VISION OF A NEW EUROPE

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 85, 4 January 1940, Page 7

VISION OF A NEW EUROPE

Federation Plan Finds Favour DALADIER’S NEW YEAR MESSAGE By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received January 3, 9 p.m.) LONDON, January 3. .

The idea of a European federation is- receiving increasing prominence since the speech of the trench Prime Minister, M. Daladier, on December 29.

The Paris correspondent of the Associated Press of Great Britain states that an organized effort to build up sentiment for such a federation is reported to have begun. The French hope that it might eventually become world-wide.

An authorized spokesman said the idea of a federation opposes Germany’s ambition to absorb other countries. The system would be modelled on the existing Anglo-French collaboration. Newspapers and radio commentators echoed these statements. A 8.8. C. news announcer ended a reference to Mr. Chamberlain’s telephoning M. Daladier with the statement: “Mr. Chamberlain asked M. Daladier to act as spokesman in the New Year message delivered in the Senate because tlie British Parliament was not sitting.” [ln a speech on December 29 M. Daladier said: “I conceive of a new Europe that should be of far wider organization. It will be necessary to extend our intercourse and perhaps to envisage federal ties between Europe’s States.”]