FRANCE INTERVENES
Mr. Eden's New Plan Not Favoured In Paris
FRESH GLOOM
IN LONDON OVER SPANISH ISSUES
London, To-day.
CRUISER- SINKS
MERCHANTMAN
Barcelon, To-day.
A message from Gerona says that the insurgent cruiser “Can- arias” is reported to have shell- ed and sunk an unknown chantman off Cape Bagur.
Shore batteries are reported to have fired on the cruiser.—-Reuter.
mer.
After efforts at saving the British compromise proposals in the non-intervention question seemed at the outset to offer chances of meeting with suc- cess, the course of events has again given rise to a mood of despondency in well-informed circles when it became apparent yesterday evening that the at- tempt to reach the desired goal by a roundabout Spain from reentering the country way had proved abortive.
POINT OF ANXIETY
It will be difficult, however, to who have left prevent volunteers
by another door.
Herr Hitler's speech at Wednes- day's reception to the Soviet Am-
It had been the intention of the British Gov- ernment to bridge the divergency in views that bassador, to the effect that Ger- arose at Tuesday's non-intervention committee many has a lively interest in carry- session over the order to be adopted in dealing with ing out non-intervention, were cer- tainly not uttered without fore. withdrawal of foreign volunteers and granting of thought. belligerent rights, by submitting a questionnaire to all Powers represented on the committee, thus giving each individual Power the opportunity to reply to each specific point contained in the British compromise proposals.
This, according to the British
NO MEETING YET
arose in the international non-inter-. vention committee on Tuesday when further progress in connection with the British proposals for the full |restoration of control' on the non- intervention agreement was checked by a disagreement on the order in which the separate items in proposals should be discussed.
Officials are still at work on the final form of the new suggestion but it is not impossible that it may be submitted to a meeting of the Chair- mans sub-committee before the end of the present' week.-British Wire- less.
FRENCH ADAMANT
M. Delbos Receives Italian Envoy
Paris, To-day. The Foreign Minister, M. Yvon Delbos, yesterday received the Italian, Belgian and Turkish Am- bassadors.
It is stated on good authority that the conversations
Italian Ambassador were
the same subject as was
+
when the
BELLIGERENT RIGHTS
Nevertheless, they were uttered on the assumption on that both warring parties in Spain would be Count Dino Grandi cal |granted belligerent rights, which British Foreign Secretary, Me An-
has been the German and Italian thony Eden, on Wednesday standpoint all along.
The Italian Government is beek- The non-intervention committeeing to give precise formulation to view, would have made possible As a consequence, contrary to re-
cannot afford to follow other in its attitude in the matter of with ports appearing in the London press stitutions and work on behalf of drawal of volunteers from Spain, certain simultaneous treatment of yesterday evening, it has not yet special interests or play to the which question now completely the two issues, thereby overcom-been decided to call a further meet- ing the dispute which had arisen as ing of the non-intervention commit-allery, seeing that at present all dominates the deliberations of
nations are looking to the London (non-intervention committee. committee to apply in to which one should be given pre-
a cautious It is stated here that France will It is also denied in well-informed but energetic way the principle of remain adamant that the various cedence.
circles that an attempt will be real non-intervention to the con- points set forth in the British plan made to achieve simultaneous treat-crete case supplied by the Spanish be considered in their proper order, ment of the question of withdrawal civil war-Trans-Ocean.
and that withdrawal of foreign ALTERNATIVE PLAN
volunteers on the largest possible opposition it encountered on the
The British Government is known scale should occur before proceeding part of the French Government. new sub-committees: Trans-Ocean. to have under active consideration to discussion of the conditions
an alternative form of procedure which belligerent rights are to be which will meet the situation which granted. Trans-Ocean.
This British plan has failed, Trans-Ocean learns, owing to the
tee.
of volunteers and the belligerent rights problem by setting up two
EARLIER HOPE OF SUCCESS
London, To-day.
It is understood that the British Government has devised an entirely new plan for procedure in discussing the latest non- intervention proposals.
The new plan will not be communicated to any other Government before the meeting of the chair- man's sub-committee.
As the next meeting of the chairman's sub-committee will be occupied with discussion of the new British procedure plan, it is expected that the proposals themselves will be again delayed despite Lord Plymouth's appeal for speed.
ITALY'S POSITION
GERMAN WISH Still Approving Of British Plan
Berlin, To-day. Germany's desire to see non- intervention in Spain made effec- tive in the true sense of the word Italian circles in London declare is emphasised in an officially in- Italy has no intention of refusing spired statement issued yesterday to discuss withdrawal of volunteers, evening by the diplomatic and it is understood the Ambassador, service.
news
Count, Ding Grandi, informed the The commentary states that the Foreign Secretary, Mr, Anthony general opinion prevails in Ger- Eden, on Wednesday that the Italian many that the difficulties encoun- attitude is not dictated by a desire tered in the last few weeks are primarily due to the shortcomings to shelve the question...
of the control machinery, which it Italian circles maintain that the is contended, should not only be grant of belligerent rights is the repaired but considerably im-
method to strengthen the control system, and should, therefore, logic- ally precede withdrawal of volun- teers as a subject of discussion, but it is pointed out that the Italian view does not exclude the possibil- ity of compromise-Reuter,
proved.
It is suggested that the non- ` intervention - committee - should make this its prime and urgent task, and it is thought that this can be effected on the basis of the British plan.
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