“MUST HAVE MEANS TO PLAY PART”

Northern Advocate, 9 January 1936, Page 7

“MUST HAVE MEANS TO PLAY PART”

BRITAIN AND COLLECTIVE SECURITY “COST WILL BE HEAVY. BUT WORTH WHILE” [British Official Wireless.l (Received 1.30 p.m.) RUGBY, January 8. Speaking at Cambridge last night, the First Lord of the . Admiralty, Viscount Monseli, referring to collective security, declared himself a supporter of it, but emphasised that action must be collective. “Everybody must now be willing to play their part, but the whole world must know that those who are in the scheme of collective security will play their part,” he said. “If not, you will get rushed into action which is not collective action, but isolated and a danger. “Further, we must not only have the will, we must also have the means to play our part. It is going to cost money, but the premium is worth while; tremendously worth while, because it is premium of peace.” Ministry of Defence. Discussing the setting up of a Ministry of Defence to cover all three services, Viscount Monsell said that at times he had been attracted by the idea, but he did not believe that it was practicable today. The job was too big for any one man. The Secretary of State for Air, Viscount Swinton (formerly Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister), speaking at Cambridge, said that, in order to prevent war, it was necessary for industry to be organised so that it could be mobilised for war on a large scale, and the whole world must know it. Industry To Co-operate.

A Press Association message says it was disclosed later that the Grand Council of the Federation of British Industries had invited its affiliated trades associations to meet, considering how industries can best supply the Government’s defence requirements at a reasonable cost. The Grand Council records the desire of British industry to co-operate fully, and urged that they be taken into confidence of the Government, with a view to the most efficient utilisation of existing plants, and their extension, where necessary.