BRITISH POLITICS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 27 July 1929, Page 7

BRITISH POLITICS

LORD LLOYD RESIGNATION OR DISMISSAL? COMMENTS BY MR BALDWIN ffJaitail Prew Awooiatlon— By BUotrio T«l«rapn—Ooprri*ht) Unitraliao Preu Asiooiatio*) (Received 27th July, 9.35 a.m.) LONDON, 26th July. In tho House of Commons, oiy ii motion for adjournment' for the summer recess, Mr Baldwin drew attention to the great gravity of the matter of Lord Lloyd's resignation or dismissal as High Commissioner for Egypt. He lipped Mr Hendorson would bo abb to dispel Wednesday's mist, which developed on Thursday in'ilio House of Lords. ' Mr Baldwin traced the history of British policy in Egypt to the 1922 declaration recognising Egypt's independence subject to reservations. He alluded to .the failure of the Zaghloul Pasha Treaty in which it was stated that the presence of British troops in nowise meant occupation or prejudiced Egypt's sovereign rights. (Labour laughter.) Mr Baldwin continued that the failure was duo to extremists' belief that they could get better terms under another Government, but there was nothing in the negotiations between Zaghloul and Mr MacDonald to show that the latter was prepared for any serious departure from the 1922 declaration. Mr Baldwin recalled Mr MacDonald's statement in the House just before his defeat in 1924 that no Government in the light of the world war should divest itself 'wholly of its interest in . tho Suez Canal, which was a vital link in British communications. (Opposition cheors.) Lord Lloyd occupied one of the most difficult posts. He was of tho type who was not afraid to.speak his mind, and was able to argue--and criticise, which it was tho Foreign Office's duty to listen to and receive. Their representatives must carry out instructions, or if (hey disagreed they must resign if they regarded the subject as a sufficiently important matter of principle. Why did Lord Lloyd resign or why was he dismissed? Tho question was far great-er-than Lord Lloyd's personality. Did the Government desire the resignation because it did not want a public servant who criticised its decision? Did it want a dummy, or was there a change of policy? Opposition cheers). EGYPTIAN COMMENT CAIRO, 26th July. The newspaper "Alsiassa" says Lord Lloyd ignored .the 1922 declaration and intervened in strictly internal matters not related thereto. If, as reported from London, negotiations with Mahmoud Pasha were successful, Lord Lloyd's recall was natural..