Dominions' Criticism of British Government's Policy: France and Germany's Admission Melbourne, Oct. 3.
Im a speech in the House of Representatives to-day on the Geneva! compromise, Mr. 8. M. Bruce, the! there was no rights: ed for special acti Reuter.
Geneva, Oct. 3.
The withdrawal of the Chinese! Delegation from the Chamber last} lit is much commented upon though it is not believed to imply withdrawal from the League.
(Conservative) with regard to commitments, regarding the use of the Navy, by. the British Delegates at Geneva, Mr. MacDonald said that proposed immediately to lay a Paper comprising, in addition to the text of the Protocol, the resolutions of the Assembly and the reports of the First and Third Committees, which were explanatory of the proposals, The Prime Minister said that the document should enable the house, while awaiting the report of the British delegates, to form a com-Prehensive "appreciation of the nature and effect of the provisions of the Protocol. He said supplementarily that before the agreement had been reached and passe fon to the Assembly, a special representative of the Admiralty had been summoned to Geneva, Mr. MacDonald hoped that thei House would not take as gospel everything in the extraordinary} statements in the—newspapers during the proceedings.—Reuter.
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