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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 16, 1938.
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greater strain than could possibly have arisen from any bait dangled by Lord Perth in Rome The delicacy of the situa- ion for the moment as between Herr Hitler and Il Duce is patent- of ly clear between the lines the communications which pass- between them. The briefest ination of Signor Mussolini's policies is enough to indi- that he cannot feel alto- gether comfortable with a pow- All communications intended for erful Germany extending her borders to the Brenner Pass. His publication should be addressed to dilemma, therefore, was acute
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clear. He has accepted the sit- but uation with good grace and by
that very fact has, willy-milly, strengthened this need to main- tain, in fair weather of foul, closest association with the poli- cies of Germany. In short, the initiative in the Bome Berim al- Tiance has passed to Herr Hitler, Germany has achieved far more by her absorption of Austria than mere anschluss.
When all these facts are read in relation to Mr. Chamberlain's statement in the House of Com- mons on Monday, the gravity of Wednesday, Mar. 16, 1938 that statement must become
MR. EDEN'S VINDICATION
deeply emphasised. Only one meaning can be read into it, and that the stark fact that the Prime Minister has virtually abandoned any hope of a settle If Mr. Chamberlan could have ment by peaceful means. Talks will continue, but Britain will foreseen, three weeks ago, Herr accelerate the pace of her re Hitler's dramatic absorption of mament programme at the sacri- Austria into the Third Reich, he ice, it is indicated, of the prin would not, it is safe to assert, ciple outlined in Mr. Chamber- lain Defence White Paper speech, have been quite so ready to of a minimum interference with discard Mr. Anthony Eden or normal industrial activity. "We must consider the new situation the principles guiding the ex- clearly and with cool judgment, Foreign Secretary's policies. For but I am confident that we shall whatever the individual estimate be supported in asking that no of the relative importance of one, whatever his particular pre- events in Austria, of the right conceived notions may be, shall regard himself as excluded from ness or wrongness of Germany any extension of the national actions, or of the inevitability of effort that may be called for " Austro-German union, this much There is no mistaking the solem- this, is certain: Mr. Chamberlain has aity of language such
though it lacks the force which received a sharp rebuff and Mr. would carry abroad were it Eden, swiftly, his first vindica-allied with a well-defined foreign tion. The Premier's "realism" policy. Instead of that, Mr. R. A. Butler seems to have gone his belief that a road to European out of his way to emphasise appeasement could be found well aware of the French reaffir- by jettisoning the League as a concession to
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arguing that the immediate reno guarantee for the security of Czecho-Slovakia. The “Daily sults must be to intensify the Telegraph compares the speech sense of uncertainty and security of Mr. Chamberlain with Sir
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in Europe. His belief that the Edward Grey's historic speech on the eve of the Great War Berlin Rome axis might be. bent
There is, however, another un- for broken by a successful quest fortunate reminder of those days for an understanding with Sig before the Great War the un- nor Musselmi, has also been excertainty in Europe of what steps the British Government posed as a delusion. It is true would take in certain eventualit- that the Anglo-Italian talks are es. It is futile to contend that to continue, it is to say the least here is no need for British en- tanglement in other people's doubtful whether they can pro-
quarrels. If they are none ceed on quite the plane contem-
our concern, why these solemn plated by Mr. Chamberlam when peeches in Parliament. Any con he accepted the "now or never sagration
Powers thesis. When the German army crossed the Bavarian border and took possession of Austria, rush- ing a contingent through to Brem
ess of dest termined
volving the ope must
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