1938-03-30 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAD

LORD SNELL'S CONDEMNATION OF CHAMBERLAIN POLICY Living Day By Day For Politics Of An Hour

Lord Halifax Claims Support Of Public Opinion

London, To-day.

MUSSOLINI SPEECH

Rome, To-day.

Signor Mussolini will make an important speec on the defence. badget in the Senate this after- PEROOEL.

The speech will be broadcast over all Italian

The principles on which he would seek to see Bri- To

fish policy based, were defined by the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, replying to the debate on foreign policy in the House of Lords yester day.

stations,

to all its treaty obligations and while

them, was not prepared to accept a

NAVAL WEDDING AT UNION CHURCH

Charmingly

ivory angles and tram, and

coronet of cream

biles, Miss

red in a gown of Jong sleeves held by s white gar

a bouquet of Mary Turner,

Instructor Lientenart - Commander

Scotland

The Government, while adhering denias, and ready and anxious to reassert its daughter of Dr. G. Reynolds Tu acceptance of the responsibilities of er and the late Mrs. Turner, at the Lord Halifax said: “We must preserve our own de- the Covenant and its determination Hong Kong Union Church this mocratic institutions, individual rights and li-to the limit of its powers to fail afternoon, became the bride of berties, seek to uphold our beliefs abroad, pre-few and uncertain commitments Angus Gunn, son of the late Dr. and vent division of Europe into rival camps and which would have made the particis Norman Gunn, of Dufftown, use our good offices to promote conciliation. "We will be judged abroad, not promise their co-operation until

they knew that. by our policy or Government, but by ourselves, if as a pation we can convince others of our moral and material strength and that our policy will succeed.

"If not, no policy, however skilfully devised, will bring salvation."

Earlier, Lord Halifax declared the Government would continue to use all its influence to see the policy of non-intervention in Spain

LEAGUE'S FUTURE

pation of its people in a war de pendent upon the decision Government other than its own.

The bride was formerly attached to the University of Nanking whils her father is a retired medical mis- sionary, who worked in South China. The bridegroom is attach ed to HMS. Suffolk.

FIRELINE IN FOREST

At the same time, public opinion also realised that no nation cutting, He asked the Government to take as it were, a fireline in a forest strong and continued action to re-could set limits over its action, and, Mr. Stanley V. Boxer, of the build the League of Nations. The with all that in mind, it was neuniversity of Hong Kong, gave the Government would then not only have a united nation behind them but the support of the whole civit ised world.

bride away, and the marriage ser vice was conducted by the Rev. Frank Short, assisted by the Rev.

prepared to see this country let go its constructive efforts by what ever means might, from time time, seem most promising to find a solution for the questions which The Archbishop of Canterbury might jeopardise European peace.a

As bridesmaid, Miss Katherine Schutze was dressed in yellow thought it was easy to say rebuild

Lord Halifax proceeded to criticize georgette and wore a Juliet cap of the League, but they could not rebuild on broken foundations. He the recent manifesto of the Na-yellow leaves with a shoulder. had most reluctantly come to the tional Council of Labour and said length veil. Her bouquet was of adhered to during — and, what conclusion that collective security the manifesto seemed to him an yellow fresias, The Bower-girls, was not less important after,

was impossible. The suggestion (example of the intellectual gulf Miss Frances Gillison and Miss that the Government should call a which those who spoke for Labour Margaret Ann Smythe, wore yellow conference of countries sharing always concerned themselves to dig organdie with yellow bows in the their policy would create the dan-between themselves and the majority hair, and carried posies of African

daisies. ger of rival alliances and prejudice of public opinion which had gen the chances of success in estab-erally endorsed the Government London, To-day.lishing better relations with Gerstatements of policy. Lord Snell (Labour) advocated a many and Italy. policy of collective security, and other Labour Peers attacked the Government's foreign policy.

the civil war. Beuter.

LABOUR ATTACKS

The Archbishop of Canterbury said that collective security was not possible at present. He des- cribed the Austro-German reunion as inevitable and thought it would prove: a. contribution to European stability.—Trans-Ocean.

LIVING FROM DAY TO DAY-

London, To-day.

The Manifesto called for

The best man was Lieutenant- Commander E. Pentor.

Lord Cecil found the Govern-versal of the Government's policy) During the service two hymns ment's declaration inadequate to towards the Spanish civil war but "Praise To

Lord, The meet the situation and complained the Government would continue the Almighty" and "0, Perfect Love that they had no constructive policy of nonintervention. As to the were played, besides the customary policy in regard to the League of suggestion for calling the League wedding march. Nations except a policy of despair.Assembly, if he saw any useful pur pose în so doing he would, but the Government could not support any such policy.

SAMUEL'S VIEW

LEAGUES SCOPE

A reception is being held in HMS. Suffolk

WEATHER FORECAST

The Royal Observatory repo that the anticyclone is stationa over China Japan, and the bouring seas, and has increased mo- derately in intensity.

Lord Samuel thought that the Government ought not to accept armed pacific opportunism - -which involved the expenditure of millions

It was obvious that the League of pounds daily wh a prospect of could only, either pass resolutions an increase →→ 2 a permanent which would have no effect, or en policy, although they might regard deavour to bring the forces of its The House of Lords debated the it as the only one possible at the members together in a defensive statement by the Foreign Secre moment, and he urged that when alliance and that would only make A depression is indicated to the tary last Thursday which was in the present acute problems had hostile nations more determined north east of Hokkaido, identical terms with that of the been solved, it would be the duty

NE winds, Prime Minister's in the Commons. of Britain to go back to the policy

"If we are to succeed, we must be Local fore

fresh fair easonable. If we maintain all our The Opposition Leader, Lord Snell of collective security and once said they believed that peace was more build up the League of Na-old friendships and if we can ex- the reward of right and clear tions with a less ambitious protend the circle of our friends, as I thinking The Government appear-gramme as to penalties but a wide ed to live from day to day by poli tical accommodation for the hour without any long range policy.

No-one could say the

Gov

ramme for settling grievances.

LORD HALIFAX'S CLAIM

The Foreign Secretary replying to policy for political, economic or the debate said it had served, on territorial appeasement.

the whole, to confirm the favour-

was committed to any

amediate

Unless they had a policy which able impression made in nearly all was creative, accommodating and quarters, both at home and abroad, readjusting, the country would not by the Government's statement last escape the dangers which threaten- Thursday. In all the ed ahead.

in Prague and as in Lord Snell said the Labour Party thought in every was, anxious to do its share to hep the Prime Minist the Government in a time of crisis received the same but they wanted to know where had receiv from they re going and he declined to lic opinion at home.

believe we can, through our con-

versations with the Italian Govern- ment and by resuming old which unhappily have been tempo arily interrupted, we shall real service to the Co

SOLID BACKING

realth

No Goverment, said the Secretary, could hope to form and execute a foreign policy with out the solid backing of the nation and no policy was wor less the people of the inspired by a TES

accept whate

to make the policy. British Wireless.

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