In London fortnight ago the House of Commons voted, after much grumbling, to lend 100,000,000 schillings ($14,000,000) to Austria, this being Great Britain's share of the League loan totaling $43,000,000 to the Government of Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss (TIME, Jan. 2). The Netherlands had meanwhile voted its share. Last week in Paris Premier Paul-Boncour asked the Chamber & Senate to chip in France's 100,000,000 schillings. Was this quite ethical?
"Monstrous!" shouted Nationalist Deputy Louis Marin. "Are we going to lend money to a former enemy country when we have just refused to pay...
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