Britain Has Sinews of War
-MR. CHAMBERLAIN
(British Official Wireless) (Received 1.30 p.m.) RUGBY, December 15. * The Prime Minister, Mr Chamberlain, in the course of a speech at a luncheon at the House of Commons, said: — “We may take it that when German statesmen —I will not say the German people—reflect upon the possible consequence of a conflict, if ever a conflict should arise, between our two countries, they think not only of our armaments, but also of our great financial resources, which, in a war of long duration, might well prove to be the deciding factor. “It is this sense which is always with us, aqd which, I am sure, has a very great influence in preserving the peace of the world.”
He added: “We hear a lot about i.he alleged weakness of Britain, but it is noticeable that the great strength of Britain is hardly mentioned by those who make these allegations of weakness. The city of London is one of those great influences in the country which carries weight abroad.”
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Northern Advocate, 16 December 1938, Page 5
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