House Of Commons Debates The War
PREMIER
DEFENDS
HIS POLICY
LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter).—Continuing his speech in the House of Commons Mr. Chamberlain next referred to President Roosevelt's definition of moral peace.
“It is to obtain such a peace that we have taken up arms,” added Mr. Chamberlain,
"We intend to fight until I has been secured."
The Prime Minister then dealt with, mensely the Scapa Flow zald which he enemy. described an "an unimportant affair." Raid A Failure
"If indeed it was a raid upon the fleet in Scapa Flow," he continued, "It must be classed as a failure. Not more than 20 bombs were dropped.
"W
powerful and emelent
Was
The question at fentre whether Europe would ralfle backi Inta barbarism and gangster gav- eriments or wheller they could recreate their divilleation based on freedom, justice and the rule of the law.
"But perhaps undue attention has
The freedom and independence of been given to what happened because poland, Finland, the Baltic and of what is described us 'an unim- penchable communique from the Scandinavian countries depended on German High Command." (Laughter). the victory of the Allies in this war
previous against Germany, he added. remember their unimpeachable communiques. Only
Sir Archibald then suid that they one warship was damaged and that needed to exert themselves to gain damage was minor.
this victory, "Wo
must always expect attacks on They St.
Wednesday,
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- Hitler May Tell
Of Brenner Parleys
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AMSTERDAM, Mar. 19 (Reuter)-Hitler may sum- mon the Reichstag in the next few days to hear the result of the Brenner meet- ing, it is learned from a Berlin source.
The declalon probably de- pends on the final message from Rome after Signor Mussolini'a farewell talk with Mr. Sumner Welles.
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RIOTS IN LAHORE
25 Killed And 39 Injured
LAHORE, Mar. 19 (Reuter). -It is officially announced that the police had to fire after being attacked by a band of men from the
North - Westorn Frontier who were trying to hold a pro- cession in military formation in defiance of the Government ban.
Two police officers and 28 of the demonstrators were killed and 39 injured persons are now lin hospital.
March 20, 1940.
BRITAIN'S BUDGET
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Mar. 19 (UP),— The Chancellor of the Exche- quer, Sir John Simon announced In the House of Commons to- day that he will present the Budget on April 23.
Sir Andrew Duncan, Pre- sident of the Board of Trade, announced that the Anglo- Spanish Loan and Payments agreement
signed WIA Madrid on Monday.
The District Magistrate was among Press Opinions the injured.
not conduce to winning the war to suggest that this country is being outwitted at every turn by our op-
Soldiers Take Over ponents and that our measures to
war to a curry the clusion ure open to criticism on the rived and are patrolling the city.
successful con-
Military reinforcements have ar- ground that there are leaks through
The men are
the members of wilch there are supplies into Ger- Moslem movement. 'They wear unl-
forms, many.
conduct That is not a true picture."
carry spades and hir. Dalton had failed to under-military drills. They have encouraged Serial movements among the Hindus. stand the scale on which we working and the small proportion to The aggravation of feeling led the noi expect to establish a perfect such socletics, blockade, Lopsided, Unwieldy Cabinet
Mr. Chamberlain emphasised the dimeulty of conducting the blockade and said that Mr. Dalton gave them to understand that no neutral rights should stand if, by violating them, we could damage the enemy.
our fleet bows on our northern and holy must seize the Initiative and the whole of those leaks. One could { government to ban all processions of]
eastern shorea but we are conâdent of our ability to meet them.
of
A
This was the first attack made upon the land. 121 high explosive bombs and 600 incendiary bombs were dropped over an arch hundred square miles of mainland. There were several civilian casual- ties including one dead.
"The excuse given by the German High
Command is that they were bombing military objectives but whatever their intention may have been the House will note the facts and know that the responsibility for the consequences must rest upon the authors." (Cheers).
Parliament should consider whe-
ther they wanted more efficient National and Imperial instruments of war direction than they possessed. "It does not look as though the present War Cabinet, lopsided and unwieldy with the present means of Dominion and inter-Allied con- sultation, In
capable of promoting a vigorous and decisive initiative either in the economic, diplomatic, or military field," he said.
"It seems to me that we ought to discuss them in a private session. It is too late to save Foland or Finland "In this grim struggle minor in and we should thrash these things eldents of this kind are of little im-out before our cause suffers another
damaging setback,** portance.
Answers Criticism
Belisha's Questions
Forfaited Right Of Appeal Mr. Chamberlain emphasised that we were trying to keep within the rules of international law and said that as far as Germany was concern- ed she had absolutely fortciled any right of appeal to international law against any violation of that law we might embark upon in order to in- jure her. But there were very few
cases in which the matter wus simple as that.
