Speculations and Suggestions in the European Press: Favourable Atmosphere London, Sept. 30.
'A meeting of Sir Austen Chamberlain and Signor Mussolini, aboard the Italian yacht Giuliana at, Leghorn to-day, has occasioned much interest and speculation in the Continental press, especially in France, where the newspapers have _propounded the theory that Britain turning towards the Latin races in jew of the Franco-German "firtaauthoritatively learned in London, however, that the meeting was merely a result of the fact that} it Austen Chamberlain happens to} be in Italy, there being no question of any agenda or the discussion of any urgent busines Oct. 8.
The suggestion that the meeting between Sir Austen Chamberlain and Signor Mussolini at Leghorn last] week was somehow arranged to counterbalance the Briand-Stresemann interview at Thoiry, was n criled by the British Foreign Sceretary to-day, when interviewed by Reuter, on his return from his holiday.
He said that such ah idea showed total misconception of their relations. He saw in the meeting another step towards the reconstruc. tion of Europe which was natural and very satisfactory consequence of] the Treaty of Locarno and Germany's entry into the League of tions.
Later, when Sir Austen Chamberlain was traversing Paris, he had another friendly conversation; namely, with M, Briand, to whom he was able to give an account of the Leghorn meet Simultaneously} M. Briand gave an account of what happened at Thoiry. Both interviews were full, frank and friendly meetings, He was similarly on friendly terms with Dr. Stresemann. Hence the meetings had served the cause of peace, but people must not "expect the whole world to change because we have had' a conversa-
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