Evening star., 1940-05-09

ALLIED-SOVIET AXIS to guard
Yugoslavs seen in Belgrade; mill
tary mission to 60 to Moscow soon
for consultations. Page Ais
BULLETIN.
BERLIN, May 8 (P).-The Ger
man Army has taken command
Of the country's railroads over
the Whitsunday holiday period
this week end, exerting rigorous
control over all civilian traffic, 1t
was reported reliably tonight.
1t. Col. Bork, transport chief
Of the German central staff, is in
charge of the railways during
the period.
For days the press has been
urging Germans not to travel over
the holiday. Now, placards in
stations notify travellers that
regular train schedules cannot be
guaranteed.
PARIS, May 8 tP.-Important
changes in the French cabinet
were reported under considera-
tion tonight as a result of the
failure of the allied campaign in
Central Norway. Reports in
political circles said Premier Paul
Reynaud might change his min
istry even before the Chamber
of Deputies reassembles next
Thursday after a two week
spring vacation.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 9.-The House of
Commons recessed today until May
21, leaving the Chamberlain gov
ernment apparently determined to
remain in Office on the strength Of
last nights slim margin on vote
of confidence. The House of Lords
already has adjourned until that
date.
The Commons rose after David
Lloyd George, critic of the Prime
Minister, had defended himself
against a charge that, by demand
ing Mr.. Chamberlain's resignation,
he had encouraged Hitler.
Mr.. Chamberlain, members of his
war cabinet and opposition leaders
were reported in secret consultations.
Geoffrey Mander, a left-winger, said
the talks were to decide whether
''by getting rid of the chancellor
Of the exchequer and the secretary
for air, the Prime Minister might
be allowed to carry on with partially
fresh colleagues"
Mander told the House that this,
In his opinion, would be perfectly
useless"
Sir John Simon Chancellor of the
Exchecquer, and Sir Samuel Hoare.
Air Minister, have been under at
tack from the opposition, along with
Mr.. Chamberlain.
Lloyd George Urged to Reform.
Beverley Baxter, Conservative
Member of Parliament, journalist
and author, was the man who as
sailed Lloyd George for Helping
Hitler. Mr.. Baxter urged him to
reform so that his genius and in
domitable spirit may be used in the
future conduct of the war"
Lloyd George replied that Brit
ain was to blame for Hitler's rise to
power and that since 1922 he Lloyd
George) had been urging the World
War victcrs to exert their authority
and carry out the pledges they made
in the treaty of Versailles.
"They had the opportunity" he
said. Germany was PROSTATE and
the creation of this terrible power
In Germany and the spirit behind it
which makes it so formidable is due
to the fact that we did not carry
out our promises
Richard K. Law, son of Bonar
Law, put in another plea for new
leadership before the recess.
He said Mr.. Chamberlain was like
H. H. Asquith, part-time World War
premier: Able and loyal, but not the
man for war.
Debate on Adjournment.
The conferences developed sud-
denly while the House of Commons
debated a government motion to
adjourn for the regular Whitsuntide
holiday until May 81 and while the
nation speculated whether the
Chamberlain government might re-
sign or undergo reconstruction.
After whispered consultation
among Government leaders on the
front bench in the House of Com
mons, the badgered Chamberlain
left with the seven men who form
his war cabinet.
Only short time later they were
followed out of the chamber by the
leader and deputy leader of the off,
cial opposition, Laborites Clement
Attlee and Arthur Greenwood, the
leader of the opposition Liberals,
Sir Archibald Sinclair, and sharp
tongued Lloyd George, elder states
man and Prime Minister in the
World War.
Their departure provoked specu-
lation whether they were to take
part in a war cabinet conference re-
garding possible entry into broad,
coalition government.
Majority Cut to 81.
The general feeling in the coun-
try was that either Mr.. Chamber
lain must reconstruct the govern
ment or resign. He emerged last
night from two days of debate of
the war, particularly in Norway,
with majority of 81 votes-28l to
200-compared with his normal ma
jority of 210.
Mr.. Chamberlain indicated he does
not intend to resign, at least i'm
mediately, when he announced he
would be willing to arrange House
Of Commons debate on conduct OF
the war two weeks hence, after the
recess, 'if events should make it
desirable"
The statement was made to Mr..