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BRITISH NAVY AND THE

BLOCKADE ON BILBAO

Commons Debate Attracts

Interest

London, April 14.

of a number of The presence foreign Ambassadors and Ministers in the distinguished strangers' gal- lery marked the interest aroused by the House of Commons debate on the inbour motion of censure

The In following terms.

House, taking note of the Prime Minister's

оп statement

the situation at

the failure Bilbao, deplores

of His Majesty's Government to give protection to British merchant ships on their lawful occasions- British Wireless,

HOME SECTARY'S POINTS

The First speaker in the debate for the Government was the Home Secretary. He began by emphasing the adherence of the Government, in common with the Government of France, to the policy of non- intervention. He then recalled that in August and September last,... when the naval prepon derance in the civil war was still on, the

Government alde. the Madrid authorities had sought to declare a blockade of Ceuta and The Melalla, and other ports. British Government refused to recognise the blockade but then just as now. directions were issued to British ships for their guidance in view of the dangers which threatened, It was, therefore, he claimed Impossible to maintain that action taken in reference to the situation at Bilbao as re-

policy. presented by the new

SITUATION EXPLAINED

Sir John Simon proceeded to give information on the situation derived principally from Admiralty reports. On April 8, the destroyer, Blanche, reported that there was a close blockade and that serious incidents were likely if merchant ships attempted to enter port. When the report Was received HMS. Blanche was instructed to Inform any British merchant ship bound for Bilbao of this state of affairs, and to advise it most strongly not to attempt to enter port. Later the Government decided to Inform British ships that it desired them not to enter Bilbao on account of the dangerous situation there. The action claimed was on all fours with that taken last autumn.

Of course the Home Secretary added. the British navy could- force its way into any port in Spain. It could sweep a passage clear of mines, but that action would not be consistent with the policy of non-intervention to which it was their primary duty to be faithful.

General. Franco had been told expressedly that the British Gov- ernment could not recognise belligerent rights, and that the warning given to British ships would not be considered to have absolved him from the responsibl- lity for any damage to a British ship which disregarded the warm- ing. Sir John reminded the House that

the British navy bad for months discharged great human- tarian work off the coasts of Spain. They had carried 17.000 innocent people to safety. But within the last two months, on the advice of the Admiralty, it had been thought unsafe because of danger from mines for British warships to enter the ports on the Basque Coast and work had to be done so far as possible by ships

which were not men of war.

Sir John claimed, in conclusion. that he had justified the action of the Government to the House and to the country,

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¡is ruh down, and a white flag 18 run up-British ships were to all and purposes told that Yet they must not go to Bilbao. there was no question, this time, world war or of of a startling great trouble with a great foreign power.

The threat to which the Govern- ment had surrendered came from the rebels whose land forces were on land and who had no great naval strength,

INFORMATION SOUGHT

Mr. Attlee asked for detailed in- formation of evidence upon which the Government had reached their decision and sources from which it came. He declared that Franco, who was failing generally, was dependent for a local success upon women and children. starving and the British Government had acquiesced and the Government had no right to put upon British sailors such humiliation,

The Liberal speaker. Sir Archl- bald Sinclair, who who following the Home Secretary, argued that Government action in discouraging British food ships from entering Basque ports was an intervention in civil war, and not as Sir John Simon claimed, a part of the non- intervention policy.

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The next speaker was Mr. Winston Churchill who said that He was a partisan of neither side in Spain, but it would be madness to break the blockade which the insurgents had established, and according to British naval officers effectively established, if Great Britain was to retain that poise in relation to the Spanish civil war which was so useful for the prevention of its spreading Into Europe.

