§ 2. Sir ROBERT THOMASasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the need of international agreement upon the question of ships' load-lines, he will bring it before the Assembly of the League of Nations?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINThe policy of promoting international uniformity in the question of load-lines will be pursued steadily by His Majesty's Government, but the subject. is not one which in the ordinary course would be brought before the League of Nations.
§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYIs the policy of His Majesty's Government on this question to get other Powers to conform to our load-line: in other words, is our policy to get the load-line lowered? Will the policy of the Government be to stiffen up and increase the safeguards for ships by lowering the load-line, in view of the fact that other nations have a higher load-line than we have?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINI should be obliged to the hon, and gallant Member if he would put that question to the President of the Board of Trade.
§ Sir R. THOMASIs the Foriegn Secretary not aware that what we want is similar treatment for all nations?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINWe often want things that we do not get.