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SAYS THE PRIME MINISTER:

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 21, 1939.

NO SACRIFICES FROM WHICH WE SHALL SHRINK: BUT NO WILD ADVENTURING

London, To-day. NAVAL WAR

“THERE ARE NO SACRIFICES from which we

will

shrink; there is no operation we will not under- ON THE NAZI take provided our responsible advisers, our Al- lies, and we ourselves are convinced that it will U-BOATS make an appropriate contribution to victory, said d Mr. Chamberlain in his address to the House of Commons yesterday.

London, To-day.

In the course of his Com- "But," added the Prime Minister, "what we will not mons statement yesterday, do is rush into adventures that offer-little pros-the Premier dealt further

NEW DANGER ZONE IN BALTIC

Berlin, To-day.'

The Naz Naval High Com- mand yesterday issued a notifion. tion of a new danger area in the Baltio.

The now "area, which pra- sumably has been, mined, is out- side Danish waters, south, of the Danish falando,

Fishing is now Impossible in the area Router.,

LABOUR, LIBERAL

pect of success military history teaches that with U-boat action against ATTITUDE

that road leads to disaster.

The Prime Minister critically analysed the speech of Herr

Hitler at Danzig, at some length. He continued: ·

about the Hitler had said much humane methods with which he had waged war. "I can only say that these methods are not made humane by calling them so and that accounts of the German bombing open towns and the machine gunning of refugees have shocked the whole world (cheers),

of

British shipping.

second week 13.

the decrease was

··London, To-day. The average weekly loss in the last

Mr. Arthur Greenwood, war was 30 ships, and in the first week of present war 17 and the leader of the Labour Opposi- tion, in the Commons, sup- able to maintain essential

• Undoubtedly, sup- plies of raw material and food for

partly due to the working of the con-ported the Prime Minister's population and Industries.

voy, coming increasingly into opera-tribute to the heroic Polish Mr. Chamberlain mentioned that tion.

Speaking of sea policy, the Prime nation and said that it was 139 lives, British and neutral, had now been lost from submarine attack,, ex-Minister said the object was to render a matter for very deep regret ineffective or destroy enemy warships that once an understanding and so prevent the augmentation of

had been reached with Po- re-enemy war supplies from oversea,

"whilst at the same time protecting our land she was not provided more generously with sorely- needed assistance.

cluding losses incurred in the sinking of the Courageous.

Forty-four persons have been ported as missing.

CONTRABAND

the

own and neutral commerce.

NEUTRAL INTERESTS The interests of neutrals are the

same as our owri in war as in peace.

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Mr. Chamberlain, added that suppression of, the traffic of contra-

In future, such help as we give our Band in war must of necessity cause inconvenience to neutrals but it is the We depend for life upon an uninter-friends should be quick, certain and intention to reduce this to a minimum.rupted trade flow. It is our funda- generous.

mental policy to preserve as far as The strict adherence of Mia Ma

possible the conditions of normal to the rules jesty's Government

trade." of war, wae in striking, contraat to the polloy pursued by Germany. No loss of life had been caused by

"What I have searched for in vain is one single word that Hitler-

who remembers the brave men have already lost their lives. In this quarrel of his`making or of their wives and children who are deprived for ever of the heade of their family because their leader's lust for power must be antlafsod." NOT TO BE DETERRED Mr. Chamberlain proceeded Britain's general purpose struggle was to redeem Europe from the exercise of British seapower and the perpetual recurring fear of man aggression, and to enable peoples of Eurone to preserve their Independance and liberties,

in

that this

Although the suppression of con- must inconvenience traband traffic neutrals, that control was only exer- Gerno neutral property had been unlaw-cised according to a well-established

principle of International law. the fully detained.

No threats would deter us or our French allles from this purpose.

His Majesty's Government did not seek this war. They did, as publish- ed documents show, repeatedly state their readiness for a peaceful settle- ment by negotiations.

in

of submarine Germany's method warfare and the laying of mines the high seas, had already resulted in the death of many innocent victims regardless of nationality, and in unwarranted destruction of property.

the

neutral

MUST NOT BE IMPATIENT "In building up our land and air Their efforts to secure this were forces, immense preparations are be- It set at nought and their hopes shat- tered by the unprovoked and brutal ing made by France and Britain. aggression of Germany upon Polish allies.

WESTERN FRONT

their

On the Western frontier the French continued to make methodical successful progress.

and

Valuable strateglo and technical and objectives had been secured the ground gained held in the face of increasingly severa Ger-

·man resistance,

must, however, be remembered that, in all military preparations, the great initial advantage passes to aggression. have "Nevertheless our resources been steadily and surely marshalled.

