The Archive · 1938

Anglo-Italian Treaty Enforced Today

London, Nov. 14.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, announced in the House of Commons today that the Anglo-Italian agree~ ment will be enforced on November 16, as previously announced—Havas, Jand commands of air squadrons in Jeharge of operations in Germany.

The Soviet commander instructs his pilots not to bomb Berlin because "Soviet Miers are not fighting peace-

Concluding with the description of Jo crushing defeat of Germans and Poles and the destruction of Essen, the article says: "The above raid has not taken place yet, but if Fascists provoke a border incident and begin war against the Soviet, thousands lof Soviet planes will rise from Soviet fair bases and mercilessly wipe out the instigators of war from the earth." 1- At the same time, the newspaper'< ling article declares: "Our defence our borders. Their frontiers will cease to exist for us."—Reuter.

Agreement will be welcomed not Jonly as the first step towards the extension of trade through the reduction of tariff barriers but also as signal example of what can be achieved when two governments are animated by mutual goodwill and the determination to overcome difficulties.

"Mr. Hull's personal contribution to the happy result of our labours has been most valuable."

Mr. Mull Gratified Mr. Hull replied to Lord Halifax as, follows: fully share the gratification which you express over the successful result of our efforts and am deep-appreciative of the spirit of goodwill and understanding displayed during the whole period "of our' negotiations.

"I am sure the agreement will prove mutually beneficial to both our countries and I am hopeful that it may be an important step towards the restoration of world' trade."—Wireless through Reuter, Folalitarian States Hit Washington, Nov. 19, Some neirspapers describe the /Anglo-American and Canadian-American Trade Treaties as an anti-Fascist victory.

The "Washington Post" writes that "some eighty per cent. of world trade: is now controlled by liberal trading nations, and only twenty per cent, by totalitarian "states.

"Germany, in particular," the Journal adds, "must either modify the autarchy on which Nazism is ult or proceed to dominate, by force, the markets which will tend contract against her in favour of

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