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Chronicle (Levin), 12 October 1948, Page 5

LONDON, Oct. 11. A number of undergradnates booed and catcalled and one group sang "We don't want to join the army, we don't want to go to war, ' ' when Mr. Shinwell left the Oxford University gymnasium after delivering a x speech last night. The University proctors had to to be called to help the police deal witii the situation. Mr. Shinwell alleged that Mr. Churchill 's Llandudno s-peech was full of half truths, iig^u'^acies, insinuations and downright #•». He bitterly attacked Mr. Churchill and said he was a danger to peace and wanted another war. Mr. Shinwell, referring to Mr. Churchill 's comments on the Labour Government, said: "If Mr. Churchill is to be allowed to say things about us amid the tumultuous applause of the pygmies surrounding him, I am not standing -for it. " Mr. Churchill 's speech at Llandudno did ' 1 deadly harm and can only be regarded as a national and international calamity," said Mr. Aneurin Bevan in a speech. ''The reason why the speecb is so singular-ly nnfortunate - is because he ventured to make observations about the international situation which mighi give rise.to the gravest possible misunderstanding, " he added. "Mr. Churchill knew how diflicult the international situation is. It is absolutely essential that 'the people should 'speak soberly, carefully and tvitli the consequences of what they say because we don't desire to heigliten the tension or make conciliation and understanding more difficult, Mr. Churchill is one of the most reckless speakers in British political history. ' The Russians recognise him as the leader of the reactionary fprce which sold European peace in 1938 and connived at Hitler's t'ise to power. ' ' Mr. Zilliaeus said Mr. Churchill 's speech drove home the grim fact that the Conservatives wauted a third world war.