London, Oct. 26. it is learned that an extremely optimistic view of Great Britain's and her gathering strength was taken by Lord. Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, in an address ie situation before in the House of Commons last evening.
The proceedings were private.
A statement says that Lord Halifax laid particular stress on the im-Portance of the treaty between Britain, France and Turkey, and its effect as a stabilizing influence upon the situation.
He also stressed that British strength must be reinforced at all points vital to the strategic into: of Britain, ard that when the time came for making an honourable peace, every effort should be made to create an order in which securi which was lacking now, could be established.
"We are not fighting for any Impenalist reason," he added, "but in order to save civilisation ich i threatened in many way:
Washington, Oct. 26. The controversial war referendum issue, opposed by the Roosevelt Administration, was injected into the Senate debate on the new neutrality H terday by Senator Robert ailette, Progressive isolationist of Ee introduced an amend-neutrality bill providing for a national advisory election before eny Congressional declaration of war can be made to send American soldiers to foreign battle-fields "Any Senator or Representatives," said Senator LaFollette, "who have any weight to the wishes of his constituents certainly will give this amendment careful consideration."
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