THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 9, 1988.
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PREMIER PREDICTS EARLY –– ANGLO-ITALIAN AGREEMENT Britain To See Re-Armament Plans Through
Best Security Against War
London, To-day.
Addressing an audience of 25,000 at Birmingham last night, the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, said that nobody could question the determination of this people to see the busi- ness of rearmament through, recognising as they must that it is our best security against
LONDON
NAVAL
TALKS
London, To-day. Naval discussions between Bri
tain, France and the United
States are expected to begin ön
April 19. The talks will deter- lowing the British and American
mine naval tonnage increases föl- decision to invoke the escalator the London Naval
clause in
Treaty.-Renter.
war, and that of all sacrifices none are so terri- REICHSTAG TO
ble as those of war.
He was not prepared to gamble with the lives of the MEET ON HITLER'S
men, women and children of our own race and. blood.
Though the stern necessity of do something to demonstrate our
solidarity.
war might arise in the future, as
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VOLUNTARY REGISTER it had arisen in the past, he was not prepared to give the word for The Prime Minister did not think that a voluntary register of people it unless he was absolutely con-willing to enrol in public service vinced that in no other way could would be likely to give satisfactory
results in peace time. we preserve our liberty.
Dealing with the Anglo-Italian conversations, the Prime Minister said there was to-day a good pros pect of restoring those old friendly relations between the two coun- tries.
He added: "I only ask you to have a little patience and wait a little longer I don't think it will be very long before our agree- ment with Italy is concluded and published."
TWO PILLARS
The Prime Minister emphasised that British policy was not one of dividing Europe into two opposing blocs, each arming against the other amidst a growing food of in will which could only end în war.
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Most of them did not approve of Dictators but they could not re- move them and they had to live with them.
It was only commonsense that we should try to establish friendly relations with any country willing to be friends with us.
There were two pillars of foreign policy.
To seek peace by friendly cussion and negotiation, and
our
To build up the armed forces te -level proportionate to our res ponsibilities and the part we desir ‚ed to play in preserving peace
NEW ATMOSPHERE.
Mr.
Chamberlain appealed for creation of a new atmosphere of goodwill in the world, because he said that was an essential liminary to a League of Nations that would work.
Referring to that we result of
BIRTHDAY
FRANCO'S PLANS FOR SPAIN
London, To-day.
The integrity of Spanish terri- tory is characterised as the prin- ciple of the policy of insurgent Spain is a declaration of General Franco addressed to the British Government.
The communication was deliver- ed by the diplomatic agent of the Franco Government the Foreign Office here last night.
The communication further as- Berlin, To-day.sures that after the termination of A candidate list, comprising 1,717 the war no foreigner would be per- names, has been drawn up-for the
mitted to interfere with the Reichstag election on Sunday which
is being held in conjunction with the affairs of the insurgent Spanish
Government. plebiscite in Austria.
خرید
the
This list is headed by Herr Hitler Commenting on the declaration, followed by his Deputy, Herr Rudolf the "Daily Express" is of the Hess, Field-Marshal Goering, opinion that as soon as the term- He pointed out that the Employ Reich Minister for the Interior, Dr.
ination of the war, treaties of ment Exchanges got exact particu Frick, Dr. Goebbels and the Reich
whereabouts, of
of the qualifications and leader of the Nationalist Socialist friendship will be concluded be-
over · 12,000,000 Party, Herr Amann.
tween Spain on the one side and workers in industry and commerce
Germany and Italy on the mother- Trans-Ocean
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while the Government had already Rumours are current in this city prepared a carefully thought out that the next Reichstag will be held scheme of compulsory registration in Vienna on, April 20, which which, in case of emergency, could Herr Hitler's birthday. be put rapidly and smoothly int operation.
NO ALTERNATIVE
Mr. Chamberlain said that the thought that savings should be dis- sipated upon weapons of war, wa hateful and damnable, yet he coula not shut his eyes to the fact that under present conditions in world, we had no alternative but to the go on with it because it was very breath of our British being and freedom itself that was at stake. Reuter.
ANGLO-ITALIAN
AGREEMENT FORECAST
London, To-day.
the
Informed quarters here state that the Anglo Italian agreement will be signed Rome on April 19. It is considered improbable that
mber
the British Cabinet will travel to Rome for the pur- pose
According to the same quarters, the British Ambassador to Rome, Lord Perth, will probably sign the docum on behalf of the British previously ister in
he said nheck hade Rome wi
manifested all over the cou
the Suez
the and
small for the meeting. That the It is pointed out that the Kroll work of restoring the Reichstag- Opera house where the Reichstag main auditorium will be commenced has met since the Reichstag build-in the near future is also regarded ing was. burnt in 1933 will be too las certain-Trans-Ocean.
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