1937-03-04 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 4, 1937.

AMERICA'S AID IN

PEACE INVITED

Germans Criticise Mr. Eden

Berlin, To-day.

One of the criticisms of the speech made in the House of Commons on foreign affairs by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. An- thony Eden, is that it did not try to clearly define the British attitude and "preferred to speak vaguely of future developments, instead of tackling acute pro- blems."

Most of the newspapers pub- lish their reactions to the speech, the concensus of opinion apparently being that Mr. Eden mentioned nothing new in con- nection with the political situa- tion

Foreign Policy Debate In Lords

"Freedom Of Seas"

Abandoned

Washington, To-day.

The Senate yesterday passed the Pittman Neutrality Bill, which was then sent to the House of Representatives.

A feature of the debate on the Bill was an attack led by Senator William Borah (Re- püblican, Idaho) and Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg (Repub- lican, Michigan) upon the aban- donment by the United States -of the doctrine of freedom of

the seas-Reuter.

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LORD HALIFAX'S HINT AT U.S. COOPERATION

London, To-day.

Ships of the navies participating in supervision of the Spanish civil war have no powers to arrest nor have they the right to search.

THIS WAS ANNOUNCED BY LORD HALIFAX IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS YESTERDAY IN REPLY TO A QUESTION DURING A DEBATE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

The ships duties, he added, peace upon the foundation of justice. would be confined to establish--Reuter.

CRYSTAL CLEAR divergent views are held as ing the identity of all ships pro-

Regarding Mr. Eden's reference to the direction in which reform of ceeding to Spain in order to Viscount Halifax said they had

to negotiations for a new Western the League should be effected. Pact, it is pointed out that Ger-

many — after having re-establish-

ed

verify whether they conformed been warned in the speeches de- livered about the dangers of isola- to the obligations imposed on GENEVA'S SHORTCOMINGS

tion. them - of taking supervisors aboard under the agreement. Apart from this, the position re- mained unaltered.

What is particularly necessary,

the her full sovereignty in Rhineland announced her will-without going into details of the ingness to conclude a western se League's future tasks, duties and curity pact on the basis of full rights, says the journal, is that equality.

Britain and France, however, state the papers, refused to accept] this offer, and tied so many other questions and conditions to the pro- blem that the original basis for such a pact no longer exists.

ZONE SYSTEM

OWN

"We can neither be isolated nor isolate ourselves if we wished to do so.:

The future is always, necessari- The British Government, he re-

ly, uncertain, but so far as it can Geneva should try and realise its vealed, had made themselves respon-be defined, I suggest the policy of own shortcomings.

sible for protection of their

the Government is crystal clear. I For "what particularly discre-shipping. dited Geneva in the past was the

share the anxiety of those who overbearing attitude with which it

have spoken about the possibility Asked whether there would be of trouble in Eastern Europe and assumed the role of allegedly al-officers of another nation on board, I am not oblivious to the greater truistic and infallible arbiter.” for example, the German warships danger in Western Europe as a re Mr. Eden's statement landing the participating in control, Lord Hali-sult of a possible complication in Referring to Mr. Eden's remarks useful and successful work accom- fax replied that in view of the zone the East linked by the Franco- on non-intervention in Spain, the plished by the non-intervention provisionally allocated to the four Soviet Pact hope is expressed that the question committee under Lord Plymouth,

SPANISH GOLD

of the money transferred abroad was thoroughly justified.

by the Spanish Government, and the problem of foreign propaganda 1 Spain, will not be treated in the

question of foreign volunteers." Trans-Ocean.

LONDON AND-GENEVA

was!

Powers concerned, it was not con- sidered necessary to post in ships of various Powers officers of an- other nation.

Referring to rearmament,

Lord!

"If we are unable to define he- forehand what might be our at titude to hypothetical complica- tions in Central or Eastern

we disinterest ourselves in the fate of those parts of Europe." "We have repeatedly maintained

In London, however, practical same dilatory manner as was the politics were made in the general Halifax said that the Government Europe, that is not to say that interest, although the delegates did hoped the time would come when not deny that they were represent-it would be possible to negotiate ing their national interests as well again more successfully a reasonable the attitude that we will carry out ERRORS OF OMISSION

"The fact that in Geneva, on the equilibrium in armaments at a lo- our obligations under the Cowen- The press does not criticise so other hand, decisions

were often wer scale than that at which they ant. If those obligations are not much what Mr. Eden actually said influenced by the interests of cer- were at present compelled to build capable of precise definition that but the fact that the Foreign-Secretain Powers, although this

SINGLE AIM

is a defect of the Covenant itself. tary, in German opinion, omitted to hypocritically denied at the time, Any course likely to lead to fruit- “Despite the weakening of the mention various important foreign has at last brought about the pre-ful results and better understand-League, that does not mean that political questions.

sent dubious standing of the Lea-ing would always secure the sym- this country is without influence or

Trans-Ocean. The semi-official organ “Deutsche gue

pathy and goodwill of the Govern authority which will always be Diplomatisch-Politische Korrespon-

used to prevent any conflict aris denz" refers to Mr. Eden's remarks The E and A. s.s. "Nankin" will That was the spirit in which the ing. on the League of Nations, and em- leave for Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, Government approached European phasises that the German attitude Osaka, Yokohama, to-morrow at problems and in which they would towards Geneva remains unaltered.11.30 am

In order to prove the justification

of this attitude, the paper cites Mr. A telegram is lying at the E. E. Eden's statement that even within Telegraph Co. for R10790, Mexco the British Empire itself widely ifrom New York.

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welcome the co-operation of United States..

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All the Government's efforts would be subordinated to the single aim lof endeavouring to build a lasting

which is being held

NO GLOOMY ANTICIPATION "It has been said that the Gov- ernment have embarked on rearma- ment because they can see war coming. We have no such gloomy- anticipation.

"I do not believe it can be chal- lenged that the stronger this coun- try is, the less likelihood there will be of war. Those armaments are not for selfish or aggressive sends but in order that this country may pull its full weight in the councils of Europe.

I think the time may come and the Government hopes the time will come, when it will be possible to negotiate, with some success, reasonable equilibrium. i arma ments at a lower scale than that on which we are being compelled to build. We will welcome any agree ment anywhere which will promote peace

"We still put our faith in the ideals of the League of

ons but

we can make no co that end unless we are

tion to play our Wireless,

to