MOUNTING FURY

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 133, 18 March 1939, Page 5

MOUNTING FURY

DIPLOMATIC CONSEQUENCES. 1 ' ' PERSONAL ATTACK ON HITLER. REMARKS IN HOUSE OF COMMONS. (United Press Association —Copyright?' (Received This Day, 11.25 a.m.) BERLIN, March 17. Mounting Nazi fury is evident and diplomatic consequences are forecast as a result of Mr A. Duff-Cooper’s personal attack on Herr Hitler in the House of Commons. It is pointed out that neither the Speaker of the House nor a member of the Government intervened, which seems to sanction it officially. HOPES WANTONLY SHATTERED. BRITAIN WILL DEFEND LIBERTY. DEARER EVEN THAN PEACE. (Received This- Day, 12.25 p.m.) I LONDON, March 17. Amid wildly enthusiastic applause Mr Chamberlain, speaking at Birmingham, declared that, lover of peace as he was, he would not sacrifice for it the liberty which Britain had enjoyed for. centuries and would never surrender. That he should feel called to make that declaration, he said, was the measure of the extent to which the events of the last few days had shattered his confidence. No greater mistake could foe made, he repeated, than to suppose that because it believed war to be senseless and cruel, the British nation had lost its fibre or would hot resist to the utmost of its power a challenge to its liberty. For that declaration, he was convinced, he had “not merely the support, sympathy and confidence of my i fellowcountrymen and women,' but I shall have also the approval of the whole British Empire and all other nations who value peace indeed, but who value freedom . even more.”

Earlier in his speech, after defending his actions at Munich, Mr Chamberlain said that to-day he shared the British people’s disappointment and indignation that the hopes raised then had been so wantonly shattered. How could the events this week be reconciled with the assurances Herr Hitler gave him at Munich? Surely, as a joint signatory, he was entitled, if Herr Hitler thought the Munich agreement ought to bo undone, to the consultation provided for in the declaration at Munich. Was this the end of an old adventure or the beginning of, a new? British - Official Wireless.-y -- ' .• - CONTROL OF BROADCASTING. (Received This Day, 9.35 a.m.) PRAGUE, March'l7. The chief of the Slovakian Press Department (M. Pridavok) has been dismissed. The Slovak Minister of Propaganda (M. Mach) will take over the telegraphs and broadcasting system.