BRITAIN WILL NOT COUNTENANCE FORCE.

STAND EMPHASISED. Mr. Chamberlain Restates Danzig Position. WILL SUPPORT POLAND. British Official Wireless. (Received 12..'i0 P . m .) KI'GBV, July io. Klemenl, of the Damig r,ue.sti.,n ■'J-- Ihf.v appear (.. Britain were fully nu, ' Ur,l i.'i 'I slHlcinciil which .Mr < li.-imbi-rl;iin , Mfl( |,. j,, ,| 1(l || ()||S( , (lt''"'iiiiii.ns, in Hi,, eoiirsr oL' wliieli lie eiuphii.-ised llritiiin'.s resolute inlenli'in Io cjirry out I lie jriiarantee piveti I" I'oliiiid ;ni(l ;ils,, disposed of tho •■•""It , ill ion, which has recentlv 11-iired proniinenlly in (iernian propiiiTJiinla, thai what is represented as Polish intra on the Danzig ijiii'stion, dales froin, and is accounted l»r, by the British guarantor.

Mr. Cliiiiiilierlaiu lic<ran i>y reiterating thill, Britain \vi,s keeping in close con'lin't "M Diinzijr wit h I'oland and France. I' ,, ' ,il( ' "" i"'w information to impart oil the local situation.

Proceeding, the Prime Mini-tor said: 'T.'acially Danzig is almost wholly il Herman city, but the prosperity of" the inhabitant* depends (~ u very large extent ii} Polish trade. The' Vistula is I'iilhihl's only waterway to Hie Haiti ■. and the port at its mouth is, therefoie. ii \itiil strategic, economic and military stranglehold upon her.

■'Those who were responsible for the franiiiiL' of the present statute of Mie Free. City were fully conscious of these filct.o. tuul did their best to make provision accordingly. Moreover, there l> no question of any oppression of (ieriniin population in Danzig. On the contrary. the iilhuinistration of the Free City is in Herman bunds, and the only restrictions imposed upon it are not of a kind to curtail the liberties of its citizens.

Hitler Guarantees Status Quo. "The present settlement, though it may be capable of improvement, cannot in itself be regarded as basically unjust or illogical. Maintenance of the status quo had in fact been guaranteed by the (ierman Chancellor himself up to 1!>44, by a ten years' treaty which he concluded with the late Marshal Pilsudcki.

"Up till last March Germany seems to have felt that, while the position xt Danzig might ultimately require revision, the question was neither urgent nor likely to lead to a serious dispute.

"But in March, when (iermany put forward an offer in the form ;.f certain desiderata, accompanied by a Press campaign, the Polish Government realised that it might presently be faced with ii unilateral solution, which it would have to resist with all its forces. Poland had before her events which had taken place in Austria and Czechoslovakia and Meniel,

"Accordingly, Poland refused to accept the German point of view, and herself made suggestions for a possible solution of the problems in which Germany wns interested. Certain defensive measures were taken by Poland on March 23, and a reply sent to Berlin on March 20. I ask the House to note carefully these dates.

British Guarantee Blamed. "It has been freely stated in Germany tlmt it war* Britain's guarantee which encouraged Poland to take the action which t described, but it will be observed that our guarantee was not ™»ven until March 31. By March 2(S no mention of it had even been made to Poland.

"Kecnnt occurrences in Danzig hud inevitably given rise to fears tlmt it was intended to settle her t'uturo status by unilateral action organised by surreptitious methods, thus presenting Poland and other Powers with a fait accompli.

"In such circumstances any action taken by Poland to restore the situation Mould, it is .suggested, be reprefcnted as an act of expression on her part, and if her action were supported by other Powers they would be accused of aiding and abetting her in the use of force." Continuing. Mr. Chamberlain said: "As the sequence of events has in fart been such as was contemplated on this hypothesis, honourable members will realise from what T said earlier that the issue could not be considered as a purely local matter involving the right* and liberties of Danzigers, which, incidentally, are in no way threatened. lint, would at once raise graver issues affecting Polish national existence and independence.

Will Carry Out Undertaking. "We have guaranteed to give our assistance to Poland in ense of a clear fluent to her independence, which she considers it is vital to resist with her national forces, and we are firmly resolved to carry out this undertaking.

"T have snid that while the present settlement Is nclt'ier basically unjust nor illogical, it may he capable of improvement, it limy be that in a clearer atmosphere unstOiile improvements could l>e discussed. Indeed, Col. TJcek himself said in a speech on May •"> that if the Reich Government ie guided by two conditions, namely, peaceful intentions and peaceful methods of procedure, all conversations are possible.

"In his speech before the Reichstag in April 28 Herr Hitler said that if Poland wished to come to fresh contractual arrangements governing its relations with Germany, he would but welcome such an idea. He added that any such future arrangements would have to be based on absolutely clear obligations equally binding on both parties.

"Britain realises that recent developments in the Free City have disturbed confidence imd rendered it difficult at present to find an atmosphere in which reasonable counsels can prevail. In the face of this situation the Polish Government hits remained calm, and Britain lmpes the. Free City, with her ancient traditions, may iigiiln prove ae she has done before in her history, that different nationalists can work together when their real interests coincide.

"Meanwhile, I trust all concerned will declare and show their determination not to allow any incidents in connection n ith Danzig to assume such a character us might constitute a menace to the jicace of Europe,"