The Archive · 1938

Canadian Comment

Toronto, Apr. 19.

Commenting on the Anglo-italian Agreement, the Toronto "Globe and fsiait" "says that the Anglo-allan feuds "which have continually threatened the peace for the past three years have now been amicably Jended. 'The Agreement will curtail, If it "does not completely end, the mischief of which the Rome-Berlin taxis is capable while running tree, the' paper adels—Reuter, morals since 1936, "With this pact in tone pocket," the newspaper concludes, "and the Rome-Berlin axis in the other, I! Duce will be able, if he chooses, to play off Mr. Chamberlain and Herr Hitler against each other and to take the better bargain in the end, "The proper way {0 regard the Agreement at present Is ax an armise tice, rather" than Vienna on Rome Accord Brit a Sends Note Mexico City, Apr. 2 'A second British Note wax presentedt. the Mexican Government yesterday regarding the Mexican Government's all expropriations.

This Note maintains integrally the opinions previously, expressed and says cannot admit the validity of the that "the British Government any ican "Government's argument, more particular reply to the case Vienna. Ayr, 18. put forward by the Mexican Govern-their tempered rent will be made in due course, it lo-Ttatian Agees~ jo understood. mont, the newspapers here "pay "in the meantime the British Ant-tributes to the "statesmanship and bassador, Mr. Owen St, C. O'Malley, for-seeing wisdom" of Mr, Neville] hay made an immediate answer Chambertal 'The press is unanimously of the contended that, as the Mexican Enele the point in the Mexican Note which conviction that the axreemont will Company is a' Mexican legal entity, "contribute to the appeasement the British Government is, precluded [Europe without impairing the Rome-from intervening, on its behalf, Berlin: axis, Tt is stressed that It is not cons sidered probable that the "Stresa Front"—a united France, Italy and Britaln—ean be restored under pre-Jeent circumstances and it is hoped face the realities of the situation—Reuter,

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