Criticism Brings Closer Anglo—U.S. Accord, Says Halifax

Northern Advocate, 27 October 1938, Page 8

Criticism Brings Closer Anglo—U.S. Accord, Says Halifax

(Received 1.30 p.m.)

LONDON. October 26.

T7ISCOUNT HALIFAX. FOREIGN SECRETARY. IN A BROADCAST TO THE UNITED STATES, SAID THAT BRITAIN HAS FULLY ACCEPTED AMERICA’S DESIRE NOT TO BE INVOLVED IN REMOTE DISPUTES, BUT SHE IS AWARE THAT AMERICA IS FOLLOWING EVENTS IN EUROPE WITH ACUTE INTEREST. This is seen in the sharp criticisms in the American press against Britain’s action during recent weeks. This was the best proof that America felt as strongly as Britain about these things, vital for the world to hold on to if international relations wore to be put cn a secure foundation. Criticisms, therefore, brought America nearer than would mdsllsroncc. Throughout the crisis there were before Britain two inescapable facts firstly, that if Germany marched. Britain, France. Russia and others could not have saved Czechoslovakia from being over-run; secondly, nations would have gone to war, knowing that statesmen after the war would not have been able to redraw Czech boundaries as they had drawn Versailles. Viscount Halifax paid a warm tribute to the peace efforts of Mr Roosevelt and Mr Cordell Hull