Evening star., 1938-07-22


conferred uith high French states
men.
Pv the Associated Press.
V1LLERS-BRETONNEAUx, France,
July 22.-King George of England
again informed the world today that
Britain and France are bound by un.
breakable ties.
In a speech dedicating memorial
to Australia's World War dead, the
concluding event of his four day visit
of state to France, the King said:
THE events We recall today have
bound us with ties that the passing
years can never weaken"
This assurance was given in addi-
tion to his statement in his speech
the first night of his Paris stay:
1T would now be impossible to re-
call period in which our relations
were more intimate"
Before the King spoke his war min
lister, Leslie Hore- Belisha, conferred
on coordination on Anglo-French
military plans with Gen. Marie Gus
tave Gamelin, chief of Frances general
staff of national defense.
King George and Queen Elizabeth
ended their four-day visit at 5:35
pm. 11:35 am. E. S. t., sailing for
Dover on the Yacht Enchantress.
King Loudly Applauded.
King Georges speech was loudly ap-
plauded by his hearers, who interpreted
it AS a clarifying note in the present
perturbed atmosphere of Europe.
1t came after Sir Earle Page, deputy
for the prime minister of Australia.
declared in Introductory remarks that
Britain and France "still stand shoul-
der to shoulder for maintenance of the
ideals for which so many of our people
laid down their lives"
From the same platform President
Albert Lebrun of France said the
ceremony emphasized the close
entente of our two great democracies."
The Kings speech was devoted
mostly to Australia's World War sac
rifices. Referring to the memorial.
he said:
Its very surroundings are en-
blematic of that comradeship which
Is the watchword of our British
Empire: for it looks down on q
hallowed field beneath whose soil.
consecrated to God and the glorious
memory. lie the men who came from
every corner of the earth to fight
for ideals common to that whole
empire
Officials Fly to Amiens.
An airplane from London brought
Hore-Belisha. Viscount Gort, chief of
Britain's army general staff, and
their aides to Amiens shortly before
noon.
Over luncheon the British military
leaders conferred with Gen. Gamelin
on the common defense plans of the
two great democracies Then the
party motored to Villers- -Bretonneux.
The royal train arrived at 1897 pm.
and King George and Queen Eliza
beth, now on their way home, went
by automobile with military escort to
the Fouilloy Cemetery. where the me-
mortal stands.
Before his departure from Paris
the King sent message Of felicitation
to Premier Edouard Daladier for yes
terday's review at Versailles, in which
France paraded her military might
to show what she had to contribute
to the common lo-French cause.
Il was greatly impressed by what I
saw" the Kings message said.
After the 44-minute ceremony the
royal party was escorted back to the
station to begin their 115-mile train
journey to Calais, there to board the
British admiralty yacht Enchantress.
Reich May Fail in Line.
Meanwhile, in Paris the close
French British alliance demonstrated
by King Georges visit may have paved
the way for renewal of friendship
between the two western democracies
and Nazi Germany.
Cautious optimism to that effect
prevailed in French diplomatic circles
today as the British monarch con-
cluded his four-day stay.
The optimistic feeling was based on
two things-the reported offer Of Ger
man Chancellor Adolf Hitler to work
out a compromise settlement of dis
pute over Czechoslovakia and Central
Europe and belief the three powers
we're ready to discuss some sort Of
understanding on military aviation.
| 1t was announced that the chief
Of the French air general staff would
visit Germany's air chief on August
| IA. There was some belief here that
the visit foreshadowed a move by Eu-
ropean powers for limitation of air
armament or naturalization" of ci-
villain areas from air attack in war.
time.
The French reason that Hitler,s
overtures Of friendship indicated the
royal visit convinced him the British
French alliance really is unbreakable; !;
and that, If he is to effect 8 desired
understanding with Britain, he must
cut the pattern to suit France as we'll.
So rapid have been developments
growing from the talks by Viscount
Halifax, British foreign secretary, with
French officials during the Kings
visit that Premier Daladier called a
full cabinet meeting for Saturday
morning.
President Lebrun is to attend, and
the session will be devoted entirely to
l