AVOIDING A DEADLOCK.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20256, 27 July 1937, Page 7

AVOIDING A DEADLOCK.

BRITISH GOVERNMENT’S PLAN. SUBMISSION TO OTHER POWERS. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received July 27, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, July 26. To circumvent a deadlock over the procedure at the meeting of the Non-intervention Committee, the British Government has prepared a document containing seven questions for transmission to the other 26 Governments represented on the committee. The chairman’s sub-committee will be asked to approve of this document and agree to a date, preferably this week, by which time all replies are to be received. To save time the document will be curculated on Saturday night for the information of the 26 representatives in the committee. If, and when, general approval of the plan is forthcoming ,the British Government will have authority to put the scheme to the two parties in Spain. The seven questions require the Governments to state plainly whether or not they agree to the revelant parts and action which it details. It Is again emphasised that the plan stands or falls in its entirety, since the proposals constitute a balanced whole.

There Is certainly no weakening In the British, view that the recognition of belligerent rights In the form visualised In the plan could not become effective until the Non-intervention Committee had reaohed the conclusion that the arrangements for wlthdrawforelgn nationals were working satisfactorily and had made substantial progress.

Answering a question in the House of Commons Mr. Eden said that the further attitude of the British Government would naturally be dependent on the nature of the replies to the question’s communicated to the other Governments. He hoped the replies would be available by Thursday night. A British White Paper. The sub-committee unanimously agreed, in order to facilitate progress in connection with the proposals drawn up by the British Governments, to submit to the Governments parties to the non-intervention agreement the British- White Paper setting out these proposals, which will he accompanied by a courtesy note asking each Government to state Its view on the points in the British proposals. It is hoped Lord Plymouth will be in a position to summon the next meeting of the sub-committee on Friday. THE HORRORS OF WAR. NEW TERROR FOB TROOPS. United Tress Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, July 20. Incendiary bombs dropped from rebel aeroplanes willi the object of firing Ihe countryside arc a new terror for troops engaged in desperate battles west of Madrid. Germans with General Franco’s forces turn searchlight beams on areas they want to bomb. Aeroplanes carrying thermite bombs then slide down the beams and let go their loads, which discharge a white liquid fire over the ground where they strike. The thermite blazes for some time, and clearly outlines the targets, which are I hen attacked with explosive bombs from other aircraft, In this way almost every square of country to he attacked bv infantry is first set alight ns a means of dislodging its defenders. There have been frightful tosses on both sides.