The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-15
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Chamberlain's mission failed.
II was notification 10 the world
that despite Chamberlain's mission,
and the country's urgent desire for
peace, the government took no
chances,
Al Buckingham palace, King
George received Sir John Simon,
chancellor OF the Exohequer and O
sort OF acting prime minister IN
Chamberlain absence, who report
cd TO him on the Cxechoslovak sit
uAtion.
There was another feature OF real
importanee-King Boris OF Bulgaria
and his queen left London for home.
They had preceded the king TO
London, after spending nearly 0
week quietly at Balmoral castle IS
his guests. In the World War Bul.
garia went In on dermanys side.
Today, the British view was that II
Germany went 10 war she would do
so absolutely alone against IN over.
whelming combination Of powers
including some Of her own World
War allies. II was understood here
that Chamberlain wanted 10 make
sure personally that Hitler, isolated
as he 10, knew this.
Left At 3:35 A. M.
Chamberlain left Heston airport,
In the West London suburbs, at S:36
A. M. (3:3b A, M, EDIT In q chart
cred airplane for the 600-nile flight
10 Munich.
With him were Sir Horace vii.
son, chief industrial adviser TO the
government So one OF the little
known groups which aids In the
supreme direction Of British world
policy--and william strang. foreign
office expert.
As the prime minister left, he
gave this farewell message 10 the
nation:
II am going TO see the German
chancellor because the situation
seems TO me TO be one In which dis.
cussions between him and me may
have useful consequences.
my policy has always been 10
try TO ensure peace, and the Fuehr-
er's ready acceptance OF my sugges-
ton encourages me to hope that my
visit 10 him will not be without re-
suit"
Chamberlain read his message
into q microphone just before he
entered his plane.
Cries OF Good Luck
As the planes motors reared and
1t started along the runway on one
Of the most fateful journeys q man
has made by air, cries Of Good
luck!" well donel" and "Stano
by Czechoslovakial" Rang out
from the airport personnel the
newspaper correspondents and the
photographers who watched the
take off.
Ignominiously on his way out of
the airport, hustled, gesticulating
between policemen, was q distrust-
ful citizen who, q few minutes be-
fore, had shouted:
mo concession to Hitlerl"
This was elderly Chamberlain,s
first trip in an airplane. He made
1t in an American Lockheed air
plane Of British airways.
AS he left and the plane turned
eastward, King George was at Buck
ngham palace, just returned from
Scotland to be ready for what
events might be forming.
At 1850 q. NJ, at the moment when
chamberlain was stepping out of
the front door Of his official resi-
dence at No. 10 Downing street Il.
motor to Heston airdrome. the KING
arrived at Euston station in North
London after an all night journey
from Scotland, ready to sign mobii-
ization papers and declaration of
war If events took a final turn to-
ward chaos.
In Chamberlain lay the hone for
peace, the sole hope. nearly every
one believed. The king was the
symbol OF the unity that ties his
Kingdoms OF Great Britain and
northern ireland. and the empire
which covers one-fourth the habit
able globe.
The 42-year-old monarch was At
the outset Of q reign whose years
babe fair to be packed with drama
chamberlain, at 60, had crowned
ms career when he was made prime
minister, executive chief Of Great
Britain.
Nobody knew what he Intended
20 say or do at Berchtoseaden. but
tnere were reports o. q secret fifth
plan" prepared by visc0unt Runci-
man, British adviser In The MINOR