LIGHTS OF FREEDOM HAVE GONE OUT
Eereived Sundav, S.50 p.m. LONDOX, Mareh IS. The tragic events in ('/.eehoslovakia had iirought a new sense of urgeney to the nioveinent for a Western I'mon, the Attorney-General ( Sir Hartiey Siiawrross i said in *a speeeh to-day," "'J'lie iron curtain is moved further westwards, tlie lights of freedom have gone out and darkness and terror havt* spread across the land,'' he added. ''The peoples of Western Europe asK whose turn it will be next." Sir Hartiey, who said he was violentlv pro-Russian three years ago, added that the ('omniunists hoped to pro mote econoniie chaos and poJitical m stahility to enalile llieni to seize power and doniinate Europe witliout war. "With my Russian eolleagues' 1 pro secuted the Xa/.is at Xnreuiherg and condeinned X azi aggression and terror. I feel shanje and huniiliation now to see under a different nanie the sanie aims pursued and the sanie technique followed witliout clieck. "Tlie European nations must realise that they ean sil on tlie fp.ure no longer nr one by one they will fall ofif the fenee irito tlie pit the totalitarians ure prejiaring for Deniocraey. ' '
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 March 1948, Page 5
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