THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 24, 1937.
GERMANY'S DECISION CAUSES RELAXATION OF TENSION
Leaving Sea Control But Taking No Other Action
ASSURANCE GIVEN
TO SIR NEVILE HENDERSON
London, To-day.
:
Announcement of the German Government's decision to withdraw from the naval control scheme is regarded in British circles as a welcome solution of the impasse, and relief is felt that there has been from the beginning no question of reprisals.
It is believed that certain units of the German fleet may remain in the neighbourhood of the Span- ish coast to protect German merchant shipping, and that the Italian Government is adopting a simi- lar course.
Meanwhile either France or tion of the Leipzig torpedo incident Britain may
be called upon to be carried out but merely demanded extend their activities to the that an immediate collective mea-. whole Spanish coastline, or the sure, in the form of a naval demon- other members of the non-inter-stration, be carried out off Valen- vention committee may be invit-[cia."
ed to participate in the patrol So runs an official review issued work.
from the Wilhelmstrasse of the An official German news agency events which led up to the German memorandum issued in Berlin withdrawal from the control plan states that.. henceforth Germany and the non-intervention commit- will protect the interests of its ves-
tee.-Trans-Ocean. sels against the "Bolshevik incen- diaries" in Valencia, and will adopt
those means which alone are suit- ed to deter criminals, and notes with satisfaction that its views are shared by Italy.
COMMONS STATEMENT
REICH'S CALM VIEW
Disappointed But Not Surprised
Mr. Lloyd George, who is taking the closest interest in Spanish events, with his sympathies plainly in support of the Republican forces.
GERMANY'S ACTION
Full Statement In Commons
London, To-day. The Foreign Secretary made the following statement yesterday at Commons Question-time: "At a meet- ing held yesterday afternoon fur- ther to consider the incidents in
which the German cruiser, Leipzig, was involved, it was unfortunately found impossible to reach an agree- ment on the measures which should be adopted in this case.
The main point on which there was
BERLIN MEETING
Berlin, To-day. Germany is taking a calm view In announcing the German deci- of the new situation created by the difference of opinion was the ques- sion, the British Foreign Secre- collapse of the Four-Power Consult-tion of making immediately a naval tary, Mr. Anthony Eden, informed ative Agreement at its first test. demonstration by the four. Powers the House of Commons yesterday The Wilhelmstrasse organ, for the purpose of showing the flag that the German Foreign Minister, "Deutsche Diplomatische Politische off the coast of Valencia. Baron von Neurath, told the British Korrespondenz," says: Ambassador în Berlin that in the "It need not be asserted that the absence of an agreement the Ger- lack of solidarity on the Leipzig man Government felt obliged to question has shaken German con- withdraw its ships altogether fromfidence in open and impartial colla- the control system, with the speci-boration of the collective machinery fic intention of avoiding the possi- when it is called upon to operate in bility of aggravating the situation, Germany's favour. and that Germany would herself to this action. -
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confine
The Italian Ambassador in Lon- dón informed him (Mr. Eden) of a similar decision on the part Italy.
ROME DENIAL
of
Not Sending Additional "Volunteers".
"Germany is certainly disap- pointed but not especially sur- prised, because the events of the post-war years have revealed clearly enough that the world is still lacking in that degree of loyalty which
is necessary for judging events in international life with complete impartiality.
GERMANY'S AIM
"It is thus natural that Germany In Rome it is officially denied that should draw the obvious conclu- any more volunteers will be sent to sions from the attitude of the Pow- Spain as a sequel to Italy's withers with whom she wished to en- drawal from the control scheme. gage in mutual co-operation.
"The interest of the German Gov- It is added that as long as the other Powers continue to be bound ernment in the rapid termination of by the non-intervention scheme, the Spanish conflict, and especially Italy will likewise feel herself in preventing the war from bound. Reuter.
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DID NOT OPPOSE INVESTIGATION
Berlin, To-day.. Germany never opposed the British proposal that an investiga-
de-
veloping into a general. European war, remains undiminished, and for this reason Germany, like Italy, will yet carry out decisions made. necessary by the present state of affairs with a consciousness of reg- ponsibility in keeping with the dig- nity interests of the two na- tions. „Trans-Ocean.
On my instructions, His Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin saw Baron von
Neurath this morning informed that the
ment that regr possible to reach that they therefor withdraw their ships. alt the control system
Baron von Neurath
action was being
specific intention of
ben he was
sibility of an aggravation situation::
this
the
of the
Baron von Neurath added that the German Government would confine themselves to this ac- tion..
MOTIVES WELCOMED
His Majesty's Government gladly recognise and welcome the motives which inspire this assurance. I understand further that the Ger- man Government do not contem- plate to cease participation in the Non-Intervention Committee.
The Italian Ambassador has since been to see me, when he informed me that his Government had also decided to withdraw their ships from the control scheme.”
In answer to supplementaries, Mr. Eden agreed that the with- drawal of the Germans and. Ita- lians from the naval control, left questions to be considered, but insisted that the important point was the assurance given to His Majesty's Ambassador - that the German Government would con- fine themselves to withdrawal from the naval patrol following the failure of consultative pro- cedure in the Leipzig case. He told Mr Lloyd George that as he understood it Germany and Italy were withdrawing only from parti- cipation in the naval control and that the Non-Intervention Agree- ment itself was unaffected.—Bri- tish Wireless.
J. H. Verwys, secon
of
the s.s. jasardea, reports the loss of $25 from his cabin while the ship was berthed at the Taikoo Sugar Refinery.
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