CONTROL OF SAAR BASIN.
DRASTIC DECREE BY LEAGUE.
QUESTION IN COMMONS.
Australian and N.Z. Cable Association(Reed. 8.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 1.
Sir John Simon (Liberal), in the House of : Commons, asked whether the League of Nations Council in March adopted a proposal to, issue a decree by the League, as the responsible body under the Versailles Treaty for the administration of the Saar, making it an offence punishable by a fine or imprisonment to criticise publicly the Treaty of Versailles or the actions of the League, and what action the British representative took.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin replied that the statement was substantially correct. With regard to the British representative's attitude, the President of the Board of Education, Mr. E. F. L. Wood, would make a statement next week.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18389, 3 May 1923, Page 7
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