THE FUTURE OF EUROPE

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22908, 3 January 1940, Page 7

THE FUTURE OF EUROPE

Changes Envisaged In Britain

LIMITATION OF SOVEREIGNTY

{British ornciAi, wireless.) (Received January 2, 13.20 p.m.) RUGBY, January 1. ■ Several newspapers to-day refer to the striking speech made by the French Prime Minister (M. Daladier) last week, in which he spoke of recent agreements on economic and financial co-operation between France and Britain and declared his view that “a new Europe should have a 1 far wider organisation than that which now exists.” The French Prime Minister went on-to say that it would be necessary to increase international co-opera-tion and perhaps to envisage federal ties among the various States of Europe. This insistence by M, Daladier on the value of British-French solidarity for the future of Europe is remarked upon by “The Times” and the "Manchester Guardian" thinks that he has sounded the note of leadership for which the democracies have been looking for years, "His firm tone for the present and his bold views on the future show that the western governments have taken the initiative and have their own plans for a new Europe,” says the “Manchester Guardian," The “Manchester Guardian” continues: “The completeness with which Britain ana Prance can achieve economic unity and the liberality with which they can maintain trading relations with other

States duping the war will largely decide the prospects 'oj the- new Europe.” The “Daily Herald” states: “He is the, first leading' statesman. to aay what millions of ordinary men and WQmem have been thinking. Everybody with, any common- sense realises that ,the nations must relinquish gome of 'their unrestricted' national sovereignty if there is to be any hope of a stable peace and progress.' 1 v • / “The Times” observes! “The Europe of 1930 is gone for aver and few will regret it. whatever is built out of the ruins will he a yerydiL . ferent and, we must hope. S finer structure. In creating an .international order capable of perpetuating : peace we must' bn prepared fop farreaching changes, and it-may well be that the national sovereign. {State a§ Europe has known it for 400 years will consent to h>odifications hitherto regarded as impracticable- It is right that even while we grapple with the stern v.deal before us some minds at- least should be concentrated bn working out those prob= lems ’that lie far ahead,' ~.1 . “Theimmediate task for |o4o is a bitter fight and with- an unscrupulous, ruthless, and formidable ad* , versary, but we tan face it with higher courage and e_ deeper assur* ance of victory if pur hearts are set on: the ultimate achievement pf a juster world.” - ’

ministers ymn to . B.A.F UNITS

COMMENT on PRICE op BEER IN PRANCE . g-'L- 'XJZ 'inpit ovnm'iiRUGBY, January J. The Tender-Secretary of gtatp fpr A|r (Captain H, H, Half opr) has paid a visit to the Royal Air: Force' in France. The tour lasted two days, during which Captain Balfour inspected many units and used an aeroplane for transport, “I have come to see fop myself,” he said, “how things are going,“and tq hear if there ape any complaints-” Captain Balfour said that the gem eval complaint was that, the English beer was too dear. “They are quite right, too,” he declared, “and. I mU st see what pan be done.'’ • lord WUJ4NGPON visits N.S5r VMT t y LONDON, January 1. ■- The Marquess and Marchioness of Willingdon. who will shortly visit NOW Zealand to represent the King at the eeptenniai celebrations, and the High Commissioner fop New Zealand (Mr W. J. Jordan) and Mrs i (Tordan inspected the anti-tank bpE ; fery at Aldershot which is composed pf New Zealanders who'were resh ! 4.en± in" England before the. war. offered tp sot the men ? § postman if they wishes* ts send letters when he was going to New Zealand.