MILITARY PACT.
EUROPEAN PEACE. SHOULD BRITAIN GIVE GUARANTEE ? (EI CABLE--PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPTBIGHT) (AUSTRALIA* AXD Jf.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received February 9th, 8.40 p.m.) LONDON, February 8. The "Daily Express" says editorially that Mr Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, onglit, in tho plainest language, to bo given to understand that British public opinion, irrespective of party, •will not agree to a pact militarily guaranteeing France and Belgium against. Germany. "It is certain," the paper says, "that the Empire as a whole will ncvet accept such a commitment, it would bo a direct threat to the unity of tho Empire. If Britain is forced to choose between defending tho French frontier and preserving the Empire, she will unhesitatingly choose the latter.'' MR GARVIN'S OPINION. LONDON, February 8. Mr J. L. Garvin, editor of tho "Observer," in a lengthy article, coneludes: "A mutual pact of security between Great Britain, France, and Belgium is the first condition of European confidenco and appeasement."
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18303, 10 February 1925, Page 9
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MILITARY PACT.
Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18303, 10 February 1925, Page 9
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