"We must not be impatient be- cause results do not become Immo- diately apparent."

the dealt with Mr. Chamberlain questions of volunteers, the civil de- fence forces and evacuation and add-

"Neutrals' normal requirements for self-consumption are not interfered with. Exercise of control over con- traband destined for the enemy is subject to, the lawful arbitrament of

the Prize Court."-British Wireless.

LITHUANIAN

BORDER QUESTION

Kaunas, To-day. · Lithuanian border troops have been instructed to co-operate with the Rus- sian forces invading Poland in defin- ing the exact new frontier, Reuter.

are working in the closest possible contact and mutual confidence, do not approve.

"There are no sacrifices from which we will shrink: there is no operation we will not undertake provided our our. Allies, and responsible advisers,

will make an appropriate contribution

victory.

"But what we will not do la to rush into adventures that offer little prospect of success and are calculated to impair, our resources and postpone ultimate victory. "One lesson which milltary, history teaches is that that road leads to disaster.”

Achievements against the Bus-d that the fact that during the first we ourselves are convinced that it | marine campaign, after little over alveeks of war Britain had not yet ex-

nerienced aerial bombardment, afford- to fortnight of war, had exceeded any- thing that the British Navy had need no reason whatever for any over- complished over a longer period in hasty or wholesale dispersal of the

home defence forces. the Inst war.

DOMINIONS' AID "In the Dominions overseas, Majesty's Government continued they press on with preparations to enable and relentlessly them to take full share in the great whenever they disclosed true that lies before us.

Whereas in the Jast war we were on the defensive against U-Boat cam- paigns, we were now carrying out an offensive against U-Boats and were continuously attacked themselves..

"I am confident that I do not over state the case when I say that already

His

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NO QUESBES

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Members will have read with great Mr. Chamberlain said that he would gratification, accounts of the part not hazard a guess at this stage of the which has been played by individual war as to where and when a decisive

The Prime Minister's statement on the new situation was welcomed by everybody.

That atatement had made it ' olear to the whole world, friend and for alike, that the temporary collapse of Poland as an Indepen. dent state In no way modified our/ determination to put a final 'end -to aggression.

HITLER'S OUTPOURINGS Hitler's outpourings would have no effect on the peoples of this country. It is obvious that Hitler completely misapprehends the mind of. Britain, and his profession, that he harbours no ill-will for Britain, fell on deaf

ears.

Europe was strewn with the lit- ter of Hitler's broken pledges and there could be no trust in one whose philosophy permitted the breaking of his pledged word.

INCREASING VIGOUR

The leader of the Liberal Party, Sir Archibald "Sinclair," said they were grateful for every indication of In- creasing vigour in the conduct of the war.

No-one wanted the Government to be rushed into a couras on which their military advisers did not approve.

The House could not and must not try, in the course of these debates, to choose the time and place for a de- cisive effort the country had to make, but they were entitled to ask for vi gour in preparation for the day when it came.

Poland had preserved her honour and engaged the passionate sympathy of the people of this country and mankind..

"MUST 'SEIZE INITIATIVE The country would support the

six or seven German syömarines have / Dorninion members of our services in force will be assembled or when the most vigorous action on which the

nts

paid the full penalty for their tacks on British shipping."

U-BOAT MENAGE WILL DWINDLE The Prime Minister expressed con- Adence that with the full, operation of the convoy system and the rapid: increase in the numbers, power and efficiency of the hunting craft, sulamarins menace would dwindle

to

however, clear, that the Land · Marchant Service, by thair inereksing efforts, would be

the

the operations which have already | decisive moment will arrive. taken place.

The courage and resource dis- played on these occasions are a happy aunury of the future. "All the British Commonwealth of nations and Empire, is at this moment, engaged in mobilising their strength under the cover of our naval, military forces, which, in sæærerate. afer and more powerful than outset of ́any want war, OF WARNING.

of warning.

but I be a

as a Government, will not. 'No rushod Inta ošursos vehlak our military advfeera,“gyith wham we

That must depend upon events which no¬OMBUS

can forekee. The scale of our preparations- and the fact that we are basing thom on an ́ussumption that the duration of the war, may, be at least three years, ensures that our strength will increase progres- cively to meet whatever may come. MY.

Flain concluded

famous quoting the swords of

Alibad- militäry

to: mission said: "70*

part of our country will be over and we shall suffer terribly, but you come in, va' know w

Gavernment might decide.

The only thing the country would not stand for would be inaction- Umping after events "and "waiting for others to take the initiative which we must seize if we are to win the war,

Reuter

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