London, June 12.
RIY action which threatened Polish independence would inevitabl start a conflagration in which Great Britain would be involved, declared Lord Hall lifax, Foreign Secretary, in the course of a debate on foreign offal "Our assurances to Poland are clea want to make it quite clear th who use it must count on force its in the House of Lords today. sar and precise," he added. "We at if force is used today, those cing met by force.
The debate was opened by Lord Mottistone.. formerly. Secretary of State for War. who confessed "himself an unrepentant believer in apfof the Conservative Party Orization. asked what concessions Lord Halifax was prepared to make regarding Colonies.
We have." he said, "assumed responsibilities towards the native inhabitants of the territories involved.
Lord Cecil, Chairman of the League of Nations Union, appealed for "the - re-establishment of the broad principles of the Leaue of Nations, while Lord Davies, a close associate of Lord Cecil, complained that the speech made by. Lord Hal tax on June had created the im pression that Great Britain was pre-Paring to make another cynical dear with the aggressors, American Attitude forbid." he added, "that the goodwill and ihe respect fof the American people, won by Their Majesties, should be dissipated bya second Munici Lord Rothermere, the newspaper magnate, said he supported the policy ippoasement. Germany, he ase serted, had not so far challenged single vital British interest, In reply, Lord Halifax "dectarod that the reason he made his speech fon June 8 Cin which he said that Great Britain was ready to discuss the claims of Germany. or of any other country, at a round table cor ference) was because the Oppositi had tong ago chosen that date for a debate on foreign alfa "Any way." he continued, "it is seldom too early or t00 late to speak the truth.
"As regards the Anglo-Soviet negotiations, it is neither profitable hor possible at present to enter into Getaits on matters which will be dis cussed "by Mr. Willism Strang (special representative of the For= Omice) in Moscow. Any agement undertaken, other Governments will be made public,
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