BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1930, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE NAVAL TREATV

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Oopyrigh t).

LONDON, June 3

In the House of Cb'mmons, Major Hills (Conservative) Emphasised Hon Baldwin’s motion would' he regarded as a condemnation of the Treaty, if the Sea. 'Lords had failed in their duty or the (lovernment had disregarded their advice. A vote of censure should be moved otherwise Major Hills preferred to believe the Government had the sup port of professional opinion of the Admiralty (Labour cheers.)’ Hon, W. Churchill said the 1 Conservative Party asked that 1 there should be a searching examination of the derails of the Treaty before the country committed itself -irrivocally. It was a- treaty of inferiority in form and on paper. We ought! not to get into the position where'any Power, even the most friendly, had undoubted means to threaten us with starvation. He had no' hesitation'-' in saying the country was safer with;the five battleships which*'were being strapped under the Treaty, than .with the cm'sens which would have to‘ bej- built. Was that economy? This conference was the supreme failure of all conferences. Relations between Italy and France ha been definitely wot.sefi'&'d and the’ United Rta.tes„as, a, re,su|t of v , ; the Trentv would 'Spend' between' a 1 hundred and two hundred mill ions Jti..the ,next five yonr9. Mr A. Alexander isflid dn,'his heart of hearts Mr Churchill liacl no real desire for peace, ,y, Mr Baldwin’s motion was rejected by 28 to 201. /•< : LONDON. .Tone 3. Tn consequence .of the. Liberal Party’s decision to support: the Hons** of LoHs in the amendment to the Coni Bill, the Government will he faced with another o. critical division to-night. : n i. •