AMERICAN PRAISE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19372, 9 July 1937, Page 5

AMERICAN PRAISE

AIM OF BRITAIN ATTITUDE TO SPAIN NON-INTERVENTION URGE IKON ORE DIVERTED CONCERN IN LONDON (Bice. Tel. Copyright—United Trcsß Assn.) (Reed. July 9, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 8.

A message from Washington states that the United States Under-Secre-tary of State, Mr. Welles, in an address, blamed the present conditions in Europe to what he termed the super-vengeful provisions of the Versailles Treaty rn order to'assure peace.

He suggested a restoration of the sanctity of treaties and international law, the abolition or reduction of artificial trade barriers, the limitation and eventual reduction of armaments, frequent conferences and an exchange of views, between the nations.

He inferentially condemned Germany and Italy and also Russia and France for intervention in Spain, and praised the British efforts to make effective the non-intervention pact.

The Financial News says that iron and steel interests are worried over General Franco's diversion of Spanish iron ore supplies to Germany, to whom the greater part of the Moroccan minerals have gone in exchange for war material.

The German bombardment of Almeria was significant, as it is the centre of the iron ore district. There is reason to fear that the Basque supplies, which Britain needs and helps to finance,'will also be diverted to Germany.

ISSUE■OF PASSPORTS VISITORS TO SPAIN NEUTRALITY GUARANTEE (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. An Imperial dispatch received by the Government conveys an instruction that persons desiring to proceed to Spain or to the Spanish zone of Morocco must give the passport authorities the following undertakings:

"In connection with my application for special endorsement for Spain, I am proceeding to for the purpose of . I undertake that nothing will take place in the course of my visit that could be considered as implying any intervention by me on behalf of either side of the present dispute in Spain. I understand that I travel at my own risk and that His Majesty's Government cannot take any responsibility for my protection or'for my evacuation in case of need."

The Minister of Internal Affairs, tnt Hon. W. E. Parry, said to-night it would be necessary for New Zealand to act on the instruction which had been sent to all consular officers in His Majesty's Service.