When it
came to
as
Optimistic Hitler
Sces Success In New
Peace Offensive
BERLIN, Mar. 19 (UP).— Hitler and his Foreign Minister arrived here at 11.26 a.m.
The
to-
day.
Fuehrer was · In excellent spirits and proceeded immediately to the Chancellory where he conferred with Goering and his military leaders.
Sympathetic Roosevelt
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Supporting Cause Of The Allies
"Cer- syn-
LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuier).-The New York "Mirror" says: lainly President Roosevelt is pathetle to the cause of the Allies and antagonistic to the cause of the Dictators. Certainly he sent Mr. Sumner Welles to Europe to find out how America can help to eftect a thint will not embarrass τ interests of the Allies." ise the The Swiss Press attitude to the best Hitler-Mussolini meeting is
which summed up by the "Bund, says: "We cannot help believing that Hitler's Journey must have some connection with Mr. Welles' Inst days
in Europe, ""
The article ends: "The political significance of the meeting will con-
sist in Mussolini once more remind- ing Hitler that Italy's netions are con- and ditioned by Italy's interests
nothing else."
· Mr. Leslie Hore-Delisha, the former
infringing the rights of neutrals in our endeavour engage the enemy at closer quar- ters, we must have some regard for those International laws to which we
had appealed so often ourselves.
to "There are some who would want war Minister, asked whether in their a more vigorous policy, who say that by some unexplained imaginative strategy, diplomacy and their total efforts they were doing everything stroke of daring we ought to wrest to achieve their aims. ourselves the initiative.
With the responsibility which resta upon the shoulders Government we cannot be hustled into adventures which appear to us to present Httle chance of success and much chance of danger and perhaps disaster.
of the
We
oil-was
being
roland was annihilated and German War began with two swift strokes. commerce was swept from the seas. Since then Germany had been in
on land and the Allies had blockade. It was the solu applied offensive weapon they had employed. As long as Russla was engaged in "The Ume and place for us to strike must be decided upon with the most active operations in Finland, the date nt which Germany could obtain expert advice we can command.
In the meantime the best way to material advantages of her partner-
is to preserve easure victory is
unship-particulariy shaken our determination und unity, postponed.
It was in the interests of the Allies "We have redoubtable allfes. have our kinsmen and fellow sub- to maintain the resistance of Finland. Jeets in the British Empire. We have It must be assumed from the decision
the of the
War Council that loyal and trusted friends across
Supreme Channel with their magnificent army the sending of a force was practicable and unlimited patriotisin.
and desirable.
From that moment, the action of "Best of all, we have the con- sclousness that what we are fighting the Allies should have been clear-cut for is what every right-minded and decisive. Hesitation might oliizen in the world desires on permissible in the formulallon of which to base the establishment of policy, but surely not in its execution. a durable and moral peace such as that of which President Roosevelt spoke concluded Mr. Chamberlain amid loud cheers.
that
be
Allies Lose Initiative Events had shown that it was in- deed unfortunate that the Allies had allowed their intended initative to be Mr. Attice Cautious
wrested from them. It was known The Rt. Hon. Mr. C. It. Attlee sald to everybody that the need for inen
Finland's magnificent fight was urgent. against aggression was in the sume · It
was only three weeks after the cause on that for which Britain was decision was taken by the Supreme Aghting.
Way Council and when the Finnish The duty of assisting Fhland,he Government were already actually in said, was not laid only upon Britain touch with Moscow that they were but upon all members of the State's informed that the despatch of men Lease. In this case Norway und as well as materials was contingent Sweden, he said, had not powerful on further appeal being made by irmaments.
them.
line.
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He did not like to hear barsh judg- Mr. Hore-Bellsha Feferred to the ment made against people who after fact that the Norwegian Foreign all were pretty close. to the front Minister had stated that a request was made to them to allow troops The amount of aid Britain could through only when the Soviet-Finnish send was conditioned by the extent talks were already under way. to which they could act in concert Could Have Broken Onslaught with Sweden and Norway.
There was a uniformity of opinion Any infringement of their rights that powerful onslaughts from the was quite unthinkable; he continued. air could have broken the Russian
The Opposition, added air. Attlee, onslaught.
He hoped that the example of this
were not in a position to say that None of the objections raised to the British Government could have the despatch of troops could have sent more help with safety, but prevented the sending of squadrons he would like to be certain that of the 'R.A.F. what had been sent was sent in "Would B not have been worth one time and without unnecessary month's output from our factories of delay.
aeroplanes to save the situation?"
The Allies did not fall in their which was deliberate and
parations for giving effect to that Mr. Attlee then asked if Britain policy. But if they failed, it was was doing all that could be done in
they were not determined because the diplomatic, military and economie enough and not quick enough in exe- feld.
cuting their own decisions.
country in helping with the recon-conceived, nor in their pre-
struction of Finland would be follow- ed by others.
