In the Third (Disarmament) Committee of the Assembly of the
League on Wednesday M. Louden (who is Chairman of the Preparatory- Commission of the Disarmament . Conference) took his audience by surprise when he suggested that he should invite France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and the United States to a Naval. Conference in Paris. His amiable intention was evidently nothing less than to find out whether the Anglo-French compro- mise could be presented to the Preparatory Commission as it stands or whether it would need modification. Before the Committee rose Lord Cushendun asked leave to make a few remarks, and in some quarters there is a tendency to blame him for damping down a sincere attempt to throw light upon a subject about which there is much mystery. Lord Cushendun's brief warning was, however, in our opinion most opportune and just.
