THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 14, 1989.
Mr. Lansbury's Despairing Appeal For
For Peace Parleys
IMPRESSIVE
BY MR. SPEECH BY MR. ANTHONY EDEN
London, To-day.
GERMAN PRESS TELEGRAPHIC CAMPAIGN
CONTACT
AGAINST POLAND WITH ALBANIA
A Trans-Ocean message from Danzig states:
After a respite of several days, Germany has resumed the press Mr. Chamberlain's one sided guarantees of assist- campaign against Poland alleging
listened to with sympathy in the House of Com-anti-German incidents. - mons yesterday as he asked what guarantee there was, if once more Europe was plunged into war, that masses of young men would not again have given their lives in an adventure which led nowhere.
London, To-day. Winding up the Commons de- bate on the international situa- tion for the opposition Mr. Hugh Dalton spoke of the friendly feel- ings naturally entertained by the Italian people for England in the absence of anti-British propagan- man peasents and their relatives da, and of the way in which those feelings were reciprocated by arrived in Danzig yesterday.
They had trekked out of Poland ordinary men and women in Bri- in order to evade further persecutain. tion by the Polish activists.
A group of about hundred Ger-
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Rumanian guarantees, but
The opposition welcomed the After he had made a last despairing plea for a con-
The refugees who have been pro- ference in advance of and not at the end of the visionally billeted in school buildings Polish Agreement and the Greek next war, Mr. Anthony Eden associated him-at Praust, a suburb of Danzig, de-and self with the profound sadness felt by Mr. Lans-clare that the Polish activists make while welcoming them they took bury at the prospect of the world renewing the male or female, found wearing white horrors of the last great war.
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practice of molesting any
person,
on
stockings which are regarded as a badge of National Socialism. Hos- No one, he thought, at the time or animosity to any people any-tility against Germans living of the Armistice could have con-where on earth but simply because the Polish side of the frontier is templated for one instant that na- if that process went on tions could be guilty of folly of impossible to hope to preserve even approaching to the situation peace. in which they now found them- selves.
Mr. Eden went on to explain that his object in intervening in the debate was to correct what he believed was a misunderstanding by the Opposition which might im- pair realisation of the unamimity. of view which he believed existed among all parties.
NEW POLICY
He disagreed with Mr.
Attlee
British Wireless.
it was on the increase.
German It is also alleged that houses have been burned down.
Berlin Minimises Importance Of British Statement
Berlin, To-day.
that the Government were still Mr. Chamberlain's one-sided guarantee of assist-
It
pursuing the same old policy. seemed to him they were very de- finitely engaged upon a new policy. There could be no more serious new policy than the commitments.
ance to Rumania and Greece are characterised in Berlin political circles as an undeniable sign that Britain is continuing a policy of encircle- ment.
that had been announced to-day to The question asked here is:-
Greece and Rumania. Those com-
were
the view that unless the policy of bringing other nations within their extending such understandings and всоре were vigorously pursued, these partial arrangements might
the cause of peace. be more dangerous than helpful to
He asked for acceleration of the with Ru- economic discussions mania.
Mr. Dalton advocated a clear military alliance between Britain, France and Russia against aggres-- sion.
Replying for the Government the Chancellor of the Exchequer an- nounced that telegraphic com- munication with Sir Andrew Ryan, British Minister at Durazzo, had been resumed. British Wireless,
BOLSTERING UP AMERICAN FARM PROGRAMME
far- mitments
extremely
Do Rumania and Greece desire a fulfil her obligations to assist Ru- mania, should Russir invade Bes- reaching and went indeed beyond British protection?
Attention is called to the recent sarabia?
New York, To-day. the terms of the Covenant itself.
PUT LOW In addition to the undertakings German-Rumanían trade agreement
The practical value of the Bri-
Declaring that the dictator given to-day to Greece and Ru-and the close relations thus esta-
tish gesture is put very low by nations had blocked the success mania, and the similar undertak-blished between the two countries.
The Duce has assured Greece of the German political circles but of the Administration's trade ings given by France, the British
the British attempt to draw the pact programme, the Secretary and French Governments were do- his undeviating friendship.
It is thus concluded that the Bri-Soviet Union back into European of Agriculture, Mr. Henry A. ing what they could to build up
a statement in tish offer of assistance is not based politics is declared to be extreme- Wallace, made what he might call a peace front.
Washington yesterday that he back "I call it deliberately a peace on a desire for peace or upon an al-ly dangerous.
M. Daladier's declaration is re- had urged Congress to front because the object is not en-truistic inclination towards Ruman- circlement of anybody but it is an is or Greece but has, as background, garded as proof of the strong de Government subsidies for wheat
and cotton exports. attempt to arrest a process in strategical Interests. Britain, it is pendence of France on England.
in Significant reference is made here Europe. which, if it be allowed to stated, is seeking naval bases
Mr. Wallace said the Senate ap- continue unchecked, might involve the Black and Aegean Seas. The to the Fuehrer's statement in his us in
versal disaster."
statement of the Paris "Intransi-Wilhelmshaven speech that Ger-propriations sub-committee geant" that in the case of necessity many would not stand passively by considering demands for an in- an until encirclement was complete.→ crease of $400,000,000 to “bolster Greece would conclude such
up" the farm programme, agreement with England, is eigni- Trans-Ocean ficant of the Allied policy with re- gard to Greece in the Great War.
́SMASH AND GRAB Having embarked for good or ill upon that policy, it would clearly be suicidal to halt half way. That way they would get the worst of both positions.
RUMANIAN VISIT
The fact that the Rumanian For- For a long time the aims of some Powers in Europe had been strate- eign Minister, M. Gafencu, is com-
|ing to Berlin - on- April 18, for gical✅ They had sought by
It visit of several days and that method of smash and grab could hardly be called anything| Greek Ministers will be present for
else
· to establish themselves in the Fuehrer's birthday indicaten, it
ertain positions in order
advantages which would
to take the next step.
these methods/
gain is declared, that these two countries enable do not feel that they are menace
WBS
He declared that extra" funds were needed to maintain American
keep cotton out of the Federal loan. Reuter.
NO REQUEST FROM participation in world markets and
RUMANIA
by Germany
only one open quar
ich
nted out
hexe col
t is naked, would: England
GOLD EXPORT
BANNED
Cairo, To-day:
fonal situa
nment has old till fur-
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