Evening star., 1939-09-12
All Higher Officials
To Stay al Posts
In Capital
Eden Sees No Peace
Moves Possible With
Hitler in Power
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 12.-The British
government announced today it was
taking steps to remove between
1000 and 5000 members of the stats
Of governmental departments from
London, but stressed that the gov
ernment itself was not moving from
the capital.
There is no question of the gov
ernment as a whole being evacu-
Ated," said spokesman.
mot single minister is leaving
and none concerned in the wartime
activities of the Government are
being evacuated"
1.-THE government itself will not
evacuate London if it can possibly
remain without loss of efficiency"
The plan for removal of govern
ment workers was described as a
sectional one prompted by desire
for some degree of decentralization.
1t was explained that no govern
ment was being moved entirely.
Which departments were affected
and where the employees were to be
taken remained Official secrets.
The British people, 10 days at
war and ready for long years OF 1t,
seized avidly today on the first trickle
of news to tell them that their men,
guns and planes once more were in
France to fight Germany on the
western front.
Official disclosure that British
expeditionary force had crossed to
which said troops have landed, but
"are not yet in action" French dis
patches last week already had re-
ported that British troops had
reached French soil
Text of Communiqne.
A communique from the British
information ministry said
For some days past rumors have
been current in this country and
abroad that British troops have
landed in France
The ministry of information is
now permitted to announce officially
that this is So
The troops are not yet in action
and no further details can mean
time be furnished.
1T is, however. the intention of
military authorities to furnish fur
ther information from time to time"
The communique was at variance
with the information ministry's an
nouncement last night that troops
already were taking part in ad-
vances on German soil. No expla-
nation was offered concerning to-
days contradictory statement.
British newspapers, however, burst
out with big headlines declaring
that British troops were in action.
After night of contradictory CEN
sorship orders. Londons three after
noon papers in Identical headlines
said, British troops in action" and
splashed these other phrases proud
ly over their front pages: Tommy
Atkins and the Poilu are fighting
side by side again" Joy in France
at news" "Tipperary again" Heavy
Nazi casualties"
Anti-Hitler Pledge Renewed.
Meanwhile, the government placed
new emphasis on its pledges to fight
until the Nazi regime is smashed.
Said communique of the minis
try of information: q" /" No con-
-fdence is felt in any assurance he
Fuehrer Hitler may give, and
Great Britain is therefore justified
In requiring that peace should be
concluded with a German govern
ment whose word may be trusted"
Said Anthony Eden, secretary of
state for dominion affairs: There
can be no peace until Naziism is
banished from the earth.
s'+ The people of this country are
ready to fght a very long war if
need be to rid the world of Hitler
ism"
Mr.. Eden charged Hitler deliber-
ately had begun war of naked ag-
gression." The dominions secretary
echoed Prime Minister Chamber
lains statement that Britons have
no quarrel with the German people.
But there can be no peace until
Nazi-ism with its cruelty and perse-
cution have been banished from the
earth. Let there be no question
about our determination. We have
decided to fight to show that aggres-
sion does not pay and the German
people must realize that this does
not pay -
Live and Let Live"
I'VE have always desired to live
and let live. We considered that
there was no dispute that could not
be resolved by peaceful means if once
the threat of force were removed
anu OlI1eI l1dIlOIlS have SIldIeu our
point of view. Poland was already
to negotiate, as Czecho- Clovakia was
ready to negotiate year ago. Herr
Hitler has preferred force. He has
made the choice; he must suffer the
decision. For us now there will be
no turning back. We have no quar-
rel with the German people, but
there can be no lasting peace until
Nazi-ism and all it stands for, in
oppression. cruelty and broken faith,
is banished from the earth. This
is an issue that admits of no COM
promise.
Five times in the last 80 years the
rulers of Germany have embarked
with only the slightest pretext upon
a war of aggression. Against peace
full Denmark in 1864, against Aus
tria in 1866, against France in 1870
against the whole world in 1914 to
1918 and now against France, Po-
land and Great Britain in 1899.
Stunned Negotiations.