1938-02-22 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,

FEBRUARY

REBUFF TO ITALY MIGHT MEAN WAR

(Continued from Page 1.);

should not be a yielding to constant pressure. (Cheers)..

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Viscount Cranborne intimated that he had resigned because he was in the fullest agreement with every Mr. Eden had spoken. He added that the Italian Government had done none of the things it could have done as guarantees, and to enter into official conversations would be regarded not as a contribution to peace, but a surrender to blackmail (Loud cheero),

domestic affairs.

In-

AUSTRIAN POSITION The following measures the sald, have also been taken by the Austrian Chancellor: Firstly a general annesty was, declared covering all political offences cominitied before February 15, providing the offender remained in Austria,

been

to break the vicious circle when on February 10, Count Grandl, Italian „Ambassador, reporte” that the Italian Government was ready at any time to open. converantions. The Italian Government desired the conver- antions to be as wide as possible, embracing formal recognition of the conquest of Abyssinia and excluding spain.

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ment, which we are proposing at this mind that progress dependa above stogo, and if agreement comes at all on the temper of the nailon and later stage, it will not be an agree-} that temper must find expression in ment on the terms which another a firm spirit. That spirit, I am country might impose upon us, but conndent. there. Not to give voice one that is acceptable to us,”- to it, is, I belleve, fair neither to this

The debate was adjourned without country nor to the world.” a vote.

"CHAMBERLAIN MUST'GO".

A crowd of 200 demonstrators gathered in the outer lobby of the House of Commons this övening and tried to interview members.

They shouted: "Chamberlain must dego"

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still shouted slogans-Reuter.

"GENERAL APPEASEMENT "I have always taken the view that the Itailan position In Abyssinia could only be formally justified if it was found to be an essential factor to any general appeasement," clared the Premier.

REBUFF NOW MIGHT MEAN WAR

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**SOMALI the Prime Minister announced that a communication had been handed to Japanese troops to-day continue him by Count Grandi this morning their westword advance from COMORIN --

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| |*BANGALORE Sir Jolm Smon, replylag for the

in-cerning the withdrawal of foreign Yesterday they had reached Foreign Office, informed the House

and the granting of Talaotso, which is 40 miles from the NALDERA A week ago Count Grandi of Commons that he had been

belligercat riglits" a gesture

of starting point of their operations. RANPURA that instructed and urged that an early formed from Austrian sources

goodwill for the opening of conver-They were pushing along the branch

**BHUTAN the main points of the Berchtesgaden start chould be made in the conver

sations; and that the British Ambass- agreement were that the Austrian nations. It was unfair for Mr. Eden

ador there would be instructed to fallway between the two points. RAWALPINDI came to London for fullest instruc- Chancellor would take far-reaching to represent that the Italian Govern-

*BEHAR London, Feb. 21.

Heavy casualties have been conciliatory measures with a view to ment made threats. Mr. Eden had re-

tions 80 that the Anglo-Italian furthering internal pacification In presented that the Italian Government

The House of Commons this after-conversation could be opened with fered by both sides during the fight- noon was crowded in every part for Count Clano at once, Austria, while on the other hand, called upon Britain to enter into con-

ing in the past four days in the Germany reaffirmed continuance of versations now or never, and that explanatory statements y the ro He added he had impressed certain Talaotao sector.

Britain was being asked to submit to signation of Mr. Anthony Eden. The points on Count Grandi. First the the Austro-German agreement of

threats. those

Mr. July 1930, and renewed her assur- added that there was nothing in any ers galleries were full. In a tense settlement of the Spanish questions as Chamberlain Diplomatie and distinguished strang- British Government regarded the anco of non-intervention in Austelun of the communications to justify that and

atmosphere expectant "We are not being asked Chancellor of the Exchequer rose to ly they were loyal members of the description.

the essential to any agreement. Second- to submit to demands which it would answer Foreign Office questions, He League of Nations and would desire be derogatory to our dignity to sub-

mado a statement on Austria, de to obtain the League's approval for mit to," said the Premier.

scribing in somewhat greater detall any

they agreement, and if thun Mr. Eden was able last week able to recommend an agreement for and on Information received from

approval the situation In Spain must Austrian sources the changes result-not been materially altered during After stating that the differences ing from the Berchtesgaden meeting, the conversations by either the

(Continued from, Page 1.) between Mr. Eden and himself be and which all had been the subject of sending of fresh Italian reinforce- February 18, Mr. official communiquer Issued in Vienna.ments to General France, or failure came acute on Secondly, the Government had

In another reply, Sir John Simon by the Italians to implement Chamberlain said he was content

ATHE ALBURY STAKES.— reconstructed. Herr Seyssinquart as that a rebuff to Italy at this moment said His Majesty's Government had rangements contemplated by the winner $750. Second $300. Third Minister of the Interior and Security would result in an intensification of no information on the attitude of the British formula. Finally, he told $200. For Australian Ponies, Grins would be the only representative of anti-British feeling which might rise Italian Government to

recent

de-Count Grandi he was confident the National Socialism in the new Cabinet, apart from Herr Schmidi, them

to the point in which war between velopments in Austria beyond what Itallan Gavernment would approach of this Meeting. Weight for inches

as per scale. might who was a member of the last ad- He had informed Count Grand to- become inevitable.

