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MUSSOLINI NOT BLUFFING: RIŠK OF WAR MUST BE TAKEN

London, To-day.

The Peeresses mustered in strength in their special gallery at the House of Lords to listen to the foreign affairs debate, which proceeded con- currently with that in the House of Commons. The discussion was initiated by the former Liber- al member of the House of Commons, Lord Davies, who invited the House to register the in- acceptability of the peace proposals and not to as- sent to any settlement inconsistent with the prin- ciples of equity and fair dealing and Britain's League obligations.

spanese troops pictured above, are reported to have fired on Man colian forces south-west of Lake Bar Nor, lolling the assistant cometan

der of the Mongolian outpost and two soldiers. :

He urged the Government to resume the policy outlined by Sir Samuel Hoare at Geneva in September. The mover declared SITUATION IN EAST CHAHAR FOUR MILITARY

that public opinion in Europe, America and the Dominions was out-

With Japanese Generals

rageously shocked by the proposals, which would have left an in-Chinese Authorities Negotiating delible stain on Britain's honour and reputation. The Govern ment had stemmed the rising tide of American co-operation with the League

Lord Halifax, for the Government, said that it was no task. of the League to stop a war in Africa by starting one in Europe, the extension of which it was humanly impossible to foresee.

Lord Halifax disclosed that when Sir Samuel

POLITICAL CRISIS we

IN FRANCE

Floare

to Paris CX Toute for Switzerland-he was not instructed to discuss the peace or conciliation terms with

Herriot's Resignation Laval, but other kindred

Irrevocable

matters- He was involuntarily. drawn into the discussion: The Government found that they When LAVAL CABINET ENDANGERED had to take a decision.

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Paris, To-day.

“1 make no secret of the fact

Al

them."

like

Peiping. To-day. -General Kita has left by air for Jehol from Tientsin and is to going thence to Changchun see General Minami Menubile the Chinese

authorities

negotiating with other Japanese mirtary concers on the East Chaker issue-Boater.

EMPEROR TO VISIT NORTH Gorgeous Cavalcade Planned

GOLD SADDLES AND SILK-LINED TENTS

FLIERS KILLED

IN AIR CRASH

Army Planes Collide

In Mid-Air

CRACK CANTUN AVIATORS MEET WITH DISASTER

FULL EXPLANATION OFFERED IN VITAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS DELIBERATIONS IN COMMONS DANGEROUS PHASE IN

NEGOTIATIONS

BRITAIN ONLY NATION TO TAKE MILILITARY PRECAUTIONS ANGLO-FRENCH UNITY

ESSENTIAL

London, To-day.

In the course of his speech in the House of Commons, dealing with his decision to resign, Sir Samuel Hoare said that a great body of opinion in France was intensely nervous of a breach with Italy and anything likely to weaken the French defence. While loyally continuing the sanctions policy he had never allowed a day to pass without attempting to find a peaceful settlement.

"We reached the turning point in both fields a fortnight ago.” he said. It seemed clear that if the oil embargo was imposed it would force the termination of hostilities.

The Paris negotiations began in an atmosphere in which the majority of the member States of the League appeared to be op- posed to military action. No State except Britain had taken any

The exact position of

the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, above, in consequence of Sir Samuel Hoare's resignation. is still undefined, and there sp- pears to be a possibility that the Government may have to resign.

military precautions. He felt unjustified in proposing any post LONDON PRESS

ponement of the oil embargo unless it could be shown that nego- tiations had actually been started.

LABOUR MOTION OF CENSURE DEFEATED

· London, To-day. The Labour motion of censure was defeated: bý 397 votes to` 165. Land Winterton's amend- ment was cizzied by 390 votes to 165-Perter.

