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́THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIC: 20,-1948: #!
The Twelfth
Instalment
Churchill's Memoirs
EDEN CLASH WITH
CHAMBERLAIN
ed
The Prime Minister,, who lean
and Mr. Lloyd George luncheon
af a restaurant half-way between
9. ix. 37.
| may consider helpful to Britizli Mr. Churchill to Mr. Eden, interests and to the interests of Cannes and Nice. Our converan- In your last letter you said that peace.
His province or compass, regarded the Spanish, struggle, Mussolini'a Lloyd George and me before-you Mr. Lloyd George, who declares
unk
"
ap-
and
more
Italy should be asked in A most courteous manner to
the par-
was
more and more upon his Chilex Industrial Adviser, Sir Horace Wilson, and consulted him a great on ran over the whole feld-you would be very glad to see P.0.—I have, read this letter, to deal on matters entirely
egarded persistent, bat!' faith" and inter-left for Genova. We have met himself in full agreement with it. Vansittart as hostile to Germany, vention in Spain, and finally, of today, and I venture to let you It was agreed at Nyon to es- This was indeed true, for ao one course, the dark background of know our views: All Mediter tablish British and French anti- more clearly realised, or foresaw ever-growing German power, kancan Powers should agree to submarine patrols, with orders the growth of the German danger thought we were pll three pretty keep their own submarines away which left no doubt an to the
from certain defined routes or was more ready to subordinate well agreed.
for fate of any submarine encoun- other considerations to meeting it.
commerce. In these routes thetered. This was acquiesced in by The Foreign Secretary féll he'
The Foreign Secretary was
French and British Navies should Italy, and the outragen stopped In this article Mr. Church could work more easily with Sir naturally most guarded about his search for all submarines, and jat once.
the frot difference Alexander Cadogan,, a Foreign relations with his Chief and epi- any found by the detector which arote between Mr. Edoh Office official also of the hightest lebgues, and no reference was paratus should be pursued
During November Eden becamo- As Foreign Secretary, and the character and ability.
made to this delicate tople.sunk as a pirate.
increasingly concerned about our Prima Minister, Mr.
Vansittort
on January 1, 1938, Nothing could have been
slow. rearmament. On the 11th correct Chamberlain.
than his demicatiour. was appointed to the special poat
he had an interview with the The Foreign Secretary has e of "Chief Diplomatic Adviser to Nevertheless I was sure he
In British Cab his special position
his Majesty's Government." This not a happy marf in his great cipate in this. If, however. she Prime Minister and tried to con will not do so, she should be told Chamberlain after a while refus
voy his misgivings. Mr. Noville Inet. He is treated with marked was represented to the public as ofce.
"that is what we are going to respect in his high and respon promotion. In fact, however, the
ed to listen to him. He advised sible office, but he usually con-whose responsibility for managing Soon, in the Mediterranean, a It is in the interests of Euro-him to "go off and take an as- ducts, his affairs under the con- the Foreign Office passed out of crisis arose, which he handled
of the His hands.
peari
that a firm front pirin." with tinuous scrutiny, it not
pence firmness
and skill, and shou
A whole should Between the summer of 1937 which was accordingly solved in you feel able to act in this sense
band be shown now, and ][ of its
of important whole Cabinet, at least
Ministers thought principal members. He is under and the end of that year divera manner reflecting a glearn if we wish to Dosure you of our polley dangerous and even pro- the Forelin UNITY
an obligation to keep them in- gence, both in method and sim, credit upon our course. Anum support upon such a polley in vocative Oil the other hand o Last week's conference in.
formed.
grow between the Prime Minister ber of merchant ships bad been the House of Commons and in number of the younger Ministero He circulates to his colleagues. and his Foreign Secretary. Mr.
by so-called Spatiish sub-the country London on West German pro- muster of custom and tou-Chamberlain
however matters were very ready to understand marines. Actually, there was no may turn. was determined to
the Foreign Secretary's point of blems has a double importine, oll
his executive telegrams,
view. Some of them later com- and the reports from our Emankstas his cult with the two dieta. I doubt that they were not Spanish | tance. Immediately
tors. In July, 1937, he invited but Italian. This was sheer: Speaking personally, I feel that plained that he did not take them
and it stirred all directly it is concerned with abroad, the records of his inter- the Italian
Count piracy,
who this is as Important a moment into his confidence. He did not, Ambassadors Grand,
The knew about it to action.