the negotiations in the same spirit 10 lb. penalty, of two races, barred. had appeared in the Italian press,

Question lime was punctuated by eith, and with the desire to reach an | From the 14 Mile Post (About Hair | SIRDHANA

an themselves namely in perfect good Jockey ministration;

Allowance. Entrance $10. the Thirdly, cases of public officials who day that the British Government was sharp bursts of cheering on would

Immedi- of the Prime Minister who was warm-agreement to begin conversations be

ready

Milo 170 Yards). deprived of pensions were ately with tome, and that no settle-ly received by ministerialists, and of

Chamberlain observed, par to be re-examined;

Fourthly,

Nationalment could be agreed to which did Mr. Eden, who was greeted from all enthetically, perhaps in that sentence Socialists will be legally permitted not include R settlement of the parts of the House as he walked to he had expressed the difference in to indulge in political activity with-Spanish question. Any agreement the seat below the gangway usually outlook between Mr. Eden and him- He believed it negotiations in the framework of

would be submitted to the League taken by Ministers who have resign-self. the patriotic front.

of Nations for its agreement.

ed. The Father of the House, Mr. were approached in a spirit of mutual confidence there was good hope The Italian Government had ac-Lloyd George was also welcomed on Sir John Simon pointed out that

be might the Austrian Consitution of 1934 re- cepted the formula concerning the his return from

a holiday abroad. they

brought mains uncharged, and it was n-withdrawal of volunteers from Spain PEACE BY FRANK RECIPROCITY ed upon in a spirit of suspicion then nounced that measures would be and the taken in Germany designed to

ex-(Opposing of belligerent rights. : Inughter)

Mr. Eden begon his statement by sarily precludo bad faith.

no previous guarantees would neces- clude Interference by German party Mr. Chamberlain added: "I am remarking that the maintenance of officers in Austrian affairs.

not here to say that the action of peace was recognised by all as the POLICY ON THREE PRINCIPLES Italy in the past has been satifactory objective of the country's foreign to me, but I am concerned with the policy. But peace to be enduring Earlier in the speech the Premier The Prime Minister then moved the

future and not the past" (Cheers). must rest on the foundations of frank sold his own views on the foreign adjournment amid ministerini cheers.

Mr. Chamberlain believed that it reciprocity. On that basis, negotia-policy of the country were that it Arrested in the Race Course Mr. Chamberlain said that Mr. Eden's negotiations were approached in ations with all countries, whatever should be based on three principles. enclosure yesterday for stealing decision had come with a shock as spirit of mutual confidence there was their forms of government, were Firstly, the protection of British in-goods from people, two men, Li Piu. the event was extremely painful to good hope that they might be brought possible and desirable. But in such terests and lives of British nationals; 25 and Wu Kwong, 21, were charged successful conclusion. They negotiations, and their method, they secondly, the maintenance of peace separately with larceny before Mr. It was not enough to lay down could not obtain peace by continuing must be watchful to see they were so far as they could influence it and R. A. D. Forrest at the Central

a vendetta and refusing even to talk in fact strengthening, and not under-the general principles for keeping peace. about differences. He had

settlement of differences by Magistracy to-day. "If we truly desire pence it is necess-been so convinced of the rightness/aining the foundations upon which peaceful means; thirdly, promotion

International confidence

Li admitted having atolen three ary to sustain efforts to

ultimately of friendly relations with other coun- ascertain, of a Cabinet dicision as in this case.coming to the conversations with eate and keep

tries which were willing to recipro- and if possible, remove the

receipts from the pocket of a student

which threaten peace, and which for throughout Europe and its pence for Italy to the principle of which, he/national conduct-without which there hard labour, and for breach of the the rules of inter-and was sentenced to three months' many months have kept Europe in a state of tension."

had been committed since the ex-ut it was not enough to lay reminded the House, the Government could be neither security nor stabi deportation ordinance he was fur- ther sentenced to six months' hard GOVERNMENT SAFE

labour. The Premier wound up the debate. tween Mr. Chamberlain and Signor general principles. If they wanted

change of letters last summer be-

down He sald that assuming the tallan Mussolini-he said the

Wu, who had two previous con- assurances are not to be relied upon,

Immediate peace they must make constant victions, received two months hard then there would be no agreement.

WAN whether now was efforts to ascertain, and, if possible labour and was recommended for the time for their "It is negotiations, not an agree- In

opening, remove the conditions threatening Danishment. He pleaded guilty to his conviction view of the attitude of

not peace and which had kept Europe in having stolen a ruler from a Chinese

of tension state

and Italian Government to international Moreover, he

anxiety workman. he had never problems in general, and towards deplore the senseless waste of money

ceased Great Britain in particular. Italian in the renewal of arms competition, cribed by the latter. propaganda ugainst Britain was rife and he refused to believe

He himself thought the effect of a throughout the world. Moreover, mutual

Austrian

PREMIER'S DEFENCE

them all,

to a

never

causes The aim was a general appeasement

|o generation.

