Evening star., 1938-02-22
AS the Associated Press.


LONDON. Feb. 22.-Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain's policy of max
ing friends with Europes dictators to-
day became the target for full-forci
assault of the opposition Labor party
which demanded in the House Of Com
mons vote Of censure against the
government.
Arthur Greenwood, vice chairman
OF the Labor party, moving the vote OF
censure. declared that with Anthony
Eden out of Office as foreign secretary
"the fate of the world rests in the
trembling hands of the Prime Min.
lister"
The motion deplored the circum
stances Of Mr. Eden's dramatic resig.
nation Sunday night and proposed to
put the House on record as having no
confidence in the governments con-
duct of foreign policy.
Chamberlain's Forces Confident.
As the test of strength between the
coldly practical Chamberlain and his
former foreign secretary began in the
House, the formers supporters were
confident Of enough strength to defeat
Overwhelmingly the Labor motion.
Before the debate started Mr. Eden
went to Buckingham Palace and
turned his seals Of Office over to King
George.
In Commons Sir John Simon, chan
cellor of the excheQuer, denied there
were any negotiations in progress for
q British loan or credits to Italy.
Mr.. Chamberlain's desire for b
speedy termination of Anglo Italian
hostility, which he said yesterday
might reach a point at which war
between us might become inevitable
was the issue on which the prime
minister and Mr.. Eden broke.
Chamberlain Silent.
Mr.. Chamberlain declined today to
make statement on the governments
policy on the Austrian crisis. He re-
fused to answer sarcastic question
by Geoffrey l.. Mander, opposition
Liberal, whether Reichsfuehrer Hitler
had suggested Mr.. Eden's successor yet.
Mr.. Greenwood charged that MIR.
Chamberlain's policy would lead to
war. He declared the prime min
lister had 'sneaked around to the
pirates lair to try to drive bargain"
He demanded to know if France had
been consulted before Mr.. Chamber
lain made his new approach to Italy.
Greenwood declared that "recogni-
ton of Ethiopia would really ham,
string the President of the United
States and drive him completely into
policy of isolation"
He declared that non-recognition of
the Italian conquest was a cardinal
principal of United States foreign pol
Icy and recalled that President Roose-
welt and Secretary of State Hull had
refused to conclude treaty with Italy
rather than admit that Ethiopia was
Italian territory.
New Course Of Realism.
The parliamentary battle centered
on Mr.. Channberlain's decision to
launch Britain on a new course of
realism in foreign affairs and to bar
gain for peace with Europes Fascist
dictators.
Chamberlain had a pledge of a
majority from Parliament before de-
bate began on the new policies this
afternoon.
416 Votes Assured.
A caucus Of his Conservative party,
with support from 80 National Lib
erals, gave the Prime Minister 416
votes with which to meet the Labor
opposition's motion Of censure. Labor
commanded 1919 votes.
Although there were opposition
hopes that rough and tumble debate
would split the conservative front and
force Mr.. Chamberlain to resign, the
motion mainly provided = glorious
opportunity for the opposition to re-
view grievances. -
There was no more chance Of Sue
eessful opposition, conservatives de-
clared, than when Premier Stanley
Baldwin toppled Edward VIII from
the throne in December, 1886. !
France Seeks Information.
Meanwhile, France sought the full
implications Of Britain's change 61
policy. Ambassador Charles CorbiT
called on Viscount Halifax, temporary
successor to Mr.. Eden, Is his own gov.
ernment was shaken by Mr.. Chamber
lain's determination to make friends
with italy and Germany.
Mr.. Eden spent two hours in . fare.
well visit at the foreign ONCE and
left amid cheers and hat-waving by Z
crowd outside st. James Park entrance
Foreign oface experts studied re.
ports of Italy's broadcast last nigh,
from Bari to see If they detected sign
that Premier Mussolini had ceased
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