The Archive · 1927

Opposition Concerned with Expedience

Rather Than Principles

London, May 26, 'The debate in the House of Comanqns. on the Labour motion inst termination of the "Anglo-Soviet Trade Agreement evoked as much interest as the Prime statement on Tuesday. It was close-Jysfallowed by a number of minent' diplomats. Mr.

Patel, Speaker of the Indian Legislati ive Assembly, was also present in the}

Mx. Clynes, submitting the motion, red that the Government was giving one of the finest world Advertisements to the communists, strengthening their propaganda, The Labour Members, he were mostly concerned with regard to the: business standpoint. He terzod to the £10,000,000 credit for have withdrawn the privileges conferred by the Trade Agreement and deported the: persons posssing documents infringing the Trade Agreement, bat~ the Government's action was the gravest thing ever done by this country short of em-Darking-upon war. The Government, he declared, had taken a leap jin the dark into a whirlpool, 'The Home Secretary, Sir Willian Joyrson-Hicks, replying to the debate, said that he possessed [photographie copy, produced in. the 'Kreos building, of the missing War 'Office document the loss of whic' had led to the raid.

Sir William said that this document. was of an important secret character. The contents! would undoubtedly be useful to any Presidential Address on Organizations in Asia Geneva, May 26.

In his presidential: speech at the Labour Conference Sir Atul Chatter joe emphasized the large number of workers in Asi and the rapid development of 7 facture there on modern Therefore, he said, it would be mistake for the international labour organization to concentrate its attention too exclusively ta Europe and America. He declared that it was very gratifying that in both Japan and India the principles of industrial legislation had been accepted not only by all the political parties but by employers and workers, The existence of the labour organization guaranteed that the principles of labour embodied in the Treaty of Versailles would not be Test sight of. In conclusion,—Sir Feted for Four Days: Without Interruption-

Paris, May 26.

Captain Lindbergh has been fet@d for four days without, interruption, and the enthusiasm for the young "Columbus of the Air" shows no signs-of dying down:

Marshal Foch received the airman at.his house this morning: and gave him a photograph of himself, re-' marking smilingly: "It is not the photograph of a pretty woman but of a sincere friend."

Captain Lindbergh subsequently' called on Marshal Joffre and. Gen-feral Gouraud, the Military Governor} of Paris, and Junched with-M. Briand at the Quai d'Orsay. He then drove! in state to the Town Hall, where he was tendered a public reception.

Result of Fog on-a Trial Rim'

New York, May 26.

The collision between the new 22,000 ton steamer: Malolo, whicl jwas.on her trial.ran with $10 people aboard, and another steamer yesters day, 190: miles. from New York, way to a fog. a The. Malolo is anchored and..twdty steamers are-standing by." A> tug has been sent out, tothe vesseV'd-assistance—Reuter.

Wasuincrox, 'May 26.—Presidenthy [Coolidge has accepted the resignations, of Mr. Stephen Davis, Acti Secretary of Commerce,' in the absence of Mr. Herbert Hoover Reuter.

Panis, May 26-—The international soccer match between England and' France to-day was watched by if which, he stated, the Midland Bank foreign Power getting hold of it.

Atul expressed his belief that the:

Thies he stnpecloded arrangements Tadhg amelia) emtznion, trwenle emmenicing [tod one of the new. age|slorious, England won by sit Srganiation would make a valuable terizing the East with the strain|erowd of 25,000. The weather wag the serene attitude to life charac- (applause)—Reuter. goals to nil Reuter. possessed the names and addresses: teas House, of most of the Soviet spies in Eng-'My. Clynes stated that the orders and, also a considerable number of] under this credit would have pro-[questionnaires they used. vided work for 56,000 men in the The Soviet spy system in Eng-

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