THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 19, 1937.
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COLONIES OR
OR WAR?: BRITAIN'S POSITION CLEAR Lord Plymouth's Close Analysis Of Problems
SOME FALSE ASSUMPTIONS
LONDON, TO-DAY.
- GREAT BRITAIN WILL BE FORCED TO FIGHT IF SHE DOES NOT ARRIVE AT SOME SOLUTION TO THE COLONIAL PROBLEM.
This outspoken statement was made by Lord Buxton, the Labour Peer, during the debate on the co lonial question in the House of Lords yesterday. -
Elasticity. Of Neutrality?
Washington, Today. Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary
of State, yesterday stated that the State Department was fav- ourably disposed to greater dis cretionary power for the Pre- sident in administering the Neutrality Laws, 08 against mandatory inflemble rules. Reuter
GRILLARISANATATAN
The debate, which maintained a lively tone throughout, was opened when Lord Buxton proposed that in view of the existing colonial policy, which excludes certain nations from the advantages of colonial develop- ment from the economic viewpoint, the area of German exchange re- the British Government should take strictions. up the question of extending the mandate status to more colonies and that the Treaty of St. Germain should be revised.
LEADING TO WAR
MEANINGLESS
In the face of those restrictions, the Open Door would become entire ly meaningless.
be
"While a greater freeing of træde He went on to declare that the is the goal of their policy, His Ma- present trading system of the jesty's Government would not most favoured nation was result in favour of a such violent uproot- ing in great damage to Germany, ling of established connections and and would eventually, drag Brie the possible diversion of currents of trade as would be caused by the tain into war. Lord Buxton was answered by immediate application of the prin- Lord Plymouth, one of the two Unciple of complete freedom of trade der-Secretaries of State for For all Colonial territories.
“Moreover, even if such a proposal eign Affairs.
were likely to be in the short-term MOTION WITHDRAWN Lord Buxton's motion was with interest of Japan, for instance, it drawn after a statement of behalf of is difficult to see how the mere dis- the Government by Lord Plymouth, placement of the United Kingdom Under-Secretary for foreign affair, and German exports by Japanese He said that any proposal actually exports would do much to promote to abandon full sovereignty in faa better political feeling in Europe.
CONGO BASIN TREATY our of mandate status must present If, on the other hand, it many difficulties in territories whose inhabitant were just as much brought merely to bring Germ
back into the circle of partici tish subjects as he was. -
in Colonial economic opportun He added: "I can say with con fidence that any proposal to alter by inviting her to rejoin the Con- sortium of the Congo Basin Powers, their status in any way would be
this desire is, to a large extent, very strongly resented indeed in
irrelevant our African colonies. The British Government would experience great
Germany 18, and always has been,
difficulty in getting the Dominion except for the immediate postwar | period, treated within the Congo Governments and foreign govern Basin if she were a party to the ments to accept the proposals con- Convention of Saint Germain.*** tained in the motion and they could
"There can, therefore be no not even invite other governments to consider such proposals unless grievance on her part in this par-
ticular respect.” they were themselves convinced that they would be both useful and prac- tical
GERMAN DESIRES
"If effect were given to what had been described as an "Open Door policy by Lord Noel Buxton, it would be impossible for all time to full fiscal autonomy to any Cölör dependency.
"This would clearly be a gr obstacle to the evolution of self- governing institutions,
"Such policy, too, would her
other unfavourable, resul
to the territory in which it was introduced. It was clear from the
publie pronounCƏL ets of
statesmen and the
that there was ticular
GERMAN TRADE- It was quite wrong to assume that Cemany could not export-goods to the British Empire. Our Colonial
was a very important cus- er to Germany and a very im- supplier to her of law ma- of all so and not be
to benent very abolition of Im-
odifica
quota
ACTS OF VIOLENCE IN
SANJAK
ISTANBUL TODAY. THE TURKISH DELEGATION WHICH IS LEAVING HERE FOR GENEVA TO-MORROW IN ORDER TO CONDUCT TE NEGOTIATIONS FOR PUTTING INTO EFFECT OF THE SAN- JAK AGREEMENT, WAS GIVEN DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AT A CABINET COUNCIL HERE YESTERDAY.
It is believed that the dele-paganda in Syria which has been gates were ordered not to make greatly increasing of late.
Official quarters here point out any concessions in view ports that Syrian quarters are that acts of violence, committed preparing a proclamation an-with the aim of preventing carry- nouncing the independence of ing out of the agreement, will never
Ibe tolerated by Turkey Trans the Sanjak.
Ocean
It is regarded as possible that the Turkish delegation will demand at Geneva that steps be taken at once to suppress anti-Turkish
Dr. Heinrich Mataja, leader of the Austrian" Chri ian Socialist Party, nás
pro-died.
A care-free HAPPY LIFE
depends upon
GOOD HEALTH
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writes Mrs. U., London.
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