Ar. Chamberlain replied that the Opposition were well aware of the caution even reticence with" which he must speak. He hoped that the Howse would not blame him if he reserved his opinion on many subjects which were not ripe for decision (? discussion).
The Fore! said that 1ow got a considered preciation of the points on which Germany had defaulted, but they knew some time ago that Germ Cologne on January 10.
'The policy his" Majesty's ernment, said Me. Chamberlain, was rected' at securing compliance with substantial and necessary measures of disarmament, on which the Allies must insist before they: could modify the 15-year period of occupation, Mr. Chamberlain emphasized that he did not, desire to conceal anything of the Commission's report provided publication would lead.
solution, but the question of publication' depended upon the eoncurrence of the Allies, while he was not sure that publication of a mass of large and small defaults with out discrimination was likely to coniluce to the object in view.
The Foreign Secretary pointed that the vecupation of Cologne could not be continued except in urstance of the clear purposes and provisions of the Treaty (cheers).
'The All-Pery Insecurity Adverting to question the of which the speaker deserihbeing of immense and over whelming importance, he declared that the dominant' element Europe to-day was an all-pervading sense of insecurity, No real progress would ie male until we were relieved of the oppressive. fears haunting the waking and sleeping statesmen of many fo Mr. Fisher's sugges: porals to the dee mans" had made pro: Hes, Me. Chamaber- {hi Thin sated that theft Knowledge hail of wae in communtestion which reached him Cory conBlential and secretly. few weeks ack immediately ta not receive such under an implied pledge that he Was not to speak of them to the Allies,
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