Mr. Chamberlain proceeded with: a closely reasoned narrative of events in defence of his own actions and policy, stating that it was in the steady deterioration of Anglo-Italian relations that fresh opportunity arose

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It was Impossible to remove genuine opening of conversations would be la promise, had been made with the grievances and unfounded suspicions, disastrous, and by intensification problems arising from the Spanish For these reasons therefore, he and of Anglo-Itailan misunderstanding, hly colleagues had been anxious to might make war ultimately. Inevit- While he had been Foreign Secre- find some opportunity of starting a able. Therefore he had never been tary he had made several attempts conversation with the two European more completely convinced of the to better Anglo-Italian relations. In countries with which they had been rightness of any course than he was January 1935, after diflicult negotiaat variance, namely Germany and of the rightness of yesterdays decision tlons, they simed the Mediterrancan Italy, in order that they might learn by the Cabinet. ́ ̧ agreement and within a few days whether there was a common ground more Italians were sent to Spain on which they might build a genuine Minister gave assurances to France In his closing sentences, the Prime while propaganda continued. After teheme of appeasement in Europe, the Prime Minister's exchange.

that there would be no departure letters there was temporary

THE OTHER POINT OF VIEW Improve

from a policy of close friendship with. rent, but soon it was followed by As to Germany, Mr. Chamberlain her, which the late Foreign Secretary Events

than refer in the Mediterranean with did not more

to Lord had been fostering. be

and

appealed which the House was familiar, and by Halifax's visit, but he reviewed in for an effort to bring Britain and the glorification by the head of the some detail the history of the recent France on the one hand, and Ger- Italian Clovernment of victories of relations with Italy, including the inany and Italy on the other, into Italian forces In Spain.

He sub-

ub-xchange of letters last July with friendly discussion which might lead 10 a settlement of differences, and mitted they ought not to risk a re- Signor Mussolini. In the subse to u

of these disillusioning quent months, to the events of which prevent an increasing embitterment experiences, and he wished therefore, the Premier alluded, Anglo-Italian of relations, always threatening an before opening conversations, to live relations had seriously and steadily eventual outbreak of confilet which might mean the end of western elvi- пл agreement, not only on the prin- deteriorated. ciples of withdrawal of volunteers.

ing of the need for an effort ilsation. from Spain, but on the detalled con-

derstand the mentality of other altions of withdrawal.

the and how aations,

differently same facts could appear to opposite sider, Mr. Chamberlain told, the They were in the presence of pro-dime suspicion was growing in Rome House he understood that nil that gressive deterioration of respect for that the British-Government did not International obligations and at want conversations, and was merely tempts to secure politicat designs by forcible means, and such a time was rearmament in order

kuiling the Halians

while it

it completed to exact re- not one, in his judgment, to plunge venge for the Italian into negotiations unprepared.

conquest of In Britain, such an idea fantastic, but in an atmos

pelition

NOT THE ONLY ISSUE

Mr. Eden went on to say the issue

1983

he had described was not the sole one phere of ili-will, suspicion bred sus- dividing him from the Prime Minister. picion, and they must recognise that Within the last few weeks, upon one that, fantastic kica had been seriously of the most important decisions of held in Italy. tercign polley which did not concern Therefore, when recently in con- Italy at all, there had been a dif-versation with Mr. Eden, Count férence which was fundamental and Grandi had indicated the wish of the the Prime Minister, he knew, was Balian Government to open conver conscious of it. If the Government sations he, Mr. Chamberlain, was to speak with an undivided voice most anxious to seize the opportunity International affairs, it was essen to dispel such notions. So far as the tial the Prime Minister and his recognition of the Italian annexation Foreign Secretary should have a was concerned the late Foreign similar outlook and belleve in the Secretary had indicated to Count samo methods.

Grandi-and he spoke for, the whole Concluding Mr. Eden said: "Or Goverment the attitude of British late the conviction has steadily grown public opinion and of the other upon me that there has been too League members in consonance with keen a desire on our part to make whom the Government would desire terms with others zather

than to act, would be profoundly intuenced othera

should make

by the consideration that on ogreo- was the at-ment reached as the result of con country in the

versations promised to make a real would not

be in the contribution to a general appease- for. It to be our ment hiilfude to-day, I do not believe

with Count Grandi, the We can make progress in European Secretary was then arranged with

A meeting with Prime Minister and the Foreign appencement, more particularly t the light of events of the past fow the concurrence of the latter, and clays and these events must surely! It was only after that meeting Mr. bo present in all our minda--II wo Chamberlain said, that a difference nilow reports to gain credency inorged between himbolt and Mr. abrodd that we yield to constant den regarding opening of cos présauró, 1 am, certain in my own verfational on be lied arvesty Gear

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