GERMAN ATTITUDE

Taranaki Daily News, 23 March 1935, Page 7

GERMAN ATTITUDE

SIR. H. SAMUEL’S READING POSITION MISUNDERSTOOD UNANIMITY IN BRITAIN ASSURANCE OF LIBERALS By Telegraph—Press Assn— Copyright. London, March 21.. Sir Herbert Samuel, Liberal leader, in the House of Commons debate on the German armament decision said the French Note to Germany was unanswerable from a juridical viewpoint but it had long been apparent that part five of the Versailles Treaty was failing and general disarmament could not last long. There was a school of thought, in Germany that realised that Britain was terribly handicapped financially by a heavy national debt, while Germany, by inflation and other means, had wiped out the pre-war debt. They were now prepared to arm to the utmost of Germany’s resources. He could imagine these people saying to themselves, “We have shaken off the dictated treaty and broken the circle round us; Britain and France have fallen out.” . It was again clear that a, single resolute nation was more than a match for five or six quarrelling Powers. It was therefore right that at this critical hour warnings should be voiced that this school of thought in Germany profound-, ly misunderstood the situation. If it thought the British people were either ignorant or indifferent there was a maxim that these Germans should remember, “He who makes many afratfi has many to fear.” Let Germany, having secured liquidation of an impossible position under the Treaty of Versailles, not think of defying the world a second time. Let her rejoin the comity of nations and return to the League to work with the others for the maintenance of peace, which was as essential to her as to the other peoples. He trusted that Sir John Simon, in the difficult and momentous negotiations at Berlin, would feel that he had behind him the full force of the combined optional support. (Cheers.)

THE VISIT TO MOSCOW

R. A. EDEN’S PROPOSALS PLANS FOR THE WELCOME British Wireless. Rugby, March 21. (Mr. R. A. Eden, Lord Privy Seal, will be accompanied on his journey to Russia by the Soviet Ambassador at London, M. Maisky, Mr. Eden’s Parliamentary private secretary, Lord Craribourne, and officials of the Foreign Office, including Mr. W. Strang, who until recently was counsellor and Charge d’Affaires at the British Embassy at Moscow. Mr. Eden will liave conversations with theißussian leader, M. Joseph Stalin, but it is expected that the main discussions will be with the Soviet Foreign Minister, M. Litvinoff, on questions arising out of the political situation in Europe. Mr. Eden will stay at the British Embassy and the Russian authorities are arranging a programme of festivities in his honour, which will include an offical dinner given by M. Litvinoff and a gala performance by the Moscow ballet. The party will leave Moscow on March 31 and arrive at Warsaw on the evening of April 1, where Mr. Eden will be welcomed by the Polish Ambassador at London, who is proceeding there specially for the occasion. He will leave Warsaw on the evening of April 3.