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OUTLINES

FOREIGN POLICY

To Make New Friends And Avert War

THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1938.

BRITISH PRINCIPLES

Opposition Wants Support For League

London, March 29.

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The House of Lords debated tonight a statement by the Foreign Secretary, Lord Hall'ax, made last Thursday which was identical in terms with that made by the Prime Minister in the House THURSDAY, the 31st MARCH, 1938-

of Commons.

The Opposition Leader. Ford Snell, said that the Government appeared to live from day to day by political accommodation for the hour without any long-range policy. No one could say that the Government was committed to any immediata policy for political, économie or territorial ap- pensément,

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Lord Snell said that the Labour Party was anxious to do its share to help the Government in time of crisis but it was necessary to know were going, and he stenotypist for German and declined to promise their Co- English correspondence. Box No. 609P.operation until they knew that als Hong Kong Daily Pren.

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| take strong and continued actlor to rebuild the League of Nations The Government would then not only have the united nation” be- hind it. Le said, but the support of the whole civilised world.

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Lord Cecil said that he had found the Government's declara-One Plano by "Moutrle & Co., Ltd.” tion inadequate to meet the situa

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One Refrigerator "Frigidaire." they had no constructive policy in re-i gard to the League of Nations ex- cept a policy of despair.

Lord Samuel thought that Government ought not to accept armed pacific opportunism—which Involved an expenditure of mil- lions of pounds daily, with the prospect of increase as a per- manent poller, although it might; regard it as the only one passible at the moment.

He urged that when the present | _|_ acute problems had been solved It The Archbishop of Canterbury

would be the duty of Britain to go said that it was easy to say "Re-

back to the policy of collective build the League." but they could The suggestion that the Gov-security and once more build up not rebuild on broken foundations ernment should call a conference the League of Nations with a less He had most reluctantly come of countries sharing the same po- ambitious programme as to penal- to the conclusion' that collective lley would create the danger of ties but a wider programme to: security was impossible. -

rival alliances and prejudice the settling grievances.

Halifax States Principles FRANCO'S TROOPS

Lord Halifax, replying to the debate, said that it had served on the whole to confirm the favourable impression made in nearly all quarters, both at home and abroad, by the Government's state- ment last Thursday.

In all the Dominions, as in Prague and in Paris and, he thought in every foreign country, the Prime Minister's statement had receiv- ed "the same approval that It had received from the bulk of püb?! opinion at home.

The Government, while acher- ing to all its treaty obligations

MUST BE REASONABLE

It was obvious that the League and anxious to reassert its accepcould only either pass resolutions: tance of the responsiblilties of the which would have no effect, or en- Covenant and its determination.deavour to bring the forces of its

MEET FIRMER RESISTANCE

Crack Government

Brigades in Action

Saragossa, March 30.

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EXCITEMENT AMONG JAPANESE. IN PEIPING

Peipiat, March 30. The police are combing the city for six Chinese gunmen who. |last night unsuccessfully attempted to assasinate Mr. Wang Keh-min. head of the "Provisional Govern, ment" established by the Japan-

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Mr. Wang was going home with [his Japanese secretárý and adviser'

from a dinner party. Ar his mötör"" car emerged fom a side street Nationalist troops yesterday con-into the main road, ten pistol to the limit of its power to full members together in a defensive tinued their advance in Aragon shots tang out. then, was not prepared to accept alliance. That said Lord Halifax and in southwest Catalonia. any new and uncertain commit- would only make hostile i tions ment which would have made

more determined. participation of Its people in war dependent upon a decision of a government other than its own.

At the same lime, said Lord Halifax, public opinion also realls-

One bullet pierced Mr. Wang's The town of Barbastro, situated clothing without harming him, but on the Cinca river. which was Mr. Yamomote, his secretary, was captured by the Nationalists on struck in the arm and face and "If we are to succeed." sald the Monday, is now far behind the was taken to hospital in a serious Foreign Secretary," "we" must be front owing to the fact that the condition.

reasonable. If we maintain oll Nationalsts "have succeeded in There was much, excitement our old friendships and if we can forcing a passage across the river among the Japanesë community, ed that no nation, cutting as if extend the circle of our friends at this point despite stubborn re-and the Japanese authorities esta- were a fireline in forest. could as I believe we can through our sistance.

set limits over its action.

|blished ponce posts at all entrances now to the Legation quarter, at the thar same time attempting to hold. uF and search everyone passing, in-

in the Ebro sector in the east and (women.

conversations with the Italian Government troops Bre With all that in mind, the Government and by resuming old offering Armer resistance Government was, not prepared to relations which had unhappi'y was noticed during the last fer see this country let go its con- been temporarily interrupted, we days. This stiffèning has been felt cluding diplomats and foreign structive efforts by whatever means that might from time to time seem most promising, to find a solution for questions which might jeopardise European peace

