THE SECURITY PACT.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1925, Page 2

THE SECURITY PACT.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] QUESTIONS IN COMMONS. LONDON, June IG. In the House of Commons, Mr Amery was questioned in regard to the Security Pact. Mr Amery in reply said that, the correspondence with Dominions with regard to the terms el the French Note to Germany would not be communicated to the House ot Commons. Colonel AA'edgewood-Beiin said that Mr Baldwin had indicated that he might answer the question whether an agreement required the assent of tho Dominions. Mr Amery replied: “No! That does not follow!” Mr Garre Jones asked:—“Have not the Dominions already expressed their view? Did not the Prime Minister of Canada state that he will have nothing to do with the pact 8’’ Air Amery made no reply.

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The Prime Minister stated here that the Imperial Government had been informed that, in respect to the present negotiations, the New Zealand Government would la> satisfied to leave the matter entirely in the Imperial Government's hands. When the negotiations had been finalised, and concrete proposals, definitely submitted. the whole question would have earnest consideration.

Mr Coates added that lie proposed to make a .statement to Parliament on the subject in due course. He stated that New Zealand had already cabled to the Home Government to say that whatever arrangements Great Britain might make for the purpose of securing peace we were behind her to n man

The Homeland was our guard and protection, and it- was essential that tlie Dominions should render her every assistance, particularly just now when Great- Britain was suffering industrial depression and struggling to regain her trade supremacy. The empty spaces of the Dominions must ho filled with the oveflow of Great Britain’s population and when they came here they would preunite employment and trade between tho two countries. The Homeland purchased nearly all our exports, and it was to her that our prosperity was doe.

At a- Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Mr Coates said that commercin' matters and polities could not mix The Government wanted the co-opera-tion of business men.

FORM OF NOTE. LONDON, June 16,

The “Daily Telegraph” correspondent, at Rerliu says the French note is highly judicial in form, and appears to substitute arbitration treaties by Germany with France and Belgium and also with Germany’s eastern neighbours, for the German security proposal .