NON-INTERVENTION MAY DIE

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 461, 1 July 1937, Page 5

NON-INTERVENTION MAY DIE

DIVERGENT INTERESTS DISUNITY AMONG POWERS Germany And Italy May Have New Scheme Press Association —Copyright. Received 10.30 p.m. London, June 30. There has been no development of any kind in the Non-In-tervention question since yesterday’s meeting. It is simply a case of waiting for Italy and Germany to show their hand on Friday, when they reply to the British proposals. The general assumption is that they are resolved to let non-inter-vetnion die from disunity, engendered by divergent interests. What will replace it Whitehall is unable to prophesy. Another deduction is that Italy and Germany are determined to keep the Mediterranean coast of Spain free from International control. Whether this portends some more i direct intervention in favour of i General Franco is at present mere I conjecture. Herr von Ribbentrop, supported by Signor Grandi, yesterday i aroused some hope among the Committee by the suggestion that they might have an entirely fresh scheme for non-intervention, because the existing plan, was foredoomed to failure. Pressed for an outline of the alternative scheme, von Ribbentrop remained silent.