Satisfaction In Britain

Northern Advocate, 15 May 1939, Page 5

Satisfaction In Britain

(Received 2.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 13,

The satisfaction with which Mr Chamberlain’s statement to the House of Commons on the understanding with Turkey has been received is reflected in press comment. The successful conclusion of the preliminary negotiations with Turkey —for a definite agreement has yet to be drawn up—is linked by several commentators with the signature the day before at Bucharest of the AngloRumanian trade agreement. The two events' are taken as constituting both a reinforcement of the deterrents to the use of force in an international dispute, thus aiding in the restoration of confidence, and a contribution to the peaceful development of economic exchange, thus laying the foundation of prosperity in which all can share when peace is secured. The great importance of the understanding with Turkey, in its implications both in the eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans, is everywhere stressed, and “The Times” and the “Manchester Guardian,” in , almost identicol terms, call attention to the significance of Turkey’s place in relation to the Arab world, and her friendly relations with the Soviet.

In view of the latter, both newspapers confidently look for more rapid progress in the Anglo-Russian negotiations, to which the prospective meeting at Geneva between Viscount Halifax and M. Potemkin, it is suggested, should also make a valuable contribution.