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Show ! BRITISH . FOIEIi POLICY Parliament Speaker Wards Off Criticism of Policy of Other Governments LO.NDOX. May 2 1. Parliament adjourned ad-journed today for ten days' "Vhlt3un-i tide recess, tho flnal, meeting bolngj notable for a vigorous attack on the government's general foreign policy, lcd'by Sir Donald MacLean. This attack at-tack was the outcome of the belief among the opposition parties that there Is a disposition to belittle the league of nations and elect the supreme su-preme council into a permanent body as arbiter of European affairs. An interesting incident wa3 the attempt at-tempt of the speaker to prevent the debate from developing into an attack I on the policy of foreign countries. The speaker described himself as being be-ing appalled at the contention of Sir j Donald McLean and .Lord Robert Cecil that the house of commons was entitled en-titled to discuss the policies of the nations who are parties to tho league of nations. "Suppose the United States were a member of the league," said tho speaker, "and tho commons began to discuss American policy. "Would that have a beneficial effect?" He said that in order to preservo friendship abroad it was advisable to discuss the motives of foreign governments govern-ments as llttlo as possible. |