Show AMERICAN ARM ARMS PROPOSALS PR r Al mV GIVEN PRAISE IN BRITAIN Am LONDON April 26 AP AP Broad Broad 1 praise aise of American disarmament proposals by by three lea leading UnS figures q of C G G cat eat Britain was before before- the British people toda today More Moc important even than Ihan mere praise was the declaration of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin In an meeting at Bristol that hi his majesty's government favored the sane same drastic reduction to every class of naval vessel essel that Ambas- Ambas ador Gibson himself l proposed at Geneva This is and l has been throughout Cur our purpose and desire the premier declared and we will ill cooperate cordially wl with wilh h the United Stat States s to I ure its general acceptance I lIe Jle added that the American suggestions suggestions sug sug- as to the manner manne In which disarmament might be accomplished I were e ee equally welcomed med with with the the proposals for disarmament itself b but t that the British government must wait walt until these suggestions have e been given ghen hen concrete form before besore be De be sore fore making answer to them APPRECIATE SPIRIT PIRn we wel welcome Above all he om and M we appreciate the the spirit in which President Hoover has ap approached approached ap- ap Pt this difficult problem and andt te wa t hope with American aid to find Iphi suggestion lon a a. basis of a practical practical solution 1 Lord Cecil of whose own wn vigorous espousal of disarmament m ment t led recently to what some considered a break with other cone con- con e sf party J leaders aders In a a. speech at London referred d to Ambassador dor Gibsons Gibson's proposals as a tremendously d 4 important offer He said he l hoped ped the British government would accept It unreservedly and without the slightest holding holdIn baci bad or r doubts of any kind 4 I Lord Cecil CecH who V was for formerly Undersecretary secretary for for foreign aff affairs and nd was leader of the tle British h dis disarmament armament group with th the league of ot nations insisted that it was not a a. matter satter for experts but a matter o ot broad policy between nations put forward f by a a. great political lead leader r who ho stood for world peace He hoped the government would take Action before the general election it t the end of ot M May y V PRAISES RAISES HUMANITY V At the ninth annual reu reunion lon din din- Tier per of British official missions to the United States the Marquis of ot Reading Heading ng liberal leader and former of India commented on th the s wide vision and humanity of Pros Pros- hl nt Hoover as exemplified in the S q disarmament declared it it was no longer a a. question of ot relations relations re re- lations between the United Slat SLates s sand and hd Great Britain but a a. solution of th the armament affecting the whole I t orld r He described Great Britain and America merica as two nations a actuated V at heart by the thes s same me desire to pre- pre verve erve peace and make for greater contentment and happiness of the world v and humanity notwithstanding ing their possible rivalry and differences dif dIt- J. J n ee of of opinion V GENEVA April 26 AP Hugh AP-Hugh Hugh HughS S 5 Gibson V American disarmament spokesman announced at the meet- meet V HiS i o r. r the preparatory commission on en disarmament t today day th that t the United States would withdraw its V reservation to the exclusion of oft t tj ined reserves es from any limitation af of armies V V The announcement of Mr Gibson c came me Va as as a sensation to the conference confer confer- ence which had Just listened to one F ii proposal from the Spanish Span Span- ish delegation asking establishment of f. f an International l force of peace teace V aviators to be pe e stationed at Geneva Genc and placed at the disposition of the council of ot the league of nations The rhe he Spanish Sp nish del delegate gate Senor enor Cobian Co Co Cobian bian bEan said that his sug suggestion was based ba ed on the idea of the American Clifford l d B B. Harmon who ho re recently presented such a a. plan to the conference conference conference con con- ference in a letter which was read from the chair by President Lou- Lou don V V V The rhe Spanish s spokesman said his nation was strongly in favor o ot of what hat Harmon has called the silver wings of of peace and he said wished to adhere warmly to the Idea Harmons Harmon's organization the International League of Aviators of which he is president Senor Cobian said was was highly esteemed med in Spain Maxim Russian spokes spokes- man mail opposed the s suggestion claiming claim ing it was vas outside the scope of of tit the commission and would create new new armaments armament instead ins of suppressing them He resented too its possible l implication of ot penalties s against n na na- na V V V V V V Cobian rejoined that no organization organization organ organ- could be more mor useful in the consolidation of world peace It fl woUld v prove he said the beginning of ofa a movement which w was vs s certain to put an end nd to races races races' in arnia armaments arma arma- ments meats V V President Loudon sent the V proposal proposal proposal pro pro- to the coun council ll of the league of nations ns ruling that th the commission commission commis commis- commis sion had no mandate mandat to consider it |