General Election Mooted

Northern Advocate, 5 October 1938, Page 7

General Election Mooted

(Received 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, October 4,

The main interest in the aftermath of the Czech crisis centres in a question of whether there will be a general election in Britain in November. A huge volume of letters is pouring into the newspapers showing a rising tide of public misgiving with the result of the Munich agreement This, coupled with the Government’s insistence on the need of increasing armaments and introducing national service, is some indication that the Government would not be likely to achieve anything approaching a sweeping victory. Some Government optimists first anticipated the general feeling of the man in the street as being suspicion of Herr Hitler’s assurance that he had no more territorial demands in Europe, while it is taken as a matter of course that he will soon demand the return of the colonies. The “Manchester Guardian,” in an editorial, declares that there are some curious gaps in Mr Chamberlain’s defence of the Munich agreement. He said not a word regarding the scandalous provision that the Czechs must surrender defences intact, and ignored the question of compensation or the release of Czech prisoners. He did not mention Dr. Benes. He did not explain how the Czechs’ indefenceable frontiers are to be defended, and his declaration that, “we must remain on guard,” was a fitting climax as he left every important question unanswered.