Evening star., 1938-09-26
general staf1, before leaving for Paris
tonight,
Churchill Makes Dema nd.

ScAeIdi StdA, UclOTe AcAVlnS IOT FAIla
tonight.
Churchill Makes Demand.
Winston Churchill issued q demand
for a French British Russian warn
ing to Germany that they would fight
for Czechoslovakia.
The fiery cabinet veteran, this time
on the outside looking In, followed
up his demand with q call on Mr..
Chamberlain.
Before he left, Clement r. Attlee,
opposition leader in Parliament, and
Laborite Arthur Greenwood called at
No. 10 Downing street, causing specu-
lation that the possibility that war
cabinet" was being discussed.
On Wednesday. the whole story Of
Mr.. Chamberlains dramatic flights
to- >Berchtesgaden and Godesberg will
be put before both houses of Parlia-
ment by the only man who can tell
it-Mr. Chamberlain.
His recess recall was the first since
January, 1886. after the death Of
King George v.
e.
were issued army-type gas masks. Ar
rangements were made to provide all
officers with the equipment to be worn
when emergency arises"
Announcement that Chamberlain
note had been sent came as M. Dali
adler, M. Bonnet and French Am
bassador Charles Corbin left the Prime
Minister'S residence and before the
full British cabinet session started.
COmmunique Is Issued.
After the meeting between British
and French ministers the following
communique was issued:
"A further meeting was held this
morning between British and French
ministers, at which full accord was
established on all points.
Gen. Gamelin (Maurice Gustave
Gamelin, French chief OF staf1), who
had been called over for special con-
sultations, also called on the Prime
Minister and subsequently had an in
terview with the ministers for CO.
ordination of defense"
Gen. Gamelin did not accompany
the French ministers when they left
No. 10 Downing street, but remained
for further conferences.
Although there was no immediate
Interpretation Of the nature of Mr.,
Chamberlain's letter, some quarters
believed demand by Winston
Churchill, one Of Britain's elder states
men, for belligerent stand against
possible aggression by Hitler might
indicate the contents.
Chamberlain Statement,
The following ofIicial statement was
issued from the Prime Minister'S resi-
dence:
The Prime Minister has had
further consultations with the French
ministers this morning.
The Prime. Minister, with the full
approval Of the French ministers. has
decided to make a person commune
cation to the German chancellor, and
Sir Horace. Wilson has left this morn
ing for Berlin for this purpose"
The Press Association British news
agency), which frequently is a mouth.
piece for the foreign ONCE and other
government departments, stated:
"One oficial opinion in. London
was that the new personal commu-
nicstion' which the Prime Minister
now has sent to Herr Hitler contains
an elaborate alternative set of pro-
posals to those which Herr Hitler has
put forward for solving the Czech
problem"
Sir Horace. it was disclosed. left
Heston Airport at about noon (6 an,
E. S.. T) for Berlin in the same
American-type plane which took Mr..
Chamberlain to Munich and Coloene
for his conferences with Hitler at
Berchtesgaden and Godesburg. Sir
Horace had accompanied Mr.. Cham.
berlain on both Of those flights.
s The Csechoslovak reply to 0ermany's
memorandum containing stonal tasnp"