NOT CAUGHT THIS TIME

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3849, 4 October 1932, Page 4

NOT CAUGHT THIS TIME

Whoa the European Powers in<lliced Britain, to meet, them at Stresa a ortnight ago f<, consider the solution of the problem of maintaining flu stability of the Central European States, and especially those in the valley and delta of the Danube, the diplomats of Paris and Berlin thought they laid simple John Bull by the pocket. Wanted a loan of him. But the Europeans got itllo shock of their lives' at the conference On th e ground that it »' a s not prepared to offer preferences to Banubian grain or to contribute to a common, fund lor the purpose, Britain refused to participate in the suggested agreement formulated by Franco and supported by Germany. Italy, Holland, anld Switzerland followed the lead of Britain. Fritz and Pierre persist and the matter came up before f ho at Genova on Sntturday last. But there again Britain got ‘in first by repeating the reservations made af Sti'esa. Now the Beagne is pushing the problem on to the 1/Ondon Conference. As a matter of fact Britain’s Empire has its own surplus of wheat and at long last John Bull ha s begun to think that charity and preference should begin a home and with his own kin overseas. It is full time that Britain pulled) clear of Europe and. its rivalries and complications*