FRANCE UNITED

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 September 1939, Page 6

FRANCE UNITED

STATEMENT BY PREMIER IN CHAMBER APPLAUDED BY ALL PARTIES. EVERYTHING DONE TO AVERT CRISIS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright PARIS, September 2. The Chamber of Deputies unanimously adopted a war Bulge! of £400,000,000, implying authority to the Government to declare war. The Prime Minister. M Daladier, paid homage to the noble efforts of the Italian Government to avert hosI tilities and also paid a tribute to the French army. He added, without formally declaring .war: — “Time presses. France and Britain will not stand by and watch the destruction of a friendly people. Aggression against Poland is a new enterprise of violence against. Britain and France, but if the fighting is stopped, if the aggressor retires to. his own frontieis and if free negotiation follows, the French Government will facilitate it.” Even the Communists applauded the utterance. M Daladier added: “We have no hate for any people in the world. If we shirked our duty it would be a precauous peace. We should be a wretched people reduced to defeat and servitude.” , M Daladier’s final phrase was: today it is France who commands. There is no room for any other cry than ’Long Live France,’ ” whereupon every Deputy rose and cheered. M Daladier read a stiring message from President Lebrun as follows: “You meet at a critical moment in our national life. War has broken out in Central Europe. Men are killing each other. Innocent victims are being machine-gunned from the air. The two peoples could have settled their differences by free and loyal negotiations. Britain and Franace are attached to a policy of prudence, wisdom and moderation, and have done everything humanly, possible to avert the cr ‘® l ®’ but in vain, and unress they are„ willing, even at this hour, to hear the voice of universal conscience, the worst possibilities are at hand/’ The Chamber adjourned and M Dal adier received the Polish Ambassador. DALADIER BROADCASTS BRUTAL AND SINISTER AGGRESSION. DENUNCIATION OF HITLER. (Received This Day, 9.40 a.m.) NEW YORK, September 3. A correspondent of the United Press of America states that M Daladier, in a broadcast, said France, since September, has been the victim of a mosbrutal and sinister type of a g.^ ss ' on o The Premier said thq responsibility tor war rests wholly upon Herr Hitler s shoulders. M Daladier concluded with. “Vive la France!” ATTITUDE OF EIRE NEUTRALITY AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. MR DE VALERA’S STATEMENT. DUBLIN, September 2. Mr de Valera, when the Dail mot to deal with emergency measures to control currency, transport, censorship and vital necessities, announced that Eire would endeavour to maintain her neutrality as long as possible, / u, he added, “while part of Ireland is subject to force by a stronger nation, the people should look to their own country first." . Mr James Dillon declared that thmajority of Irishmen sympathiser with Poland against Germany and against Russia. Mr de Valera closed the debate within an hour. Both Houses passed the emergency measures. The President will sign them tonight. The censorship operates immediately. DUKE OF WINDSOR REPORTED TO BE RETURNING TO ENGLAND. LONDON, September 2. The “Evening Standard” says that the Duke of Windsor proposes to return to England immediately. The Duchess will probably follow. LABOUR IN BRITAIN FULL SUPPORT ASSURED TO GOVERNMENT. LONDON. September 2. The Labour Party, though not joining the Government at present, has agreed fully to support in prosecuting the war. The National Labour Executive has issued the following manifesto: “The decision of Britain to resist the latest effort at conquest by aggression on the part of Herr Hitler has the full support of the Labour movements. British Labour has no quarrel with the German people. The die was now cast, it will use all its influence and authority to secure peace, the basis of which is in accordance with the faith it holds.”