COMMENT

SCAPEGOAT COMES “OUT BEST

MR. BALDWIN FARES BADLY

Landon, To-day. Newspapers of such widely divergent haes as the MornĽŇO Poet News Chronicle and Daily Herald agree that the man who came best out of the debate was the scapegoat, Sir Samwel Boare, while Mr. Baldwin fared somewhat badly. The Morning Post says that the Gavernment approved of

Much as he disliked some features of the peace scheme be Canton, To-day-

was unable to withhold is previsional atacite Le Last Wednesday morning two issues were so serion that it was worth making an attempts and military planes collided in the air, it was essential to maintain Angio-French solidarity. It was in resulting in the death of two this spirit alone that he agreed to the suggestion. That alone aviators in each machine. The was the explanation and justification of the Paris communique. four victims were buried the

Sir Samuel Hoare continued: same afternoon. -

"We are

now entering into a the terms reached them they

The two machines crashed from much more dangerous phase. were in the face of a dilemams

a height of 3,000 feet and were but except for Britain, who has They had already been pretty

dashed to pieces. Death to the a fleet in the Mediterranean M. Berrior's resignation from fully published in the French

four fliers was instantaneous. The and reinforcements in Egypt, Dessie, To-day. two planes belonged to the third Malta and Aden, not the leadership of the Badical-Press.

a ship, The preparations for the Esquadron, the victims being Lieut-machine or man has been mov- Socialist Party appears to be final | that when the Government read and irrevocable this time, accord these terms they did not

peror's visit to the northem front Colonel Wu Teh-chun. Secondled by any other member State." are almost complete. His caravan Lients Cheng Lun-hsum, Tsai ing to the evening press.

The peace proposals involved will be a dazzling cavalcade of Ping-chiu, and Chen Ching-heng- international supervision, terri- day yesterday political friends!

“It was simply an accident torial exchanges and opportunities made vain endeavours to get in MORAL LEADERSHIP STRENGTH gold and embroidery. He is tak-

He pointed to the difficulty ofling 20 thoroughbred Arab steeds which could not be helped," said for Italian economic expansion. Touch with M. Herriot in order

The four men which Sigator Mussolini refused to persuade him to change his condemning a trusted colleague specially trained for nontrauen al onzer- mind, but he refused to see any in his absence. He fully admitted work, two solid gold saddles and were among the best in the air before the war but the Emperor body.

that the Government had made a stirrups and 120 ponies for his force, and in their machines were accepted in principle. He denied

week, and should have been that there was any restriction an mistake in not appreciating what retinue, and a bodyguard of 150 in good order."

mules gorgeously covered with By early next year, the bodies the Assab corridor as regards the

manly and stood by him now. red cloth, five tents lined with of war planes will be built by the building of a railway."

The Daily Telegraph. remarks Ired, green, yellow and blue silk new aircraft plant at Shaokwan,

"ACTUAL PROOF NEEDED

that Mr. Baldwin seems to have [for spleeping, meals and writing 100 miles above Canton. Several He approved the telegram ask- and a large marquee for meet-American engineers are in charge ing the Emperor favourably to

been totally unprepared for the ings.

of this plant, the machinery of consider the peace plan, because

Tiolence of the starim raised by the The task of protecting the ca- which was imported from the terrified Abyssinians had been led

Geneva, To-day... proposals. It is diffient to under- valcade from the evil eye has United States:

to think that the League would do Developments followed each stand this peculiar, insensibility to more than it could, leading to z other in quick succession here what the whole community felt so terrible moment of disillusionment yesterday, but those who ex-seately. when the independence of Abys-pected a dramatic climar were sinis might be destroyed. disappointed The Committee

Conjecture is therefore already

entrent as to his successor, MM. Chautemps, Daladier and Delboz being among the names mention- ed

M Laval, according to reports froin Geneva, has not the inter-

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ABYSSINIAN REPLY

PEACE PROPOSALS OUT OF QUESTION

DEMANDS UNJUSTIFIED

tion of making any changes in the Cabinet in consequence of M. Herriot's resignation from the leadership of the Radical-Socialist Party. Nevertheless, the situa tion appears to be such as to call for M. Laval's presence in Paris,

Addis Ababa, To-day. it being understood that the Premier was to leave Geneva, yes- The Abyssinian Government's terday evening instead of to reply to the Laval-Hoare peace!

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morrow, as he originally intended plan was handed in to the Bri- The opponents of the Govern-tish and French Ministers yes- ment believe that Mr. Herriot's terday afternoon, and is conch- resignation will have serious con-ed in cordial terms. It will also sequences, and that a Cabinet be communicated to the League meeting will be held soon after of Nations, although the latter M. Laval's arrival, in order to had no hand in the scheme.

The Abyssinian Note unreser examine the situation which has zrisen

fallen on the shoulders of the

chief huntsman, Runners will go

ahead and choose the night's AMERICA AND camping ground. The Emperor will wear khaki and will be ^se-] companied by the Crown Prince.