CO-OPERATION URGED

Mr. Churchill ended with a sug- gestion for the co-operation of the five Dowers whose navies were Joining in the control scheme, in proposing some solution of the Spanish civil war, He hoped that such co-operation in the case of Spain might lead to a lessening of the tension in Europe generally. The debate, which continues, will be wound up for the Government by the Foreign Secretary. British Wirelėni

SIR JOHN SIMON INTERRUPTED

London, Apr. 14:

Sir John Simon's reply in the House of Commons' to Labour's vote of censure concerning the Bri- tish policy of non-interference in the Bilbao blockade, was broken by angry interruptions, and a crowd ed house listened to-day's pro- ceedings.

Major C. R. Atttlee, Labour lea der. moved the vote of censure deploring the failure of the Gov- ernment to give protection to Bri- tish merchant shipping.

Major Attlee claimed the Gov. ernment's action in warning ship- ping that it should not enter Bi- bao was acquiescence in a grave breach of International law.

The Labour leader exhibited a cable from the President of the Basque republic stating that nel ther the Basques nor General Franco's förces had lald any mines in the approaches of Bu- bao during the past fortnight.

1937.

U.S.-MEXICAN TREATY

Friendly American Gesture

Washington, April 19. The United States has perform- ed another good neighbour gesture. Mr. Cordell Hull and the Mexican Ambassador signing a treaty.re- pealing that section of the United States-Mexican Treaty of 1853 which granted the United States. the right to transport armed forces across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec which, before the completion of the Panama Canal, constituted an important short- cut between strategic Atlantic and Pacific Coast areas.

Troops have never been moved across the territory but the right to do so has long constituted to Central American minds 1.3. 3 sinister relic of U. S. Imperiallsm which the United States Govern- ment is now Liquidating in the

interests of a friendly pan-Ameri- can policy. Reuter.

the British Navy would protest vessels of they were attacked by General Franco's warships, matter where they were.-- Reuter.

EARLIER ANTICIPATIONS

London, April 14.

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Three British Cabinet members, and possibly Mr. Lloyd George are supposed to take part in to-day's debate in the House of Commons on the Government's policy con- cerning the blockade of Blibao.

Mr. Baldwin, it is believed, will Justify "the Government's action by drawing attention to the mine

danger near Bilbao.

* The Opposition denies that such a danger exists, and is backed up by" the shipping interests who are incllied to give credit to a declara- tion to this effect, given by the Valencia Government.

The Government, however, is

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outward sailings from the port without mo'estation The batter- les at Bilbao kept the rebel fleet 15 miles from shore, it stated.

FRESH UPROAR

Replying to the Opposition on behalf of the Government... Sir John Simon declared it was the Government's policy to avoid all complications which might pre- judice good international relations, and to strictly refrain from all lo- terference in the internal affairs of Spain.

As Sir John proceeded to ex- plain the Government's attitude. he was almost continuously inter- rupted by derisive Labourite com- ments and tronical cheers.

Sir John declared that HMS. Blanche reported on April 8.that there was a close blockade of Bil- bao and serious incidents were likely to arise if merchant ships attempted to enter the port,

SURRENDER OF RIGHTS Moving the censure motion, Mr. Attlee said that the Opposition regarded the Government's action in warning British ships against entering the port of Bilbao as a surrender of rights which bad al- ways been maintained for British shipping, and a surrender made in the face of a grave breach of the International law. The Spanish insurgents had NO belligerent rights, and no right to blockade Spanish porta. The prevention of British ships from trading with Spain was no part of the non- intervention policy so long as they

A fresh uproar was caused by carried neither munitions nor Bir John's comment that a Bri- volunteers, and the sue, there-tah commander on the spot was fore, was simple:

a better authority than the Bas- British ships on their lawful ] qué Government. occasions, had been turned back There was another storm when by the rebels. What was to be the Opposition demanded to hear done? The Cabinet came to a de- the text of the Board of Trade's cision, The Prime Minister made communication warning-ships arm declaration against inter- not to enter Blibéo, ference with British shipping the white ensign is hoisted. Then it

Replying to Mr. David Lloyd George, Bir John emphasised that

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