AMBERLAIN’S SURVEY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 October 1938, Page 8

AMBERLAIN’S SURVEY

in the House of Commons - FES TO FELLOW-NEGOTIATORS - *- ■7 s ; J 7. y' — •’’ . ;> By Telegraph.-—Press Association.—Copyright:. (British Official Wireless.) A’ (Received This Day, Il a.m.) RUGBY. October 3. In his eagerly-awaited statement in the House of Commons, the British Prime Minister (Mr Neville Chamberlain) paid a tribute to Herr Hitler, Signor Mussolini and M. Daladier for their respective contributions to the Munich agreement, and described his hopes founded on the declaration signed by Herr Hitler and himself on Friday—for further progress towards wider appeasement and for a fresh approach to disarmament, though he laid stress on the necessity meantime for not relaxing British rearmament efforts. Mr Chamberlain analysed the differences between the Munich agreement and the Godesberg ultimatum and claimed that the agreement was a triumph in that it showed that the representatives of the four Great Powers had found it possible to agree -on a way of carrying out a difficult and delicate operation by discussion. He also announced a credit of ten millions sterling to Czechoslovakia, to assist her immediately in meeting economic and financial difficulties due to the settlement. Mr Chamberlain warned the House that it would be well io avoid describing the Munich agreement as a personal or national triumph for any person or country. He spoke of the country’s profound sympathy for the Czechoslovakian peoples. Referring to the other representatives at Munich, he said hard things had been said about the German Chancellor in the past, but he thought the House ought to recognise that, in consenting, even though only at the last minute, to discuss with other Powers things which he declared he had already decided upon once for all, Herr Hitler had made a real and substantial contribution. Signor Mussolini's contribution was certainly notable and perhaps decisive. Mr Chamberlain mentioned that the Italian representatives, early in the proceedings at Munich, had produced a memarandum which both he and M. Daladier had been able to accept as a basis of discussion. M. Daladier’s courage and readiness to take responsibility and his unfailing good humour. had been invaluable throughout the discussions. Mr Chamberlain also referred in appropriate words to the messages of President Roosevelt and said that in his view the strongest force of all was the unmistakable sense of unanimity among the peoples of the world that somehow war must be averted.