SECURITY PACT

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 143, 21 May 1925, Page 5

SECURITY PACT

DIFFERENCES GF OPINION. THE DOMINIONS’ VIEWPOINT. (By Electric Teiegrapb .---Copyright.) Received May 21, B.W a -tn. LONDON, May 20. The Anglo-French discussions over the security pact have disclosed u serious Cabinet breach, one section, including Mr L. (J. M. S. Amery,; strongly supporting the Dominions, who have an unconcealed distaste tor a commitment binding the Empire to intervene in a Continental dispute. Sydney Sun cable.

EUROPEAN FRONTIERS. HAGGLING AND WRANGLING. LONDON, May 20. . The Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic correspondent states: “Tile British Government is considering the proposed French reply to the German security proposals. The problem is a most difficult one, largely because France is endeavouring to secure from the Reich acceptance in perpetuity of all its eastern and southern frontiers, whereas Germany refuses to agree to the permanency of the eastern frontiers. This constant haggling and wrangling, between Continental nations is creating impatience in Britain and an even ’.verse impression iii the Dominions, where opinion is only a shade less unfavourable to the GermanAllies Pad-, than it was to the AngloFrench Pact. “The Dominions’ hesitation to accept commitments in Europe is aggravated by the lack of goodwill and reason abloncsii on the part of the rival States ii: Europe, whose safety, the British Empire is expected to guarantee. Dominion opinion, ho.vcver, considers the safeguarding of Imperial communications more urgent than the safeguarding of European frontiers, or even the Channel ports. The Dominions may, however, he expected to heed the fact- that the best American opinion agrees with Messrs Baldwin and Chamberlain that no effort should bo spared by the Empire to facilitate European stabilisation.” —A. and N.Z. cable.