AFTER THE CRISIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23703, 10 January 1939, Page 12

AFTER THE CRISIS

The decline in national tone and the return to. party divisions in Britain after the recent European crisis was deplored by a works manager in a recent 8.8. C. broadcast talk. “No sooner had Mr Chamberlain come back from Munich with his magnificent - written understanding with Germany/’ the works manager said, “than the whole taste of peace seemed,to turn to salt in' our. mouths;,. There '' - dis 1 -* union in the Cabinet. -Par-UahiejJt gan to bicker publicly as to what we should have done. The country, seemed to split ahd lose its coherence.' All sorts of peonle started holding inquests. ... They gave their views of what they/ would have done. : Precisely those who had been most scared during the'.crisis ; seemed to become the most vociferous experts"W foreign affairs—after "it. Since the crisis I have been on the Continent, ahd people over there: don’t seem to be able to get any clear idea .. as to what Britain stands for. The y broadcasts of individual politicians to. America and the outspoken criticisms which are appearing everywhere about our unpreparedness, lack of armaments and so on. are very confusing to the foreigner. I should like to see a good deal more control of the news that is . issued about this country, and particu- ' larly I should, like to see more discipline in politics and an ( end. to misuse l of freedom of speech in high places. We must have more team spirit, and, f having elected a leader, play the game and follow him.’’ ... '