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NO PEACE WITH HITLER POSSIBLE

London, To-day.

OPENING A DEBATE in the House of Lords on the Premier's statement on the war situation, the Labour leader, Lord Snell, referred to the peace feclers. "We are bound to see to it," he said, "that when peace comes, it is a real peace, and not a truce during which anybody who wished could rearm himself and prepare for new acts of aggression. "We have no reason, unhappily, to suppose that Nazi Germany has in the least degree changed its mind and its purpose (hear, hear). "It remains to-day what it has been the scourge of

the modern world. "These peace feelers are so char- acteristic of Nazi Germany to-day; that its trumpeted ruthlessness should even be associated with feelers wards peace negotiations.

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"Nazi Germany wants peace or It does not; but if it does it sure- 'ly is bad psychology to present It with a velvet glove on one hand and a loaded piato! In the other. "Germany has lots of brains but no understanding and cannot comprehend why other nations are disgusted.

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"We have to be careful in dealing with this matter for a return status quo will not be a return to peace.

"We do not want to continue to live under the, strain and appre- hension that we have during the last

few years (loud cheers), but I hope that the Government will never re- fuae to listen to what looks like a real proposal for the restoration of the peace of the world, taking care only that it is a real and not a false peace when it comes."

GO ON AND FINISH

Lord Samuel said that we should all rejoice if the war ended in a month but if the ending was such as to leave the situation no better than before, but worse, with peoples subjected to continuous strain, with international treaties far worthless than before, and with further wars ever impending, that respite would be at far too high a price.

Lord Samuel continued: "I be love the British nation, with the French, feel that now we are in we must go on and finish,"

NO PEACE WITH HITLER

The Archbishop of York said that while there could be no peace with Hitler there could be and we desired that there should be peace with Ger- many honourable to that great people.

We should pave the way to new and positive organisation of peace In Europe so that our young men should have the Inspiration of knowing that they are not only extirpating the menace from the 'life of Europe but in a real sense were looking to the future saving of civilisation.

"Proposals for peace, whatever their nature, will be considered with reference to three circumstances.

Firstly to the conditions in which they are offered; secondly to the Government by which they were put forward; and thirdly to the security that might be held to attach to any agreement which might conceivably be reached.

THREATS

With regard to conditions, there was no more perllous proceeding than ne- tainly neither this country nor France gotiation under a threat of force. Cer-

would be moved by threats to surren- der our principles.

With regard to the Government of Germany we have very bitter exper- with regard to assurances for the fu- ience of its character and methods

ture.

We have seen these rulers of Germany repudiate successive in- ternational documents which they had algned and reverse the most fundamental principles of their policy which they had for long years most vehemently proclaim. ed.

If therefore, instead of threats they sought to satisfy us with assurances, it will be necesary to say that assur=" ances from the present German Gov- [ernment are not enough.

VIOLENCE ASIDE

If and when we receive the propos- als we shall certainly, examine them against the principles for which we have taken up arms.

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Once violence and bad faith laid aside we shall be ready and an- xious to join hands with others, in- cluding Germany, in ̈ work of real world reconstruction.

SENSE OF SECURITY We have repeatedly stated our will- ingness to make our own contribution to this end but it is impossible to be- gin to make any progress to that end unless there is security and unless na- tions can be released from the per- petual fear of attack by Germany and the necessity for huge armaments for their defence.

Our first duty remains that of se- curing conditions

the under which rule of violence no longer operates, and under which the pledged word of governments might. again be held worthy of honourable trust.-Reuter.

LORD HALIFAX REPLIES Lord Halifax, the Foreign Minister, replying to the debate said that he was quite certain that we had as much confidence in France as France had in us and on no point that he was aware of during recent weeks, months and indeed years, had we made any decision or pronouncement, and desirable to take the opportunity nor were we in the least likely to do for some reasoned statement of the so, without the fullest consultation position adopted by Britain. and exchange of views with the French Government.

STATEMENT NOT RULED OUT Lord Halifax did not rule out the suggestion that it might be possible

Speaking of the "heroic and gallant resistance of the Polish forces," Lord Referring to Russia, Lord Halifax Halifax said it would be an inspira- said that we would certainly always tion to the Poles to regain their in- be, glad to see friendly relations dependence, temporarily lost, and to maintained between those two great all other people."

"neighbours, Russia and Turkey, which Going on to refer to the fact that' need not in any way conflict with the the Polish Government had been re- closest relations, between ourselves established on French soil, he obsery- and Turkey and Turkey and. France.]ed: "We will of course recognise as

FIGHTING EVIL

legal the Polish Government so es-

Lord. Halifax, after declaring that tablished and have no doubt that the the things we were fighting were evil Government will continue to preserve said that there could be no hope for intact the spirit of Polish indepen- the world or the free life of nations dence and Polish resistance. - British until the lesson was learned that that | Wireless. way will not be tolerated."

He said with regard to the pos· · sibility of peace proposals, that he was not in a position to anticipate What nature any such proposals If made" would be

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