LABOUR MANIFESTO

shall render real service.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

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in the north of Caspe, where crack The British and. American · Eka - - Government brigades were thrown bassies protested to the Japanese into action to prevent the Nation-Embassy against this, while body- "The principles on which would seek to base British policy alists from breaking through to surds : members of the "Pro- Tortosa on the Mediterranean visional Government" were rein- coast.--(Transocean). ›

forced.-(Reuter).

are:

and our individual rights;

FIRING NEAR BARCELONA

Lord Halifax then proceeded to "At home, we must preserve ou

institutions criticise the recent manifesto o own democracy, our the National, Council of Labour,

Barcelona, March 29 and said that the manifesto seem

People in the suburbs of Bar- "Abroad, we shall seek to uphol ed to him an example of an inte

what we believe to be the right of celona claim they can hear the lectual gulf which those wh

using our influence to prevent the sound of gunfire from the front. spoke for Labour were always cor

Meanwhile the Catalonian Gov- division of Europe Into rival camps cerned to dig between themselve

ernment is exhorting Catalans to and taking every opportunity to and the majority of public opinler. which had generally endorsed the use our good offices to promote mobilise all forces and to summon all their energies to defend their concillation." Government's statement of policy

territory from the Invaders. claimed No Government, said the For-

that the In- The manifesto, called for a re-

It is versal of the Government's polley olgn Secretary, could hope to Tor-surgents' cay advance.across the towards the Spanish 'e'vil war. but mulate and execute foreign policy plains towards the Cinca River has the Government would continue without the solid backing of the been held up by a desperate re- its policy of non-inter-ention, lienation, and no policy was worth sistance in the neighbourhood "of

much unless the people of the Fraga.

said.

BOMB IN ITALIAN CONSULATE

Shanghai, March 30.

A bomb was hurled yesterday...

Consulate In Shanghai," Little into the grounds of the Italian

damage was done, however, and, nobody was injured.--(Trans- ocean).

INSURGENT PROTEST

Salamanca, March 29, As to the suggestion for calling country were inspired by resolute Army Corps commanders issued.

An Insurgent statement was is- tre League Assembly. if he saw determination to accept whatever a proclamation declaring: "Once sued today which criticised the any useful purpose in doing so he sacrifice was necessary to make again in very grave circumstances French Government, for allowing would, but the Government could the policy succeed.-(British Wire- our soldiers know their duty, and a submarine which had been un-

less).

re writing in blood the heroic der repairs at Bordeaux to be re- tut support any such policy.

NOTHING DECIDED IN SCHUSCHNIGG

Press

TRIAL

Vienna, March 30. reports which asserted that the foriner Austrian Federal Chancellor. Dr. Kurt von Schus- "chnigg, would be tried by the supreme court at Leipzig are, so Transocean was informed by au- thoritative. quarters here yester- facts day, unsubstantiated by "since no decision of any kind has been reached by anyone. in this matter so far,""."

Transocean was informed, more- over, that it was unlikely that the matter would be dealt with for Isome time to come-(Transocean)...

ANXIETY FOR GIRL

Jerusalem, March 29. The body of a fifth victim. riddled with bullets, was found at the scene of the ambush yesterday, where Arab brigands attacked a taxicab 028 the Safad-Acre road.

Anxiety felt rewarding the fate of a girt who is believed: to have been kidnapped by the, briganda-(Renter);"

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rally cry of 'Die rather than re-turned to the Spanish Govern- treat.""

The press is calling for 100,000 volunteers and the construction of fortifications behind, the front and around Barcelona.

PROLONGED RESISTANCE

ment

The statement said this action was contrary to international law.

-Reuter).

RESPONSE TO PROTEST

London March 20.

"We have decided to prolong our In the House of Commons today. resistance." stated that Premier of the Prime Minister, in reply to a the Spanish Republican Govern-question, sald that the British ment, Dr. Jaan Negrin. in a bread-Govertiment could not regard cast today,

General Franco's reply to the Bri-

"We feel we are strong, and we tish protest regarding the bomb- ask for the confidence of our ing of Barcelona" as adequate heroic fighters and the civil popu-justification for the attack in view lation. Our only course is to of the exceptional less of life and resist and fight."

injury to the civil population. The Premier attacked the do- Nevertheless, sald the Premier, mocratic powers in Europe, de- he was glad to note that no fur- claring that they had no wish nor ther bombardments of Barcelons did, they want to help the Re-had occurred since the recent publican Garernment against for- communication sent to General

Fratico(Reuter) eign aggression(Renter).

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