Replying to a suggestion by Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson (Conservative) that an early opportunity should be given to discuss the Soviets' influence in relation to the troubles in China, Mr. Baldwin, who is acting as Foreign Secretary, in Sir Austen Chamberlain's absence! at Geneva, said he thought that} until Mr, Miles Lampson was able to report regarding his investiga tions and meetings with the various Chinese leaders at Hankow and elsewhere, such a debate would be inopportune and prejudicial.
A supplementary question by Mr. Herbert Williams (Conservative) as to whether Mr. Baldwin thought Mr. Lloyd George's speech at Bradford had been very helpful evoked Minis. terial cheers but was not answered,
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