Lopdon, Feb. 3.
The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, was almost overwhelmed with questions in the House of Commons to-day in regard to Anglo-Russian relations.
He mildly protested against the number of them, and pointed out that since October 29 he had answered 101 questions relating to the Soviet, of which 42 were direct-the subject of propaganda (Conservative cheers).
Mr. Henderson appealed to the House not to attempt to magnify or create incidents or to complicate the relations by raising embarrassing questions, Later he said that negotiations on doby questions were proceeding.
According to British wireless through Reuter Mr. Henderson restated the Government's position. The Government, he said, were firmly determined not to be rushed into any hasty judgment in these matters. Should causes of serious complaint "arise the Government would not hesitate to take the House Into their confidence, but they must in the first instance be the judges as to any: action which might be expedient or necessary to safeguard the interests of the country.
Mr, Henderson was asked if he! denied the statement, which ap: peared in "Izvestia," the organ of the Soviet Government, that it was futile to expect any change in the Comintern's activity as a result of the Anglo-Soviet agreement, and if it was not a fact that from the moment the Treaty was signed the terms of it had been flagrantly Mr, Henderson said he had denied nothing.
Sir Austen Chamberlain, the former Foreign Secretary, recalled that on a previous occasion Mr. Henderson said he had made _representations to the Soviet Ambassador about propaganda by the Third International and that Mr.
Henderson had then stated he had not asked for an answer.
Chamberlain asked whether: an answer had now been given by, the Soviet Ambassador.
Mr, Henderson replied that there] were occasions when public interest demanded silence—Reuter.
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