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DICTATOR CRY AS PRIME MINISTER HAILS GEN. FRANCO
The Premier was bitterly attacked, the Republican Government by Mr. C. Attlee in Parliament for people in Madrid.
or the
addressing the House of Commons "What is would do would be to "like a dictator speaking to a Fascist embitter our relations with the new Grand Council" when replying to Government of Spain and to destroy questions about the recognition of any influence which we might hope General Franco. ·
to have with that Government. "I would remind him that he is a “We could not exact terms, but British Prime Minister," said Mr. what we could do was to obtains as- Attlee, who was moving the Labour|surances whilst at the Bame time Party's vote of censure on the Gov-granting recognition unconditional- ernment for making the recognition|ly." unconditional."
Sir Archibald Sinclair (Lib., Cai-
"It is quite obvious that the Prime thness and Sutherland) said that he Minister had made up his mind and hoped no demands would be made on had notified the Prime Minister of Parliament for giving credits to another country of an act of Franco.
policy which he refused to communi- cate to this House.
"Most terrible atrocities are now being committed by airmen under "That is not the way to treat the Franco's orders" he said. House of Commons.
"One looks for a reason for this be: kind of smart trick.
"The attempt is always made to put the responsibility on the other
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"The Government's epitaph will We have eatern dirt in vain,”
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Mr. Morrison, who renewed the “It was a device to make M. Dala-Labour attack, told the Premier he dier speak first, but it was a trick was becoming too sensitive="very which was trumped by the French] thin-skinned, peevish, childish.' Prime Minister because he revealed He claimed that Mr. Chamberlain that he was doing it on the advice had undoubtedly misled the House. of and on pressure from this Gov-"He has not much respect for the ernment.
House of Commons and not too much
"The statement which the Prime respect for his Cabinet colleagues. Minister made to justify his action Certainly I have not much respect was a tissue of balf truths which for them myself.”
But it was Mr. Attlee who later
are worse than lies."
It appears that the Prime Minis-plunged the House into uproar.
Sir Thomas Inskip was arguing ter will always recognise a Govern- ment that breaks international law that the Prime Minister had been justified, when Mr. Attlee inter- and outrages every law human,
posed: legal and divine-but any Govern- ment that obeys the law of civilisa- tion is sure to be done down by the Prime Minister. (Opposition che- |ers.)
"The Prime Minister, when asked a question, should tell the truth to this House."
At once there was a storm of shouting.
of Conservative shouts “INCAPABLE OF SHIRKING” "Withdraw" were answered by The Premier rèplying declared Labour counter cries; the Speaker that it was a long time since the was asked for a ruling. He said: House had heard such a bitter at- tack on one man..
"I am incapable of trying to mislead this House or of shirking any debate," he added.-
"The withholding of recognition from General Franco could not help
PARIS DIGS 12 MILES OF A.R.P. SHELTERS
that
"I think Mr. Attlee's accusation is dangerously near something ought to be withdrawn,'
/
There were
Sir more shouts. Thomas decided to ignore the in- cident, and the debate went on.
Labour's censure motion
on the Government was easily defeated by 344 votes to 137.
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It is an exact replica of cocktail bar and girls sit at long counters, Excavation has been started in, while beauty experts ply them with over a dozen places, activity being cosmetics before they go in to dan- concentrated in
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