NO WITHDRAWAL FROM SPAIN

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 59, 25 March 1937, Page 5

NO WITHDRAWAL FROM SPAIN

— Preas Asan.

Italy Will Stay in War to The End

Ufi .Ti r -T OBSTRUCTIVE SPEECH

(By Telegfapii-

— CoDyriaht.)

(Received 25, 8.45 a.tn.) LONDON, Marcu 23. Ihe poiitidai cofrespondent of the Manchester Ghafdian states that COUnt Dino Gfandi, Speaking at a ffieeting of tihe Non-Intsrveution Siib-'Doxmnittee, said that not a Single Itaiian voinnteer Will leave Spaln until tho end of the civil war. Lord Plymouth seCined greatly surpfiged ahd said that the anrioUiicemellt Cffeated a sittiation of extfeine gravity and th&t he would refer the matter to his Govefiimeat. The German delegate, Herr von Ribbentrop, has reserved his opinion on tbc questidn for the presfent, The Daily Telegraph eayfl: ' 1 Oount Grandi expreased a personal view when he said the ItaliaUs would not withdraw from Spain until the end of the war. British circles are hopeflil that this obstructive attitude can be modified." The Manchester Guardian's diplomatic Cofrespondent declares that Counl Grandi 'S refusal to dlscuss the with-

drawal of volunteers • from Spain ha. precipitated what ie fegarded as tho biggest crisis the Non-Iutervention Gommittee has yet faced. M. Maisky (Russia) warned Count Grandi that the Itaiian Governmeut must adopt a diiferCnt attitude "if ii is not the wish to imperii the wholy peace of Europe.'' According to The Times, GoUnt Grandi 's statement was that Italy would not withdraw any of her volunteers from Spain until the war had been decided by the defeat of the Spanish Reds. The Bishop of Winchester, commenting on Signor Mussolini's speech, says: "It is interesting to find that the EngJish' pulpit has an infiuence as far away as Italy. It seems from the faot that they are so disturbed, as though the Italiamj have a bad conscience over Abyssinia.