BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18722, 30 May 1924, Page 7

BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.

CONFERENCE 15' LONDON.

LORDS SHOW IMPATIENCE.;

HOSTILE MOTION ' MOVED.

By . Telegraph— Association —Copyright. * (Received 12.5 a.m.) Renter. . • "LONDON., May : 28.; In the House of Lords the Earl of Mayo moved a resolution providing for the immediate discontinuance of. the •/ AngloSoviet Conference. - He said that he , considered it wfis "flirting with Bolshevism. It did not commend itself to the Empire. • Lord Parmoor, Lord President of the Council, said that the Government hoped the conference would continue •; till an arrangement satisfactory to , both countries had been reached. There : was no reason why this result could not be obtained if outside particans would abstain from interference. ■:' * The - Government was endeavouring to speed up the negotiations, but a very large number of issues were involved, several of which were of great importance. The Government ' regarded the attainment of an agreement as most important to Europe Marquis Curzon, of Kedleston, declare 4 that the conference communiques had been negative, and ambiguous and obscure. He did not wish to be unfriendly and therefore suggested modification • of the motion. He expressed the opinion that the conference should be brought to as early ', a conclusion as possible. ; j . The House agreed to the modification motion. 'V;::;.- 1 " * 1 v