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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1936..

日五月三TEDO PER ANMUM

No. 1456

BRITAIN

PLEDGED

DANGER AHEAD U. S. Won't Discuss

IN EUROPE

EDEN OPENS

OPENS EYES

OF NATION

PLEADS FOR GERMANY'S

HELP IN CRISIS

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

(Dy Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Afesangra 1891. Received, Mar. 27, 8 a.m.)

Ordinance,

London, Mar. 26.

Great Britain is loyal to her pledge to maintain the security of France and Belgium, but has no military alliance with those countries, declared Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, during the Foreign Affairs debate in the House of Commons this afternoon, where diplomats and members of Parliament hung upon his words with breathless interest. Britain would go to the aid of France and Belgium only if they were the objects of unprovoked aggression, he reiterated.

He appealed to Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany to make constructive proposals to the Locarno Powers permitting a peaceful adjustment of the Rhineland differences, the importance of which from the French point of view was not well understood by Britain.

GERMAN ITALIANS

ACTIONS

ASSAILED

BRITISH STATESMEN SOUND WARNING

SHALL LAW OR FORCE RULE?

Mr. David

London, Mar. 26.

Lloyd George,

DRIVE

SOUTH

OBJECTIVE MAY BE LAKE TSANA

LIES AHEAD BRITISH FORCE

(Special to "Telegraph")

Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphia

aro

Britain's war-time Prime Minis-pea Ordinaner, 1994. Repriced, March ter and Liberal member of the 77. #130 nm) Opposition, described Chancellor']

Asmara, Mar. 26. Adolf Hitler's act in marching Two Italian columns to the Rhineland as the organi-smashing southwards from the sation of a torchlight procession Settit River towards Lake Taana, through a powder magazine. He their objective apparently Ethio. was speaking in the Foreign plan positions in thle locality, Affairs debate in the House of There are British troops in the Lake Tsana arca, guarding the Commons to-day. Labour, wie ridiculed the Locarno Sudan from the Blue Nile.

Ile followed Dr. Bugh Dalton, water system which supplies the rewers proposals, contained in the Tanks, armoured ears nul machine- recent White Paper, when he spoke gan units are participating in opern-

tions, together with nirernft which! Opposing a military convention, Ms are simultaneously elenting the rond! how in 1914 military arrangements is believed this action is the opening Lloy George dramatically described by bombing Ethiopian position. It thwarted negotiations and precipitated of war. He said that the French view northern front.-United Press.

miss attack along the entire] that steps should be taken if

LEAVE TEMBIEN AREA agreement was not reached was ab

Aemara, Mar. 26. But there ought to be no ambiguity about a subject involving the lives of pushing on rapidly on the Takazze and The Italians are reported to be millions of young men.

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for his party.

solutely different from the British.

He asked whether military

mea-

sures operated upon the failure of negotiations or only in the case of unprovoked aggression. (The Foreign | Secretary, In his speech, said that only in the event of aggression would Britain give military ald to France'

Belgiunt)."

The proposed solution, submitted by the Locarno Powers, allayed the immediate prospect of conflict, but a German contribution was essential to new negotia-and tions. Thus far Herr Hitler had made only one proposal: not to increase the number of troops in the Rhineland. He would not guarantee not to fortify the or law should prevail. Unless some

zone,

Mr. Eden warried that "unless the British public realises the perplexities of the situation, the Government can-

not insure pence,“

"I should like to say to France: We cannot insure peace unlean France in ready to approach with an open mind the problems separaling fer from Germany.

"And I should like to say to Ger- Ilow can we hope to enter into negotiations with any prospect

many:

havo

of success unless you do something to silay the anxietica

you created?"-United Press.

Rhineland Problem

London, March 25. The House of Common was packed by members and diplomats to-day when Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, delivered his long-promised statement on foreign affaire.

EDEN'S SPEECH PRAISED

FRANCE REACTS

FAVOURABLY

LESSENING OF TENSION

FORCE OR LAW?

Sir Austen Chamberlain declares that the real issue was whather force

-thing-could-be-done-to-restore the con- fidence in treaties, no gew treaties were possible.

There were plenty of reassuring utterances by Herr Hitler, he added, but reassuring acts were incking.

Germany offered punce to Europu for twenty-five years, but Germany

STEAMER TURNS

TURTLE

Nine Lives Lost Off Norfolk Coast

London, Mar. 26,

A French, steamer, the Boree, of 1,145 tons, turned turtle off the coast of the British Isles near Cromer, London, Mar. 27. Mr. Anthony Eden's speech to the

Norfolk, in which, nine lives are reported to have been House of Colamons last night, nd- Ho intimated that his speech was dressed by the Foreign Secretary to not addressed abroad, but to the people the Brilish people particularly, s

. lost.

