FRANCO-BRITISH ARMS NOTE

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 177, 22 February 1933, Page 2

FRANCO-BRITISH ARMS NOTE

Austria's Rejection Foreshadowed GERMAN CRITICISM OF SIR JOHN SIMON Press Association —Copyright London, Feb. 20.—The Giornale de Italia records with satisfaction a speech by Herr Winkler foreshadowing Austria's rejection of the Franco-British arms Note asking for the return of certain arms to Italy as the only declaration possible from a country 'conscious of its rights and dignity," says the Rome correspondent of The Times. The North German Gazette describes the Note to Austria as "unparalleled blackmail." The paper attacks Britain for the weakness of the foreign policy enunciated by Sir. John Simon, "who is everlastingly apologising yet acts continuously as though England was more powerless than she is. He even outdoes his predecessor, Sir Austin Chamberlain, in his voluntary self-immolation for the benefit of French Imperialism.''"