FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19879, 7 May 1936, Page 8

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

4.30 O’CLOCK EDITION.

THE LIBERAL VIEWPOINT. .‘zzir : —"‘ , DIR A. CHAMBERLAIN’S SPlEcl-l. CIONTINUATION 0F SANCTIOXS. (Omelet Wireless.) (Received May 7, 3 pm.) RUGBY, April 6. ”.\lr Hugh Dalton. in his speech on foreign affairs in the House of Commons. said that in the Opposition‘s Judgment economic financial sanctions should continue Sir A. Sinclair, speaking for the Liberals. after Mr Eden. also claimed that issue had not yet been decided between the League and Italy. There was a deep sense of humiliation at. the suflerings oi Albyssinia. at the hands of an aggressor. and it would the long before public opinion forgave the Governments responsible for this humiliation, for the responsiblity was not the British Government‘s alone. Sir Austen Chamberlain said the idea that Britain could play a part in the League or give reality to the League. if it did not recoxnise its contributions had to he on the scale of a Great Power. was to live in a fool's paradise. In his opinion it was plain that the threat of economic sanctions would not deter Great Powers which had delib—erately decided upon an act of aggres—sion. For that. reason. he said in the early days of the halo-Ethiopian dis—pute ‘he counted the cost and was :prepared to go to all lengths with others. even to the use of military force; but now circumstances had wholly and profoundly changed. Dangerous and Futile. To ask at this moment for the continuance of sanctions was a policy equally of danger and futility. Regarding the future, Sir Austen said the enforcement of the rule of law, which they hopecr to secure by the action of the League, had failed this time, but it was out or failure that one reaped success. A real effort should be made to get Germany and other countries hack into the League. Consideration should be given as to whether the Covenant did not need amending in order to enable the Council nor Assembly to act. earlier and take decisions ‘before a catastrophe occurred. He thought the Government WES right in igying to under pin the League by a series of regional Dams and guarantees. ant-{Slim

SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN’S VIEW. DISCUSSED IN LOBBIES. (Received May 7, 3 Imm.) LONDON, May 6. The sole subject of discussion in the 'lohbies was Sir Austen C‘fiamberlain's opposition to the continuance of sanctions. The Times, in an editorial, says it is clearly impossible to anticipate the conclusions at Geneva, which will the those of all the Governments represented on the Council.