The captain and four- of Great Britain.

teen of the crew were saved. tacclained by meinbera of all parties It is understood that at Permanent demilitarisation of the as the greatest of his career. He has Rhineland, stipulated in the Treaty of succeeded in conveying the impression

the time of the accident Versailles, was a most Important that the British Government daites its there was a heavy fog, and element in inducing the French to foreign policy, from neither France that the cause of the mishap forego their demand for the reparation nor Germany, but has its own, found-

was a collision with another of the Rhineland from Gerniany, heed on the dominant considerations of leclared. The demand for a demili-European appeasement and Joyol steamer, the name of which Larised zone figured in the original discharge of British obligations.

has not been ascertained. -movement for the protection of the

Reuter's Bulletin Service,. frontier by Germany, who initiated Germany and France have met withou

Mr. Eden's caudid words to both conversations which led to the Locarno

|general"approval. Treaty,

λ

Lobbyists are of the opinion that the Foot never to use war as an instru- was already bound under the Kellogg Germany, he said, referred to the lictates of Versailles, but nobobyet result of the foreign affairs de- ment of policy.

ever heard of the dictates of Locarno, Government attitude in looking to Lengue was clearly a preliminary to bate has been to strengthen the Germany's offer to return to the If Germany had wished to modify the Germany to nasist in solving the Eu-the demand for a return of her Locarno pact, negotiations were open ropean erisis by producing its own colonies.

to her, Mr. Eden pointed out.

Germany's Claim

เ

The Germans claim that the Franco-

Russian pact was inconsistent, with

proposals.-Reuter.

Paris Impressed.

Paris, Mar. 27, The general effect of Mr. Anthony the Locarno undertakings and ought to Eden's speech 1s described as have been settled by the methods couraging in authoritative French stipulated in the treaty. If the Hague quarters, Court were unsuitable for Franco-

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German arbitration, the treaty ex-1 He definition of the scope of Gene- pressly provided that even legal ques-jral Staff conversations between Bri- tloox

could be submitted to the tain and France is considered satis Permanent Conciliation Commission. factory and there is no tendency to Even these persoas in Britain who all at the alatoment of Britain's

specific obligations. thought Germany had a strong case "deprecated' the fact that she lind It is emphasised that France still chosen to present it by force and not insists upon the total acceptance by by reason.

And British people, ho[Germany of the Locarno Powers' pro- recalled, were _not_arbiter3, but posals of March 10 as a 'first condition Huarantors with defilte commitments. Lo nogotiations, France agrees that Mr. Eden rend Artlein Four of the Britain's rolo la that of a guarantor,

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not arbiter,

bancos e Eden distinct

Sir Austen warned against the ten- dency to glorify war. Germany, he potmed out, said that it was thean ig issues, above mentioned, and not

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Sweep Ticket

Holder Draws

Her Brother's

Horse, Kiltoi

-----

(Special To "Telegraph”) New York, Mar. 26. Now we know what it means when they speak of the luck of the Irish.

Miss Moira Casey is a music teacher, and her name indicates her nationality; or She did not proves it! know she was a lucky girl until to-day, but actually she started being lucky when her brother Tommy was born..

She was lucky again when sho bought a sweepstake ticket in the Grand National, because she has just learned. by cable that her ticket draws a horse, Kiltol, at 50 to 1.

But that isn't all." Per haps you, were wondering where brother Tommy comes in?

Tommy rides the horse.-- United Press.

TO

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TYRES

make every road

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PEACE

Pacific Fortifications

Mr. Norman Davis, chief U.S. delegate to the Naval Conference, who stules that Anterica, pro- visionally refunde to incuns Pacific fortifications at prearut, but may do so when Japan is prepared to sign a naval apreci ment,

Nineteen Die In Air Disasters

BRITISH MACHINE

PLUNGES

PAN-AMERICAN

LINER CRASH

Two of the worst flying neck- dents in recent months' occurred | within a few hours of one another yesterday, one near Mexico City, where a Pan-American liner carry- ing a number of German passen- gers on a world cruise carried fourteen to their death; the other near Lyndhurst, Hampshire, in! which five persons were killed.

FOURTEEN VICTIMS

Mexico City, Mar. 26. Fourteen people were killed when a tri-motored acroplane crushed to-day.

Those killed werd ten German and passengers, including Prince Princess Schaumburg-Lippe, recently I married, the two pilots of the plane,

the wircles operator and

technician,

The machine had been specially chartered by the Hamburg-America Line for a world tour. It loft the city aerodrome en route to Guatemala,

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ANOTHER SUSPECT IN LINDBERGH SLAYING?

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH”)

Trenton, March 26.

It is reported to-day that Governor Hoffman's Investiga- tors are keeping under surveillance a'disbarred attorney as a suspect in the Lindbergh murder case. Meanwhile, Richard Bruno Hauptmana, a German carpenter, is condemned to die in the electric chair for the murder of the baby son of Colonel and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh.

