HOARE-LAVAL PLAN

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 148, 19 December 1935, Page 9

HOARE-LAVAL PLAN

COMMONS DEBATE

FULLEST. RESISTANCE

IMPORTANT SPEECH TO BE MADE BY BALDWIN

(British Official Wireless.) (Received December 19, 11.20 a.m.) RUGBY, December 18. It is understood that the Government will regard the Labour Opposition motion upon which the debate in the House of Commons will be raised on Thursday as a vote of censure, which will be resisted to the fullest extent. In view of the current division of opinion among Government followers, interest.attaches to the terms of an amendment which was handed in last night by several of the younger Government supporters, and which is in the following terms:— "This House, recognising that the proposals set out in the White "Paper for- the settlement of the ItaloEthiopian dispute are unacceptable, urges his Majesty's Ministers to resume the policy outlined in September by the Foreign Secretary at Geneva and overwhelmingly endorsed by the country at the recent General Election." I BIG MAJORITY IN FAVOUR. "The Times" says that if it is possible to press this amendment to a division it will be carried by a large majority, for it undoubtedly represents the sentiments of the House of Commons as a whole. The "Daily Telegraph," however, says that the forms of procedure in the House may be held to render impossible the moving of a reasoned amendment on-these lines on a vote of censure. In any event, it adds, Mr. Baldwin will make the matter one of confidence, and, despite the number of Conservative abstentions from the division, the result will be a great major-' ity for the Government. It is probable that the 11 o'clock rule will be suspended to allow the Prime Minister, who ■will wind up the debate for the Government, full time for what is expected to be a very important statement. CHRISTMAS ADJOURNMENT. The Prime Minister announced in the House that the motion for the Christmas adjournment would be taken on Friday. The House would meet, again' on Tuesday, February 4, but the usual provision would be made for the House to be summoned at an earlier date if necessary.