FUTURE OF EUROPE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 19 January 1931, Page 5

FUTURE OF EUROPE

NO UNION WITHOUT BRITAIN M. HERRIOT’S VIEWS 'United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright i (Received 19th January, 9.5 a.m.) PARIS, 17th January. “Europe is unable to feed herself. Unemployment is rife. World markets are narrowing steadily. She has ceased to he the banker of the world,” said M. Herriot interviewed at Lyons. “Europe is dependent in many ways on the United States. The rejuvenation of Europe means union, including Russia and Turkey. Europe’s position, configuration, resources, and intelligence of population are immense assets. London is still the first port of the world. There can he no union without Britain. There cannot be peace and liberty in Europe without Britain’s participation. Eventually perhaps there will he world union, according to the formula of the United States of America, plus the United States of Europe, plus the British Commonwealth.” APPEAL BY MR HENDERSON (British Official Wireless) RUGBY, 18th January. Mr Henderson speaking yesterday at Geneva at the Committee for the Economic Union of Europe, referred to the different League economic conferences and recalled that 29 Governments had accepted the principles laid down by the conference in 1927. Despite the promises to implement these resolutions they were still unfulfilled. He asked what was going to happen, in Europe if the tariff negotiations failed. Failure might lead to a general tariff wax- the effect of which on the European situation would be most grave. He earnestly appealed to foreign ministers to reconsider the matter. Lord Parmoor, Lord President of the Council, also referred to the international economic policy in a speech at North Paddington yesterday. He said: “We must look to Geneva to 1 promote the spirit of peace in international economy and support (lie world policy of exchange unimpeded by obstructions of customs houses.”