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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 6, 1989
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STANHOPE'S
CADETS TO MISS SPEECH
"AXIS" PORTS
Cadets from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, on their summer cruise to Europe, will not visit Germany, Italy or Spain."
Programme of the cruise shows that Edinburgh, Helsingfors, Stockholm, Rotterdam, and "Ant- werp, will be visited,
Navy Department officials de- cline to discuss the programme. It was pointed out in unofficial quarters, however, that there were a number of Jews among the crew, and anti-Nazi members of the crew might have expressed their opinions in German ports.
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London, To-day. "Lord Stanhope's speech was unpremedidated," declared the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in the House of Commons yes- terday referring to the remarks made on board the aircraft-carrier "Ark Royal" by the First Lord of the Admiralty.
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had not yet been broadcast in this
It was untrue, continued Mr. Chamberlain, that part of the Empire transmissions, Lord Stanhope had invited the press to give country. As it appeared to me that special prominence to it.
-as in fact happened-the speech
to publish the speech of the First
In the course of his remarks the First Lord drew would be regarded as a sensation, although there were no grounds for attention to the fact that there was not the full any sensation at all, I arranged attendance at the cinema show on board the that the press should be asked not "Ark Royal,” as some men had been retained on board their ships in readiness to man the guns, as had been the normal practice in time of tension.
No orders had been given by, an explanatory statement, in which the Admiralty other than that he said:
Lord of Admiralty or at least not
to attach any particular importance to it. Apparently my endeavours to
spare the public unnecessary excite- ment have not been wholly success- ful.
GREENWOOD'S FEAR
this practice should not be re- "I can only express my keen re- 'axed even on so special an occa- gret that any remarks of mine em-ed the Prime Minister for making
sion..
Mr. Arthur Greenwood, reproach-
light of the matter.
phasising the readiness of the Navy As it seemed to him (Mr. to meet all eventualities, even when,
It would be easy to imagine, de- Chamberlain) this statement was as now, easier, leave is being given. ikely to be treated in a sensa- should have been added to the workclared Mr. Greenwood that an ill- ional manner, he gave directions of the Premier or cause concern that the press be asked not to to anvone else."—Router.
ublish an account.
SHARP CRITICISM - -
IN EMPIRE BROADCAST The Premier first declared that he had received that morning a full
the
considered utterance of this sort could lead the country into war- Trans-Ocean.
STILL
AWAITING FURTHER INFORMATION
London, To-day.
Apparently, added Mr. Cham- berlain, my efforts to spare the public unnecessary agitation were not altogether successful, account of the incident from Lord but the incident will at any rate Stanhope and continued: "In have served to demonstrate the course of the speech, the First Lord constant readiness of the Navy of Admiralty pointed out that some for all eventualities. (Laughter of the audience had not been able fand Cheers).
to come since they had been kept on board their ships in readiness accordance Mr. Arthur Greenwood, De to man their guns in puty Leader of the Labour Oppo- with the standing order for periods Replying to the Hon. J. J. sition, asked: Does the Primel of tension.. No other orders have Stourton. (Conservative) in the Minister regard the First Lord been given by the Admiralty ex- House of Commons yesterday, as a fit person to hold this im- cept that the standing order should the Under-Secretary for Foreign account of Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, said the portant post and will he give an not be "neglected" on assurance that such indiscreet, special occasions.
Foreign Secretary was at present information irresponsible and unpremeditated With regard to what happened waiting further statements shall not be repeated | afterwards, I wish to say that in from His Majesty's Ambassador in future by responsible officers course of the evening I was inform-in China in regard to the present of the
ed of the widespread comment caus- position in regard to the Chun Crown? Mr. Chamberlain: "The First ed by an earlier broadcast of Lord Tah and other cotton mills occu- Lord has expressed his regret Stanhope's speech. I then learnt pied by the Japanese in Shang- that his words, which perhaps that the speech, although it formed hai, Reuter. were not very happily chosen, should have given rise to
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much comment and so much un- necessary alarm.
"I do not think that affects the officiency of Lord Stanhone:"
PREMIER TAKES BLAME Replying to Sir Archibald Bin- clair (Liberal), Mr. Chamberlain said he thought It appropriate for
the Government from time to time to make requests to the press--It was no more-and that he always found the press ready to comply
Mr. Chamberlain added: “I must take blame for the action which || certainly did not produce the effect
wanted.”
TEXT OF SPEECH BY LORD STANHOPE
THE statement by the First Lord of the Admiral- ty, Lord Stanhope, which has aroused such a furore, was published in the "China Mail" yes- terday through Trans-Ocean, the German news agency.
Mr. A. V. Alexander and other | this a gnored the speech untiare not with us tómight, because
embers of the Labour Opposition asked if Lord Stanhope a-statainent
ot "most unwise.
The Premier retorted that Mr. exander was aking more
ent than necessary. Eventually the Speaker interven ed and the matter was drop
KEEN REGRET
horning, when the following shortly before I left the Admiralty, cabled from London::
It became necessary to give orders speech on Tresday - night to man the anti-aircraft guns of was the subject of a Com-the Fleet. statement. “yesterday, ope addressing an audien 1,000 on board HM.. explained the absence uke of Kent, on account of a for
Lord Long before guests came
on
board this ship, 16. anti-aircraft Ark guns con
given a warm- who happened to
cement *: (sqys his
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