Evening star., 1938-09-15
CALL PARLIAMENT
TO HEAR PREMIER
British Chiefs Arranging
for Personal Report by
Chamberlain.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept 15-The British
government arranged today to recall
Neville Chamberlain's personal report
on his talk with Chancellor Adolf Hit
yer Of Germany.
Parliament recessed July 20 until
November l, but has remained sub
Ject to immediate call.
The exact date for early reassembly
will be fixed when parliamentary lead
ers learn when Mr.. Chamberlain is
returning from Berchtesgaden
Sir John Simon, chancellor Of the
exchequer; Capt. Edward Aleernon
FftMoy speaker of the House of Com
mons, and Capt. Henry Margesson,
chief government whip, met at No.
10 Downing Street to make the ANAL
arrangements.
Capt. Fitzroy technically is the only
man permitted to recall Parliament,
but he. like the King, acts on the ad-
vice Of the Ministers.
King Calls Halifax.
King George VI, after lunch, sought
further information on the interna-
tonal situation from Viscount Halifax,
foreign secretary.
Arrangements for summoning the
legislators back to the Houses of Par
lament were made as the prime min
lister, in the boldest diplomatic man.
euver of modern history. flew to Ger
many to ask Hitler to preserve peace.
Wearing dark gray overcoat and
gray hat, and carrying the inevitable
rolled umbrella, the premier entered a
big Lockheed plane and was waited
from Heston Airport at 8:35 am.
t2:35 am, E. S. TD.
1t was the first time in his life the
es-year-old premier had flown, and
he was headed for rain and fog over
parts of France and Germany.
He said before he left of the dra-
matte journey he decided yesterday to
make:
Il am going to see the German
chancellor because the situation seems
TO me to be one in which discussions
between him and me may have useful
consequences.
THE Fuehrers reply to my sugges-
ton encourages me to hope that my
visit to him will not be without 1e-
suits"
Three Primary Objectives.
The 610-mile flight to Munich. and
thence by rail to Berchtesgaden, had
three primary objects as British in
terpreted it:
To get Hitler's help to keep dis
orders in Sudeten areas of CUecho-
slovakia from spreading into European
war; to reopen negotiations on the
Czechoslovak-Sudeten German mi
norties dispute; to impress on Hitler
personally that Britain must fight
II the security Of France is threatened
In war
Having announced suddenly his de-
cision to 60 to Hitler yesterday, the
premier quickly won the praise of
his own British press, of the French
who shared responsibility for the trip,
OF Premier Mackenzie King of the
important Dominion, Canada, and OF
Italy, whose press was more cordial
than to any British statesman since
coolness arose between the countries
over the Ethiopian War. Germany
too, was pleased.
Some quarters said that the Ameri-
can Ambassador. Joseph P. Kennedy,
had conveyed to Mr. Chamberlain
feeling that the United States also
would provide him moral support
Strong Police Guard.
The Premier slipped from his No. 10
Downing street residence under strong
police protection at 7:5O am. Only
authorized persons were permitted
in the little street because Of reports
Communists planned to demonstrate
against his flight to see the Nazi
leader.
The Communists prepared leaflets
proclaiming "Chamberlain should fly
70 Benes (Czechoslovak President)
not to Hitler" but only few demon
strators appeared. They scattered
the leaflets in Whitehall, from which
Downing street leads.
At almost the same time Mr.. Cham
berlain left, King George arrived at
Euston Station from Balmoral, Scot
land-the international crisis had
caused him to return to London ahead
OF his schedule.
The premier, however, was unable
to talk with his monarch before de-
parting. The King chatted briefly
before leaving the station with Lord
Stamp, president of the London Mid
land Scottish Railway, over whose line
ne Travelled. Lord Stamp had Just
returned from the Nurnberg Nazi party
congress and visit to Prague.
Emerging from No. 10 Downing, the
premier paused on the doorstep for
photographs. Several small attache
eases were dumped into his automo-
bile and he smiled response to sa-
Iutes OF scores of boobies as he was
driven away.
Two Aides in Car.
His two aides on the vital trip were
with him in the car. They were Sir
Horace John Wilson, 56, known as
the big brain" of the civil service,
and William Strang, As, head of the
foreign off1ces central European de-
partment.
They arrived at Heston Airport at
S:25 and were greeted by Viscount
Halifax Herr Kordt, German charge
daf1aires, and Baron Won Selzan, Ger
man Embassy first secretary.
Cars lined the roads surrounding
the port. People crushed at the gates
The premier chatted with Lord and
Lady Halifax and with Sir Alexander
Cadogan, permanent undersecretary
OF foreign affairs.
Lord Brocket, who flew from Nurn-
berg to tell the premier his impress
sions OF a recent visit he had with
Hitler, talked briefly with Mr.. Cham
berlain.
The crowds, breaking away to make
room for the plane, shouted GOOD
luck" and "Well done" and Stand by
Czechoslovakia."
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