Must Learn The Lesson He agreed with Mr. Chamberlain that the lesson they must learn from Finland was that if they wanted to defeat aggression they must stand together.
In
Britain and France hesitated. The enemy acted. Finland was lost, Total War Demands Total Means Continuing his address, Mr. Hore- Belisha suid that to-day the effects rusted that they would be There were moves
Europe were everywhere apparent. towards now prepared resist any otlack which alignments,
to Hitler might make upon them.
The war might be static but Hitler He, however, declared that the and his emissaries were busy. policy of sliting quiet would be
Mr. Hore-Bellsha asked whether suicidal and that the Initiative they could not counteract the no- must not be left with Hitler.
celerating tendency of neutrals to They must use their material, and! compound with Germany. human resources in the best possible Total war must be won by total
he added. way,
means,
He pointed out that the Nazl-Soviet
Too Much Unemployed
Referring to the allegation of Mr. Dalton that Norway had tolerated the violation of her neutrality by Ger- man warships, Mr. Chamberlain said the British Navy and Air Force had kept u constant and continuous watch on Norwegian waters to see it Ger- mon warships were violating them, And and we been able to establish a single case of that kind, we would not have hesitated ourselves to enter those territorial waters and attack such ship. (Cheers);
Peevish And Perversa Dealing with criticisms regarding
the Finnish war, Mr. Chamberlain described Sir Archibald Sinclair's speech an peevish and perverse. He pointed out that the question
We were told that trained troops were what Marshal Mannerheim wanted. Volunteers never could have
Triangular Talks Soon Informed quarters here understand that ranking Soviet omcials, al pre- sent in Berlin, will soon begin fri- angular talks.
The German Am- bassadors Schulenberg and Von Papen are returning from the Balkans and Turkey to
to report before Easter. Informed sources
ces said that Moscow is shortly to be co-ordinated in the me to neu- German-Italian trailse Anglo-French influence in the
programme
southeast, It is also understood that Hitler told Mussolini that Italy's political collaboration will be suf- ficient to force peace on the basis of
the German-Italian terms;
Irrevocable:Decisions
of sending volunteers 'never could AMSTERDAM, Mar. 10 (Reuter), have played a major part in any-Wilhelmstrasse spokesmen told assistance which could have been neutral correspondents
that people alven.
abroad still did not seem to under- stand that the German Government had taken
decisions: taken two (1) To continue the war until made a serious difference in the complete victory is achieved; enmpalgn if they stood alone. We (2) After victory to secure Ger- did not know that the situation was deteriorating up to a short time bemany's vital interests once and for fore the final collapse. We were told all, and end the eternal menace
the plutocratie democracies. that the spirit of the army was com- pletely unbroken and they were con- Aldont of being able hold the Mannerheim Line.
to
it was only really few days before the final collapse that we were informed that the situation was con- sidered serious,
Referred To Chiefs Of Staff Mr. Chamberlain said that every request the Finns made to us was referred to the Chiefs of Staff to know whether they considered it was Justifled in the circumstances in which we found ourselves. If we had con-
Staff, we should
of
In the meantime the Wilhelmstrasse is openly discussing the desirability of a better understanding Russia and Italy.
between
"Reuter" understands that "u"visit" by Herr von Ribbentrop, the German Foreign Minister, to Moscow is still possible.
Nothing Moro To Say BERLIN, Mar. 10 (Reuter)-An inspired statement denying peace plan rumours declares that Germany has nothing to say on the question of chrers ofler on October 6, 1939, peace after the rejection of the
Wellos As Pawn
sidered solely those things which were naturally properly in the rainds an offer made only once. of the Chiefs of have sent very much less than we did. WASHINGTON, Mar. 19 (Reuter). The Cabinet took the respon--Offcial quarters here persist in sibility and risks in sending equip-affirming that Mr. Sumner Welles ment and material which we thought had no hand in the Brenner Confer- might help the Finns to hold out." ence.
Dealing with the crliicism that It is suggested here that Hitler is the Government had been too late, seeking to use Mr. Sumner Welles' Bir. Chamberlain stressed the enor- presence for his own purposes. mous preparations required for The press here are of the opinion such ab
an expedition and said that that Hilter is probably toying with the troops had to be specially the idea of bringing about improved relations and that nelected and equipped to work in Russo-Italian deep snow. Equipment had to be Mussolini will consider the stabilisa brocured from another country, tion of the Balkans worth the price and transport had to be made of shaking honds with Moscow, ready.
According to the "Baltimore Sun", It was not easy to pick up a num- President Roosevelt is considering the ber of ships at a moment's notice resumption of full diplomatic rela- and make them ready for such an tions with Germany and his choice expedition. Nevertheless it was for United States Ambassador for done.
