Evening star., 1938-02-23

lister Neville Cham berlain and for
ner Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden over formers intention to deal
Dith Nasi Germany and Fascist
Italy for settlement OF Europe's
problems forced latter to resign
Sunday. Vote in House OF Com
mons yesterday upheld the prime
minister's course.
~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 23.-The British La
Dor party and Trades Union Council
issued a manifesto today demanding
that the government submit its for
eign policy to an immediate general
election.
THE government holds no mandate
for the vital change it has made in
foreign policy" the manifesto declared.
The dominantly conservative ma
tional government campaianed for
support in the election of 1885 with
pledges Of fidelity to the League Of
Nations. which Prime Minister Ne
vile Chamberlain yesterday accused
of Sham and pretence" in its ef-
forts to safeguard European peace.
Follows Censure Defeat.
The demand that Mr.. Chamber
lain's cabinet go to the country fol-
lowed two consequences of the resig-
nation of Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden and the substitution of "realis-
tic diplomacy" for his "idealism."
They were:
1. Failure yesterday of the opposi-
ton in the House Of Commons to
pass a motion of censure on Mr.
Chamberlain's foreign policy.
2. Forecasts in political circles to-
day Of an early approach to Germany
on the lines of the Prime Minister'S
realistic" bid for the friendship of
1talys Premier MuSsolini.
Joachim Won Ribbentrop Reichs-
fuehrer Hitler's new foreign minister
and retiring Ambassador to Britain.
was reported in unofficial German cir
cles to be coming to London shortly.
Ostensibly this would be to say his
formal farewell to King George, but
with Anthony Eden out of the way as
foreign secretary it was believed he
would have useful exchanges Of
views" with British leaders
Foes Marshal Forces.
Meanwhile, the opposition in Parlia-
ment marshaled forces for continued
attacks on Mr.. Chamberlains new pol
icy OF seeking European appeasement
outside the League of Nations. while
the Prime Minister called the first
meeting of the cabinet since Mr..
Eden's resignation.
Chief business of the session was to
draft instructions for the Earl of
Perth, Ambassador to Rome, for his
conversations with II Duce's foreign
minister and son-in-laW, Count Gale
azzo Ciano, for new Anglo-Italian ac-
cord.
Lord Perth is coming to London to
receive the instructions. then return
Immediately to Rome for the talks, to
be held under II Duce's eye.
Mr.. Chamberlain, answering ques-
tions in the House Of Commons, said
he would not pledge myself in ad-
vance" concerning the question of
Ethiopia In the negotiations with Italy.
Asked when the House was to be con-
suited "on the terms to be made with
II Duce," he replied. Later on" Mr..
Chamberlain parried questions on the
NaN advance in Austria
Clashes With Opposition.
Mr.. Chamberlain clashed at length
with Geoffrey L. Mander, opposition
Liberal; Clement R. Attlee. Labor op-
position leader, and others over his
refusal to publish recent Italo-B British
communications concerning the pro-
jected negotiations
Mr. Chamberlain insisted the request
for their publication was "unreason-
able" and would serve no useful
purpose"
When the opposition implied that
Mr.. Eden had regarded some of these
communications as an italian threat,
the Prime Minister answered coldly
that he had asked other cabinet men,
bers for their opinion and they had
unanimously told me none of them
felt under threat or duress in taking
the decisions they did"
Mr.. Chamberlain promised a state
ment on the appointment of a new
foreign secretary very shortly" He
acted as his own foreign minister in
the House today.
Mr.. Eden's friends said he would ex-
plain fully his position on Friday be-
fore his Warwickshire constituents.