DIPLOMATIC CRISIS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 226, 22 August 1935, Page 8

DIPLOMATIC CRISIS

115 P.M. EDITION

DOAIINIONS IN TOUCH

EXTREAIE GRAVITY DESCRIBED. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received August 22, 10.45 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 21. To-day’s meeting of the British and Dominion representatives was a forerunner of a number that 'will lielci before September 4 regarding the Abyssinian situation. It was held principally with the object of imparting the full story of the Paris conference failure to the Dominions, also in acoordance with the established principle of close liaison with the Dominions when a major decision on international policy is pending. Sir Samuel Hoare and Air H. A. Eden left the High Commissioners m no doubt regarding the extreme gravity of the situation. The Dominion representatives were offered an opportunity of expressing tentative views, but 'pending to-morrow’s Cabinet meeting the consultations have not reached a stage at which Britain can take soundings of the extent to winch moral and material support might be expected from the Empire. Cabinet’s own decision cannot be made until the sanction and antisanction elements in it are reconciled. It will probably be a week before the Higli Commissioners are in a position to seek instructions. AY'hile there is ample evidence of interest in the situation by. all the Dominions, the Australian Associated Press learns that none has yet expressed an opinion to YY'hitehall. The news of the AI misters’ conierence and Air Ramsay AlacDonald’s reference to 15714 weakened sentiment on the London Stock Exchange and quotations in many directions closed with material losses on the day.