UNITED HOUSE OF COMMONS

Western Star, 6 April 1939, Page 3

UNITED HOUSE OF COMMONS

4 PLEDGE TO POLAND T APPROVED THREAT OF POSSIBILITY • OF WAR \ ! ' ■ LONDON, April ,4. Winding, up the debate on foreign policy in the House- of Commons, th( Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Simon) said that the unanimity with which the House had accepted and approved Mr Chamberlain’s statement was - outstanding. The country, he said, was. more allied in taking this stand than on any other contemporary question of policy It was a tremendous fact, said Sii John’ that there would be occasion to remember afterwards that Britain had proclaimed a cDfaite of action if ne Q d arose There.could be no looking beck from Iho decision. It w*S!s. r most serious commitment, because id j ' did not rnerelv threat-on the possibility of war hut brumal Britain in certain f events to undertake war. The Government was aware that ' more than an interim dn<"larntion was rcouhed. Sir John said Whatever commitments were undertaken they must not be vague and t nsnecified; they must be nreci.ss and defined Cenvmiipncc comfort, money, r wealth of insular tradition and* prrcric> could no I h° nut. in the scales agains J what was ng'-oesary now. said Sir John Britain’s wlmte rptential strength y/oulc be throv/n foto the essential work. Her streuSrh be u«-ed if the occasior aros% but every cor, ,r . ceiyable must be made to broaden , and xhChj surer the basis of peace. ' ; f peace is secured it will be by the ‘ of the united House of Common'- '•. • to,"secure it,” said Sir John.