Poland’s Calm Courage Appreciated by Britain

Northern Advocate, 5 July 1939, Page 7

Poland’s Calm Courage Appreciated by Britain

[British Official Wireless. 1 , (Received 1.30 p.m.) RUGBY, July 3. Speaking in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister, Mr Chamberlain, told Mr Hugh Dalton (Labour), who spoke of the calm courage and selfcontrol'being displayed by Poland in the face of grave provocations, that Britain much appreciated Poland’s altitude. Mr Chamberlain v/as answering a question following a statement on the Danzig position, in which he said: “Reliable reports indicate that extensive measures ox a military character are being carried out in the Free City. Large and increasing numbers of German nationals recently arrived in the Free City, ostensibly as tourists, and a local defence corps is being formed under the name'of the Heimwehr. “Poland has received from Germany notification of a visit by the German cruiser Konigsberg to Danzig for three days, from August 25. Poland is informing the Danzig Senate that she sees no objection to this visit. Britain is maintaining close contact with Poland and France regarding developments in the Danzig situation.” Invited by a Labour questioner to inform Herr Hitler personally that any attempt to change the status of Danzig by force would instantly be resisted by Britain, Mr Chamberlain remarked that Britain’s position had been made perfectly clear by the Foreign Secretary, Viscount Halifax. He stated that Sir Nevile Henderson, British , Ambassador to Germany, would bo returning to London to-, morrow by air to consult his doctors.