to-day, said that every word Sir Samuel Hoare said yesterday had the {full united support of the Cabinet. While at Geneva, Mr. Eden had been constant touch with his colleagues in London, who unanimously endorsed his. action.
"We are taking the only possi. course of action, "namely, absolute loyally "to the Covenant of. the League of Nations, with a readiness to seize any legitimate opportunity for a settlement of the conflict between Italy and Abyssinia. Such settlement must be fair to the thre: partles—tItaly. Abyssinia. and th* League of Nations.
"It is obvious that, what would have been easily possible inthe League as originally contemplated, is of possible in the present League, Which has been left aside by three the most important world powers."
"Lessons learned during the present crisis," he continued, "show that, in the interest of world peace, it is essential that our defensive ser vices should be much stronger than they. are to-day."
Tu conclusion, Mr. Baldwin sala that the system of collective security was still incomplete and inadequate, but, looking to the future, he trem: bled to think what might be tre slate of Eurcoe if some form of eateetive security be not devised, ard Fecalled his statement at Worcester on Saturday, that, even if the League proved inadequate this time, it be-hoved them more than ever to see what steps they could take to make it adequate for the future.
In the speeches which followed, 'M.L.S. Amery, at one time a Cabinet Minister under Mr. Baldwin, and Mr. Lloyd George both proved critical of the Government's policy, the former summing up his remarks in the sen-fence: "Let us strengthen our fences and beware how we enter on Unnecessary quarrels."
Mr. Isaac Foot, former Minister of! Mines, paid high' tribute to the work of the Foreign Secretary and" Mr. Eden at Geneva, When Mr. Eden intervened in. the debate, he said he thought Mr. Lloyd George had seemed rather anxious 10 great an atmosphere of suspicion, There was no mystery at all about! the work which had been done Geneva under Article XVI of the Covenant. The reports and recommendations of the various committees had been published, and the latter were in accordance with the obligations which all League members had assumed.
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