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Mr. Amery, in the course of the debate, warned the

Government that if the Conservative Party returned to

office, they would resume the policy approved by the Imperial Conference. He scouted the suggestion that the development at Singapore would constitute any threat to Japan. While we were talking of the imaginary danger of wounding the susceptibilities of a foreign Power, was there not a real danger of mortally wounding the susceptibilities of our own fellow-citizens? By dropping the base at Singapore the Government were denouncing the co-operation of the Empire. Mr. Baldwin, while desiring to read the replies of the Dominions in full, intimated that the Opposition regarded the decision of such importance that they would bring it up on the Report stage and take the decision of the House.

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