WARNING NOTE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18975, 27 March 1936, Page 6

WARNING NOTE

MILITARY ALLIANCES VIEWS OF LLOYD GEORGE CHURCHILL UIVKS ADVICE PEACU<] BNCIRGLEM BNT (Kli'C Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. March 27. 2.10 p.m.) LONDON, March 26. In the debate in the House of Commons on Ihc international situation, Mr. Lloyd George reminded the House thai the' French view of the While Paper was different from that of the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden. The French believed that they had a military convention, said Mr. Lloyd George" There ought to be no ambiguity about the subject involving the lives of millions of young men. Mr, Lloyd George criticised the staff conversations and recalled the circumstances of 1914. Jiow the Kaiser sent a message to the Czar: "I cannot negotiate unless you stop mobilisation." With oratory holding the House spellbound. Mr. Lloyd George voiced a warning against a military compact resulting in power, at a moment of crisis, passing from the hands of the Government to those of the military authorities. LOSS OIF CONFIDENCE Sir Austen Chamberlain said that unless something could be done to restore confidence ill treaties, no new treaties would be possible. Herr Hitler had made plenty of reassuring utterances. What was Tacking were reassuring acts. Herr Hitler hail ottered 25 years of peace, but Germany already was bound under the Kellogg Pact never to use war as an instrument of policy. Mr. Winston Churchill said that whenever Heir Hitler talked of pence Germany made ii new advance towards war. The violation of the Rhineland agreement menaced Holland, Belgium and fiance. "When the [Uiine is foil died, as I assume it will be, it will leave Germany free to 'sally eastward or southward," continued .'Mr. Churchill. . "All the Stales alarmed al the growth of German armaments might to combine in pacts for mutual assistance under the League Covenant and give Germany a guarantee of the inviolability of German soil. They should agree that if anyone offends Germany, all will turn against the offender and if Germany strikes anyone, all will defend the victim. What is wanted is not a war encirclement of Germany, but a peace encirclement." LONDON INTERVIEWS GERMAN MINISTER TALK WITH MR. BALDWIN (Reed. March 27, 2 p.m.) LONDON, March 26. The speech given in the House of Commons on the international situation by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Kden, and a talk by the Prime Minister. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, to the j German envoy, Herr von Kibhentrup. are the outstanding events of the day. Herr von Ribbentrop's interview with Mr. Baldwin lasted for SO minutes. Jt is officially denied that Mr. Baldwin, through him. sent a message to Herr Hitler, but no doubt he reinforced Mr. Eden's appeal that Germany should make some .suggestion to facilitate immediate negotiations. Herr von Eibbentrop, who is not expected to return to Germany until Saturday, is at present studying Mr. Lden's speech.