Isolationist Thought Deemed Most Dangerous Heresy:
Great Britain's Duty in Europe London, Oct. 4.
'A dramatic appeal to Italy, even. now to refrain from action calculated to make the task of tae Council of the League of Nations more arduous, was made by the Prime Minister, Mr, Stanley Baldwin, in the course of his eagerly-awalted speech at to-[day's session of the annual conference fof Conservative and Unionist Associa tions at Bournemouth, Mr. Baldwin, who devoted the bulk of his address to Ethiopia, declared that an isolationist school of thought was most dangerous heresy.
"The time may come," he added, "when events in Europe will have repercussions throughout the whole Empire. We cannot afford, not only' nationally, but as an empire, to refuse to play our part in Europe. It is not only our vital interests which dictate our policy, but the {uldiment of solemn international pledges.
"There is no national enmity be. tween Britain and Moly. That we should urge fellow-members of the Council of the League to oppose. Ttaly, froth selfish, mean motives, would be repugnant to our national self-respect, and a matter to which the Governiment would not lend eounmany, or any other countr necessarily a potential foe, hi Presence of another great farmed altered the European per went of League obligations," he declared, "may some day mean that the nations fuifiling them may Save fo mainism the Covenant by Dictators were another new factor. However, pacifist they were in their early stages, dictatorships, as history would show, tended [ater to divert attention from domestic dimculties to external adventure.
"I am not satisfied with our posltion to-day," Mr. Baldwin went on. "There is risk in accepting our League obligations unless we are able to carry them out fully."
He did not ike the questioning reaching him from the world at large concerning Britain's ability te fulfil her obligations. he concluded, "must we feel inferior to anyone within distance, nor should it be impossible for our people, whatever may happen, to be secure in the supply of foodstuffs from overseas."—Reuter.
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