BRITISH PRESS COMMENT

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 105, 6 May 1927, Page 7

BRITISH PRESS COMMENT

UNANIMOUS APPROVAL

(Received Cth May, II a.m.)

LONDON, sth May. The newspapers, which were taken by complete surpriso by tho Noto to America, unanimously approve its contents.

Tho "Times" says that the last thing desired was a controversy with tho United States about a debt which we aro steadily discharging, but Mr. Mollon's mis-statemonts havo obtained a wide currency and cannot be allowed to pass unchallenged. "It is particularly regrettable that tho Secretary,of tho United States Treasury should havo appeared to sacrifice to tho demands of domestic politics tho scrupulous accuracy ho might so easily havo observed."

The "Daily Chronicle" says: "Tho Note does its utmost to save Mr. Mellon's face and facilitate his making tho amende honorable, if he desires."' Tho "Financial Times" declares that tho Note should clear the air and prevent the recurrence of statements that create and foster harmful misunderstandings.

The "Morning Post" says: "The country will heartily approve the Government'a action in stating tho facts to the world. Tho British people cannot but feel that it is hard that they should openly be accused by a member of tho United States Government of profiting by a settlement which lowers their whole standard of living. Whother he was influenced by domestic exigencies or not, Mr. Mellon published to the world erroneous statements which wo trust he will sco fit to withdraw. ''

The "Daily Telegraph" regrets tho necessity for the Note, but says that necessity was not tho British Government's making. It had boon thrust upon them by Mr. Mellon's extremely serious inaccuracios. "It is difficult to compute the projudico dono by it to Great Britain in Europe."