1938-02-08 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 8, 1938.

Britain's Patience

Not Inexhaustible: Warning To Franco

London, To-day. At the end of Commons? question-time to-day, the Foreign Secretary made a long statement on the attacks in the Mediterranean on the British ships, Endymion and Alcira, and the action which had been taken in an endeavour to se- cure increased security for non-Spanish ships carrying on their lawful trade on the high seas. In view of the recent recrudescence of attacks on merchant shipping by submarines in the West- ern Mediterranean, Mr. Eden said that all con- cerned had been informed of the intentions of His Majesty's Government in the following terms:

ar-

The

Foreign Secretary then

circumstances to the the British 'steamship,

in

""The two parties to the Spanish conflict are aware that the naval túrned forces of certain Powers with which: special interests in the Mediterran-Alcira, was bombed and sunk by two aeroplanes on February 4th. ean were, authorised under an

to when about twenty miles south- rangement concluded at Nyon take certain measures for the bet-east of Barcelona. The ship was ter protection of merchant ships not belonging to either of the Spanish parties in the conflict from interference on the high seas in a manner contrary to the rules above

referred to.

at the time carrying an observing officer of thé Non-Intervention Board, Full reports of the incident were awaited but there was every reason to believe the attacking air- craft were in the service of Gen- eral Franco.

"Recent experience has, however,

The British Agent at Salamanca shown that these measures as at

had accordingly been instructed to present applied are not sufficient to communicate with the Salamanca protect merchant shipping against authorities in the following terms: illegal attack. In these circum-"His Majesty's Government have stances, His Majesty's Government in the past treated these unjusti- are forced to the conclusion, în or-fiable attacks on British shipping der to secure adequate protection with the utmost patience but their for British shipping and in the in-patience is not inexhaustible and terests of the safety of the ship they have come to the conclusion ping of other nations, it is neces- that the time has come to let it be sary to proceed to further measures known, once and for all, that they in addition to those provided for cannot continue to deal with these

attacks

and under the Nyon agreement.

solely by protests claims for compensation which have failed to check the attacks or to secure any material satisfaction

SINKING INTENDED

the

:

NO FURTHER WARNING

They, therefore, desire to inform (for the damages done. the Spanish Government and Salamanca authorities that if, from now onwards, a submarine is de- It should, therefore, be made tected submarged in the zone in the known to General Franco that His Western Mediterranean in which Majesty's Government reserve to the British, Fleet operates in ac-themselves the right, henceforth, cordance with the division of the without any further notice to take area agreed upon between the French such retaliatory action in the event and Italian governments and His of any recurrence of these attacks Majesty's Government, it will be as may be required by and appro- considered as Contemplating antoriate to the particular case." attack on merchant shipping.

will

His Majesty's Government not tolerate submarines being sub- merged in this area and orders have accordingly been given to His Ma- jesty's warships that if submarine is found so submerged henceforth, it shall be attacked.””

Replying to a supplementary, Mr. Eden said his advice was that the steps the Government had decided upon would be suf- ficient to end completely these pirátical attacks. He was con- fident it would be so, but should they be mistaken in their con- clusions, the Government could Mr. Eden added that the French

not exclude any further action. and Italian Governments had been In answer to another question, informed of the action proposed and Mr. Eden said that while he had they had agreed to take similar acno definite information as to the tion in their zones. Other parties ports from which the pirate vessels to the Nyon: agreement had also carried on their operations, there been informed as had the Govern was reason to believe that ments of the United States, Germany were based on Majorca. British and Portugal

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