BRITISH POLITICS.
IN THE COMMONS. [United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. j LONDON, March 9. Sir A. Chamberlain asked could territorial questions or our position in Egypt or a desire of some other Power to take over our Palestine mandate bo referred to arbitration. Most difficult, dangerous and international disputes were not legal questions. Why did the League Council covenant exist if it were not to deal, with such issues. If these were taken away they might as well tear the covenant to pieces. The Government is asking the Nation to take risks over most vital interests. They would not take in their own party affairs. They were ignoring limitations.
which practical experience placed >o the utility of compulsory arbitration. REPLY TO CHAMBERLAIN. LONDON. March 9. In the House of Commons. Sir H. Samuel (Liberal), said that the Genera] Act, instead of superseding either the oovenant of the League Council’s functions, was the League of Nations’ own proposal to the world for the settling of disputes. The Government, he sakl ; had properly reserved the right, in certain eases, to invoke the conciliation of the League Council instead of arbitration. The acceptance of Sir A. Chamberlain’s amendment would leave the international machinery patently incomplete. It would amaze the peaceloving Dominions. It would also create the impression that there was a sinister purpose which they were ashamed to confess. It would strengthen the reactionary militarist elements throughout the world. It would also prejudice the Disarmament Conference. He admitted that there were some rwks in arbitration, hut if we refused them, they would he accepting the risks of war.
CONSERVATIVE AMENDMENT REJECTED. LONDON, March 9. In the House of Commons, Sir Austen Chamberlain’s amendment was defeated by 231 votes to 139. TRADE DISPUTES ACT. LONDON. March 9. Tn the House of Commons, the Prime Minister said that he did not at present propose to introduce any further proposals relating to the repeal or amendment of the Trade Disputes Act.
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