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3RITAIN AND THE SOVIET. “FLIRTING WITH BOLSHEVISM.” By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received May 29, 9.15 p.m. London, May 28. In the House of Lords Lord Mayo, in moving for the immediate discontinuance of the Anjsflo-Soviet conference, said he considered flirting with Bolshevism did not commend itself to the Empire. Lord Parmoor (Lord President of the Council) said the Government hoped the conference would continue until an arrangement satisfactory to both countries was reached, though there was no reason why this result could not be obtained if outside partisans abstained from interference. The Government was endeavouring to speed up the negotiations, but a very large number of issues was involved, several of which were of great importance. The Government regarded the attainment of an agreement as most important to Europe. Lord Curzon declared that the conference communiques had peen negative, ambiguous and obscure. He did not wish to be unfriendly and, therefore, he suggested a modification of the motion. expressing the opinion that the conference should be brought to as early a conclusion as possible. To thia the House agreed.