Before and after the Second World War One of the main objectives for the members of the League of Nations was to understand how to make a disarmament clause work. It was thought that if they called for disarmament for the countries, it would be much easier to maintain peace between them. However this would be a more difficult task than they expected. All nations were paranoid if they gave up their weapons, other nations would disobey the treaty. Starting in 1923 they tried to find a way to make the proposal work and only ended in failure. In 1932, a conference on disarmament was held. Germany was angry that no other country had disarmed and said that if no one else did she would rearm. At this point Germany withdrew from the conference, the League and the World Court. Neither the League nor the Conference on Disarmament got anywhere. Eventually Germany rearmed. Another clause of the Treaty of Versailles was the reduction of the fleets. Representatives of nine powers met in Washington in 1921. They were discussing how to share the sea and establish mutual naval borders. Some of the issues they agreed on were the size of naval fleets, island possessions, China's independence, and submarines. Britain, France, Japan and the United States have pledged to respect each other's islands. A treaty establishing China's independence was signed, and submarines were not restricted. The conference lasted six years, after which the countries began to build their fleets and the naval race continued. After the Treaty of Versailles, another treaty called the Treaty of Locarno was made. The Treaties of Locarno were concluded in an attempt to achieve lasting world peace. In 1925 representatives from Great Britain, France, Belgium, Germany, Poland and Czechoslovakia were sent to Locarno, Switzerland. They met to discuss the problems that arose after the Great War. At that time Germany and France were still against each other. The treaties helped allay suspicions between Germany and its neighbors. Germany made agreements with France and Belgium to keep its western borders fixed. France renewed its ties with Czechoslovakia and Poland. France agreed to support Poland and Czechoslovakia if Germany attempted to fight them. Germany promised not to attack France and Belgium.