10 JULY 1936, page 2

The Straits Conference The Straits Conference, Which Is...

Montreux in a charmingly pre-War atmosphere, appears to have reached a deadlock. The question of the passage of the Straits by warships of belligerents in a war in which Turkey......

The Presidential Campaign The Campaign For The American...

be merely political ; it must be increasingly dominated by the economic crisis, especially in the farming States. The Federal Government has been compelled to give relief to......

Reinforcements For Abyssinia While The Fate Of Abyssinia...

discussed at Geneva, only two items of news penetrated the obscurity which Surrounds • the state of affairs in Abyssinia itself. The Emperor announced that an Abyssinian an......

M. Blum's Progress In France, M. Blum Pursues His Reforming

mission with courage and independence. His latest proposal is to abolish the secret funds at the disposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of certain other Ministries,......

The Paradox Of Article Xi One Of The Significant Curiosities

of the Assembly debate at Geneva was the French Foreign Minister's reference to the " paradox " and the "'absurdity " of Article XI of the Covenant. The truth is, of course,......

The Egyptian Negotiations The Reports From Cairo, And The...

there of one of the legal advisers to the Foreign Office, give ground for hope that the conclusion of an Anglo-Egyptian treaty is now imminent. It is not the fault of the......

A Budget Deficit Mr. Neville Chamberlain's Sudden...

that already he could foresee a Budget deficit for this year, startled the House of Commons. But his statement also caused some satisfaction, for it meant that the rearmament......