Berlin will probably be Mr. Clarence Piccatt, Icading figure in Quaker llet work and peaca activities.
Everything was arranged accord- ing to a definite timetable,
Why Expedition Did Not Sail
The reason for the Finns' hesita- tion to make an appeal for assistance back again.
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Tdle Talk
The "Basler Machrichten" says; "In Rome there is much die talk of a possible change of Itallan polley
but opinion her towards Russia, maintains that there is no good rea- son now why Italy should want this,"
here
The "Zurchers" says: "In Berlin and in transport circles here, it is believed that an increase in coal de- liveries to Italy via Brenner is unly possible. If tremendous efforts made and precise time-tabling and or- ganisation introduced. The slightest
ell Interruption
endanger the whole."
are
Sovict Prass Views Foreign news columns in the Soviet Press are lately occupied mainly with the following themes: (1) The Im- perialists, thwarted in the plot to force Scandinavia into a war against the U.S.S.R., are now busily trylug to create a new war front elsewhere. Only the peace-loving policy of the U.S.S.R. has, till now, kept the European war from becoming a world conflagration;
(2) British designs in the Near East generally and the Balkans in particu- lar are proved, by the presence of large numbers of British troops In Egypt, Irak, Palestine and 'Kenya, and
the
army in the Near East under General Weygand;
(3) The Imperialists hope to re- peat the "Finnish experiment."
The Russian Aim
These three tendentious reports, published daily, are designed to show or imminent conflict between the Allies and Italy as the result of am- bitions clashing over the Balkans, the Suez Canul, elc.
The London "Times." in a leader entitled "Fishing For Information, points out tint the German attack on Scapa Flow was # duck, The German Command must, therefore, British C
such information, as the British Government can be induced to vouchsafe.
The favourite German device is to vociferate inflated claims in the hope to provoke Admiralty detailed denials, from which reliable information could be deduced.
Nazis Act While Dictators Talk
10 LONDON, Mar. (Reuter). While Mussolini and Hitler were
talking together at Brenner Pass Nazi sea warfare was busy sinking another neutral ship.
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Sweden and Norway fallysing the war against our own enemy, refused to allow troops to pass wo did all we could in the time through their countries.
(Chcera), Replying to the criticism that
On the question of production, Mr. Britain might have sent planea, the Chamberlain sald that he was con- Prime Minister said that when the vinced that during the next fort- Finns
requested large quantities of night the House would be able to these could only have been see on appreciable increase in pro-
bombers, the home defence or the duction of goods. Although differ-
On the subject of coal he said that Pact had repelled the sympathies of too many miners were unemployed Italy and Japan with Germany and for war time. The transport system it was evident new that Germany was wasteful and they should make set great store by the rehabilitation better use of railroad, canal and sea of her friendships,
It would indeed be transport. He was of the opinion
unfortunate
taken from that a great deal more direction was developments if those ideologies were
B.E.F. Nevertheless we sympathetic-ences were expressed this afternoon, wanted there.
to come together again against the
ally considered the appeal but bom- these were on the surface of an They wanted greater utilisation democracles,
of
bern could not operate without pre-underlying unity of the parties. The empires of Britain and France their man-power and Mr. Attlee re-
paration for a ground staff, reserve] (Cheers),
- minded the House that there were were the strongest entities in the
ammunition and means of repair.
Mr. Chamberlain said that he ac- still 1,100,000 unemployed in Bri-world. If they were to carry the cause to victory, they must not only be
They must be able to operate con- cepted and subscribed to the words tinuously from, Finland, We were of President Roosevelt the other day Sir Archibald Sinclair agreed with strong. They must use their strength, ready to supply the crows and a regarding what a peace should be, Mr. Chamberlain in assigning the
Not A True Picture
number of bombing planes if the He concluded: "While we had not I did my War, proper perspective to the recent Mr. Chamberlain, replying in the appeal was made, but by that time embarked engagement at Scapa Flow.
debate after announcing the attack
wo knew that negotiations were best to avert war. Now that I have The course of this war had been on Hornum, referred to the fear ex- going on. We were not sure that the entered the struggle, I shall be just so unexpected and so quiet, he, sald, pressed by the Opposition Labourite, fighting would continue and could as determined and just as persistent that if a gun went off unywhere the Mr. Hugh Dalien, that the morale of not contempinte sending large num- In achieving the purpose we have in people seemed to assume tremendous the country was not being sudicient bers, precious to ourselves, If after mind as I was in trying to keep the
peace all we found that they falled to save things.
the Finns and we could not get them (Cheers).
Jain
They were at war with an
nime
ly sustained by the Government.
The Prime Minister said: "It does
on
before the war started."
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