BRITISH FEARS

Grey River Argus, 8 March 1937, Page 5

BRITISH FEARS

BELGIUM’S ATTITUDE

May Lean to Germany

(Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received March 7, 7 p.m.)

LONDON, March 6. Conversations are proceeding, through diplomatic channels, between London and Brussels, owing to a deli, cate situation having arisen in connection with Belgian neutrality.. It- is feared here that, with the re. ceding chances of a .Western Pact, Herr Hitler’s latest promise- to respect Belgium’s territoriality may divorce Belgium from England and France. The Belgian (Premier, Dr. Van Zee. land', is anxious to maintain an Anglo-French-Belgian front, but there is pressure exerted: by AL De Grell, the lead, er, and the pro-fascist Rexis-ts, which complicates the situation.

The English and Belgian Govern, nients are endeavouring to reach a solution of this complication. A Brussels newspaper correspondent says: Public opinion in Belgium is becoming increasingly apprehensive, lest the diplomatic stalemate, existing in Western Europe might furnish Herr Hitler with a pretext for some new manoeuvre, making Belgium’s posi. tion even more difficult than it has been since the violation of tihe Locarno Agreement.