Will Italy Return Colonies?

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 33, 2 November 1937, Page 5

Will Italy Return Colonies?

(British Official Wireless.)

MR EDEN'S QUESTION U.S. Aid is Vital to.Far East Solution ADVANTAGES IN SPAIN

(Eeceived 2, 12.30 a.m.)' EUGBY, Nor. 1. . Speaking on foreign affairs in tho House of Commons, Mr AnthonyvEden said: "The House will no doubt have observed that during recent days a country which has itself, as an outeome of the Great War, gained very considerable aOeessions of terri^iry in Europe and has also received certain terriorxal concessions in Africa from countries which were allies in the Great War has now championed the claim of Germany to African possessions. "I must now declare plainly that we de not admlt the right pt any Government to call upon us for a contribution when there is no evidence.to show that that Government Is prepared to mahe any contribution on its own part," Mr Eden said. l|he statement was received with checrs.Mr Eden went on to say that aetioa in connection with the Far East dispute must depend on the co-operation of the United. States to secure which he would travei not merely from Geneva to Brussols but from Melbourne to Alaska. Answering Mr Lloyd George's argument that non-intervention had worked entirey in favour o£ the insurgents, Mr Eden said: "I think we must admit that one result, though it was not the aim of the Nyon' conference, has been to facilitate the arrival of very large quantities of material in Spaniah' Government waters, and there havq been enormous quantities of material arriving at Spanish Government ports througbout this year. It has not been proved by any means tbat the balance of advantage from nou-inter-vetntion has been all on the one «ide;w