Evening star., 1940-05-08
Chamberlain Test Is Due Tonight
As Labor Foes Demand Custer;
Dutch Fear Nazi Thrust Imminent
Lloyd GeorgeJ Joins
Bitter Attack on
Prime Minister
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3y the Associated Press.
LONDON, May "a Labor op-
position demand that the House Of
Commons oust the Chamberlain gov
ernment, instantly accepted by the
Prime Minister as a challenge to q
test Of votes, was supported today
by David Lloyd George.
Mr.. Lloyd George, who led Britain
to victory in the World War, We
henNntly denounced the Chamber
lain administration for "unintelli-
gent" and half-hearted" leader
ship.
In one of the tensely dramatic
moments of the debate on Britain's
reversal in Norway, the World War
leader faced the present war leader
across a table on the Commons floor.
Pointing a finger directly at Mr..
Chamberlain, he said the Prime
Minister had spoken of sacrifice,
then added bitterly:
There is nothing that would
contribute more to the cause of VIC
tory in this war than that he sac
rifice the seals of Office"
"Worsted In Every Encounter"
He said Mr.. Chamberlain had
been worsted by Hitler in every en-
counter-in war and peace-and
warned:
"The greatest triumph of this ex-
traordinary man, Hitler, is that he
has succeeded in putting his coun-
try into better strategical position
than his predecessors, and he has
put us into greater jeopardy"
Mr.. Lloyd Georges heavy fire came
after Herbert Morrison, vigorous
Labor leader and virtual czar of
London's municipal government, had
announced motion for a vote of
non-confldence at the end of bitter
speech in which he declared that
II Mr.. Chamberlain and his principal
advisers stayed in Office I'VE run a
grave risk of losing the war"
Picking up where Mr.. Chamber
lain finished yesterday, the Prime
Minister and his air minister, Sir
Samuel Hoare, continued pleading
the government case with the first
lord Of the Admiralty, Winston
Churchill, still waiting to be heard
later tonight.
Rising quickly after Mr.. Mcrrison's
motion was introduced, the Prime
Minister declared he and his coll
leagues will not be slow to accept
their responsibility"
Rubbish ON the Market"
Mr.. Churchill jumped into the
debate at one point with a state
ment that he took full responsibility
for everything done by the Ad-
miralty.
Mr.. Lloyd George SNAPPED back:
II hope Mr.. Churchill will not
allow himself to be converted into
an air raid shelter to keep the
splinters from hitting his COL
leagues"
Mr.. Lloyd George charged that
Britain's failure to give the Nor
wegians effective help had under
mined other nations reliance on
Britain.
British promissory notes are now
rubbish on the market" he cried,
his white name shaking in rage.
The Conservative benches an
swered with shouts of Shane!
Shame!"
The vote will come at the end of
debate tonight.
The government will seek to turn
the vote into a motion of conf
dence.
I'VE shall see who is with us and
who is against U.s." Mr.. Chamber
lain cried. mo government can
prosecute the war efficiently unless
it has public and parliamentary
support"
Charges Churchill Is "Shield."
Mr.. Morrison especially demanded
the custer of Mr.. Chamberlain, Air
Minister Sir Samuel Hoare and
Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir
John Simon. He charged, too, that
the Prime Minister was putting
Winston Churchill, First Lord of the
Admiralty, lin shop window" and
using him for a shield"
"I feel with all genuineness that
If these men chamberlain, Hoare
and Simon) and others remain in
Office we run a grave risk of losing
the war;" said Mr.. Morrison.
Mr.. Chamberlain, almost spring.
Ing to a position at the dispatch
box in front of the government
bench, shouted:
This is a time of national dam
ger. We are facing a relentless
enemy who must be fought by
united action of this country.
Morrison began his speech by
emphasizing the gravity of the sit
uation. What Morrison has said
the challenge he has thrown out at
the government in general and the
attack he has made upon them and
upon me in particular, makes 1t
graver still"
The situation, the Prime Minister
went on, is grave not because OF
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