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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 16, 1989.

HUMILIATION

AND

SHAME FOR BRITAIN

"Mr. Chamberlain In His Simplicity Of Mind Believed In Good Faith Of Munich Undertakings"

LABOUR CRITICS

IN COMMONS

London, To-day.

Mr. D. R. Grenfell (Labour) declared in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon that it was a day of humiliation and shame for Britain. We had allowed the truth to set and had allowed violence to take the place of reason and jus- tice, and violence had triumphed.

Mr. Chamberlain in his simplicity of mind believed the undertakings at Munich were given in good faith. The Premier had said so. Czecho-Slovakia had now been occupied in the same manner as it would have been occupied had there been no Munich.

We were not entering upon ative effort by the peace-loving for- period of peace and security inces of Europe and the world. Europe but upon a period of im mediate terrible danger.

To-inorrow it might be Poland, who would be at an immense

· military disadvantage.

CRYPTO-AGGRESSION

Sir Archibald Sinclair for the Liberals thought the methods of crypto-aggression employed by Hit- Hungary could be overwhelm- ler's Government in Czecho-Slovakia ed in hours. Rumania was on would almost certainly be used the way.

again elsewhere, and he too appeal- Sir Archibald Sinclair (Libered to the Premier to gather like- al) declared it was not the in-minded nations under British leader- dependence of Slovakia which ship in defence: of the principles of had been proclaimed but the de-law in international relations. pendence of Slovakia many. Reuter.

on Ger-

"SPLENDID ISOLATION"

Mr. Grenfell thought problems of Middle Europe, with its mixed na- tionalities, would have to be far more carefully studied and fully un- derstood than was apparent` from anything the Prime Minister had said.

Mr. Grenfell and Sir Archibald Sinclair urged upon the Gov- ernment the necessity of rapid ac- tion to safeguard the position refugees in Czecho-Slovakia. -British Wireless..

CHINA FINANCE CONFERENCE

Chungking, To-day.

of

The second conference called by the Ministry of Finance in Chung- king has been adjourned.

ANGLO-FRENCH NAVAL COOPERATION

London, To-day.

Replying to questions in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, Parliamen- tary Secretary to the Admiralty, declared that if Britain and France found themselves allied in any future war, it was contem- plated that naval co-operation. bo complete.

Conversations already begun between the respective Naval Staff's were being continued.— Reuter.

MISSING PLANE

Kunming, To-day.

The missing Eurasia plane is reported to have been discover- ed at Lishibho in the district of Weining in west Kwoichow. The four Chinese passengers aboard are Messrs. Yang Wen- ming, Wang Feng-chang, Tsão Shao-hsien, and Hau Ching-

tsel.-Central News.

MUNICH SPIRIT DEAD

:

Berlin, To-day.

on

the

First official German events in Czecho-Slovakia appears in the "Diplomatische Korrespon- denz."

The Nazi Foreign Office journal Bays: "History confers on the Czech people no claim whatever to, independence.

"Czech political leadership it- self has now reached the conclu- sion that the experiment of sole Czech, responsibility for Bohemia and Moravia has been a failure,"

ITALIAN COMMENT

In Rome, while official. Italian circles are chary of commenting on yesterday morning's events, the newspapers give the trend of public opinion.

The "Telegrafe" declares: "Only after the Munich Conference was hastily summoned, was military oc- cupation of the whole of Czecho- Slovakia avoided last September.

"Munich might have had a great influence on the European situation but Its spirit has died." Reuter.

France Makes Request For Information

In

Berlin

Paris, To-day.

A request for information regarding the exact meaning of Hitler's proclamation in regard to the Czech State was made by the French Am- bassador in Berlin yesterday morning. French Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bonnet, had telephone talks in the morning with the Polish Ambassador and the French Ambassa- dor in London.

The

THIEVES MET

He commented with amazement on what he called the sense of splendid isolation and detachment of Mr. Chamberlain's statement on a situation charged with emotion

pride had been humbled and a It is understood that important nation's trust and independence | financial questions relative to the had been violated.

increase of. production, promotion This incident, he held, was simply of export trade, stabilisation of one of the sequence of crises to commodity prices, supply and dis- which Europe had been treated and tribution of food, and development which would be repeated on suit of economic recources as well as In the evening, M. Bonnet re- able occasions for some time to measures to counteract Japan's ceived the German Ambassador, come because the British Govern-economic blockade and disruption who confirmed the communication ment had not been seized with the of China's currency system were made in the morning by which the real significance of events of the thoroughly discussed, at the con-German Government declared that last few years in Europe.

ference.

its action in Czecho-Slovakia was In a manifesto, the bankers and taken "in agreement" with the officials who attended the confer-Government in Prague. ênce pledged their utmost efforts to carry out the resolutions passed changes in Czecho-Slovakia have 34, were charged before Mr. R. A.

The speed and gravity of the in order to hasten local economic made a deep impression here, but D. Forrest this morning, with con- development and increase China's what has most impressed the power of resistance.

spiring to commit a robbery French is the passage in Hit- The manifesto stressed the im- ler's proclamation declaring that No. 18 Fleming Road. They were

Czecho-Slovakia is vital to Ger-

for over 1,000 years. many and had belonged to Germany

·NO SECURITY LEFT

He agreed that little could have been done since Munich, but charg- ed the Government with failure to cope with the situation before Munich.

RACISM ABANDONED!

ON THE WAY

Taoi Ping, 38, and Tsol Chung,

He said that Ministers had stated portance of economic mobilisation

also charged with possession of last October that under the Munich in modern warfare and the neces

arms, and possession of instru- Agreement, Czecho-Slovakia would sity of strengthening the financial

ments fit for an unlawful purpose. enjoy greater security than before organs and improving their

opera- and asserted that the Prime Minia- tion. While negatively measures

Inspector Darkin said the police ter's credulity passed all under- should be devised to prevent the

received information that defen- standing.

circulation of bogus notes and the This proclamation is regarded dants intended to commit a rob- There was no security left in utilisation of economic resources here as abandonment of the prin-bery. They waited and arrested Europe. The smaller nations were by the enemy in the war areas, post-ciples of racism enunciated in them in the in a state of appréhension and tively efforts should be exerted to "Mein Kampf," and also of Hitler's way. fear and even large nations were develop productive enterprises and statements after Munich when he not free from it. He asked the rally economic strength in various declared that National, Socialism. Government to seek before it was places for the benefit of the un- did not envisage incorporation of months" hard too late an assembly for co-opera- try →Central News:

a Reich of non-Germans. Reuter, mended for

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