CHAMBER’S SUPPORT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 306, 31 December 1935, Page 7

CHAMBER’S SUPPORT

LAVAL GOVERNMENT GENEVA DISAPPOINTED FUTURE OF SANCTIONS "NIGGER IN WOODPILE” Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright] Received Dec. 30, 9.40 p.m. LONDON, Dee. 30. The Manchester Guardian's Geneva correspondent says that League quarters are undisguisedly disappointed at the Chamber’s support of M. Laval, who is regarded as the “nigger in the woodpile” concerning oil sanctions. The vote is expected to give him renewed assurance in the expected attempt to prevent the extension of sanctions. League circles are distrustful of M. Laval’s assurances of France’s unswerving support for the League, as whatever France’s general attitude they believe that M. Laval personally is over-devoted to his conception of a FrancoItalian alliance and will give no more than lip service in the present crisjs.

The Guardian’s Paris correspondent, however, doubts whether M. Laval’s personal victory carried approval of his policy, and adds that the debate showed a strong movement against it, especially in publie opinion throughout France, where to-day there are few admirers of Mussolini. RECEPTION ABROAD JETTWR FEELING IN GERMANY. LONDON, Dec. 29. The Telegraph’s Berlin correspondent says that it i* semi-officially considered thta M. Laval’s speech improves the prospects of a Franco-German understanding. The Press attacks the Deputies who ft t cred Tamings against Germany. ITALIAN VIEWPOINT DEFEAT OF EXTREMISTS NOME, Dee. 29. M. Laval’s success is interpreted as i defeat of the extreme sanctionists in England and France. There is a genital atmosphere of calm, except the conbaaed press attacks on Britain. LAVAL A GOOD FRIEND. ROME. Dee. 28. Italy is pleased with M. Laval’s suctt*s. but political circles regard the de treating majority as ominous, realising that if M. Laval goes Italy will loose a good friend. GALLANT AIRMAX SILVER MEDAL AWARD—,. ROME, Dee. 28. General Badoglio has awarded Lhe iilver medal for bravery- to Warrant Office - Vaschi, who on Christmas Day haded near a hostile force to assist a *omnt-ie who had been forced down by rile fir® while machine-gunning an Abyss ; nian column in the Takazze area. Va- i crashed owing to the uneven ground. Both men set fire to the ’plan?-- and signalled the remainder of f he squadron that they would return on foot. The ,'«|uadron flew low in order to prote-t them until troops, arriving in tßpr-' -e to a wireless messag**, ensured Ue p;bits’ safety.