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TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 19,

FORMER GOVERNOR OF H.K. SUGGESTS REALM FOR NEGUS

Church Disagree When Italo-British Pact Discussed by Peers.

London, May 18,

The suggestion of a former Governor of Hongkong, Lord Lugard, that Signor Benito Mussolini conceivably might be induced to offer Emperor Haile Selassie some limited area in Abyssinia, with internal autonomy under Italian suzerainty, was commended by the Archbishop of Canterbury during the debate on Foreign Affairs in the House of Lords to-day.

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ATTACKS U.S.

Berlin, May 18.

The London Stock Exchange was The Berlin newspapers have quiot and narrowly irregular, Kamre providing the brightest apo renowed their attacks on the US. despite the fact that they were some Department of State and Wall Street what less active towards the close. which, they accuse,, are

Glid-edgeds were a fraction firmer, increased and new tension between and Brazilians and Far Easterns were Germany and the United States. lower

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The Commodity and Foreign Ex÷ changes continued featureless Department of State at the Utilisation

Bögréa.“United Press. Reuter, Special.

Disagrees

was unusually pro-

"We would like to see removed every cause of mistrust between our- selves and Germany, a view that is shared by the mass of prople of both countries.

Lord Halifax finally argued that talk about the inevitability of war was dangerous and essentially un- true.

Labour Only Critic

Lord Halifax devlared that he had found in Geneva representatives of France, the Little Entente, Belgium and Poland all warmly testifying to the significance of tho Anglo-Italian agreement.

No voice was raised in criticism, so the Labour Opposition in Britain was almost alone in Europe in con- demning what the British Govern- ment tried to do.

Were the Opposition in Govern- ment's place it would be following a Following the speech by the Arch-polley that would not greatly differ bishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of from that followed by the Govern- Durham

the ment. strongly denounced recognition of the Italian conquest of Abyssinia.

"I was Viceroy of India under a Socialist Government, when India Lord Halifax, In his reply, said that passed through its most disturbing the fact that the Archbishop of Can-limes, and no Government could terbury and the Bishop of Durham took fundamentally different views in the morality of the question showed to a humble layman like himself the diffeulty of discovering an objective of truth.

Lord Halifax repeated the main week at points of his speech Jast Geneva.

have given any Viceroy more loyal and whole-hearted support than I Party," received from the Enbour Lord Hallfax said.

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to "I have never been tempted think that a Socialist party with the responsibility of office would fail in duty as custodians of the, wider Interests of the British Common- wenith."

Lord Halifax concluded by appeal-

Initiated By Labour

With regard to the proposal to establish Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia as an Italian puppet, Lording for national unity-Reuter. Halifax said that while there was no objection as far as the British Gov- ernment was concerned, it was a matter for the Italian Government and Emperor Haile Selassie to decide, in the light of their interests and res- ponsibilities.

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No Reason For Conflict

"Provided we are antisled, as we are, that Italy does not mean to use Spain to alter the status quo when the struggle is over, there is no rea- son why the fact that there

side strong Itallan views should conflict with the strong views held by a large section of the Brl- tish public on the other side. It should not preclude us from improv ing relations with Italy over the

on one

London, May 10.

The debate on Foreign Affairs was Initiated In the House of Lords by the Opposition Leader, Lord Snell, who moved: "Is the Opinion of this House, the foreign policy of the government which includes the ne- ceptance of

of a sacrifice of Abyssinian independence and is detrimental to the democratie Government of Spain, offers no certainty of any compensal- ing gain to the principles of peace and democracy."

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Later Lord Brocket moved amendment: "This Houre approves the foreign policy of the Government, Including the proposed Anglo-Italian Agreement, and the maintenance of wider international field.

the policy of non-Intervention "By the Anglo-Italian Agreement Spain, both of which this We have made 1 beginning to recognises as making substantial con-

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