The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-25
Senate Wrestles With IVA Inquiry Plan
ENGLAND PLEDGES DEFENSE
OF FRANCE AND BELGIUM
ONLY THROUGH NEW POLICY
But Chamberlain Warns
Dictators to 60 Slowly;
Confidence Is Voted

LONDON, March 25.-(UP)-
Great Britain will go to war to
defend. France and Belgium, Just
as she did in 1914, but refuses to
use her armies to protect Czecho-
slovakia against any German inva-
sion, Prime Minister Chamberlain
told the house of commons last
night.
The prime minister, asserting
that the "inexorable pressure of
events" from any conflict in CEN
trail Europe might engulf all ma
tons in war, advised the dictators
to 90 slowly.
81 intend to urge others to en-
ploy methods of reason and diplo-
macy rather than those of menace
and force" he said.
Chambcrlain's clear-cut asser-
ton that in event of war Britain's
frontier will end at the Rhine
swept him into a maelstrom of op-
position anger.
Laborites and liberals, bitter
toward Chamberlain's realistic"
dealings with Italy, berated him
for refusing to swing British pres
tige into the central European
breach in an attempt to halt "the
ruthless aggression of the dicta-
tors"
Despite the angry attacks, led
by Winston Churchill who assert
cd that British pride and might
was "gone with the wind" the
commons gave characteristics pol
icy vote Of confidence without a
roll call.
The vote of confidence came in
approval of the consolidated fund
bill to which the debate was at
tached.
Chamberlain disclosed, in his
momentous declaration defining
the terms on which Britain would
enter a European war, that he
looks to the day when the quarrel
ling nations of the world will es-
tablish an international "police
force" by merging their armies to
preserve peace.
Until the day comes when the
world establishes an International
police force we must think first
of the safety of this country and
the safety of the people for whom
we are responsible" he said.
Britain, he said, will continue to
arm to the teeth for self-defense
and, even as he spoke, minister OF
coordinated defense Sir Thomas
lnskip was in secret conference
with representatives Of the Con-
federation of Shipbuilding Engii-
neering unions on plan for speed
ing up naval ornaments.
Previously Inskip had held the
same sort of speed-up conference
with leaders Of workers in the
country's aviation plants.
Britain's policy of war or peace
as outlined by Chamberlain IN a
8.OOO-word statement was:
/. Armed defense of France and
Belgium and other smaller laClohS
with whom Britain already has
military commitments.
2. No additional entanglements
in central Europe, the hotbed OF
world unrest.
3. General adherence to the
League of Nations policy OF col
lective security but with Improve
ments."
d. Scrupulous observance OF Brl-
tain's policy of non-interventlo,n
in the Spanish civil war, regard
less of what France may DO.
S. Negotiation of a friendly
agreement with Premier Museum
of Italy to ease tension in the
Mediterranean and remove a serl-
Gus threat to the empires lille
line" .D:.
6. Intensive acceleration OF BRIT
ish re-armament that originally
was fixed at $7,5OO,00O,OoO but is
expected to cost closer to $lo'-
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