Mr, Duncan Sandys, Conservative member for the Norwood division of Lambeth, then tabled the foliowiig resolution "we House of Commons notes with sattterton cline deaptto "Saran Eclonial demands: une Bovernment pat cele one" extn a2 any Feb, 17.
Extension of the mandate system to Colonial possessions was proposed by Lord Noel-Buxton in' the House of Lords to-day.
In reply, Lord Plymouth, Under-Secretary ' of State for' Foreign Affairs, emphasized that any proposal aller the status of the peoples in the African colonies would be very strongly resented by them, The open-door polley suggested by Lord Noel-Buxton, he declared, Would make It forever impossible to ive any Colonial dependency full fiscal autonomy, which would be 8 grievous obstacle to the evolution of self-governing institutions.
'The immediate application of mandatory provisions and the open~ door policy' throughout the tropical colonies of whatever nationality, Lord Plymouth continued, 90 far from helping Germany or any other country with a high labour standard, Wwould only result in giving trade to countries with a low labour standard, notably Japan, at the general expense of European nations.
A Joint declaration by Colonial powers of their willingness to be guided by the provisions of Article KEXIT of the Covenant of the League fof Nations (concerning mandates), while unlikely to lessen the existing tension, might have certain value in forming part of a general political settlement, The Government, the Foreign Under-Secretary concluded, was unable to accept the motion. "Tt be. Tieved that a more fruitful line of approach to economic difficulties was to be sought in the deliberations of the Raw Materials Committee, which would shortly meet at Geneva—Reuter.
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