Word: wiart
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Dates: during 1925-1925
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...Thanks to the perseverance and perhaps also to the prestige of the League of Nations," said Count Carton de Wiart, President of the Conference, in his final speech, "44 [Persia dropped out] States, members and nonmembers, came to the Conference. And today, in spite of 'Jonahs,' we are able to present to the world a solid structure, not built on clouds, but founded on a rock of solid realities. Reduction of armaments is not yet achieved, but an important step has been made toward it. Let us render thanks to the League of Nations...
Opening. At Geneva, 39 members of the League of Nations and 4 nonmembers* inquired into the question of controlling traffic in arms and other munitions of war. Count Henri Carton de Wiart, President of the Conference, pointed out in his opening speech that "control" was meant in the French sense of the word (surveillance) and not in the English sense of authority. Much confusion became, nevertheless, rapidly manifest...
This vast assembly, presided over by M. Carton de Wiart, onetime (1920) Belgian Premier, turned to business...