for you as when you insisted however, contemplate anything the practical questions which views with foreign
or other notables. This supervi conversation took place with the A Conference of the Mediter-upon arise insistently as a result is of course especially mahi-knowledge, but not in the pre- rancan Fowers was convened at France after the violation
Staff conversations with like, forming a group against hia
Ule leader. of the breakdown of the tained by the Prime Minister. Rénce, of Mr. Eden.
Nyon for Sept. 10. To this. the Rhineland. The bold path is tho (To be Continued) machinery
Mr. or four-Power who personally through his Chamberlain spoke of blade-Foreign Secretary, accompanied path of safely.
World. Copyright reserved. Allied control of Germany trolling, and has the power
Cabinet is responsible for con- sire for an improvement of Anglo- by Vansittart and Lord Chatfield, Pray make any use of thilg let-production, even partially, in any
tol italian rel
relations. Count Grandi the First Sen Lard, proceeded. ter privately or publicly that you' language, strictly prohibited. But it links also with those control, the main course of for- suggested to him that as a pre- wider measures of West Euro-eign policy.
Hminary neve
ve it might be well if the him at least there must if
Prime Minister were pean unity which are being
be no secrets. No Foreign, Secre-write n personal appeal to Mus- taken in the economie sphere tary can do kis work unless he solini. Mr. Chamberlain sat down by the 10 nations which are is supported constantly by his and wrote such a letter during
operating in the recovery chief."
the Interview. programme and in the poli- To make things go smoothly It was despatched without re- tical sphere by the five signa- there must not only be ugreement ference to the Foreign Office
between them on fundamentals, few yards away. The letter pro- tories of the Brussels Treaty. but also a harmony of outlook duced no apparent résults, and
The German situation is and even to some extent of tem- our relations with Italy, because The now clear. The Allied Con-perament. This is all the more of the increasing Italian
In Spain, Rot trol Council has not been important if the Prime Minister vention
steadily formally dissolved. But it
himself devotes special attention worse.
Mr. Chamberlain was Imbued to foreign affairs. has not met since Marshal
with a sense of a special and per- Sokolovsky, the Russian Mill- Mr. Eden was the Foreign Sec-sonal mission to come to friend- tary Governor, dramatically retary of Mr. Baldwin, who, aparts terms with the dictators of withdrew from its last meet from his main well-known desire Italy and Germany, and he con
ceived himself capable of ing on March 20. The Pots- no active share in foreign policy. for peace and a quiet life, took
achleving this relationship. dam protocol remains
Mr. Eden, on the other hand, in} Mr. Chamberlain, on the other
mas- was convinced that any arrange- theory as the Constitution of hand, sought to exercise a
Department with Italy must be part of Germany during the occupa-terful control in many puca general Mediterranean settle ments. He had strong views
ment, which must include Spain tton. But in practice it has reign affairs, and from and be reached in close under-
about foreign been rendered unworkable by the beginning asserted his standing with France. In the action and attitude of the doubled right to discuss
negotiation of such a settlement Soviet authorities.
with foreign Ambassadors.
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India
Ready For Anything
Indian Government wants to maintain "close
Bombay, Apr. 27. and cordial" relations with Pakistan so that both may play their part together in inter- national affairs, Pandit Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister, told an open air meeting' of more than 200,000 people today.
New Super Cyclotron
Berkeley, Calif., Apr. 27.
HIGH TREASON, NEW STYLE
Re-
'Prague, Apr. 27. A Communist member of Par- lament, Jan Vodicka, safil to a speech reported today that it was now high treason to propagate Western orleniation" In Czeabo-
lovakin. Vodiken spoke in Olom
cue to a trade union meeting. United Press,
African
"Bit," he added, "if efforts Elections
for close cooperation fail, the India Government is fully
Johannesburg, Apr. 27, prepared to meet any even- There will be 292, candidates in tuality."
