THE CHINĄ MAIL, FEBRUARY 22, 1938
A
Study In
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Expressions At The Races
A study in expressions at the first day of the Annual Race Meeting at the Valley. ("Mail” photo).
EDEN-CHAMBERLAIN BREACH
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the late Foreign Secretary had in- dicated to Count Grandi--and he spoke for the whole government- (Continued from Page 8) expressed the difference in out- countries with which they had been at the attitude of British public opin- country in the past. It would not, look between Mr. Eden and him- variance, namely, Germany and ion and of other League members, in the interests of peace, be our self. He believed that if negotia-Italy, in order that they might in consonance with whom the Gov- attitude to-day. I do not believe tions were approached in a spirit learn whether there was common ernment would desire to act, would we can make progress in European of mutual confidence there was a ground on which they might build be profoundly influenced by the appeasement, more particularly in good hope they might be brought to a genuine scheme of appeasement consideration that the agreement the light of the events. of the past a successful conclusion, but if en in Europe.
reached as result of conversations few days and these events must tered upon in a spirit of suspicion As to Germany, Mr. Chamber- promised to make a real contribu- surely be present in all our minds-then no previous guarantees would lain did no more than refer to the tion to general appeasement.
Halifax visit, but he reviewed in if we allow the impression to gain necessarily preclude bad faith.
The meeting with Grandi of the credence abroad that we yield to
some detail the history of recent Prime Minister and the Foreign Se- THREE PRINCIPLES
relations with Italy including his cretary was then arranged with the constant pressure. I am certain in
Earlier in his speech, the Pre-exchange of letters last July with concurrence of the latter and it was my own mind that progress depends, mier said his own views on the Mussolini. In subsequent months, only after that meeting Mr. Cham- above all, on the temper of the na-foreign policy of the country was to the events of which the Premier berlain said that the difference em- tion and that that temper must find that it should be based on
three alluded, Anglo-Italian relations erging between himself and expression in a firm spirit. That principles. Firstly, the protection seriously and steadily deteriorated. Eden regarding the opening con- Mr. spirit I am confident is there. Not of British interests and the lives of to give voice to it is I believe fair British nationals; secondly, main-
versations appeared. He himself Speaking of the need for an ef- thought the effect of a rebuff neither to this country nor to the tenance of peace so far as
to they fort to understand the mentality the Italian request for the opening world."
could influence it and the settle of other nations and how differ-of conversations would be disas- ITALY'S GESTURE ·
ment of differences by peaceful ently the same facts could appear trous and by the intensification Towards the end of the speech means; thirdly, the promotion
of of to opposite sides, Mr. Chamberlain with which he followed Mr. Eden, friendly relations with other coun- told the House that he understood might make war ultimately inevit- the Prime Minister announced that tries which were willing to recipro- all that time that suspicion was able. Therefore he had never been
ARMS RACE
if
ROME SUSPICION
Anglo-Italian
misunderstanding
he
more completely convinced of the rightness of any course than was of the rightness of yesterday's decision by the Cabinet.
· FINAL APPEAL
communication had been hauded cate and keep the rules of interna growing in Rome that the British to him by Count Grandi that morn- tional conduct without which there Government did not want conver ing in which the Italian government could be neither security nor stabil-sations and were merely fulling accepted the “British formula con-[ity,
the Italians while they completed cerning the withdrawal of foreign But it was not enough to lay rearmament in order to exact re- volunteers and the granting of bel-down general principles.- If they venge for the Italian conquest of ligerent rights" as a gesture of wanted peace they must make con- Abyssinia.
In his closing sentences, the Prime goodwill for the opening of conver-stant efforts to ascertain and, In Britain, such an idea appear
Minister gave assurances to France sations and that the British Am-possible, remove the conditions ed fantastic but in an atmosphere that there would be no departure bassador în Rome would be
threatening peace.
of ill will, suspicion bred suspicion from the policy of the close friend- in- structed to come to London for the
and they must recognise that the ship which the late Foreign Secre- fullest instructions so that Anglo-to deplore the senseless waste of held in Italy. Therefore, when re- appealed for an effort to bring Bri-
Moreover, he had never ceased fantastic idea had been seriously tary had been fostering and Italian conversations could be open-money in the renewal of arms com-cently in conversation with Mr. tain and France on the one hand
He told Grandi he was confident that with mutual goodwill and de- the wish of the Italian Government into a friendly discussion
petition and he refused to believe Eden, Count Grandi had indicated and Germany and Italy on the other. which that Italian Government would ap- termination it was impossible re to open conversations he, Mr. might lead to a settlement of dif- proach the negotiations in the same move genuine grievances and un-Chamberlain, was most anxious to ferences and prevent the increasing spirit as themselves, namely, infounded suspicions. For these rea- seize the opportunity to dispel auch embitterment of relations perfect good faith and with a de-sons, therefore, he and his col- notions.
always threatening an eventual outbreak of conflict which might mesas the end of
civilizationBritish
ed with Count Ciano at once..
sire to reach agreement. Mr. Cham-leagues. had been anxious to find__________ PUBLIC OPINION berlain observed parenthetically that some opportunity of starting con So far as the recognition of the perhaps in that sentence he had versations with the two European Italian annexation was concern
he