NON-INTERVENTION PLAN.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20247, 16 July 1937, Page 7

NON-INTERVENTION PLAN.

LABOUR PARTY'S ATTITUDE. OBJECT TO BELLIGERENT RIGHTS. THE WITHDRAWAL OF NATIONALS. United press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright (Received July 16, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, July 15. It is expected that most representatives at to-imorrow’rs meeting of the Non-intervention Committee will be in a position to indicate on behalf of their Governments at least preliminary observations on the scheme. Members of the British Labour.Opposition hold that the withdrawal of foreign nationals should be completed before belligerent rights are accorded. In the House of Commons Major Attlee asked Mr Eden whether he would withdraw at to-morrow'-s meeting of the Non-Intervention Committee “this proposal for the recognition of General Franco until after the complete withdrawal of foreign nationals.” Mr Eden, in reply, reminded Major Attlee of the circumstances in which the British Government was entrusted with an international mandate to seek an agreement on a solution of the present difficulties, and said that there could be no question of any modification of the proposals, which the Committee itself had not yet considered. He was sure the House did not wish to jeopardise in advance the cause of international appeasement w’hich the proposals had been designed to further. Belligerent Rights. Major Attlee moved for a debate on the subject of ‘‘the declared intention of the Government to make to the Non-intervention Committee proposals which contemplate the granting of oelligerent rights to General Franco, and which do not make effective provision for a complete cessation of foreign intervention in Spain.” The Speaker asked if Major Attlee had the support of the House, and the Labour members rose in a body to signify their assent, whereupon leave was granted.

A MIXED RECEPTION. FRENCH PRESS COMMENT. PLAN WILL SATISFY NONE. SOON DIE A NATURAL DEATH. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright, (Received July 16, 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, July 15. The French press comment on the British non-intervention proposals is decidedly mixed. Le Matin suggests that the plan, embodying as it does proposals from various countries, will satisfy none. Le Petit Parlsien regards the plan as clever and adds: “Mr. Eden and his experts worked well for the common good. Pertinax propheslses that the plan will have died a natural death within a few hours. Le Echo de Paris and l’Oeuvre see in the proposals a dexterity designed to prevent their rejection and compel ■discussion. IMPARTIALITY OF PLAN. ATTITUDE OF OTHER POWERS. 1T AL 0-G E R MAN C-0 PE RAT lON. United Press. Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, July 15. The impartiality of the British plan for the control of Spain must make it diillcult for any Government to refuse to treat on I lie basis of the proposals, says I lie diplomatic correspondent of the Times. J'lie British Government is not likely to be over sanguine, but it will at least not expect ttie scheme to be rejected out of hand. The Berlin correspondent of the Times says that so far there has been no tangible indication of the German altitude, lull it is given out that this will be decided in consultation with Italy. The Home correspondent of the .Morning Post says Italian newspapers have been forbidden lo comment pending an official examination of the British proposals.

RESUMPTION OF SERVICE. FROM HAMBURG TO BILBAO. United Press assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright (Received July 16, 11 a.m.) BERLIN, July 15. Two shipping lines have decided to resume a weekly service from Hamburg and from Bremen to Bilbao. TRADE AGREEMENT REACHED. GERMANY AND GENERAL FRANCO. MEETING ECONOMIC NECESSITIES. United Tress Assn.—EJec. Tel. Copyright. SALAMANCA, July J 5. A communique records that'a trade agreement has been readied at Burgos between the German Government anil General Franco s Government. The agreement "corresponds to the economic necessities of both countries.’