NOT AUTHORISED

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 225, 19 June 1929, Page 11

NOT AUTHORISED

PUBLICATION OF BRITISH PREMIER’S ARTICLE

WRITTEN LONG AGO IN PRIVATE CAPACITY

FRENCH PAPER’S COMMENTS

Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Australian Press Association.

(Rec. June 18, 7 p.m.)

London, June 17.

Mr. J. R. MacDonald explains that he wrote the Minorities article long ago in his private capacity, and its publication on Sunday was unauthorised.

The newspapers generally do not pursue the incident of the article in view of the Prime Minister’s statement, but comments are coming from the Conitinent The “Journal des Debats” says: “The ideas correspond closely with those Mr. MacDonald expressed on several occasions, if he intends to support such theories at Geneva in September he will give a most dangerous blow to the cause of peace and liberty. Mr. MacDonald has the reputation of being a friend of peace, but in reality he is a friend of Germany."

[The article in question, which was published in a Sunday newspaper, was described as being “By Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister of Great Britain.” It was headed, “Menace to Europe—Should the Peace Treaties be Revised?” and dealt with the minorities problem in Europe.]