NO DISCRIMINATION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 143, 18 June 1936, Page 7

NO DISCRIMINATION

IF SANCTIONS ARE LIFTED BRITISH CABINET ATTITUDE [By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright] Received June 17, 9.5 p.m. LONDON, June 17. The political correspondent of the Times says it is expected that Cabinet will make the withdrawal of sanctions conditional that there be ro discrimination by Italy against trade with sancI tionist countries. The Daily Mail’s Rome correspon- . dent says that the British Cabinet’s reported intention to abolish sanctions. L has been received with satisfaction, r but no surprise, for it was considered ‘ inevitable since Mr. Chamberlain’s ’ speech. 'l’he Rome correspondent of the , Tinies says it may be noted that nothing is being said about Italy’s removal of her own counter-sanctions. It is less than a month ago that the directorate , of the Fascist party declared for the permanent and irrevocable exclusion of the products of sanctionist countries. In the meantime, it is admitted that Italy is conducting commercial negotiations with a number of countries, including Germany. Italy obviously is seeding to bend the sanctionist countries by dangling- before their eyes the (rewards she is preparing to bestow upon non-sanctionist countries. NOT RUNNING AWAY SPEECH BY HERTZOG ADHERENCE TO SANCTIONS Received June 17, 11.20 p.m. CAPETOWN, June 17. General Hertzog, in a speech in the ' Assembly, reaffirmed the Union’s adherence to sanctions. “We have no right to be unfaithful to the League merely because others are not going to be true to it,’’ he said. “If others are not prepared to face the possible outcome of continuing sanctions that does not affect South Africa, which intends to support the League to the last. If the League collapses South Africa will at least have the saisfaction of knowing she ( is not among the countries running ? away from their duty to the League. 1 It is the duty of all League mem- 1 bers to meet their obligations and show they are prepared to do so, no matter what the cost may be. There should be no retreat, even if Italy declares war. If the League fails it will be for the sole reason that the ations which should have fulfilled their obligations had not the moral courage and moral strength to make the necessary sacrifices. If the League fails, as it must if sanctions are abandoned, nothing will prevent another world war within 20 years.’’ SHOULD BE RAISED OPINION IN SWITZERLAND. ' Received June 17, 10.20 p.m. t BERNE. June 17. f M. Motta, in the Upper House, stated c that the Government was of opinion t that sanctions should be raised. r SANCTIONS AND TRADE. INTERESTING FIGURES. GENEV, June 16. The League Secretariat states that IS countries applying the sanctions had a total of imports from Italy during April to the vaule of only 424,000 gold dollars, compared with 6,777,000 in April, 1935. Their exports to Italy were 2,453,000 dollars, compared with 1 •8.807,000. 8 BRITAIN’S FOREIGN POLICY. c I DEBATE UN THURSDAY'. 1 [ British Official Wireless. ] RUGBY, June 16. r Thursday’s debate in the House of t Commons on the Government’s foreign 1 policy, with special reference to the I question of sanctions, will open with ja speech by Air. A. Eden, and Mr. t Stanley Baldwin will rpeak towards the ' close of the debate. r Opposition leaders will take part, in ]• the debate, and it is understood that [ Mr. Lloyd George will also speak. DOMINIONS’ VIEWS i‘ 0 DESIRE TO END SANCTIONS i REPORT FROM LONDON ‘ LONDON, June 16. The evening newspapers give prominence to an announcement that Mr. J. A. Lyons sent a cable to Mr. S. M. Bruce in which he is reported to have intimated that Australia was anxious to see sanctions ended in view of the loss of Italian marketing. The Sun-Herald says that Britain’s attitude towards sanctions was outlined by Mr. Eden this afternoon at a conference with the Dominions’ High Commissioners, each of whom submitted their own Dominion’s view- ‘ point. Mr. Bruce presented the Coni- . mon wealth’s case, the newspapers’ an- ’■ nouncement of which caused a flutter, especially among foreign correspondents who suspect that London inspired the Commonwealth to initiate the abandonment of sanctions to enable the British Government to present a strong case to the House of Commons on June 18, and simultaneously to save its face on the Continent. Actually all of the Dominions, except South Africa, favoured the dropping of sanctions. Mr. Eden frankly explained the British reasons for the reversal of policy, emphasising the failure of the t League action had caused splits and s fissures throughout Europe and that the s continuation of sanctions would make t the position worse. h The Sun-Herald says that Mr. Bruce has been offered and will probably ac- a cept the presidency of the IDardanelles f ■Conference commencing at Montreaux tl on June 2s. s;