THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 30, 1989
DALADIER
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Concessions
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Paris, To-day.
“Each one of us is asking whether our country is not threatened and whether our neighbours can be trusted," declared the Premier, M. Edouard Daladier, opening his important broadcast last night.
ANGLO-FRENCH AIR TALKS
Paris, To-day.
The French Air Minister, M. Guy La Chambre, is going to London at the beginning of "next week to confer with the Secretary
for Air, Sir Kingsley Wood.
Question to be discussed in the
duction between the two countries. -Reuter,
co-ordination of aeronautical pro
violence
against her would
FRANCE AND ITALY
M. Daladier's speech was broadcast all over the broken."
world, and translations were put over the air in five languages English, German, Italian, Spanish and Arabic.
be
"the
PROMINENT PARIS LEADERS REFUSE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
Versailles, To-day.
Preparations are being complet- ed here for the election of France's 15th President by the Senate and Chamber, sitting together in the M. Daladier spoke with
Palace of Versailles on April 5. "Uncertainty on these points forces the Govern-
greatest frankness" on Franco- Italian relations, and recalled that Possible candidates ment to take precautionary measures.
have been the Franco-Italian. Agreements of reduced to five by the refusal of "Treaties are signed but even before they come into January 7, 1935, were destined to many prominent men, including
force they no longer exist. For some they are
"regulate definitely.”
President Albert Lebrun, M. "Arrangements were reached by Edouard Daladier (the Premier) guarantees, for others an obstacle.
which Italy obtained frontler recti-and M. Edouard Herriot (President "Those who do not act feel themselves to be accom-fications and cessions of territory of the Assembly and former Pre-
plices of force, and those who act, fear they in Africa and economic advantages mier) to stand. may provoke force.
"Everywhere the fever of self
are ready to co-operate armaments destroys all other maintain peace but who would rise activity. It is in such situations, against aggression. anxiety begetting anxiety and armaments calling for super- armaments, that war is often un- leashed.
"France wants a peace of free)
men.
to
and progressive change in the status of Italians in Tunisia by stages in 1945, 1955 and 1965.
tioned until December 17, 1938, "These agreements were not ques-
when Count Ciano informed Us that he did not consider the agree- ment valid.
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The five candidates consist of three Senators-M. Henry Roy, M. Queuille, and M. Justion Godart, and two Deputies-M. Fernand Bouis- son and M. Francois Pietri.-Reu- ter,
INCREASED TERRORISM IN PALESTINE
"We cannot accept Musso- lini's arguments because every fresh conquest - or concession would open new claims.” Having described the strength 01 "She has again realised her M. Daladier proceeded to
France as greater than it ever was, "That letter does not contain de- material and moral unity in the what was meant by the strength of and there is no question of Suez, define tails regarding the Italian claims, face of danger. French unity France: has never been so deep and com-ficent armies whose leaders
"It is an entity of magni-Djibouti and Tunisia being men- plete as to-day. She has never
andtioned in it. been more resolute, has never ing anything
men form a single bloc without los-.
of their individual letter was
"The essential argument in the been stronger.
virtue: it finds support in
that the conquest of a rich Abyssinia had created new rights DEFENCE OF LIBERTY
balanced country whose soil is fer-in favour of Italy. tile and sheltered from distress and
"We cannot accept this argument, famine it is all over the world in "She hopes that peace will be
An increased wave of terrorism the most remote possessions, where, would open new rights, and saved but if war is offered as the
It means that every new concession, is sweeping Palestine in con- only alternative between down-as Minister for Colonies 15 years fall or dishonour, she will rise ago, I felt the keenest loyalty vi- claim once satisfied would contain
in itself future demands. : with one bound for the defence brating: it is also in the immense of liberty.
Empire of which the untouchable "France is ready to complete the African bloc forms the central gir-loyal execution of the 1935 Agree "As a result of recent mea-der and of whose affectionate atments and within the spirit of the sures her cronomic situation is tention and devotion to the mother Agreements she has not refused to improving and the national de- country I recently was able to mea-
examine any proposal that may be fence is solidly assured. Her re-
advanced." naissance is continuing.
"Yesterday the franc appre- ciated and to-day alone we receiv ed four tons of gold.
tory.
sure for myself.
SPIRITUAL VALUES
"It is not only in our military
TUNISIA FABLES
each
Jerusalem, To-day.
sequence of the death of the popu- lar Arab leader, Abdul Rahim, who was shot trying to break through a cordon of British troops a few days
ago,
Two bombs were thrown
and shots fired at military camp at Nazareth. The military camp at Jericho and two watchtowers in South Palestine were fired on. Alluding to the "fables", spread "The nation has responded to power but in spiritual values which regarding the position of 94,000
Jewish workers near Yajur in the our appeal with virile resolution, are as great to-day as in any cen-000 French and 2,500,000 Moslems, upon police intervened and return- Italians living in Tunisia, with 108,- Haifa District were fired at where- as in all grave hours of her his-tury of our history; it is that spon- M. Daladier denied that the Ita-ing the fire killing one Arab and taneous union of a whole people lians were maltreated and perse-injuring six. The strike which broke seeking for truth and justice: it lies in friends who make 'agree-
out in Haifa, Jaffa, Gaza, Nazareth, "We will never agree to inter-eously associate themselves with M. Daladler testified to the warm All shops are closed. The telephone ments with her and who spontan-they enjoy a most liberal regime." has spread to Jerusalem and Hebron. "On the contrary," he declared, Tiberias and Nablus a few days ago national relations being regulat-free peoples and with those who welcome the Moslem population line between Jerusalem and Halfa ed by force. Only when justice suffer. and right disappear does recourse
gave him when he visited North has been destroyed-Trans-Ocean. Africa.
MILITARY ISSUE A WARNING
Jerusalem, To-day,
JUSTICE AND RIGHT
to force become an indispensable "Nowadays liberty is called duty.
servitude. Voluntary adhesion to
"A pacific and powerful France! can regard the future with confi- dence.
"France, has never ceased to give Germany evidence of goodwill, but the conquest of Czecho-Slovakia dealt a severe blow to her most per- sistent efforts."
a cause is called submission. De sire to live is called desperation. Progress represents the destruc-, tion of human values. "People pretending to work for the safety of men are really work ing for their ruin.
cuted.
LANGUAGE OF REASON
"I know my words will find a fra- ternal echo in the bosom of friend- threat that if the strike of the ly nations across Europe, across Arab inhabitanta the Channel and beyond the Atlan- Tulkarem is not termi
of Jafa and
diately, a curfew, will be ned on the towns, has been the British
tic.
I can then hope that all reason "France has heard with complete able men such as exist in all coun- calmness the tumultous demands tries will listen to this language of ITALIAN ARGUMENT REJECTED raised from t time to time around reason.**
her because she knows, that negotia-
"They will note that
M. Daladier Invited the co-opertions would only lead to her rights from ation of all powers who like her- being made clear and that
all
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