THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN TREATY

The criticisms of the English newspapers do not abate

London, August 9. The Morning Post writes: "The Anglo-Russian treaty as it is conceived, shows that one has bowed to an enemy, which will have consequences, not only for England, but from the point of view of civilization. Mr. Mac Donald has broken his word to the country, for there could be no question of the government covering a Russian loan.

The Daily Chronicle finds it abusive, that in the introductory formula of the Anglo-Russian treaty, there is no mention either of the King, or of the United Kingdom, or of the opinion of the Dominions and India. The official explanation, it says, is insufficient. The greatest anomaly remains unexplained. Why, in this treaty, is mention made of Northern Ireland, when since the establishment of the Irish Free State several treaties have been signed? »

Financiers and businessmen have made known through the newspapers their opinion on the Anglo-Russian treaty, from a financial point of view: "The City," they say, "shrugs its shoulders, and considers that the question of a Russian loan is too ridiculous to be even considered."

According to the "Daily News," the King's name will figure in the Anglo-Russian treaty. It points out that the sovereign will therefore be the principal signatory.

The diplomatic editor of the "Morning Post" reports that the Soviet authorities have been informed that if the Soviet government agrees to restore, in the form of concessions, the oil titles that French companies hold in Baku, a private loan can be placed in Paris. Negotiations are already in progress in London on this subject.

Mr. Mac Donald's credit diminished
London, August 9. In a general review made on the occasion of the closing of this first parliamentary session under a Labour government, the Daily Telegraph remarked that all the credit that had been given to Mr. Mac Donald, and the reputation that he had just established for himself on the occasion of the inter-allied conference, had suffered greatly from the conclusion of the "shameful treaty" with Russia.

This newspaper observed that the moderation attributed to the government was only due to the limits within which a minority ministry must maintain itself.