The Washington times., 1939-01-31
NO NEGOTIATIONS

NO NEGOTIATIONS
Chamberlain. however. lost NJ
time in assuring the house that
Britain had no immediate inten
ton of satisfying Germany's colo
NAL demands by bilateral negotl
ationS.
mo negotiations are presently
contemplated between the Brit
ish and German governments,
he said.
Pressed by Frederick Bellenger
Laborite, as to whether such nego
tiationS were contemplated in the
near future" Chamberlain re
piled in the negative.
UP TO LEAGUE
Great Britain some weeks ago
announced its statement of policy
on the colonial question, namely,
that it was one for discussion and
settlement by the Union Of South
Africa and the League of Nations
mandates commission, under
whose jurisdiction Great Britain
administers the former German
colonies awarded her after the
World War.
Chamberlain then went on to
furnish his long-aWaited account
of the conversations he carried on
with Premier Mussolini in Rome
as part of the "appeasement
policy" he launched in a desperate
effort to save Europe from war.
ITALIAN PEACE POLICY
The visit was successful, he
said, for although it did not result
in complete agreement. it enabled
each side to gain clearer under
standing of the others viewpoint.
"Signor Mussolini," he said,
made clear that Italy's policy
is one of peace and that he
would use his influence in favor
of peace any time it was neces.
Sary.
HE told me that Italy desired
peace from every viewpoint, not
the least tor the general sta
bility of Europe. He told me
that while the Rome Berlin axis
, was an essential point of Italian
foreign policy, he did not imply
. that it was impossible for Italy
to have friendlieSt relations with
4, other powers when circun-
= stances were favorable.
.. HANDS OFF SPAIN
I'VE did not conceal our re-
gret that Italy's relations with
France had recently deterio-
rated. The great barrier betwee
France and Italy is the Spanish
question. Until the civil war is
over, no negotiations between
the two countries are likely to be
productive.
"Signor Mussolini empha-
sized that when the Spanish
conflict is over, Italy will have
nothing to ask from Spain. He
said that Italy has no territorial
ambitions with regard to any
! portion of Spanish territory.
"Although Signor Mussolini
emphasized that belligerency
should be granted to General
Franco, he reiterated his willing
ness to stand by the British non
> intervention plan.
, He told me he felt that the
Jewish problem was an interna-
tional one, and could not be
solved by one state alone. We
agreed to keep in touch regard
ing future development of the
question of disarmament"
VISITED POPE
Referring to his visit to Pope
Plus while in Rome, Chamber
lain said:
I'VE could not doubt the sin.
cerity and depth of His Holi-
3 ness preoccupation with the
d. problems troubling these days
the peace of Europe and the
D conscience of mankind. We
were deeply moved by the
courage and humanity that
animated his bearing and out
look"
. The general debate on foreign
{. affairs got under way with an i'm
g. pasSioned speech by Major Rich
: ard Clement Attlee. labor leader,
In which he charged that Premier
MuSsolini was continuing deliber-
. ate intervention in Spain and ap-
i. pealed to the British government
.. to lend the suffering of women
and children -