Major C, R. Attlee, new leader of the Labour Opposition, declared that the policy of Labour was based on the need of subordinating national considerations to those of the League and, ultimately, of a great world economic commonwealth.
He welcomed Sir Samuel Hoare's [stand for the Covenant, but criticized the Government's earlier "Inaction."
The present position, he said, was largely due to failure to act in the Sino-Japanese dispute.
Sir Herbert Samuel gave the support of the Liberals to the Government's action, and urged the League to adopt @ constructive peace policy and provide machinery to remedy legitimate grievances.
'Mr. George Tansbury. formerly leader of the Labour Opposition, speaking from a back bench, declared that the economic problems' controntif civilization could not be settle' by collective security or by force of He urged Britain to make a bold jand generous gesture by inviting ations to a conference to devise haw world production could be distributed, and to take the lead by saying: "We are ready to put our all into a common pool"—Reuter Dealing with' a query whether Great Britain was committed to corns pensation of any other States, Mr. Eden replied, "We are committed to that by the Covenant Mr. Eden concluded his account of paying: tations he Tong months of negotiations. by
ited through the Italian refusal to accept even a basis of discussion."
As to the application to Italian war= ships and auxiliary vessels of The Hague Convention of 1907 (under which the signatories permit no ships belonging to belligerents to remain in their ports for more than 24 hours jand then only to embarke fuel), Mr, Eden declared that to do less would be treating a Covenant-breaker Jmore favourably than it would be entitled to be treated it a breach of the Covenant had not occurred,
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