South Africa's general election: Disproving talk of a reunion of un May 20 as a result of nomina- the two Dominions, the Prime lons received today, Minister said, the creation of
1
Eleven candidates of Marshal The Atomic Energy Commis-Pakistan was unnatural”” *- Jan Smule United Party are.
a "But now that It lins come into unopposed. One Nationalist is
His assumption of the Premier- og out yersion ston today announced that Since for all practical pur- ship therefore implied a delicate an important bargaining coun-super-cyclotron, 20 times as being, any talk of a reunion will also unopposed,
in Abyssinia, would clearly be poses there is no four-Power but perceptible change la the
powerful as any other atom-only result in a multiplication of: Marshal Smuts and other Min- machinery, the three Western position of the Foreign Secretary,
| smasher in existence, would be those problems which have fol-isters pre opposed by Nationalist candidates. The United Party has In spite of my differences with constructed at the University of lowed partition." though at first latent,
close California.
Pandit Nehru told a press con- 128 candidates, the Nationalists ference today: "L sympathy with, their Foreign The new cyclotron will probe
association 92, the Central Group 12, the British Commonwealth South the
African Party 11, the Communists
tions.
The Prime Minister
with
of the Atomic and vllably, for
the Party eight dents
phical Central Group is led by
Occupying Powers must de-To this was added difference the Government, I was in vise a system which will pro- of spirit and opinion wished to Secretary. He seemed to me, the the secrets of matter by hurling means our linking up with a park Atrikaner Party 11, the Labour vide some measure of unity for the three Western zones. get on good terms with the two most resolute and courageous (atomic bullets. at terrine ticular For the alternative would be European Dictators, and believed gure in the Administration. For energies, ranging to 10,000,000,000 other set, then I think that such three, and there are 27 Indepen-
set of powers against any to accept complete partition that conciliation and the avold his part he made a point of In-electron volls. The world's pre-association would be harmful to
ance, of anything likely to offend viting me to Foreign Office func-sent largest cyclotron, in opera-a for an indefinite period. them was the best method,
us," tions, and we corresponded free-tion here, generates * 350,000,000 Something, in fact, must re- Mr. Eden, on the other hand, ly. There was, of course, no electron volts.
Reverend C. F. Mücs Cad- place "Potsdam" for the West- had won his reputation at Coneva impropriety in this practice, and
economic reasons, The chairman
will mah, a former member of the herself closely ern half of Germany, since by rallying the nations of Europe Mr. Eden held to the well-es-Energy
with Labour Party. The South African various Asian countries: against.
Party is the remnant of the old one Dictator, and, left to tablished precedent whereby, the Lilenthal, said the projected new the East under Russian coer- himself, night well have carried Forolga Secretary is accustomed US$9,000,000 atomic gun would
aff, in carrying on that policy, Dominion. Farty led by Colonel cion has gone its own way Sanctions to the verge of war, to keep in contact with the pro-surve ubilee to the world that we associated in a friendly way C. F. Stallard, former Minister
with perhaps beyond. He was a mindent political figures of the day is the Intention of the people I have no objection, provided it
the British Commonwealth of Mines-Router. and Potsdam no longer func-devoted adherent of the French on all broad international,
of the United States to widen So far as the British and upon Staff conversations.
Endentc. He Had Just Inslated In the autumn of 1937 Edon their lead in the development and does not come in the way of our
policies.' Find. I had reached, though by application
fundamental American zones are concern. He was anious to have more somewhat different
paths, akcience of all kinda. United ed, "economic fusion" has intimate relations
with Soviet similar standpoint against active Press, already produced a
He felt and feared the Axis intervention in the Spanish large Hitler peril.
Russia, measure of unity. But there by the weakness of our arma-
He was alarmed Civil War.
