· THE, CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 23, 1939
Peace Through Strength Appeal By The
The Premier
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HUNGARY
TO SIGN
BE FILLED IN
CIVIL DEFENCE ON THE
London, To-day.
An eloquent appeal to the country to support the Government's policy of peace through strength was made by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, speaking last night at Black- burn.
Mr. Chamberlain said it was natural in these days of uncertainty in international affairs that public interest should be concentrated largely on external politics, and preparations were be- ing made to meet any possible emergency.
DOTTED LINE
Budapest, To-day.
It is announced that Count Csaky, the Foreign Minister, will sign the instrument of Hungary's adhesion to the Anti-Comintern Pact to-mor row in the presence of the German, Italian and Japanese Ministers. Reuter.
KING AND QUEEN VISIT TEAN VALLEY ESTATE
London, To-day.
The King and Queen continued their tour of Northumberland and Durham yesterday morning when they visited the Tean Valley estate after spending the night in the royal train at Gateshead.
The
which covers 700 formerly waste land acres was but now scores of modern fac- tories have been built employing 2,000 workers.
Their Majesties inspected the children's hospital and houses on the new estate built for the in- habitants who previously dwelt in
Reuter.
When huge armaments were be- cost £20,000,000 and did not give ing piled up on every hand they protection against a direct hit, the three corners of the world in the city's slums. could not avoid a certain anxiety they should be abandoned, and that lest some incident, perhaps trifling instead they should provide shel-
arms, and we shall shock them.' in itself, should set in motion the tera so deep underground that they boastful, and still less.in any aggres- "I do not speak these words as machinery that would bring them would be unaffected by any bomb.sive spirit. Our armaments threa- into operation.
But a moment's reflection would show it was not es simple as that. ten noone nor have we any thought They must consider whether it was
but of friendliness to any people in the world. possible to get into such a deep shelter without a panic rush.
If that dread event should come to pass there was none who could count on escaping the consequences.
FORMIDABLE STRENGTH "In such conditions it seems to me that only the reckless, irrespon- sible or ignorant can desire the Gov-
A direct hit on the entrance would result in heavy casualties.
NO FINAL CONCLUSION The Government had come to no final conclusion yet on these deep bombproof shelters, but in the meantime surely it would go
on with splinter-proof shelters which
FOREIGN LEGION COMPOSED HALF OF GERMANS
Berlin, To-day.
PEACE AND CONFIDENCE "My own most earnest desire in life is to see the establishment of peace and confidence, and I believe that as soon as a substantial mea.... A decree orders any German ernment to-day to follow any other
sure of confidence can be achieved joining the French Foreign Legion policy than the one we have laid
it will be possible to set about the or lengthening his present service down, for ourselves, a policy of
ask of disarmament by general with the Legion, to be deprived of peace through strength which will
agreement.
his German nationality. neglect no opportunity of breaking
"No country embarks on this Result of the decree is expected down suspicions and resolutely with were close at hand, which could be ruinous form of expenditure for to be that Germans, who comprise the fun of the thing. They do it nearly half the Legion, will remain because they are afraid what may in the service after the initial five happen to them if they disarm years will become coloniats in triotic men and women who had will follow automatically."
Mr. Chamberlain thanked the pa- Remove that fear and disarmament North Afrion, as many, of
their Rau-compatriots have already auccessful- already come forward to particitor.
ly done Reuter. pate in voluntary National Service. They were helping the country in
the help of our friends within and without the Empire to build a strenth so formidable as to main- tain our rights and liberties against any who might be rash enough to attack them.” -·
The Prime Minister recalled the
defence debate in the House of Commons. He said the cost of rearmament was staggering but they could draw one or two com forting conclusions from the huge figures which could be set off Against the rather lacomforting
· process of paying the bill.
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quickly made and from which it was easy to escape when the raid
was over.
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three ways.
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that we here can count upon vo- Firstly, by showing the world
luntary service to make compulsion
unnecessary,
with confidence that if trouble "Secondly, by inspiring people
comes we shall know how to meet It, and
The delay in production' of
"Thirdly, by actually helping to maments was being rapidly over-prevent war, because the better come. Ships, guns, aeroplanes and prepared we are the less likely is munitions were now pouring out of it that anyone will ever attack us.”. yards and factories in a stream of constantly increasing volume, and the position to-day compared with a few months ago was enormously strengthened.
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GAPS TO FILL
"There were still gaps to fill, how- ever, and he made a fresh appeal for more volunteers.
Returning to the subject of the Discussing the development of air huge rearmament expenditure pro- power, which he said had intro-gramme, Mr. Chamberlain said: duced an entirely new element in "These huge figures will serve to modern warfare and brought the bring home to us all the intensity risks of war right into the midst of our financial resources which en of the civilian population, Mr. able us not only to find such co- Chamberlain declared::
lossal sums but to contemplate their expenditure without any appreci, able difference in the confidence which is the basis of our financial credit.
"Nothing we can do will give el- villans absolute protection against attack from the air, but we can do much to lessen its effectiveness, prevent, pauic and ensure that the Aghting capacity of the nation shall be maintained."
CIVIL DEFENCE
QUOTES SHAKESPEARD “And when we reflect that what we are now considering is the Mr. Chamberlain detailed civil effort of this country along without defence work being carried out im-taking into account the contribution der the direction of Sir John Anwhich could be made if need arose derson, and said he noticed a cer- by the great Dominions. qri by our tain number of critics declaring allies and friends outside the Bri- very vigorously that since the steel tish Empire, we may feel that to sholtera which they were providing quoto our own Shakespeare, 'Come
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