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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY,

OCTOBER 6, 1938.

HOUSE ASKED TO VOTE FOR PREMIER Bitter Denunciation of Policy by Labour Opposition

LONG DEBATE ON MUNCH ACCORD: HOUSE DIVIDED

LONDON, OCT. 5.

SIR JOHN SIMON, AMID RESOUNDING

CHEERS, MOVED A MOTION TO-DAY ASKING THE HOUSE TO APPROVE THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT WHEREBY WAR WAS AVERTED IN THE RECENT CRISIS, AND, TO SUPPORT THE GOVERN- MENT'S EFFORTS TO SECURE A LASTING PEACE.

At the outset Sir John said that one lesson from the crisis which was perhaps the greatest lesson of all was that the mass of the people of every country were equally horrified at the prospect of war.

The Prime Minister's popularity in Gormany was not due to any feeling among the Gormans | that Herr Hitler was gaining territory of achieving his purpose, but to a feeling of gratitudo among ordinary peoplo towards Mr. Chamberlain for striving for peaceful solution.

LABOUR'S MOTION

OF CENSURE

London, Oct. 5.

Mr. Arthur Greenwood, after Sir John Simon had concluded his ad- dress, moved a Motion of

Censure stating that while the House was war had profoundly relieved that

new

the having secured

peace, situation with the victims of Herr Hiller and Signor Mussolini, and the drend possibilities of the future, have placed Britain and such friends as she has left in direct peril."-

LONDON, Oct. 5.

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been averted for the time being. it In moving that. "This House could not approve of the policy of approves the policy of the

sacrifice of Czecho-Slovakia under

Mr. Chamberlain acknowledging the cheers on his return from

the Government which led to the Government by which war was a visit to Hitler. the threat of umed force, the averted in the recent crisis and humiliation of Great Britain and supports its efforts to secure exposure to grave dangers.

lasting peace," the Chancellor of

This House demands Immediate the Exchequor Sir John Simon, and active support of collective security through the League of said that the lesson of the crisis

Nations, and the immediate initiation was that the mass of the people

in every country were equally horrified at the prospect of war.

Bitter By Winston

Attack Made Churchill

of proposals for summoning a world conference to consider the removal of economic and political grievances,"

When the Germans cheered the lesson two other main reflections in the surrender of their territory at the Motion concluded.

Mr. Greenwood said that he would British Premier at Munich, eye-urising from the events of the last

witnesses vouched for it that they few weeks. like to believe that England was now

the cheering.. because dealing with

German were new Chancellor.

Fuchrer was again gaining territory

"But I

honestly cannot sincerely take that viewpoint.

and

"If our misgivings are realised, the way has been opened for Germany to South, southeast and Central Europe. "For from the Government's policy

I

not

First was the gravity of the facts

or achieving his purposes but simply that Hitler had been prepared to because they knew Mr. Chamberlain invade Czecho-Slovakia to annex the was working for peace the cheers Sudelen areas and that he had been were cheers for peace, Sir John sald. prepared to risk a world war rather

Sir John returned to the same point than wait, and the second was the later in his speech and added to that fortitude and calmners of the Czechs

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Churchill Fears For Future

clearly realised and realised by the demeanour of their own well-drilled (and submissive populations that detestation of war was not confined

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of the trial of the on the results defence preparations which precau- tionary measures had necessitated, and said that while the shortcomings had been revealed, there had also been demonstrated the rapidity with which the population could adapt it- self.

and the calmness with which it would meet danger.

"If the totalitarian states Imagine, as they might have been told, that democracy under strain is without unity, then they have been very promptly disillusioned," he said.

LABOUR AMENDMENT

Mr. Arthur Greenwood proposed. an amendment for the Labour Oppo- sition which criticised the Govern "At the same time it must be re-ment's policy "which has led to the

of Czecho-Slovakia membered that Czecho-Slovakia was

under sacrifice created in defiance of the principle of the threat of armed force, and to belf-determination," Sir John said the humiliation of our

country and and cited in support of that view its exposure to grave dangers" and

called for the summoning of late world conference

nference "to consider the

extracts from the writings of Mr.

the Winston Churchill and Arthur Henderson.

a

removal of economic and political

He said that the only face."

Bug-

"There are arguments for the in-grievances which imperil practicability of the provision for gestion in the Premier's statement

eaceful change in Article 19 of the League Covenant because issues had on Monday was for the intensifica- arben in the Sudeten districts which ton of rearmamenta confronted Mr. Chamberlain with a grim outlook for the country and for

ine world. dieulty of a fundamental nature.

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CHURCHILL'S CRITICISN "While I admit that the solution obtained is open to all sorts of In the opinion of Winston Church- challenges and criticisms, let us ill, who spoke next, the recent events recognise the real character of the constituted an unmitigated defeat problem and how seldom In history for France and Britain, it has been resolved without war.

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He considered it a froud and a farce to invoke the nume of self- determination in connexion with the "1. is true that the Munich Agree Anglo-French proposals, and, re- ment was reached under pressure of calling his demand in the spring for a the alternative of instant Invasion, British guarantee of Czecho-Slovakia,

Bl but is that reason enough for re-ho

that the Government jecting the Agreement and prefer- had refused it when it would have ring that Europe should be plunged probably saved the situation, and in into war? I do not thinkic 80."

the end gave it when it was too late. Now it was proposed to renew it Referring to the enquiry by Mr. when they had no longer the power Eden in Monday's debate, Sir John Simon said that while was

good. the But the question of Czecho dominant aim of the Prime Minister Slovakia, Mr. Churchill considered, to see if, instead of maintaining an was past and done with, and he con- unbridgeable gulf for all purposes

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Kreat or small. In other states. particular the speaker denied any discrimination against Russia, or any intention to excludo 'ter from any future European settlement.

moke it

between democracies and dictator-cerned himself chiefly with the ships, 11 was not possible to have a future as it affected the western de friendly consultation in the interests mocracies a future which he de- of European peace, it was not, and picted in the most gloomy characters. The disasters which, have befallen never had been the policy

ex-France and Britain are of the first Goverrunent to enter into clusive Four Power Pact to impose magnitude, and the whole equilibrium their will on Europe in disregard of of Europe has bean deranged in

consequcace," he said.

**It must bo expected that Mil countries of Central and Eastern the best terms Europe will make they can with the triumphant Nazi power, which can now be extended He agreed with Mr.

that quite smoothly and quite swiftly smaller Powers were valuable allies without firing a single

shot." for peace, and it was the object of Mr. Churchill calculated the enor

buttress and mous strategic gains for Germany, the Government to strengthen them in every way they and said that In one or two years' could.

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POLICY, OF EESTRAINT - were "It foresee that, this might involve the surrender of territory, and the surrender, of liberty, I can, and the advent of policy, carrying with it the restraint of freedoms of speech in Parliament on the platform, in the Prosa and on the wireless

OBTIMISM UNJUSTIFIED There was nothing in the previous actions of Nazi Germany, or in "Moin Kampi," to justify any confident optimism, but he urged there certain new facts which had emerged In the last few weeks which might give grounds for more hopeful vlow.

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The first was that for the first time in Sir John's recollection Herr Hitler had made some concession.

"It must be a very difficult thing for the head of a totalitarian state to retract. It is like a motorcar that has got no reverse gear. Therefore, even minor adjustments have signi- Atance."

Between the German and British propies, there will always be friend- ship, but between British democracy and Nazi power there can never be confident and true friendship though there can be correct peaceful relations.

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