In an important debate on Monday on foreign policy Mr.
Asquith made the most concrete proposals for securing French, or rather international, security against war that any English statesman has as yet put forward. He laid down three fundamental conditions governing any scheme for mutual guarantee, into which this country might enter :— " First of all, in our view, any assurance or guarantee given to France ought to be given not as a separate guarantee to France, but as part of this country's general undertaking under the Covenant of the League of Nations. Next, the security offered, whatever it is, to France should be offered on equal terms to Germany. Thirdly, in order that that may be possible it is obvious that Germany must be admitted to membership of the League of Nations and also through her representative to a seat on its Council."
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