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CORRIJAKBY 10, 1937.

EGYPTS CALL TO MONTREUX

EXPLANATION IN LONDON

London, To-day.

day, for crises fascinate. Their Explanation of the position of the gravity, underlined in Parliament, British Government in relation to for the Press, or the pulpit, stir the the negotiations for abolition of the imagination without mobilising regime of capitulations in Egypt the will.

was given by Lord Cranborne in answer to a question in the House The vastness of modern disaster of Commons yesterday. makes it seem remote to ordinary He stated that during the last individuals like us, who lose per- few weeks His Majesty's Ambas- sonal concern for the responsibili-sador in Cairo-had acquainted the ties we should be shouldering Egyptian Government with detailed There comes a time, however, when views of His Majesty's Government we find ourselves suddenly trans regarding the matters dealt with in formed from spectators to active Article 18 of the recent Treaty and. agents. Whether it be an icrease the manner in which effect should in taxes, or a clump which has dis-be given to the Article, and they astrous effects on our business, or had established the existence of a a mobilisation order which awak large measure of agreement between ens in us the realisation that the views of the two Governments. are involved in the drama, wesh

Regarding the proposals des- been watching, the moment will patched by the Egyptian Govera

ment to the capitulatory Powers in Our security, our interest or our anticipation of the Conference at emotions are touched, and we are Montreux on April 12, he pointed drawn into the action by forces out that they naturally deal with which overcome our intellectual aspects of the matter which the resistance. When that moment Egyptian Government considered comes, it is too late to blame cir- most important from the Egyptian cumstances, or to seek to change point of view. the course of the drama; we are He added, "His Majesty's Govern- ourselves unwilling actors in it. ment hope the Powers will receive The comedy has become a tragedy, the proposals most sympathetically and its final act is war.

bat think it necessary to make clear that there are other points, which

come when we have to

act

But there is one alternative; wel can take the initiative and antici- will have to be settled at Montreux which are not referred to in the pate that moment. We can deter-

Egyptian Note, and that a certain mine to break the old moulds of

number of points which are dealt thought, political, social and econo-with in that Note in general terms mic, and force events to take will have eventually to take the different course. We can forestall

visions in any future Convention.” disaster and attack at its source form of detailed and precise pro- the evil which poisons society. It British Wireless. needs more than acquiescence in the principles, it needs revolution- ary action, something that will get The forthcoming wedding is an- us out of the rut in which we are nounced of Lance Corporal Hugh travelling.-Mr. L. W. Amps in an Patrck Henry, of the Royal Ulster address to the Rotary Club yester Rifles, stationed at Nanking Bar- day in which he surveyed the pros-racks, i to Miss Estellita Harris, of pects of an early world war. 11 Chi Wo Street, Kowloon.

PEACE POLICY DEMANDED

MANIFESTO IN

BRITAIN

able to offer in the work of these com- missions.-

Collective Action

"The League of Nations Union, says the manifesto, "believes that the mo ment has come to call upon public opin- A demand to the Government for a

ion in Britain and other nations to bold peace policy is made in a man reaffirm in the clearest manner its fide festo issued by the League of Nations ity to the principle of collective action Union. It urges British public opinion as expressed in the League of Nations, to rally to the principle of collective its determination to strengthen that security.

League, and its wish that the League The manifesto condemns the "pre should be used without qualification for sent obscurity which enshrouds” Brit-promoting justice and protecting peace ish foreign policy and which, it de-

"The tragic manner in which the clares, hinders the reconstruction of Governments drew from using the the League.

The Government is urged:

(1) To state explicity that this country will carry out unreservedly its obligations under the Covenant for the prevention of war and collective resis- tance to any aggression,

League to its fullest extent in the Abyssinian dispute has left behind a feeling of despair as to the power of the League which is fied.

is in no way justi

Fear of War "The belief in collective security, then so rudely shaken, can and must be re-established. If it is once made clear, (2) To declare publicly that there before a crisis, that an attack on any is no subject concerned with interna- law-abiding member of the League will tional relationships and no grievance, for certain be repelled by the united which any nation may wish to have dis- strength of the rest, it is as certain cassed or exploi that Britain desires as any system of defence can make it

conference table. ⠀⠀ that no attack will be launched

ation to be sent

Raw Materials

to withhold fro

| (3) To cause in

to every nat

League or in some othe questing their

up fact-finding-

suitable machinu

“Without some such assurance the through - the fear of war will always be present, and manner, re- while that fear persists it will be diffi

in setting cult to induce any nation to make any -

or other concession however reasonable ceive state. A which might westen its own power of

oposals, defence...

ments as to all grievance for relating to such problems as

Access to zaw materials; the ing of markets for trade, malon questions, movements of popula and territorial readjustments

(4) To welcome any co-operation the United States Government may feel

"Such a policy of joint defence to prevent aggression will make it easier for the nations to reach an agreement to limit and reduce their national armaments. That, in its turni, will make the system of collectivo security mo

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