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THE CZECH GOLD

after the transfer of the gold was first mooted the British Govern- ment, had apparently only an indirect" knowledge of what was on foot and the general pub- fic no knowledge at all. It is pos- sible that the Government in one of its not infrequent moments of startling obtuseness failed to realise the anger such a propos- al would cause if it were known. It apparently failed to reply with any “indirect" protests and has actually begun conversations with German representatives over the Czech assets now blocked in Lon- don by statute, conversations. that are admittedly linked up with "de facto" recognition of the German conquest. The Ger- be- mans may excusably have lieved that there would in the to full re- end be no obstacle cognition and a full transfer of all Czech assets. Neither course should now be possible.

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A Modest Request

The debate on the gold of the Czech National Bank held in Eng- land did something to clear up the mystery of what a little while before was officially only a "mare's nest" of Mr. Lloyd George's discovery. That unfor- tunate phrase is now disowned, and the Prime Minister has been dutifully exonerated from res- ponsibility for it by Sir John Simon; but this strange chapter is not at an end. It was clear that

That must have been a singul- all parties and all shades of arly trustful and optimistic sup opinion were deeply disturbed at porter of the Government who in- the possibility of handing over to quired in the House of Commons Germany £5,000,000 to which her whether, in order to counteract Government has no shadow of "the monopoly control exercised right. The same view was ex-by certain persons over the pressed in speech after speech, press," there was any chance of and it is a natural and just view. the Government itself issuing "a. The invasion of Czecho-Slovakia weekly news sheet" that would. by Germany was a crime which give authoritative information on has been vigorously denounced by current events. One obvious dif all, and not with least vigour by ficulty with the present Govern- the Prime Minister. The Government is to get any news out of it ment has not recognised it, and at all on quite a number of sub- there is general agreement that jects in which the public is close- no steps towards recognising it ly interested. Mr. Chamberlain should be taken. To do anything is apt to be stickiness itself un-- which might imply recognition der interrogation in the House; would be directly opposed to the except when he is expanding to a whole trend of our foreign policy. gathering of Conservative: That much is clear.

women, and thanking them for There remain, however, three contributions to his "fan mail” things about this history to be of personal appreciation, he has cleared up: how did the possibili- evolved an increasingly wonder- ty of transfer arise, how far has ful technique of stonewalling: it got, and how can it be prevent-against any attempts to extract ed from going any farther? Ac-information, a technique that cording to Sir John Simon the was demonstrated again when Treasury heard “quite indirectly" questions were asked about the that is to say, neither from the Euxton plans case. And even Bank of England nor from any when he does make a considered Czech representatives that the statement, in recent days it has Bank for International Settle to be gone over with what Sam ments proposed to take steps to Weller would have called “a pair recall the gold. If it had been in of patent double million magnify-· his power he would have refused in gas miscroscopes of hextra to let the transfer take place, but power" in order to find out what it was not in his power, and the it means. If the Government be-- transfer was agreed to without, gan to run any official news bul-- as far as can be seen, any protest letins on the same lines it would. on the part of Mr. Montagu Nor-be about as helpful as a thick man or of Sir Otto Niemeyer, the fog.

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Bank of England's representa- So it is not surprising that the tives on the Bank for Internation- Chancellor of the Exchequer, who al Settlements. · Where the gold can also wield a bonny bat in the is now is not known; at any rate, matter of stonewalling, explain- Sir John Simon has no knowledge ed that the Prime Minister was and is not sure that he has the not favourably impressed by the right to ask. It is a very odd proposal for a national news bul-- business. Sir John Simon is, of letin. So one would assume. If course, perfectly justified in this Government has any news pointing out that the Bank for its natural inclination is to sit. International Settlements is, by on it; if it should by any chance its constitution carefully guarded know where it is going (or being from Governmental interference, pushed) it would much ther But the Bank is now a very dír not say so. But the occasion did. ferent body from what it was produce a pleasant little com- when it was set up as an fhätru- pliment from Sir John Simon, ment of international recovery who observed truly that there ten years ago. It has given way was a good deal to be said for a to German pressure in this case, free press and also that "the- and it is much to be hoped that, as standard of accuracy with which Mr. Lloyd George suggested the new

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