Parliamentary quarters predicted today that the British Government would be able to announce the conclusion of present negotiations aiming to halt German expansion, in. the House of Commons early next month.
The Government would also be in 'a position to announce the extension of the Anglo-French alliance to all pre problems, they added. The, deterim the House of Commons is ex: pected on April 3 while some quarters stated that the Government may announce an agreement with Poland even before Colonel Josef Beck, Polish Foreign Minister, arrives on his visit here.
The British Government is now contemplating not only the extension of military guarantees to Poland and Rumania, but also the enlargement of the Anglo-French military accords of 1936, it was understood.
'The Anglo-French accords would be extended to cover both countries' interests in all parts of the world because "the British frontier is not only on the Rhine," Parliamentariam stated, "but also in all the colonies and wherever else the interests of both countries are affected."
Grave Conscription Issue Cabinet meeting is to be held tomorrow to discuss the problem of Britain's new commitments in Europe as well as the question of reinforcing British defences, thereby involved.
Observers recalled that Poland refused to enter Britain's scheme for halting'German expansion unless she was given a specific pledge of mil tary assistance. This raises the question of British defences and, eventually, the thorny problem of conscription. So far, Labour members as well as many Conservatives opposed such a measure. Certain Ministers such as Sir John Simon and Sir Samuel Hoare, are known to be opposing even compulsory national service, which is accepted by Conservative M-P.'s who are against conscription proper.
Some progress towards the solution of this grave problem of military service was expected to be made at this evening's meeting of the "1922 Conservative Committee," before which Mr, Chamberlain is to speck.
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