Evening star., 1940-02-11
Britain and France
Stand Firm Against
'Patched.Up' Peace
New Diplomatic Moves
By President Roosevelt
Watched With Interest
~ the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. l0.-Britain and
France, reiterating their determine
ton to crush forever German threats
to their concept of world security,
issued blunt new declarations against
a "patched-up" peace today as they
watched with interest President
Roosevelt's latest diplomatic moves
In the European situation.
Addressing public gathering at
Bristol, Air Minister Sir Kingsley
Wood sternly emphasized the allies
intention to fight on to "a real peace,
not a patched-up pact that would
leave Europe once again the subject
of assault and violation"
I'VE and our allies" he declared.
"are determined to secure the world
against the possibility Of the repeN-
ton Of atrocities and inh'I1anities
which have repelled and shocked
mankind"
Almost simultaneously a semi
official note was issued in Paris
warning that the constant. peril"
of Germany must be crushed before
the world to come takes shape by
agreement"
Charges Reign of Terror.
Sir Kingsley said the partnership
Of Russia and Germany had disap-
pointed Germany. both politically
and materially and he accused Ger
many of launching reign of terror
on the part of Poland her troops
occupied.
Sir Kingsley's speech, sixth in a
series by cabinet ministers, came
only few hours after Britain had
received word of President Roose-
velt's intention to dispatch Under
secretary of State Welles to Europe.
It was followed by the assertion
of Herbert Morrison, leading
member of the Labor Party, that
there could be mo compromise with
the Nazi regime of barbaric beast
liness and vindictive violence"
Mr.. Morrison, who spoke at Shef-
field, said that ANY mere reshuf-
fling of Nazi personalities, as, for
example, the substitution of Goer-
ing Field Marshal Hermann Will
helm Goering) for Hitler, will make
no difference"
The annual conference of the
British Legion in Wales heard Col.
G. r. Crossield declare at Cardiff
that I'VE are determined to make a
Job of it this time Col. Crossfield
said "a lot of insidious spy work is
going on" and appealed to the legion
to stamp it out"
Interest in Welles Visit.
Ofiicial quarters expressed deep
interest and satisfaction" concerning
Mr.. Welles' forthcoming visit to
Britain, during which he was ex-
pected to confer with Prime Minister
Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary Wis.,
count Halifax, opposition leaders
and prominent men outside the gov
ernment.
Doubts were expressed in the
British press. however, concerning
the reception which Mr.. Welles
might receive in Germany and the
effects Of the State Departments
preliminary peace talks" with
neutral nations.
The Evening News, for instance.
carried a headline across the front
page reading: U. S. Peace Moves;
Europe is Doubtful"
The authoritative British Press
Associations diplomatic correspond
ent said that immediate Nazi re-
actions to announcement Of Mr..
Sumner Welles' tour cannot appear
very encouraging to him." and
added:
"1t remains to be seen whether he
will be permitted freely to investi-
gate conditions in Czecho-S -Slovakia
and German-occupied Poland"
Cites Conditions in Poland.
Sir Kingsley referred at length in
his Bristol speech to conditions in
German-occupied Poland which he
described as "abominable.
Germany, the air minister said,
had attempted first ito terrorize
the Polish population by shooting
individuals picked at random from
towns" and later had decided to
"decimate the natural leaders of the
national movement.
There have, indeed, been cases
Of actual torture" he said. Con
ditions in concentration camps are
appalling. Religion is systematic
cally prosecuted"
It is to end such conditions that
Britain and France are fighting,
the air minister declared.
He referred briefly to conditions
In the Russian-occupied portions
of Poland, which he said were not
SO severe, and referred scornfully to
the Russian German pact.
In some quarters, British press re-
ports that American talks with neu-
trails we're concerned primarily with
the economic future of the world
after peace has been accomplished
were studied In the light Of declar-
alton last week by Prime Minister
Chamberlain.
Mr.. Chamberlain said at that
time that lone of our foremost aims
Of the future will be the restora-
ton of International trade" This.
he declared, seems to us to pre-
sent the best opportunity for re-
storing in turn the standard Of liv-
ing and the consuming power Of the
nations-that is the policy we have
In mind when the time comes to turn
once more from war to peace"
The prime minister pointed to the
British American trade agreement
made over year ago as the embodi-
ment of the principle which "in
normal times is the best way OF
promoting international trade" and
added:
1--WE recognize that for full de-
velopment of international trade II
must flow along multi-lateral chan
nels and that we must put an end
to that vicious policy Of economic
nationalism and autarchy which
did 50 much to upset the last great
peace settlement"