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SECRETARY FOR WAR LORD PONSONBY'S ATTACK LONDON, June 16 "If I were Prime Minister I would have Mr. Duff Cooper, Secretary for War, arrested as a deliberate, dangerous and disgraceful scaremonger," declared Lord Ponsonby, amid applause and shouts of "that is the stuff to give him," in addressing the peace meeting at Cardiff. Lord Ponsonby was referring to Mr. Duff Cooper's speech of yesterday, and he added: "Mr. Duff Cooper is not the only person who is talking in this way, but owing to his responsible position he ought to be ashamed to talk like a half-wit whose only place is in a criminal asylum." Speaking at a trade luncheon on Monday Mr. Duff Cooper said: "Nobody with the slightest knowledge can deny that the situation in Europe is far worse than it was in 1914, yet we are joking and laughing and refusing to face the facts. Wo allow people to preach that it is wicked to defend women and children from gas attacks. We are told that we are frightening people. I think it is the duty of those in authority to frighten people."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22448, 18 June 1936, Page 13
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