THE BEST ROAD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 175, 24 June 1935, Page 7

THE BEST ROAD

TO EUROPEAN AMITY. ANGLO-GERAIAN TREATY. “PRACTICAL PEACE POLICY.” (United Press Association.—By ElectricTelegraph.—Copyright.) Received June 24, 9.15 a.m. LONDON, June 23. -The Foreign Office states that the Anglo-German conversations have followed the similar friendly lines of those with representatives of the other Governments. Though the views exchanged were necessarily tentative, suggestions regarding naval " limitation would be confidentially communicated to the other Powers.

Herr Von ltibbentrop, interviewed, interpreted the agreement as the beginning of a practical peace policy, since it bad permanently settled the vital Anglo-German naval problem. Europe previously undertook too much instead of tackling the problems seriatum. A. collective peace system was placing the cart before the horse. Germany wanted a system based on facts, not theories, of friendship. This should he the foundation of any League of Nations, but we could get there only step by step. Herr Von Ribbentrop scouted the insinuation that Germany has attempted to drive a wedge between France and England. He added: We are now on the best road to secure close collaboration between England, France, and Germany.

FRANK EXCHANGES,

ON VITAL ASPECTS

(British Official Wireless.) Received June 24, 10.57. a.m. RUGBY, June 22

In a communique regarding the Anglo-German naval conversations issued by the Foreign Office, it was stated that there had been full and frank exchanges of views on such questions as future qualitative limits and programmes of future naval construction, and a statement both of Germany’s views and of the suggestion of His Alajesty’s Government in regard to the future general agreement on naval limitation will be communicated confidentially to the governments of the other interested Powers in the future discussions with their representatives.