He said that the failure of the Geneva Conference had been most disastrous and made it more necessary that some treaty of this kind should be entered upon between the two Governments which would ex-elude even the possibility of war and exclude even discussion regarding war between the two countries. If that were done there would be an fend to discussion of rival armaments and there would be a new temper brought about which would achieve very great results. He em. phasized the importance of fostering 8 spirit of goodwill, ce-operation and, partnership in foreign affairs he-tween this country and the United States.
The Premier stated that the passage in the King's Speech relating to China was inserted on purpose that it, might be read throughout the world in that prominent position. He was lad that the endorsement driven both by Me. Ramsay Afae-Donald and Mr, Lloyd George would rake it a national policy and hoped that the whole world would recognize such.
With "regard to the American arbitration treaty, this was a difiealt and technical subject. 'The Foreign' Secretary proposed to deal tomorrow afternoon with any. point regarding foreign policy which might be raised in the debate.
Sir Austin Chamberlain on China Feb. 8.
In the House of Commons this afternoon, on the resumption of the debate on the address, His Majesty's Secretary.of State' for Foreign Affairs, the Rt, Hon. Sir Austen Chamberlain, x.6., made a statement on Foreign Affairs. again affirmed that the policy of His Majesty's Government had been animated by good-will and friendship towards China and its aspirations. It was very difficult, hho said, to carry out such a policy while the Chinese were unable to provide a stable and settled government, but the British Government had "made some progress in this In view of the long delay in carrying out the terms of the Washington Convention, the British Government had not felt justified in withholding its consent to the collection of the 23 per cent, Surtaxes agreed to at that Convention, but it objected to the illegal levies over and above those surtaxes which were cropping up in different parts of China.
Great Britain, said Sir Austen, would not object to tariff autonomy based on a uniform, national tariff which did not discriminate against Rritish merchants and which was administered fairly. It was for the Chinese themselves to agree on this
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