POOR RECEPTION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 265, 9 November 1936, Page 7

POOR RECEPTION

MR. EDEN’S SPEECH REACTIONS IN GERMANY BERLIN, Nov. 6. The German Press gives the British Foreign Secretary's speech on foreign policy a poor reception, especially his allusions to Germany's economic difficulties, for which newspapers reiterate that Britain must share responsibility. They also describe Mr Eden’s statement that Anglo-German friendship cannot be diverted against other Powers as incomprehensible. Papers add that Germany’s hostitlity to Russia must be taken into account by all who desire her friendshipIn the course of his speech in the House of Commons, Mr Eden said that the desire for closer Anglo-Ger-man friendship often expressed in Germany was generally reciprocated in Britain. There were, however, two conditions attaching inevitably to any friendship which Britain could proffer to any other country whether France, Germany, or any other. “These are that such friendships cannot bo exclusive and cannot be directed against anyone else,” he said. PLAYING FOR TIME BRITISH REARMAMENT Received Nov. 8, 9.10 p.m. LONDON, Nov. 7. The Rome correspondent of the Times says that Mr. Eden’s speech disappointed Ita* . This is evident from the complete absence of official comment. The Press is almost equally silent, but have printed dispatches from London correspondents in which Mr. Eden is variously said to have met. Mussolini’s outstretched hand by putting his own hands in his pockets. One correspondent describes Britain as playing for time while she completes her rearmament programme.