ANOTHER MEETING

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 276, 16 July 1932, Page 5

ANOTHER MEETING

MR. DE VALERA FOR LONDON (Press Assn. — By Telegraph — Copyright) LONDON, Friday No. 10 Downing Street announced that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald conversed with Lord Sankey, Sir Thomas Inskip, Mr. George Lansbury, Sir Stafford Cripps, Major Attlee and Mr. Norton, last night. Following a long discussion, Mr. MacDonald authorised Mr. Norton to let Mr. de Valera know that if the latter wishes to discuss the present siuation with a view to eoming to a settlement, Mr. MacDonald is willing to meet him in London on Friday. Mr. Norton telephoned Mr. de Valera, who has accepted the invitation and he is to arrive in London at 6 P'.m. on Friday. Mr. Norton refused to disclose the terms of the compromise. Some quarters state that Mr. Norton advocates a tribunal of four, two to be appointed by the Free State and two by Great Britain. He will discuss the situation and raport to the Government, thus avoiding the diffieulties over the appointment of an independent chairman. It was one a.m. when Mr. Norton and Mr. George Lansbury (Leader of the British Labour Party) left No. 10 Downing Street. It is reported that besides new proposals for the Court of Arbitration, Mr. Norton suggested a suspension of the duties, pending further conversations. The Morning Post says that hy imposing duties against the United Kingdom, the Free State would be depriving herself of everyday necessities. She might obtain supplies from other countries which took her agricultural produce.