UNEASY QUESTIONS
IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
WHAT IS BRITAIN'S POLICY?
(Received April 10, 2.30 p.m.)
LONDON, April 9,
In the House of Commons Sir /Austen Chamberlain, joining in Mr. J^ansbury's and Sir Herbert Samuel's demand for the earliest possible deibate for the European cqnferences, ,said that the only object was for the ■Government to know that in these critical times they had the support and authority of the House behind them.
Mr. J. Maxton (Labour) protested that Mr. Mac Donald and Sir John ; Simon might undertake commitments fat Stresa and Geneva, of which the mouse had no indication. "We have foeard where Italy, Germany, Russia, fand Poland stand. Ido not know >Svhere my own country stands." ' Sir John Simon said that nobody ."contemplated that irritain or anyone '•else should enter into commitments ■at Geneva on April 15. . Sir E. W. Grigg (C): While our representatives at Geneva will not enter i into fv t h commitments without con,'sulting Parliament, I hope they will nevertheless make it clear that we (stand by our existing commitments. ';. Mr. G. le M. Mander (L.): Is it not (possible for the ■ Government?' tQ_stata
its policy before going to Stresa and Geneva? May we be assured that the Government really has a policy? No reply.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 85, 10 April 1935, Page 12
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