Dealing with Britain's re-armament Inthe alf, the speech adds:
"While" my" Government. have. not ceased and" will not cease' their femoris to promote Limitation and reftetion "by an international agree-iment "of all forms of armament, hin. been, Found impossible to. post Bone farther extention of the Toyal fir Force toa strength which will fnapie it to fall iis Vital duties in Rational and Imperial defence, and the programme necessary to" give effect to this has now Been under= the' doors of the House of Commons accordance with ancient practic,
Were closed to-day upon the apprasch "Black Ted," who knocked three times and. announced his presence.
The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, who is ursally known ao "Black Rod," derives his name feom his star the iosignia.of his arnee, an ebony rod topped. with a. golden lion, and isan offi of the House of Lords On his admittance, he addressed the Speaker and summoned the House of Commons to, the House of Lords where' the King's speech on the pros Fouston of Patisment. was fend by the Lora Chancellor on behalf of the ord Lothian expressed the hope that economic sanctions would be sefficient. but confessed that he was "horrified at the lightness" with which Lord Staihope had said that the Government did not contemplate any appreciable effect until next year.
"Are we going to wait three, six or twelve months doing nothing but iefiieting feeble economic sanctions?" he asked.
The possibility of Abyssinia being administered by the League of Nations was envisaged by Lord Noel-Buxton, "We shall have to face the establishment of a League colonial service." he said, "if Italian annexation is to be avoided."
Pact of Paris Violated During the debate last night, Lord Crew, Liberal Leader of the House. expressed the view that the breach by'Ilaly of her obligation under the Pact of Paris was even more serious, than her breach of the Covenant of the League, not merely because it was a more recent obligation, but because Its terms were more definite and explicit than those of the Covenant.
"The League, he added, it it were to retain any prestige, must see this (Continued on page 213.)
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