FUTURE OF COUNTER SANCTIONS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20448, 19 June 1936, Page 9

FUTURE OF COUNTER SANCTIONS

ITALY’S UNCERTAIN ATTITUDE STRONG OPPOSITION TO CANCELLATION NEW ZEALAND’S POLICY UNDEFINED United Press Assoclatlon—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received' June 18, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 17. The Rome correspondent of “The Times" says: It is authoritatively declared that Italy will regard the raising of sanctions as sufficient to enable her to resume European collaboration. It would be considered as proof and recognition that an error had been committed. This statement was made cti the score of alleged erroneous Interpretations of Italy’s attitude by the correspondent. It is impossible to obtain a definite assurance that the lifting of sanctions would be followed by the immediate lifting of Italian counter sanctions. On the contrary, though it is admitted that the raising of sanctions by the Powers would introduce a new spirit into the situation. It was made clear that Italy intends to pursue the policy of economic selfsufficiency on which she embarked. CLASH OF VIEWS IN BRITAIN FOR AND AGAINST SANCTIONS United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received June 18, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 17. The Cabinet to-day as expected decided the sanctions policy. Political writers ayree that Mr Anthony Eden to-morrow Will announce that the Government favours discontinuance as early as possible. A meeting of members of the House of Commons and others was held in the House. The meeting, which included Labour members and publicists, passed a resolution in favour of the maintenance of sanctions until Italy is ready to agfee to a settlement of the Abyssinian question acceptable to the League of Nations, and in conformity with the Covenant. EVE OF BIG DEBATE MR EDEN’S SPEECH READY United Press Assoclatlon—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, June 17. The political correspondent of “The Daily Mail” says: The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Mr Anthony Eden), before the Cabinet, told Mr Baldwin that he did not intend to resign. Mr Eden read to the Cabinet the statement he is making to-morrow, which, on the lines of Mr Chamberlam’s speech on June 10, admits the failure of sanctions to end the war, and for that reason there Is no wisdom in continuing them. The Cabinet made several alterations to the manuscript. “NOT YET DECIDED” ATTITUDE OF NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT By Telegraph—Press. Association WELLINGTON, June 18. “The Government is not yet in a position to make a definite statement as to its policy respecting the lifting of sanctions against Italy,” said the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage, when his attention was drawn to the London message suggesting that all the Dominions except South Africa favoured the dropping of sanctions. “We are in daily communication with the British Government on the question,” said Mr Savage, “and the whole matter is receiving close and serious attention. However, I am not in a position yet to make a statement on our attitude, and nothing can be said until we have received a reply from the British authorities to our latest communication.” AUSTRALIAN DECISION SUPPORT OF LIFTING OF SANCTIONS United Press Association —By Eleetrlo Telegraph—Copyright (Received June 18, 11.0 p.m.) CANBERRA, June 18. The Prime Minister announced tonight that instructions had been sent to Mr S. M. Bruce (High Commissioner in London), to declare in favour of the abandonment of sanctions when the League of Nations meets on June 30. ALL EYES ON BRITAIN SANCTIONS POLICY United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received June 19, 1.26 a.m.) LONDON, June 18. Not since the debate leading to the resignation of Sir Samuel Hoare has Westminster been the centre of. such European attention. It is generally considered abroad that the decisions of the House of Commons this afternoon Will decide the course of the European policy. The diplomatic correspondent of “The Morning Post” understands that the principal cause of the Cabinet’s decision is the increasing truculence of Germany. It is understood that Sir Robert Vanslttart Informed the French Ambassador that the possibility of rapprochement with Germany was more remote than ever. The Berlin correspondent of “The Times” says that Germany is watching Westminster with cynical detachment. There is little chance that the Nazi foreign policy will fulfil British

hopes, as it seems to be tending more in the direction of expansion at the expense of the States in Eastern Europe. AFRICA HITS OUT RESPECT FOR NATIONAL PLEDGES United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received June 19, 1.26 a.m.) JOHANNESBURG, June 18. “The Johannesburg Daily Mail” says: Wit! sanctions will disappear the last vestige of international respect tor the pledge of any nation. It will be a consolation to recall that South Africa, when national self-respect was renounced fought to retain her own, regardless of the consequences.