Will Eden Go ?

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 34, 10 February 1937, Page 5

Will Eden Go ?

Cannot Make Terms With Hitler HOARE MAY COME BACK TO FOREIGN OFFICE United Press Assc elation—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright Received Tuesday, 11.30 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 9. It is suggested that the irreconcilability of the viewpoints of Herr Hitler and Mr. Anthony Eden may cause a Cabinet reshuffle. The Daily Mail's political correspondent points out that Lord Halifax owing to Mr. Eden's absence on the Riviera is expected to receive Herr von Ribbentrop when he calls at the Foreign Office shortly and says Mr. Eden's decision to take a holiday abroad at a crucial time in international affairs has aroused conflicting reports. It is suggested in political circles that Mr. Eden has ceased to carry the weight he once did in Cabinet and may be transferred to another department owing to his continued belief in collective action. Sir Samuel Houre is mentioned as his successor. However, the News-Chronicle's Paris correspondent asserts that Britain and France have agreed neither to open independent negotiations with Germany on the subject of colonies for which reason it is assumed the conversations between Herr von Ribbentrop and Lord Halifax will be of little importance. NO TRANSFERENCE OF COLONIES LONDON, Feb. 8. Thirty members of the House of Commons spoke In favour of a resolution proposed at a crowded gathering of the Parliamentary committee of the Empire Industries Association, which declared: “This meeting, having noted Herr : Hitler’s speech of January 30, rei affirms its previous opinion that l there can be no transference of terI ritories held under the British flag. ‘‘The committee recalls responsible Ministers* emphatic pledges concerning the question and it is further convinced that, while the German claim will gravely imperil the Empire's strategic safety and impair its homogeneity, especially in Africa, such claim would not substantially relieve Germany regarding raw materials and the settle* ment of her people. “However, the meeting would welcome any proposals for meeting the real difficulties encountered by Germans and others in securing adequate access to supplies of raw materials and foodstuffs. * * The resolutios was passed with, one dissentient.