§ 24. Mr. JOHN HARRISasked the Prime Minister whether he is yet in a position to state the attitude of His Majesty's Government with reference to Article 36 of the Protocol of the International Court of Justice; whether he is aware that a decision of Great Britain to adhere to the principle of this article would be welcomed by every State member of the League of Nations as a definite indication that Great Britain is prepared to make the League of Nations' machinery effective in the cause of peace?
§ Mr. PONSONBYI cannot at present add anything to the replies given to previous questions on the subject, which is one requiring careful consideration, and is receiving it.
§ Mr. HARRISIs it not true that this has been receiving careful consideration now for over two years, and is it not time that we decided one way or the other in regard to this important question of arbitration?