FOREIGN POLICY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 March 1939, Page 5

FOREIGN POLICY

HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE ON MONDAY

STATEMEINT LIKELY ON RECENT CONSULTATIONS.

RE-EXAMINATION BY CABINET.

(British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.35 a.m.) RUGBY, March 30.

There will be a House of Commons debate on the international situation on Monday wnen, it is generally assumed, Mr Neville Chamberlain hopes to be in a position to make a statement on the consultations which have been proceeding with other governments on issues arising out of recent events and which, it is also supposed, were under re-examination at this morning’s special meeting of Cabinet, which lasted for 2.1 hours. In consequence of the unexpected summoning of Cabinet, Mr Chamberlain was unable to fulfil an ' engagement to address the annual meeting of the Central Council of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations.

As part of the Cabinet re-examina-tion of every aspect of national life in relation to the needs of national defence, the necessity of which was proclaimed by Mr Chamberlain in his Birmingham speech, the committee of Imperial Defence has instituted a special review of defence arrangements, in which every aspect of the present situation is being Studied. Giving this assurance in the House of Commons, Mr Chamberlain added that he anticipated that statements would be made from time to time in the Commons, as conclusions were reached, in the same way as yesterday, when he announced at once the Government’s intention to double the territorial field force. ’ CALL TO POWERS IN EVENT OF FURTHER AGGRESSION. TRADE UNIONS’ DECLARATION. (Received This Day, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, March 30. The International Federation of Trade Unions has issued a declaration, calling on England, France, Russia and Poland to immediately enter into mutual guarantees of full and unqualified support in tne event of further German or Italian aggression. COUNCIL HELD KING GIVES AUDIENCE TO EARL BALDWIN. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.35 a.p.) i RUGBY, March 30. The King held a council at Buckingham Palace and later gave an audience to Earl Baldwin, who sails next week for Canada. Their Majesties, the King and Queen, -in the afternoon visited two large London County Council housing estates in Hackney.

MARKETS BRIGHTER THOUGH BUSINESS STILL SLENDER. MOVEMENTS MOSTLY UPWARD. (Received This Day, 9.55 a.m.) LONDON, March 30. Markets are decidedly brighter, movements being mostly upward, though business is slender. Gildedges are firm. South African gold shares are well supported. Australians are sympathetically firm, though business is negligible. Industrials, especially shipping are markedly up. ARMY EXPANSION BRITISH PRESS APPROVAL. NEW’S RECEIVED WITH RELIEF. (Independent Cable Service.) LONDON, March 30. The British Press choruses in approval of the Government’s decision to expand the Territorial Army. The “Daily Telegraph” says the news will be received with relief as well as approval. It emphasises that the response to the recruiting appeal will be the decisive test of the voluntary principle. , , Some newspapers are disappointed that the Government has not gone further. The "Daily Mail” regrets its adhesion to the voluntary principle and say: “The majority of the country would range themselves behind the Government if it boldly followed Australia’s lead for a compulsory national register.” POSTER CAMPAIGN REMINISCENT OF WAR DAYS. WE'VE GOT TO' BE PREPARED. 'lndependent Cable Service.) (Received This Day, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, March 30. A poster campaign remmiscent of war days has already started in Lonlon slogans reading: "Civil defence is he bus.ness of the citizen,” and "We've got to be prepared."