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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 2

WINSTON GAINS POINT

Commons Withholds Approval Of Palestine Policy GOVERNMENT TO EGYPT'S ACTION

Mr. Churchill, whose amendment to the Government resolution was

accepted by the House of Commons after yesterday's Palestine debate.

Typhoon's Change Of Course

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The Colony's second typhoon alarm of the season appears to be before it began, as the typhoon is now situated about 300 miles east of Formosa, and is mov ing north or north-north-east.

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LEAGUE'S VIEWS

London, To-day.

During the House of Commons debate on the Palestine Report yesterday, the Secretary for the Colonies, Mr. William Ormsby-Gore, moving ap- proval of the Government's policy, paid tribute to the Report as not only a great literary work but as a final statement of historical truth.O

ON PALESTINE PROBLEMS

Cairo, To-day. The Egyptian Government had made every effort through diploma-

tic channels to co-operate in finding a solution of the Palestine dispute, yesterday in response to questions

announced the Premier in the Senate

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The Government would continue in this direction but, in the general

interest, considered i

it advisable not to take more energetic steps for the time being.

He warned the House to weigh their words as the debate would be scrutinised by the whole Jew-satisfaction ish and Moslem worlds.

He emphasised that the British Government never admitted that Palestine west of the River Jordan was included in the pledge given to the Sherif of Mecca to further the cause of Arab in dependence.

Opposition circles expressed dis- with the Premier's statement, which they described as "elusive" and a "concession to Bri- tain." Trans-Ocean.

account

of

all recommendations the White Paper-Reuter.

Trans-Ocean adds that the House was crowded and the gal- leries filled to overflowing, a large percentage of visitors being Jews.

PROMISES TO ́ARABS

Likewise he pointed out that on July 16 made strong representa- the Balfour Declaration pledged tions to the Iraqi Premier, who pro- the Allied Governments to estab-mised not to pursue the line of Mr. Ormsby Gore, after a warm lish a Jewish national home in policy he had pursued in the past. tribute to the Peel Commission Palestine, not Palestine as a home Mr. Ormsby-Gore concluded by recalled that the problem before for the Jews.

appealing to Jews and Arabs to co-them interested not Palestine alone. operate with the goodwill of His but the world generally and the Majesty's Government in a construc- whole Moslem world as well. In re- tive effort to bring peace to the Holy ference to the criticism that the Land.

Commission failed to give neces- sary weight to the McMahon- Hussein correspondence, the Co- lonial Secretary after an historical review declared: "I want it to be understood that His Majesty's then nor Government could

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CHURCHILL SUGGESTION

the

now admit, nor either it that

He reminded the Arabs that Arab independence throughout the Arabian peninsula of Iraq, Syria, Trans-Jordan and the greater part of Palestine could never be achieved, but for the Cooler weather is in store, how-

fact that there were ten thou-

Mr. Winston Churchill suggested ever, the Royal Observatory forecast- sand British graves in Palestine ing fair to showery weather, Yes- and many more in Iraq..

an amendment that proposāls should Mr. terday's maximum temperature was

Ormsby-Gore attributed be submitted to the League of Na- 88 and the minimum last night 79. many of the causes of Arab-Jewish tions view a view to enabling This morning the thermometer re-friction to the terms of the Man- British Government after an ad Palestine west of the Jordan was gistered 86 degrees in the shade. date, which were largely intensified equate enquiry to present Parlia- included in the pledge given to the

ment with a definite scheme in

Sherif of Mecca. It is not purely With no rainfall registered yes by the two national movements.

accordance with the policy set forth terday, the total for the year is now

a Christian territory but all three below average.

in the White Paper.

creeds have an interest in that country and no settlement of this great question is possible unless the Moslem, the the interests of Gov Jew and the Christian are recog- policy nised in the future of Palestine." ukrivn

The Royal Observatory reported this morning that pressure is high- est over the Pacific to the east of Japan; it is relatively low, over China and Tongking.

Forecast: South-east winds, mo- derate; fair to showery.

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PARTITION SOLUTION

The Government were convinced that continuance of the Mandate held out no hope either for Arabs for Jews.

Only by partition could the

ideals of both be realised.

Fear of domination was the root of the problem and the only way by which it could be removed was by dividing the country.

GOVERNMENT AGREES

Mr. Ormsby Gore said the ernment thought that the Paper was the best line of to pursue.

White

POLITICAL ONLY

They regarded it as essential to the have the preliminary view of

Answering assertions often Mandates Commission at Geneva if heard that the troubles in Pales they were in touch at a later stage tine were economic or due to weak Mr. Lloyd George asked if it was with the Jews and Arabs and vari- or mistaken administration, he said proposed that the British Govern-ous countries with interests con-"You do not recognise the elements ment would accept responsibility cerned, in order to set a policy for of the problem in Palestine unless for protection of the minority in the future government of Palestine. you recognise, there is the keenest either State.

PUBLIC OPINION

Mr. Ormsby-Gore replied that that was a matter for the League of Nations.

He claimed that an enormous volume of public opinion in Great Britain was behind the Report. In addition, many

Major Clement Attlee, leader of Jewish nationalism and again a the Parliamentary Labour Party, vivid Arab nationalism. The trou- said that Mr. Ormsby-Gore. went ble in Palestine is political and not very far to meet the difficulty many economic. It is political and of them felt Reuter...

nothing else."

CHURCHILL AMENDMENT

ACCEPTED

London, To-day.

Nationalism was force of growing "power everywhere in the world to-day and it was natural that Arab nationalism should have been stimulated by the Arabs strongly The House of Commons decided Franco-Syrian Treaty while the favoured it, the Trans-Jordan Gov-not to commit itself yet on the fires of anti-Semitic persecution ernment strongly supported it and question of partition of Palestine which have been rearing their hide- other parts of the Arab world were and adopted ~ Mr. Winston Chur-

ous heads again had transformed d the in no way (infavourably disposed. chill's motion, with three Indepen-Jewish vision of Palestine from

Mr. Ormsby Gore read a state-dent Labour

Party dissentients, cultural centre into a refuge, under ment saying how much His Majesty's that the proposals contained in the the mandate. British Wireless. Government welcomed the attitude White Paper (the declaration of of moderation generally adopted by Government policy) relating to the Arab countries towards the Re-Palestine, should be brought before port, and regretting that the Pre-the League of Nations, there loya mier of Iraq expressed opposition to

avit.

•"THE WALKING DEAD"

Greek Cabinet.

Athens To-day. The proposals should be brought On the proposal of the Premier, up at Geneva with a view to enabl- General Metaxas, King George has IRAQI PREMIER-

ing the Government, after adequate appointed M. Arvanitia as Minister **The statement said that the For inquiry, to present Parliament with of Economics in place of M. Kyrias, leign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, la definite scheme taking into full ikos, who resigned.→→→Trang-Ocean.