FALSE PROPHECIES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 130, 2 May 1940, Page 9

FALSE PROPHECIES.

LIBERAL LEADER'S WARNING.' London; April 30. In his speech in which he deplored a defeatist attitude, the Liberal Leader (Sir Archibald Sinclair) said: "The British will not complain if the Government moves stealthily and strikes Germany without warning, and he asked: 'ls it. true that while Mr Chamberlain was warning Swedeii and Norway of the approaching danger he was ordering the dispersal of the force that was ready for Finland ?' "The false prophecies: 'Hitler has missed the. bus. We have turned the corner. AVe are now 10 times more confident than six months ago,' remind me of the prophecy 'Munich meant peace in our time.' " The Daily Mail, in a leading article headed "Fight or Withdraw?" says: "Sir Archibald Sinclair's speecli is of the highest importance. It throws into relief the gravity of affairs in Norway, where the Allied position is critical. If the Germans' claims are correct our tenure of Central and Southern Norway is seriously compromised. The Chiefs of Staff must decide. No question of political reputation can influence the decision. Sir Archibald Sinclair has raised questions of the organisation .of the campaign. They are being asked elsewhere." The Times says: "The serious nature of the Norwegian news' is undeniable. It cannot be disguised that the British communications with .Andalsnes are likely to become difficult."