I always supported him in the are gaps in the structure.ments, and its reaction on foreign House when he took resolute at- There are matters such as the atlairs.
even though it was upon urgent problems of currency. It seemed to me from the be-very limited scale. I knew well
Twenty-six gluning that differences would be what his difficulties were with reform, taxation reform, ad-likely to arise between these two some of his senior colleagues in gifts of the United States justment of prices and wages, leading Ministerial figures as the the Cabinet and with his Chiel, Chiu, are expected to arrive in which have always been con-world
that he would act
moreWhampoa early in May from the more and sidered "quadripartite" ques-acute.
boldly if he were not enmeshed Philippines, and some of them We saw a good deal of each may be stationed in South China tions, not to be dealt with
situation became
多
•
Ha "personally" would like the closest relations Between India and Britain and the British Com- ['monwealth' and' other nationk-boti:
the Indian Constituent Assembly
which would "ultimately, depend on the world altuation and' vari-
Law Against Racial
WARSHIPS FOR CHINA has still to decide this question Discrimination
Canton, Apr. 27. fous other factors."--Reuter.
light
warships,
to
Up to this time and during other at the end of August at for service, according to a report separately by the zones. And many anxious years Sir Robert Candles, and one day I gave him from Shanghai-Associated Press.
the "Bizonia" German econo- Vansittart (now Lord Vansittart)
mic organs need to be con- had been the official head of the CARNIVAL verted at this stage into a de- Foreign Office. His fortuitous connection with the Hoare-Laval
mocratic German govern pact had affected his position both mental system, functioning, with the new Foreign Secretary, of course, for the present Mr. Eden, and in wide polticul under Allied. control.
circles.
Now both these things, the completion of the economic system than the British and structure, the creation of a Americans. They would give political structure, will be far more power and more res better from every point of ponsibility to the Laonder, view if they can be achieved less to the federal authority. for the whole of Western And especially in the matter Germany instead of separate- of the Ruhr industries, they ly and differently for Bizonih envisage a closer Allied con- and for the French zone. trol than scems' necessary in And the unification of West- British and American' eyes. ern Germany would be a step Harmonising of these points (no more is possible while the of view, and so malang pós- Russians deny Democracy to sible the establishment of a the East) to the creation of democratic German Govern- 'a united democratic Germany.ment in Western Germany, Union of the three zones, is the purpose of the present both politically and econo- London talks. And the Rus- mically, with adequate Allicul olans have increased the control for “security pur-chances of their success. For poses" is, therefore, cleafly thólf" conuult in Berlin has desirable. But for the unit-made it imperative to provide ing of the zones there, "must in the West come system to be agreement between the replace the moribund Control three Power's upon the char Council; and their general acter of what will in
behaviour had donvinced even
be a constitution for Western the most reluctant that it is Germany
useless 40% postpone the there has not urgently, required raforms, in gfly, Germany, in the
général ente
By Dick Turner
BENATE
SENATOR
OFFICE
!BLDG..
SMELT
Murder
Loridon, Apr. 27.
Sir Frank Soskice, who, Salicitor General, is one of the Government's legal
experts, told a questioner in the House of Commons today that legis-
Appeal Failsation was "not necessarily the
effective Way" to deal London, Apr. 27. with cases of alleged' dis- The high court of appeal to crimination against coloured day upheld the murder con-
people:
Labour Member of Parlia➡ A viction of ship steward James ment, Mr. Reginald Sorenseri Camb for the high seas death] asked whether, In view of the of London actress Eileen Gay many instances of coloured peo- Gibson.
Lord Goddard,
ple being refused the tenancy of flats, and houses in London, ho
Lord Chief would make refusals on the basis
Justice, said that the unexplain
ed disappearance of the girl's'
deprecated
of colour or race illegal. black pyjamas weighed heavily Saying he strongly-
such raciat discrimination, against the defence, the 21 Frank added: "I will gladly con-
Comb
་
Sir
CUR claimed that
2-sider your suggestion. But I fear year-old girl' died of natural that there may be considerable causes after a waling love trystimellfy in achieving by legigin with him in her cabin. He said than the prevention of the very she was clad only in a dressing deplorable behaviour." Router, gown when he pushed her body through a porthole of the liner Durban Castle into shark-infant- ed waters off: West Africa Inst
Oct 10ld that if the
Goddard
pyjamas were on the girl's body
NEW BOMBER LANDING GEAR
Washingten, Apil 27.
United Stator air force oficials
when it went overboard, it was såld today, that hounders equipped an. Indication that Camb's story |witte "newly-delenou, ektorplitae ›
of the love scenic was not trus. tread landing gear will pound any
The 31-year-old inflor was convicted and senteneret
sociated Press
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