Paris, Jan, 26. 6¢FPRANCE win not allow anyone to touch her empire, built by French effort and with French blood," the Foreign Minister, M, Georges Bonnet, told a packed Chamber of Deputies this afternoon when he made the speech that was awaited here for the past week, The French Government, he affirmed, are determined not to permit French interests in the Far East to be infringed upon. Nor do the French Government admit any unilateral denunciation of the Washington Treaty, upon the Open Door in China and that latter country's territorial integrity.
'A vote of confidence in the Government was secured in the Chamber of Deputies today by 360 to 234 ballots but the assembly refused any addition to a Radical Socialist motion approving the Government's earlier declarations. The Radical motion, voted through by a count of rai hands, expressed trust in the Government's vigilance in maintaining the integrity of the French empire and the safety of France's imperial communications.
Alluding to the Spanish problem, M. Bonnet declared that that "No man' of good faith has ever pub-rely "denounced non-intervention and. the French Government are Aetermined to stand by non-in tervention. We believe it is for the Spaniards themselves to settle their own affairs."
'MI. "Bonnet recalled the situation that' existed before the September, 1038, Munich Agreement.
He stated that the French Govern ment had. on several occasions. in formed Prague that they could not oppose by force demands for a plebiscite if these demands were put for~ ward by the German population of feel American opinion approaching more and more our own."
Mr, Bonnel voiced satisfaction over the good relations existent between jthe two countries and he paid hom-Image to the "great personality" of US, President Roosevelt.
He expressed the "deep compassion lor all France" for the thousands of refugees of all nationalities who find themselves hard beset in the world today.
Friendship with Britain 'The Foreign Minister emphasized' the great value of Franco-British friendship, which is "the cornerstone of, Erench, policies jover before has there existed a closer entente between our two countries," he asserted. All the forces of France were at Great Britain's disposal, and British forces would be ready to aid France, in the event of a conflict, he said, Referring to the recently-concluded claration, M. Bonnet "This Declaration constitutes only the first stop. towards peaceful col-Iaboration,...A. referendum. by the French people would show their complete adherence to this policy."
'M. Georges Bonnet, French Foreign Minister.
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