THE LOCARNO TREATY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19511, 15 December 1926, Page 13

THE LOCARNO TREATY.

POSITION OF DOMINIONS. EXTENT OF OBLIGATIONS, QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received 9 p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON. Dec. 13. In the House of Commons, Mr. G. M. Garro-Jones (Liberal: Hackney) asked Mr. L. S. Amery, Secretary for the Dominions, whether any of the Dominions were now associated with Britain in her responsibilities under the Treaty of Locarno. Mr. Amery, in his reply, said that if the question meant the obligations set out in article nine, the answer was. in the negative. Mr. Garro-Jones then asked if Mr. Amery was aware that the resolution submitted by the Imperial Relations Committee had no solid meaning whatever. He also asked if any representations had been' made to the Foreign Secretary requesting that there should be no further obligations undertaken which would result in the isolation of England. Mr. Amery said he did not think that the resolution mentioned was not a solid contribution. Sir Robert Thomas (Liberal: Anglesey): " Have the Dominions agreed to the optional clauses ?" Sir. Amery replied that there had been no ratification of the optional clauses. Article 9 of the Treaty of Locarno runs: " This present treaty shall impose no obligations upon the British Dominions or India, unless the. Government of a Dominion, or of India, signifies its acceptance hereof."