WAY TO PEACE

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20892, 25 August 1939, Page 8

WAY TO PEACE

SOUGHT BY BRITAIN REABON AND SANITY PRIME MINISTER’S HOPE (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received August 26, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, August 24 Towards the conclusion of his speech In the House of Commons Mr Chamberlain, after appreciative reference to King Leopold’s peace appeal and the solemnly-expressed hope that “ reason and sanity may find a way to reassert themselves,” turned to the close and cordial relations maintained with France, and referred to the encouragement which Britain was deriving from the sympathetic understanding displayed by the Governments in every part of the British Commonwealth. In his final references to the fundamentals of the British foreign policy, Mr Chamberlain cited as an authoritative manifesto the speech which Viscount Halifax delivered at Chatham House on June 29. “We want,” Mr Chamberlain said, “ to see established international order, based upon mutual understanding and mutual confidence. We cannot build up such an order unless it conforms with certain principles which are essential to confidence and trust. Those principles must include the observance of international undertakings and the renunciation of force in the settlement of differences. The Way to Peace “ If, despite all our efforts to find a way to peace—and I have done my best— we find ourselves forced to embark upon a struggle which is bound to be fraught with suffering and misery for all mankind, we shall be fighting for the preservation of those principles the destruction of which would involve the destruction of all possibility of peace and security in the world.” Peace or War Mr Chamberlain said: ‘‘Peace or war does not rest with us. I hope that those on whom the responsibility rests will think of the millions of human beings whose fate depends on their actions. “For ourselves we have a united country behind us in this critical hour.” GERMAN NAVY’S TRAINING SHIP DUB EARLY THIS MORNING (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received August 25, 3.15 p.m.) DANZIG, August 24 It is officially announced that the German Navy’s training ship Schels-wig-Holstein, will anchor at Danzig tomorrow at 8 a.m. The authorities are closing Danzig as a counter-measure to the Polish closure. GERMAN ACTIVITY STRENGTHENING THE FRONTIER BIG CONCENTRATION OF TROOPS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received August 25, 3.1 S p.m.) BASLE, August 24 There is considerable concentration of German troops in the frontier district of Baden, strengthening the garrison on the southern flank of the Siegfried Line. The military authorities have taken over the whole of the villages. Many of the units in this sector have been brought from Austria and Sudetenland. There are similar concentrations in Upper Alsace.

FEELING IN FRANCE

WAR ALMOST CERTAIN DEPARTURE OF TOURISTS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright; LONDON, August 24 Paris remains calm, hut the British Associated Press says France woke up believing a second World War is a\iost certain before the week-end Well-informed diplomatic circles are inclined to share this belief. Troops have begun to move to the frontiers and all services are being quietly placed on a war footing. In addition to the overnight Army mobilisation of several classes, the Government issued at midnight a decree under which it has assumed the right to requisition property for national needs. Posters informing the public of this greeted early workers in Paris streets. Orders have also been issued to the police all over the country to instruct harvesters to get in the crops as soon as possible, whether wet or dry. British and American tourists are flocking from Paris by this morning's boat trains. The American Mediterranean naval squadron has taken on full supplies at Marseilles and has gone to Yillefranche ready to take off American subjects.