there would be no deep Anglo-compared with 5.07 at yester- French rift if all the papers hope day's closing. there would, be no serious conse- quence. Reuter.

AIRMAIL

PLANE CRASH AT CROYDON

Following Collision With

Wireless Mast

The Journal urges that M. Bar- thou's promise to support any pro- posal to combat serial. danger shoull be explored to the full and

* London, May 31; it endorses Sir John Simon's sug-

A serious plane accident occur- gestion for a limited convention red to-day at "Croydon aerodrome for abolition of chemical warfare,

when a French airmau plane budgetary publicnty and setting up-

struck the wircless mast

and of 2 permanent Disarmament

crashed. Commission.

2. The visits of Captain Anthony Eden to Paris, Berlin and Rome.

3. The statement texturally ap- proved by the German Govern- ment, in which Britain had, ob- tained modifications in the mem- orandum which Germany was cluded the concession to heavily- prepared to accept and which in-

armed Powers that there should be no Disarmament for the Arst five years

the of the 10 years' con- vention.

The "Morning Post" says that what has reduced the Disarma- ment Conference to mockery is Invincible mistrust which Germany has inspired. Until she

4. The efforts made to ascertain provides decisive evidence to the whether there were any

condi- contrary, it would be suicide on tions in which, this combination the part of her neighbours to act of proposals could be made a basis. on any assumption, other of agreement..

that the equality

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The two occupants, the pilot and a mechanic. were killed.-Reuter. London Later.

The machine in taking off'ap-- parently falled to rise: The wings caught the top of the seventy-foot. wireless mast and snapped off six feet of it with a loud, “ping."

The plane then aide-slipped, she nose-dived and crashed between Dealing with circumstances in claims is nothing more than jump-two houses, stripping off the states which these diplomatic negotia-ing off ground whence to snatch of two chimney stacks, after which tions were entered upon, Sir John superiorty.

sesand

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Simon recalled that in November, The Daily Mail" welcomes the the conference had found itself vigorous tone of Bif John Simon's unable to

speech and approves his attitude. proceed to a reading of the draft convention it says the wisest plan would be with any sold hope of thereby

to wind the conference up-Bri- reaching a universal agreement.

tish Wireless.

the engine fell out and struck the pavement with a loud crash.

Both the pilot and the mechanic vindoubtedly met instantaneous death-Reuter,

of arms which she was, by treaty, entitled to possess.

› Germany's Absence Germany was absent, and zome method had to be found to keep Ĩ of the General Commission, should ...« Germany bad-refected "that suge her in touch in the hope of bring- | accept the level of German arma- gestion and the contrast between ing her back within the ambit of ments higher than that provided that proposal and the formulated: discussion and negotiation within the peace treaties to the extent requirements of Germany of April a view to ultimate agreement. indicated in the document of 10, was obvious.

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GRAN CHACO WAR

Paraguayan Victory

Ascuncion. May 31,

A Paraguayan victory is reported. from Canada in the strongest sector in the Gran Chaco.

"We beat the Third Bolivian Division and captured many prí- soners. and much war material which the Enemy abandoned. There were many corpses on the "battlefeld.” ̈ declares the oficial communique. Heuter

EXPORTS CREDIT SCHEME

SUCCESS

London, May · 31. · An international agreement April 16,

Were those auggestions, in the Parliament has agreed to extend about armaments necessarily In- On the other hand, it appeared present circumstances, possible as the life of the Export Credits volved, amongst other things, that from the documents that France a basis of international agree-Quarantee Department until 1840. Germany should be a party to it would desire to stand fast by the The French Government, in a limits suggested at the meeting of memorandum on March 19, ex-

the Bureau on October 14 last, pressed concurrence with the with the modification contained in phrase in the previous United the French memorandum of Jan-ly general observations. The only Kingdom, memorandum that re-uary 1 conciliation of the points of view of France Germany, was essential condition only general agreement.

The scheme has so far been re- The conference would make no markably successful and has

covered" exports 'valuéd progress by avoiding or burying

$50,000,000 and has recently be- these crucial points beneath mere-

come increasingly enterprising. thing that mattered now was an

It has facilitated the conclusion The suggestions at October were agreement to find out if there of big British contracts in many propounded on a basis which was a possible bridge to be pulit parts of the world. would have comited no immediate between the conflicting points of It is learned that the Advisory rearmament of Germany, other view and what was the contribu- Committee is recommanding Germany claimed that the con- than an increase in the quantities, tion they must respectively make, | duction of 30 per cent fr the pre- of 1924 that no instrument of sevention, if it followed, the general proportionate to the gradual to construct that bridge. British|miums for ~ Rumalan p busi curity is effective till disarmament i lines already approved by the vote-transformation of the Reichswehr, Wireless.

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THE STOLEN PANEL

Ransom For Return

Brussels, May 31. An attempt has been made to obtain francs 1,000,000 raniom, for the stolen Vaneyck panel.

According to the "Independence, Belge," the Cathedral authorities in Ghent have received a letter enclosing a cloak-room tlaket stat- ing that the reverse alde of the panel is lying in the cloak-roam at Brussels Railway Station and the other half would be restored on payment of a thousand francs. Half of the panel recovered from

BUCK'S the cloak-room is declared by

COMPLAINT

Obstruction in China

Shanghai, May 31.

It is reported from Japan thất Pearl Buck, who left China unad- nounced by the Empress of Russia on Sunday, departed" in disgust, being unable to secure * true motion picture in China, of her "Good Earth." It in stated that many obstacles were placed in

her path and her photo- graphers in taking essential "shots" as officialdom -claimed that they reflected the worst side of Chinese life. For instance. It was" stated that when the film photographers wanted to shoot simple farm life scenes, official- dom wanted foreign tractors and ploughs to figure therein-Reuter,

"Canon Bandergheyn, of Ghent, to be a copy-Reuter.

MORE STRIKE THREATS

II. S. Labour Unrest

Washington, May 31..

A general strike in the United States cotton and textile industry, effèctive from Monday, was order. ed yesterday evening by Mr. Thomas F. McMason, President of the United Textile Workers Asso- clation of America."

The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers has announced that a general' strike will be called unless the steel in- dustry accorded them the right, to "choose their spokesmen for collec“

DUTCH RUBBER ve bargaining-Reuter

RESTRICTION

Export Duty Imposed

Batavia, May 31.

BATTLE WETII POLICE

San Francisco, May 31, Eleven people were injured in s battle, between the police and a mob of 700 men and women, fl- leged

And to be communists, waterfront rioters.

The mob stoned the police and tried to drag "them from their horses.

The Government of the Nether They were finally quelled by the lands East Indies has issued rubber.free use of truncheons and tear- restriction ordinances imposing an gas-Reuter.

export duty of five cents on dry

native rubber from June 1-Reuter.

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