MORE TENSION.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20484, 10 December 1934, Page 1

MORE TENSION.

Anxiety Felt in Geneva. CRYPTIC STATEMENT. FRANCE AND ITALY IN OPPOSING CAMPS. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received December 10. 10.45 a.m.) LONDON, December 9. The Australian Sun-Herald News Service says: Within a few hours of the improvement in the Saar situation, European tension has been renewed by the Hungarian-Yugoslavian dispute, culminating in Captain Anthony Eden rising in his seat at the League Council table at Geneva and making the following cryptic statement:— “ I don’t conceal from the Council that certain reports 1 have received give cause for anxiety.” Another disquieting development is France and Italy being in opposing camps—ltaly backing Hungary and France supporting Yugoslavia. Meanwhile, Germany’s attitude is awaited. All the delegations support M. Laval’s plea for an international convention to suppress terrorism. ON YUGOSLAVIA’S SIDE. France States Her Position at Geneva. GENEVA, December 8. A Hungarian Note to the League of Nations welcomes the opportunity of defending the nation’s honour against the Yugoslavian charges. It declares that Yankaputsza was not a terrorist camp. It was only leased and Hungarian soldiers were not connected with it. The Note denies Hungarian negligence in the control of Yugoslav immigrants and all the other charges. “ France, which was struck simultaneously, sides with Yugoslavia in this grave debate.” declared M. Pierre Laval in reopening the YugoslavHungarian discussion. “ The responsibility of certain Hungarian authorities for negligence, or worse, is apparently established. Hungary ought to reopen th.e inquiry with a view to ensuring just and effective repression.” The Soviet spokesman (M. Litvinoflf), characterising terrorism as disgusting and dangerous, declared that the Soviet had persistently opposed it. The British delegate (Mr R. A. Eden), urging caution, confessed that he had difficulty in deciding regarding the responsibility for the Marseilles crimes. He pointed out that the proI posals for the prevention of terrorism I involved questions of right of asylum, j which Great Britain traditionally maintained. Yet Great Britain did not tolerate the abuse of those rights by employment and advocacy of illegalities. The discussion was adjourned. EXPULSIONS RESCINDED. Hungarians May Remain in Y ugoslavia. (Received December 10. 10.45 a.m.) LONDON, December 9. The Belgrade correspondent of “ The Times” states that the Ministry of the Interior has rescinded the expulsion en masse of Hungarians resident in Yugoslavia, testifying to her desire to avoid demonstrative action, pending the League Council’s decision regarding the Marseilles crime. A Belgrade message says: It is stated that the majority of the Hungarian expulsions were due to local officials’ over-zealous interpretation of the regulations. t ASSASSINATION OF KING/ Ventilation of Complaint by Yugoslavia. British Official Wireless. (Received December 10, 12.45 p.m ) RUGBY, December 9. The discussions on the Yugoslavia complaint against the Hungarian Government for alleged complicity in the activities of the international terrorists associated with King Alexander’s assassination began yesterday. General reports state that in the British delegation circles the view is taken that the judicial and political aspects of the controversy should be carefully separated. and that no fateful decisions should be taken until the inquiries now proceeding into the facts ‘of the Marseilles crime have been concluded.