-Reuter.

BORDER CLASH IN MONGOLIA

AGGRESSION BY JAPANESE

KILLED

It is also not improbable vedly rejects the proposals, point- THREE OUTPOST OFFICERS that, in consequence of recent ing out that Italy has infringed events and under pressure from the treaties of 1908 and 1328, and is now even making territorial

SANCTIONS Country Should Not Participate

Washington, To-day. y.

NO DRAMATIC CLIMAX

LEAGUE COUNCIL'S Sir Samael Hoare's policy last

FINAL MEETING

NO MENTION OF FURTHER. SANCTIONS

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The News-Chronicle says that

“It is essential, if the colective of Thirteen (that is, the Com the Government was saved, not by defence be real, that we go beyond cil without Italy) had held a Mr. Baldwin but by Major Attlee, the period of general protestations secret session earlier in the day, whose speech was far below the and have actual proof, by action by The Council assembled in public level of the occasion, and the im the States of the League.”: at 6 pm for what, to the gen-putation against Mr. Baldwin's Sir Samuel was painfully aware eral surprise, proved to be the honour was a capital blunder in The new neutrality legisla-that the great body of opinion was final meeting of its 89th session.c

The President opened the zi in the opinion of The Timer tion, it was imperative, should intensely critical of the course he

Sir be discretionary rather than adopted, but he could not honestly (ting by announcing that the Com-everyone recognises that mandatory, declared Mr. Mc-recant. He sincerely believed that mittes of Thirteen had drawn up Samuel Hoare's" resignation is an Beynolds, chairman of the the course he took was the only the following resolution: The interruption, not an end, of his House of Representatives For-course possible in the circum- League Council thanks the French career. The Government has dis eign Affairs Committee, speak stances. When he realised that he and British delegates for their armed hostility by withdrawing ing to the press yesterday. He had not the approval of his communication concerning the from its over hasty decision ind Jexpressed the opinion that the countrymen, he tendered his re- proposals submitted to both the by its unusual candour in acknow

parties to the dispute for the lodging the part played by public United States ought not to par-{signation. One Mongolian officer and ticipate in the League sanctions Sir Samuel Hoare concluded his purpose of conciliation. In view opinion in restoring the shattered

of British policy, two soldiers are stated to have programme, at least, as pari speech zmid cheering, which last-of the preparatory character of sab ed for December 27 will be held The nute goes on to say that been killed in a clash with Jap-of the League" With regarded two minutes

these " suggestions, which on the 24th-Trans-Ocean Sex Italy, which promised to, bring anese soldiery on the Mongolian to whether oil and cotton

Been stressed by the two Powers |themselves, the Council takes the

· BAD DAY FOR GOVT. civilisation to Abyssinia, is now frontier, according to a report should be labelled implements

Later: Although there were no view that there is no occ to bombarding, hospitals and killing from Clanbator. It is stated of war, that should be at the

zen and children, "Abyssinia that Japanese troops in motor-President's discretion

defections from the Government discuss them at present moment.

Continued on Page #1 in the divisions, the opinion is! takes the view that the League of lorries and armed with machine The High Commissioner Nations will concur with her fa guns azrived at a Mongolian the Philippines, Mr.

expressed in the lobby that the considering the Italian demands frontier outpost south-west of Murphy has cabled

Government had a bad day, the Baldwin in particular. chief Leatures of which were the unjustified. The Abyssinian, Lake Bur Nor and fired on the Department ask Government is determined to put Mongolian troops who retreated Urated Stat its trust in God and justice, and under orders to avoid pro the shipm

defend its territory to the last, tion but the Japanese

the Left-wing parties, the Chan demands for unjustified aggres- ber debate on foreign affairs fox- sion

vice.

MONSTER DEMONSTRATIONS IN WUCHANG AND HANKOW

day, --- The Middle chools In achang “and -Har

closed

Unitór Students are staging a mon rade in the streets of both with banners bearing

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Moscow, To-day.

der of the (Continued on Page 28) Idiers were killed

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Hoare and the

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The discomfort of the members „Sirfof the Government was really noi

Fallayed in any part of the

of the

Mr Neville?

BLIND SENATOR INJURED

The Washington, To-day. blind Senator, Mr. S. C. Hall, of Hinnesota, one of President most serionsh

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