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Sino-Japanese Hostilities (Documented) Mongolia and Chinese Turkestan

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Tories Election Panic

THE CH

EXPLOITING PREN RAISE CASH

Lord Marchwood, honorary treasurer of the Conservative Central Office, has issued a frantic appeal for funds to fight a General Election which "may be forced upon us suddenly," writes a London correspondent. Ano an

The appeal takes two forms. There is a gen- eral circular intended for the ordinary Conserva- tive Party membership; and there is a letter, mark- ed "personal" and addressed to the Conservative Party's wealthy supporters, with which is enclosed "a facsimile letter from the Prime Minister which speaks for itself."

The Prime Minister's letter is dated October 15, 1938, and, although couched in careful lan- guage, calls for explanation on two points.

It suggests that, in the middle of and propaganda, and any contribu- the Crisis, and despite his publictions made may well be looked up- statements that he would not seek on as a premium of insurance for to make political capital out of the our national safety and well-being. Munich Pact, Mr. Chamberlain was considering plunging the country into the turmoil of a General Elec- tion.

It also suggest

Yours sincerely, (Signed)

NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN. The Lord Marchwood, K.C.V.0. that, while the

CITY IS SUSPICIOUS ren- Prime Minister, for obvious

The comment of my informant, a sons, could not countenance pro- recipient of Lord Marchwood's let- posals to organise personal gifts of ter and the famous facsimile, which money, an attempt was made, and was sent out from Conservative is being made now, to exploit these headquarters was→ proposals for the benefit of Conser vative Party funds.

The fascsimile letter reads:

PREMIER'S LETTER

10, Downing-street,

Whitehall. October 15, 1938.

My Dear Marchwood,—

The world is rejoicing that the hideous nightmare of war and the appalling suffering and misery that such a conflict would have entailed have been averted.

The

the King 7 months

"The City is not rolling up with which is on

the sinews of war because of its growing suspicion of the Govern- ment's foreign policy and the finan cial unrest created by revelations of the Government's incompetence in Defence.

"Hence the plain hint that, al- though the Prime Minister, cannot accept any money, Central Office can do with the cash.

"The threat of a sudden ́ General Election, which only the Prime Many kind suggestions have been Miniter can force, is plain black- made recently, financial and other-mail, and will be resented.” wise, to acknowledge my efforts in In his general circular Lord! the cause of pence. I do not want Marchwood, who as Mr. F. G. Pen-j any such acknowledgment, but ny, M.P. for Kingston-on-Thames, what I have set my heart upon is was well-known for his extreme the general appeasement of Europe, diebard views, uses unrestrained and the best way of ensuring this language about the dangers of a

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that the National Govern- Labour Government, which, he de- ment is strengthened and is of a clares, would socialise the means lasting duration

of production, distribution and ex- Therefore, if any of my friends change by Orders in Council, if desire to do me a kindness, they unable to do so by the usual Par- Icould do nothing which would ap-liamentary procedure," and would |peal to me more than to subscribe abolish all rent, interest and profit.

to the Fund, of which you are now “A SOCIALIST ADVANTAGE treasurer, for ensuring a continuity On the collection of cash he

of the National Government at the writes: next General Election.

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