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"It is upon Article VIII of the covenant [of the League of Nations] that the French Government intend to base reductions of their armaments. It is, indeed, upon this basis alone?a basis which does not imply a prior application of mathematical ratios [the "Hoover yardstick''] . . . that it would be...
"France has always supported the thesis that limitation of armaments can only be effectively secured within the terms of Article VIII of the League Covenant," said B'rer Briand last week.
Conceived in the real spirit of international cooperation, it introduces a new era in world relations. Harmonizing with the spirit of the League of Nations covenant, and consistent with the policy of open-handed diplomacy, this is only another, though perhaps the best, example of desire among nations to share...
"Owing to the financial effort demanded by the restoration of France's devastated regions, the general plan for a defensive system could not be formulated until two years ago. The program involves the construction of roads, railways, underground telegraph systems, and the stocking of frontier posts with engineering and...
International Security. "The problem of the League of Nations is the prob-lem of Security," began Messiah MacDonald quietly. Recalling that during his short previous term as Prime Minister in 1924 he sought to secure the peace of Europe by championing the Geneva Protocol (intended to "put teeth into the...