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禮拜二 KIZATR 中華民國辛未年元月十二日

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1931.

ACT FOR SETTLING WORLD DISPUTES.

Adherence of British Empire Moved.

TORY OPPOSITION."

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London, Yesterday.

In the House of Commons to- day, Mr. Arthur Henderson moved the adherence of the British Em- pire, except those parts which are; separate members of the Learne of Nations, to "the general net for the pacific settlement of inter- national disputes." elaborated by the League of Nations Assembly, which provides that disputes which cannot be settled by the ordinary legal methods shall be submitted to a special tribunal of five members, one chosen by ench diaputant and three by agreement from among the nationals of a third Power. If agreement is not then reached the dispute goes to an arbitral tribunal of five meni- bers Bimilarly chosen. The latter's decision shall be binding. Mr. Henderson declared that

Amendment Lost.

The Conservative amendment was defeated. The House agreed to accession to the general act. The voting was as follows:-

For the measure Against

Majority

231

139

92

~ Reuter.

Danzers of Failure,

for it in the fore-front of their foreign policy. Also, in the view of the Government, acceptance of the General Act was a logical se- quence of the Pact of Paris and a logical complement of the option- al clause.

+

Powerful Lend.

Though not the first to take this important step, Britain would be giving a powerful lead to the rationa, na in the case of the op tional clause. Before Britain signed the optional clause only In the House of Commons to-17 Governments were bound by night the Foreign Minister, Mr.it, and to-day 84 were so bound.

Rugby, Yesterday.

Mr. Austen Chamberlain,

The United Kingdom would not stand alone, for the Imperial Con-" ference had approved the prin- ciple of the General Act after! careful consideration.

Referring to the amendment' moved later by Sir Austen Cham-1 berlain, Mr. Henderson said that he recognised fully the value of: the action of the League Council and regarded the Council's action in the Mosul dispute and the Greco Bulgarian dispute as classic instances of the strength of the machinery which the League Con- venant provided, but he could not agree that acceptance of the Gen- eral Act would diminish authority of the Council.

The Naval Treaty.

the

On arising, Sir Austen Cham-

the British Empire's adherence Arthur Henderson, asked for ap was a logical consequence of the Proval of the ratification of the berlain congratulated the For- Kellogg Pact and the optional General Act for the Pacific settle- eign Secretary and paid a tri- clause of the document crenting ment of International disputes by bute to Signors Mussolini and the International Court of Justice. the United Kingdom Government, Grandi and M. Briand on the suc- Britain recently adhered to the subject to the four conditions in ress of the recent Naval Conser

the White Paper of February 23, vations. optional clause which provides that justifiable disputes shall be He said that accession to the submitted to the Hague Court.

Tory Opposition.

General Act by Great Britain Turning to the General Act Sir! would complete the country's ac- Austen observed that the United ceptance of arbitration for inter-States, the author of the Pact of national disputes of every class, Paris, did not share the view that] Sir Austen Chamberlain, on

it needed other measures to give behalf of Conservatives, moved subject to certain reservations.

it force. He maintained that the

un amendment declining, to ad- The Government regarded the effect of the General Act would here to the general act on the ratification of the General Act as bo to withdraw from the League ground that it diminishes the an important part of the prepara- Council questions with which it! authority of the League Coun-tion which they could make for! cil and that its machinery will en- the success of the coming Dis- was specially competent to deal, and to encourage frivolous armament Conference, which. courage disputes.

claims and create trouble. He said that the general act they believed by its results, would ignored the limitations which determine the future course of Sir Herbert Samuel opposed the practical experience placed on events in Europe and the World. amendment and claimed that ac- compulsory arbitration. It Success would assure the future ceptance of the General Act would would lack the elasticity and ex- of constructive International Co-enable the world to face its pro- perience of the League Council. operation, Failure would have blems with new hope. The de- Sir Herbert Samuel (Liberal) | extremely grave consequences. bate continues.-British Wireless supported Mr. Henderson.

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