1939-10-04 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 4, 1930.

LLOYD GEORGE SHOCKS PHRASES IN SPEECH ABOUT PEACE GIVE RISE TO MISAPPREHENSION, PROTESTS

London, To-day.

might be. All I wanted' to say was

comprehensive character as Mr. Lloyd

prove to be one which no self-respect- ing Government would consider

THE LEADER OF THE Labour Opposition, Major that, at present, we have received no C. R. Attlee, welcomed Mr. Chamberlain's state- such proposal of such a detailed and ment and agreed that they must carefullý ex- George suggests. On the other hand, amine every kind of peace proposal but they it is quite possible that the offer might must also deal with realities. "There is no use saying there is peace when there is no peace and a mere reiteration of the situation of the last year or two would not bring the world back to peace."

formal

This war began long before there was any

declaration of war; and deeds, not merely words, would be required before they could get any

peace.

The international situation was still which have to be considered. obscure and it was not possible at the "There is not merely Poland, there moment to decide exactly what hadis Czechoslovakia (cheer). There is been the effect of the Russo-German the very important question of Co- Pact.

lonies,"

Discussing the Ministry of Informa- tion and news broadcasts, Major Attlee said that the country needed a great deal more information.

MR. CHURCHILL'S BROADCAST In the recent broadcast by the First Sea Lord, Mr. Winston Churchill, they got more information than in a great many other cases and sometimes he thought they got more in Empire

broadcasts than at home.

Major Attlee also expressed plea- sure at what was being done by the people of Newfoundland and South- ern Rhodesia.

-The amazing unity of the British commonwealth has been due to the fact that it is a free association of free peoples.

NO SACRIFICE OF MORALITY

The Liberal leader, Sir Archibald Sinclair, said that they earnestly wanted peace "but we are not pre- pared to buy peace at the sacrifice of

freedom and the moral values of our

civilisation.

"It is therefore essential. for us to go on with this war until the force of. Hitlerism in Germany is broken."

There was no hatred of the Ger- man people and he believed there would arise a German Government

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all. In such circumstances I think it what the Government would do circumstances which

would really be wrong of me to say

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have not yet

arisen. I would only say this-Mr. Lloyd George says: "If such a propos-

al were put forward, do not be in a

hurry to give it an answer.".

I quite agree. I see no reason why we should be in a hurry to give an

answer to any proposal which appears

to require serious consideration.

PREMATURE TO HOPE ·

It would be premature at this stage to build any hopes on the likelihood al- of such a proposal being made though the House realised that no man would welcome more whole-heartedly than he any proposal which really he could feel had achieved the alms which he had already described as the aims

in entering the war,

Mr. Lloyd George considered that when the Prime Minister got the proposal--òno which they suspect rather than one they had received up to the present-the Commons ought to be consulted. He also urged that their discus-of this Government and this country sions should be in secret session.

The fate of this war, he said, de- pended not on Britain, France and Germany but upon neutrals.

Italy and Russia had proclaimed their neutrality and the United States was neutral. Even without taking sides they could be either friendly or unfriendly. "We know and the United States know that they can help us as neutrals.

When you come to Russia

and Italy, within the limits of neu- trality, they can make all the dif- ference in the world between friend- ly and hostile neutrals."

SECRET SESSION

In a speech

which aroused great interest, Mr. Lloyd George asked the Premier for an opportunity for the House to discuss any proposals which might be addressed to Britain and France by neutral States such as Italy and Russia. He suggested a secret session.

He made the point that while nó one knew what proposals might come, the important consideration was whe-

who would make a peace the benefits of which would be shared by the Gerther they came from neutral States man as much as by the British and French peoples. There were no terms such a Government might offer that Britain would not be willing to dis- cuss but it was impossible to contem- plate peace with Hitler,

which would take responsibility for the nature of the proposals. That was a different thing from proposals com- ing from Hitler.

He added: "I sympathise with the Prime Minister's attitude. If peace were dependent upon the word of Hitler, I am afraid we should have no alternative but to proceed until we got some other and better and more as- sured guarantee.".

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MR. LLOYD GEORGE Mr. Lloyd George said that if the whole situation with regard to peace were dependent on the word of Hit-

On an assumption, which he made ler, he was afraid they had no altèr- native but to proceed until they had clear was based solely on newspaper some better and more sure guarantee. reports, that the proposals would go

Judging from what had appeared beyond the matters dealt with in in the press and the discussions, at joint declaration of the Nazi and So- the invitation of Hitler, with the viet Governments, Mr. Lloyd George Italian Government. “who, on the suggested the Government should not whole, have showed a friendly dis-reach a hurried decision upon them. position to us," It is quite clear that somebody was going to submit detail- ed terms for the consideration of His Majesty's Government,

"I think it is very important. that, we should, not come to too hurried a conclusion.". It needs very careful consideration. If we accept the conquest of Poland as an accomplished fact and enter into peace on those terms, we should be dishonoured.

BEYOND

GOES "It is clear that you are going to get something which goes far beyond that and there are certain questions

PREMIER'S REPLY

Mr. Chamberlain,, replying, said that in present conditions they did not feel disposed to think that that a. secret session would be of any part!- cular value.

He said Mr. Lloyd George's questions were based on a good many hypo-

theses.

"At present all we have had is an indication that some proposal may be made. I-could not anticipate what the nature of these proposals might be. We can all, of course,, speculate on what the nature of such proposals

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A debate then ensued on possibility of a "peace offer" com- ing shortly.

Mr. Duff-Cooper Bald that further argument for a secret ses- sioo was Mr. Lloyd George's speech which would be misrepre sented in Europe as a suggestion of aurrender, which he was sure was not Mr. Lloyd George's in- tention.

NO PEACE WITH HITLER

"We stand solidly in support of Mr. Chamberlain's statement that they

would make no peace with the present Government of Germany because any peace that they signed would never be kept."

MEXICO

AND POLAND

Mexico City, To-day.

The Mexican Government has announced that it will not recog- nice for any reason conquesta by force, and will continue diploma- tlo relations with the Pollsh Gov. ernment-Router..

COUGHLIN BANNED FROM AIR

Washington, To-day. American radio stations have decided to prohibit the purchase of broadcasting time by indivi- duals desiring to discuss contro- versial publla Issues.

One result in the banning from the air of Father Coughlin, the "Radio Priest," who la-raising a bitter campaign against the rain- ing of the arma ombargo.—Router.

SUBMARINE RUMOURS

NAVAL

AU-

THE LOCAL THORITIES ISSUED A STATE. MENT TO-DAY STATING:-

"THE BRITISH NAVAL AU- THORITIES HAVE NO CON- FIRMATION OF RUMOURS OF THE PRESENCE OF GERMAN - SUBMARINES OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN."

diately and vigorously repudiated by ob- Mr. Lloyd George himself who

since served: "It is very important, he says my words carry beyond this country, that I should say emphatical- ly that I am the last man to say sur- render. Mine is a totally different proposal I think the House should consider whether there should be a

conference of nations, including the United States, to consider all these proposals."

Nevertheless the subsequent speeches Mr. Duff Cooper criticised Mr. Lloyd showed that most members shared Mr. George's intervention on the grounds Duft Cooper's view that Mr. Lloyd that his words might be interpreted George's remarks were unfortunate as . abroad as a suggestion of surrender- liable to misinterpretation. an interpretation which was imme- and British Wireless.

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