Government's Actions Sharply Criti ized; A "Gross, Clumsy Error in Taste, Tactics and Equity"
London, Nov. 21
In the House of Commons to-day. on a motion for the adjournment, Captain R. A. Eden (Conservative) raised the question of the policy of His Majesty's Government regard-the Singapore Base. (This Policy, as expressed by the First Lord of the Admiralty in the House of Commons on November 13, la that, pending the Five-Power naval conference, the work already contracted for in Singapore should be slowed down as much as possible, While all work that can be suspend-should be suspended and no new work should be started.
Captain Eden suid that the Government bad decided on a change of policy, but had not even con-Sulted those who had contributed largely and. generously towards construction of the Base, Tnformation, he continued, was confined to Australia and New Zealand. The Government's action was very unsatisfactory. This was Amatter of great concern to the Colonies, Australia in recent years had carried out @ naval pro-Bramme in close conjunction. with our home policy, based on the that" the Singapore ald be proceeded with.
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