CASTLE OF PEACE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 100, 8 February 1936, Page 5

CASTLE OF PEACE

KEY NOT FURTHER TURNED. recent debate in commons. COMMENT BY GERMAN PRESS. United Press Association— Copyright) (Received This Day, 11.30 a.m.) BERLIN, Feb', i. Beyond remarking there was little British support for the idea of transferring colonies, the Press scarcely comments on the debate in the House ol Commons in Mr George Lansbury s motion in favour of summoning through the League or Nations an international conference to deal with economic factors which the motion claimed are responsible for the worldwide preparations for war, such as the necessity for access to raw materials and markets and for migration. The “Frankfurter Zeitung” says that nobody succeeded giving a turn to the key which Sir Samuel Hoare inserted in the door of the castle of peace a few months ago, when he referred to the need for the redistribution of raw materials.

MR LLOYD GEORGE’S SAGACITY. PRAISED BY ROME NEWSPAPERS. ATTEMPT TO WIN OVER BRITAIN. (Received This Day, 11.30 a.m.) ROME, Feb. 7. The press gives prominence to the debate in the House of Commons, and praises Mr D. Lloyd George’s sagacity. His speech is described as remarkable, as he was one of the authors of the Treaty of Versailles, hence was directly responsible for the present state of affairs in Europe. Most of the newspapers seize on the occasion, and attempt to win over Britain to approval of Italian action in Abyssinia, and underline Signor Mussolini’s repeated assurances that he has no intention of interfering- with Britain’s legitimate and juridically-recog-nised interests.