HISTORIC DATE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 October 1938, Page 8

HISTORIC DATE

STATEMENT BY FRENCH PREMIER ASSURANCE OF HONOURABLE PEACE. HATRED AND HOSTILITY REPUDIATED. (Received This Day, 11.25 a.m.) MUNICH, September 30. M. .Daladier, before leaving, issued ’the following statement: “It it an historic date in the life of Europe. War has been avoided and honourable peace ensured to all peoples. I had the pleasure of seeing for myself that there are no feelings of hatred and hostility in Germany towards France. Rest assured the French have no hostility towards Germany.” ENTHUSIASM IN PARIS MOST REMARKABLE SCENES -SINCE ARMISTICE. M. DALADIER OFFICIALLY THANKED. ( Received This Day, 11.35 a.m.) PARIS, September 30. M. Daladier’s homecoming is comparable with Mr Chamberlain’s and is described as occasioning the‘most enthusiastic scenes since the Armistice. Following on a Cabinet meeting held immediately after M. Daladier’s return, a communique was issued: — “The President, M. Lebrun, interoreting the feeling of the country, has thanked M. Daladier for his enlightened vigilance and patriotism and the civic courage with which he discharged a grave and delicate mission and brought it to a happy conclusion.” “Cabinet joined the President in congratulations to M. Daladier, who resoonded, asking that M. Bonnet (Foreign Minister) be included in the congratulations.” After approving the Munich agreement, Cabinet decided to summon Parliament on October 4. Hectic scenes were witnessed on the Bourse. The floor was an impassable mass of shouting humanity. Prices which jumped ten to thirty per cent yesterday, moved up further.

FRENCH GRATITUDE. HOUSE FOR MR CHAMBERLAIN. (Received This Day, 11.35 a.m.) PARIS, September 30. The Paris “Soir” has opened a fund with which to buy Mr Chamberlain a house in France, to be named the “Maison de la Paix,” near a fishing resort. HENLEIN’S THANKS MESSAGE TO HERR HITLER. (Received This Day, 11.35 a.m.) BERLIN, September 30. Herr Henlein, leader of the Sudeten Germans, has sent the following message to Herr Hitler: “From the depths of my heart, I express the gratitude of our oppressed people for tne freedom you have won them.” NEW ZEALAND THANKS HON A. HAMILTON'S MESSAGE TO MR CHAMBERLAIN. ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION ALSO CABLES. WELLINGTON, This Day. The following message has been sent by the Hon Adam Hamilton, Leader of the Opposition, to Mr Neville Chamberlain (British Prime Minister): — “Realising that the respite secured and the final agreement resulting therefrom were a triumph for your statesmanship, we congratulate you as the saviour of peace. Just as the heart and hope of our people were with you in your deliberations in Munich, so they are now with you in expressing the hope that the Four Power Agreement will be the forerunner of a more general settlement ensuring peace and happiness for all peoples.” A cablegram has been sent by the English-Speaking Union of New Zealand to Mr Chamberlain expressing the Keenest appreciation of his great work in the cause of world peace and the heartiest congratulations on its successful issue, and another to President Roosevelt, greatly appreciating his efforts on behalf of world peace, the successful issue of which will draw still closer in bonds of peace the peoples of our two great common-