HOSTILITIES INSYRIA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3534, 23 July 1920, Page 2

HOSTILITIES INSYRIA.

J LONDON, July 20. ! in moving the adjournment in order Ito discuss immediate danger to Briti ish interests arising out of the threat- ; ened hostilities in Syria, Captain Ornisj by Gore vigorously criticised the Gov- ' ernment. He declared, that the supreme ! British interest in the Middle East,, as | elsewhere, was the " restoration of i peace, which akne would permit poli- | tieal freedom and economic- prosperity. ; The French ultimatum would incvit- ' ably entail the employment of further , British troops and money. M'r Bonar Law. leplyiug. pointed i out that France accepted the Syrian ':■ mandate at the San Kenio- Conference, I Fefsul consenting. French troops had j been massacred) and other outrages ; committed. Interference on the part j of the House- of Commons would be i equivalent t-> interference by the j French Chamber with our action j against the lawless Arabs in Mesopotamia. France' had not violated her i mandate in Syria. Britain means to i honour her promise to the Arabs. France, replying to our questions, had i declared that she had no intention*"of permanent) military 'occupation after the mandate was accepted and order restored. That was our own"" ! p'S!Tcy in Mesopotamia.