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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 18, 1937.

SPAIN'S OFFER OF MOROCCO

TO BRITAIN AND FRANCES Official Confirmation Of Note By Government

Refused As Out of PARIS RIOT SEQUEL

The Question

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”)

PROTEST STRIKE CALLED WITH ASSURANCES

PARIS, TO-DAY.

Salamanca, To-day. Somewhat of a sensation has been caused by publication of a document said to have been hand- ed by the Foreign Minister of the Valencia Gov- ernment, Senor del Vayo, to Mr. Anthony Eden and Mr. Yvon Delbos, the British and French For- eign Ministers, during the last session of the WHICH MUST REMAIN IN POWER. League of Nations.

THE SEINE UNION OF SYNDICALISTS HAS DECIDED TO CALL A HALF-DAY GENERAL STRIKE THIS MORNING AS A PROTEST AGAINST THE EVENTS AT CLICHY ON TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN FASCISTS AND ANTI-FASCISTS CLASHED IN A SERIOUS RIOT.

THE STRIKE, SAYS A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE UNION, IS NOT DIRECTED AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT;

In order not to place the Gov-

IN THE DOCUMENT, THE VALENCIA GOVERNMENT ernment in difficulties, rigid dis- URGES BRITAIN AND FRANCE TO ENTER INTO CONSIDER- cipline will be exercised and work ABLY MORE ACTIVE POLITICAL COLLABORATION. WITH will be resumed this afternoon. THE LEFTISTS.

The object of the strike is to

IN RETURN FOR THIS CONCESSIONS IN SPANISH emphasise the need to dissolve the MOROCCO WERE OFFERED.

The document declares that

territorial revision in Spanish EMPIRE

Morocco would be a suitable way

dif-

of removing international di RELATIONS

ficulties upon whose solution the future foreign policy of the Valencia Government depended.

Britain and France, on their part, should take measures to pre- vent alleged Italian and German intervention in Spain.

The offer should be regarded as withdrawn if Britain and France were not prepared to prevent Italian and German in- tervention.

OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED

In London it is officially confirm ed that such an offer was received by the British Government from Valencia several weeks ago.

Economic Talks At Imperial Conference

Limited

STEERING CLEAR OF OTTAWA

"Fascist Leagues."

Meanwhile the Cabinet has de- cided to open

an immediate în-l vestigation to ascertain the re- sponsibility for the riots.

CLEANING UP

The street in which the dis- turbance occurred is now looking less like a battlefield, and most of the damage done to railings and the roadway is well on the way to being repaired.

Air Duels Over Madrid

LONDON, TO-DAY. PRESENT ACTIVITY IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR MOSTLY CONFINED

AERIAL WARFARE

IS TO

On the Guadalajara front, cording to a Government-com- The excitement caused by the been very active.

munique, loyalist - aircraft have outbreak, however, has not yet died. It is claimed that 25 bombers down and all the newspapers com-wrought terrible destruction |ment extensively on the riot.

they bombed the insurgent "Humanite," the Communist or while thirty pursuit planes, London, To-day. gan, talks about provocation to the ed and machine-g The Prime Minister, in reply to Leftists who, according to earlier concentrations.

Commons question regarding reports, started the trouble when

It is stated that the insurgents closer economic relationship with- they attempted to break up a lost several pursuit planes and one

a

Fascist meeting in a cinema.

“WHAT NOW?"

1

in the Empire, said that a new

Junker plane, while the Gov trade agreement had recently been

ment lost one pursuit plane concluded with Canada and general

"What now?" is the question put DEL LANO'S CLAIMS: trade discussions were now in pro by "Echo de Paris."

On the other hand, General del No reply has as yet been given gress with the Finance Minister of

The paper wants to know what Lano, broadcasting on Tuesday though a formal refusal will be New Zealand.

Premier Leon Blum will have to night, claimed that 19 Governmen given in the near future, on the It was proposed that at the Fm-

say about the affair.

planes had been brought down by grounds that acceptance of the of perial Conference there should be

"Action Francaise," the Rightist the rebels. fer would not be consistent with a general review of the progress of journal, demands that the Govern- A Lisbon message reports a Ba- British and French treaty obliga-Empire trade and questions arising ment make strong efforts to stamp dio Seville broadcast that the tions. Trans-Ocean.

therefrom, but that any questions out such affairs in future.

American Embassy has moved arising out of the Ottawa agree The paper also demands that dis- from Madrid to Alicante, ment should be dealt with, as occa ciplinary action be taken against the The Grand Vizier of Spanish Mo- sion offered, in separate discus-chief of police.

rocco, Mohammed ben Ali, arrived sions between the individual Gov- The Minister of the Interior told at insurgent headquarters yester ernments concerned and apart newspapermen, at I o'clock this day. from the Imperial Conference.. morning that the Government re-

REPLY TO BE SENT

London, To-day. The note sent by the Spanish Foreign Minister last month to

the British and French Govern- ments, intimated that the interest

He intends to put himself in The British Government, he add-grets profoundly the unfortunate touch with the insurgent comman- of these two Powers would be tak. Jed, is not putting down any speci- affair and that a thorough in-ders-Reuter and Trans Ocean.

fic proposals on the agenda such as vestigation is to be made. Reuter en into consideration in connection the House might desire to discuss. and Trans-Ocean.

with Spain's economic reconstrue- tion and their mutual military; aerial and naval relations, and that Spam would be disposed to examine, in conjunction with these Powers, the convenience or other- wise of a modification of the pre- sent situation in Spanish Morocco. It was confirmed in official cir cles in London to day that a con- munication of this nature was re-

Whether any Dominion. Govern-

ments would do so he did not know, NAVAL YARD THEFT but they had not done so yet. British Wireless.

MR. CORDELL HULL APOLOGISES

For Mayor La Guardia

Washington, To-day.

CHARGES.

B. A. Hyder Accused

Shipping Control Bill In Commons

London, To-day. The House of Commons, by 192 votes to 86, passed the second read-

ing of the Merchant Shipping

B. A. Hyder, aged 37 assistant (Spanish Frontiers Observation) storekeeper at the Royal Naval Bill, which has already passed before Mr. W. Schofield at the Cen- Dr. Edward Burgin, Parlia Yard, was this morning charged by the House of Lords ceived by the British Government in February but every character

tral Magistracy, with the theft of ary Secretary of the proposals was such as to

two blankets, two counterpanes, a Trade, stated that if The Secretary of State, Mr. Cor quantity of brown make it out of the question for dell Hall, has sent an apology to canvas, and 30 rounds of 303

paper and passed by the them to be entertaimed, as their the German Government for the re amunition, the acceptance would be a direct de-marks made by Mayor Fiorello Lamiralty, and parture from the declared policy Guardia at an anti-Nazi demonstra. He was further

non-intervention in Spain,tion in New York.

perty of the Ad- receiving same.

session of 162 rounds

Arcali

which the British Government has Mr. Cordell Hall has also in-munition. ocated and adopted since the formed the German Ambassador tridges utbreak of the civil war.

that he hoped

vituper Ma Spanish Govern-

des dant pleaded

charges and th hearing on

ag

Sreless:

sent to the

Hospital

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