Evening star., 1939-01-29

BACKGROUND
NelD tension in Europe has
been created By Germany'S eye
inc Soviet RuSSid's Ukraine and
ItalyS loud cIamor for French
= territorial concessions. Prime
Minister Chamberlain iDent to
Rome January I-14 for CONFER
sdtionS 1Dith Premier MuSSolint.
France and Italy haze recently
been increasing their armed
forces in Africa and the Red Sea.
(Tert OF Mr.. Chamberlain'S address
on page A-9J
BY the Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Jan. 28.-Prime
Minister Chamberlain tonight called
on "others" to contribute to the
worlds peace in what was regarded
as an invitation for Reichsfuehrer
Hitler to help the appeasement
cause when he addresses the Ger
man Reichstag Monday.
Mr.. Chamberlain stressed Brit
aims growing strength for defense
in a speech before a hometown
audience of businessmen and tod
of international misgivings over the
future. He likened his stand to that
of President Roosevelt in a declara-
ton of inevitable resistance TO ell
forts to rule by force.
1--WE have so often defined our
attitude that there can be no ms
understanding about 1t, and l 1eel
that it is time now that others
should make their contribution TO
q result which would overflow with
benefits to ALL" the Prime Minister
declared.
Air Full of Suspicious.
To-day the air is full OF rumors
and suspicious which ought not 10
be allowed to persist.
For peace could only be en-
dangered by such a challenge as
was envisaged by the President OF
the United States in his New Year
message, namely, demand to DOM
mate the world by force.
THAT would be demand which,
as the President indicated and
myself have already declared, the
democracies must inevitably resist.
But I cannot believe that any
such challenge is intended, for the
consequences of war for the peoples
on either side would be so grave
that no government which has their
interests at heart would lightly en-
bark upon them"
There have been fears in some
quarters that Hitler would voice
before the Reichstag colonial or
other demands which, in connection
with Italian clamor for French ter
ritory and Spanish insurgent sue
cesses, would heighten Europe S ten
sion. Hitler often has used the
Reichstag as a sounding board for
his ambitions.
Dealing With Governments.
Earlier in his address Mr.. Cham
berlain said he believed the French,
German, Italian and British people
wished to live in friendship and un-
derstanding with each other and
settle their differences, if they have
any, by discussion and not force.
He added, however:
IT do not exclude the possibility
that these feelings of the peoples
may not always be shared by their
governments and recognize that it
is with governments and not peoples
that we have to deal"
Mr.. Chamberlain'S address, be-
fore the Birmingham jewelers. AS
sociation, looked ahead to critical
week which may show plainly
whether the world faces war or
peace.
1t was relayed through five British
Broadcasting Corp. stations, covering
the United Kingdom, and six short
wave transmitterS reaching all the
world. A condensed version was
broadcast in German to Central
Europe.
First Talk Since Rome Visit.
The address was the first Mr..
Chamberlain had made since his
January lila mission to Rome, in
which he and Premier Mussolini ac-
uuainted each other with their views
on post Munich problems. He paid
tribute to Mussolini's aid in bringing
peace out of the September war
scare; said that without his CO.
operation II do not believe peace
could have been saved" and an
swered critics of his Rome journey
by declaring:
I'VE did not 60 to Rome to make
bargains, but to get to know italian
statesmen better, to ascertain by
personal discussion what was their
point of view and to make sure that
they understood ourselves. =
We accomplished that y"
Mr.. Chamberlain took up point by
point Britains rearmament program
and described progress by the army,
navy and air force, which he said was
more rapid daily. He explained that
in the year ending March 81, Britain
will have added 60 new ships to the
navy. The royal air force. he said, lis
going ahead at an equally remark
able rate"
Last September, he said, "every-
one knows" that certain deficiencies
were disclosed" in anti-aircraft de-
fenses. Now, he added, the position
Is better, mot only as regards the
increase of guns and accessories, but
also in the organization for direct
Ing and manning them"
n. lI:I.on