Show I G COMBINING OF r rW W ORLD ARMED i r Fo KED I French Delegate to Coming Disarmament Meet Gives Startling Views I PARITY GETS NEW ANGLE International l Mortgage on War Agencies Is Plan I CB Dr Be Associated Tress Press PARIS RIS Au 31 that I Aug A 31 A proposal the nations of the world place their I I armed forces under the toe control of the league of nations and a prediction prediction I tion that France rance would lead the wa way I at the 1932 disarmament conference was made today h by Joseph Paul-Bon- Paul cour court chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the chamber of deputies I ties tics in a statement to the Associated i Press Iress i In Inasmuch much as M. M Paul Is IsI I acknowledged as Frances France's chief delegate dele delc- gate at to the disarmament conference In Geneva Gene next February his statement statement state state- nien ment was considered to be of such far i far reaching caching importance that it will give an entirely new angle to the I struggle for the reduction and limita- limita I of armaments The impression prevailed that he would not have I made his statement unless he was wasI convinced that it harmonizes with I responsible opinion In France When the disarmament conference conference conference confer confer- ence ence agreed upon the actual figures figures' lot of the defense strength of each country country coun coun- tr try he said our Id idea a is that these forces should cease to be bev forces left I entirely to the disposition of these thesel countries s' s and that there th rc should b be bean beau au an international mortgage upon them I IMA MAY Y SETTLE CRISIS i ir r r I I inc mean 1 that tha to- to qi tha o ih league of ot nations when whet face tace to face with a case of proved pro wal war of aggression 1 I Islon sion slon hould should be empowered under ar article article ar- ar tide 16 of ot the league covenant to tomake tomake tomake make us use of ot them to settle a war al crisis Are other nations like us read ready Are they willing to put their l lid ma erma- erma nent air naval na and land forces under the control of t and at the disposition lot of the league of ot nations By this gesture the problem of parity might be solved M. M Paul said that limitation limita lion Hon of ot armaments is linked with the thel Idea of ot creating an International armed force force which will Insure respect for arbitral decisions and with a n al I I policy of Imposing penalties pen on na nations nations nations na- na which have hae been declared ag ag- ag ng-I ng He said that French cir l cles cles' yearned for perpetual peace and andI andare andare I are growing apprehensive over next years year's disarmament conference I IThe The covenant of the league does not envisage mathematical parity of armament he said because the framers fram- fram from I I ers knew this would be duplicity and Continued on PUt Faze T Tw I 45 I COMBINING or OF WORlD ORLD ARMED fORGES ASKED Continued from POle Patr One Impossible He s sid said id it would be stupid stupid stupid stu stu- pid to imagine a great colonial nation like France should have the same armaments as other nations having less responsibilities NEED SUPERIORITY It Is their geographical situation he said which by unanimous consent consent con con- sent will maintain naval superiority for the thc United States and Great Britain Then he announced hi his proposal that armed arm d forces be placed at the thc disposition of the league of nations and he predicted that France would support such an undertaking at Geneva Geneva Ge Ge- neva because It IL harmonizes with the convictions of the French nation na na- na- na tion lion Until the pro em of mutual assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance is settled formidable obstacles will be encountered he said citing the difficulties met by the Washington Washing Washing- ton and London naval na conferences as such Instances I |