NAVAL RACE THREATENS

ONLY COOL HEADS CAN AVOID IT

RELATIVE STRENGTH OF

FLEETS DISCUSSED

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

(Bu Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Measugen 4504. Received, Mar. 27, 7.)

Ordinance,

London, Mar. 26.

It is revealed that the United States has provisionally declined to discuss the question of Pacific fortifications, since Japan has withdrawn from the agreements which at present bind the powers in this respect. In response to a British interrogation, the United States representative, Mr. Norman Davis, has explained that the question of fortifications ceased to belong to the London naval conference agenda with Japan's withdrawal.

However, it is believed possible that in the event of Japan signing at some time in the future the new three- power naval agreement, the United States may be prepared to discuss the question of Pacific fortifications. -United Press.

NO CONVERSATIONS

Washington, Mar. 20, Department of State officials said to-day that Mr. Norman Davis, America's representative at the London naval talks, had not reported any conversations with the. British respecting Pacific fortifications..

However, it is considered probable there were informal feelers put forward which Mr. Davis did not consider it neces- Bary to report upon.

FRONTIER

TENSION

PERSISTS

TWO STORIES OF HUNCHUNG CLASH

CONFLICTING. CLAIMS

(Special To "Talograph").

The State Department said the fortifications question, had not been discussed recently between the United States and Japan and declined to comment on the suggestion that the United States would negotiate at some future date if Japan finally signs the tri-party naval accord-United Press, Naval Race Danger

+

London, Mar. 20. The Naval Powers realise that a world naval race may lie ahead, and that it is only to be avoided by cool heads and astute diplomacy. The new treaty imposes no restrictions regarding the number of ships.

Whether a race materialises or not depends, firstly, upon the polleies of Japan. If Japan is willing to restrict Jer fleet to approximately the pre- sont ratio, dangerous competition may be avoided. But Japan in the past has declared her right to equality,

Elly Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphts and though she has said she does not Mesongen Ordinance, 1194 Received, Aarah intend to exercise this right the RT, 7 ..!

possibility of a change of attitude is always pro

present.

Moscow, Mar. 26. Severo tensión remains on the Russo-Manchukuo frontier fol- naval policies will affect the French Secondly, the German and Italian lowing the clashes between and English strength, and Italy, Japanese and Russian troops on seeing the British Fleet in the Modi- Wednesday, March 25.

terranean and realising tho restric expand. tions it puts upon her, may docido, to

An official despatch from Khabaru- vak to-day states that an undetermin- ed number of Japanese troops were killed and wounded in two clashes in Russian territory.

Largest Fleet In World The United States enters this dan Tho despatch repeats the earlier ger period when possible expansion messages of yesterday's engagements may be started overnight, with the relating how seven Japanese crossed largest feet in the world, totaling the frontier In the first instance near 342 vessels. Britain possesses 808 Hunchung, which is actually in Man- figliting craft and Japan 212, France chukuu, and penetrated 1,800 feet into owns 200, Italy 182 and Germany 48 Soviet territory. These men were war vereis. But the American ships, fired on by five Russian Frontier many of them, are old and out- Guards, and after thirty minutes of

moded. skirmishing, the Japanese retreated, leaving two of their party dead.

Counting only modern craft, the

A litlu inter the Japanese returned position is somewhat altered... Hare

credit for the great balance of his [spooch.-Router.

Position Clarified

Berlin, Mar. 27. Mr. Anthony Eden's statement that the White Paper containing the Lo enrus Powers' proposals was not an

He will be executed next week un-used it; '(2), he possessed·largo summa ultimatum has clarified the situation, less those who still believe him in- of money just after April 1922, in force, with machine guns. Some Japan is in the ascendancy with 140 and lessoned the European tension, nocent can work a miracle and stop when the Lindbergh ransoms was nifty then were in this second party warships, the United States has 87 declares the. Voelkischer Beobachter.

This paper goes on to say it hopes

the machinery of the law. ...^. pald; 3) he lived in an Italian and they opened fire, but ngain re Britain has 146, France as a result of this speech that all na

section ficar the Lindbergh's mountain treated after a lengthy fight. They 110 and Germany 82. tions, including France, wil be seen Governor indicated that the

Sources close to New Jersey's home.

suffered several casualties, both dead at the same table taking counsel to nitorney the authorities are watching the ransom money on to Hauptmann

The United Stator in remedying this It is suggested he may have passed and wounded.

situation, and ships are already build other in peace without prejudice is suspected because (1.) ho sented throug

The Russian Ambassador, M. Yure Ing or provided for by appropriation Router

rmediary. United ney, has been instructed to protest into the number of 84. Britain plan in house on March 1, 1032, but never' Proud,

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