The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09

foreign office tO the prime minis ter's official residence, No. 10, for a morning talk.
 Chamberlain was cheered by waiting group of about l0U people as he ie1C his house to walk over to the nearby House of Commons for an early brief session before an adjournment for a Whitsuntide re- cess.
 He was cheered again by gov- ernment supporters when he enter ed the Commons chamber in which his cabinet had been battered in a two day debate on the Norwegian campaign.
 Sir John Simon, first member of the cabinet to enter the Commons lobby, looked harassed ana tired.
 Opposition members were jubilant.
 If He Goes
 It was forecast that If Chamber lain went, his successor would at once deprive SIT Horace Wilson, permanent secretary of the treasury and head of the evil service, of his inconSpiciuous but reportediy deci- slve influence on Champerlaln. Call ed a policy maker, Wilson has been regaroed by many opponents of the government as the man behind Chamberlain.
 Gossip was that any new prime minister would take into the cap- met such conservative dlssioents as L. $. Amery, former First Lord ot the Admiralty ana a political pow ar VNnFf rnAnnr rA- signed the First Lordsnip, at the outset of what looked like brilliant career, because he could not stom- ach" the Munich conference agree ment. That was when nearly every pooy else was cheering Chamber lains promsle of peace in our time."
 It was taken for granted that any new prlme minister would invite op- position leaders into his cabinet and pellef was growing that they would accept. Maj. Clement Attlee, Arthur Greenw )od, Herbert Morrison and A. V. Alexander, labor, and Slr Archibald Sinclair, liberal, were mentioned as likely appointees.
 The belief prevailed also that a new premier would yield to the de- mana tor a small war capineL Of not more than six or seven men who would be relieved ot al! routine departmental duties so they could devote themselves to major issues of policy and strategy.
 Rebels Refuse Offer
 Rebel members of the govern ment group in Commons asserted today that tEey had received an intlmation before last nights vote of confidence that If they voted for the government Chamberlain would see them today to discuss their de- manos on him. They said that they refused to cooperate.
 The government had proposed to adjourn the Commons today until May 2l. But four conservatives and two independents, all nominal gov- ernment supporters, tabled a mo- tion to make the adjournment ef- fective only until Tuesday.
 Interest in the political situation was so great that the kings proc lamation was secondary,
 Under the kings proclamation all males between the ages of 19 and 37 years may be called for service, and Britain will have under arms or awaiting @ summons about 4,500,- 900 men.
 Compulsory Service
 The kings compulsory service proclamation of January 1 had in- cluded males of ly to 2i years in- elusive. Under todey's males born between May 10, 1903 and May 9, 1921 inclusive are made liable to service.
 Youths and men of l9 to 26 years have been calied for duty and men of 27 are to register May 25.
 In practice, though youths of 10 are required to register, none g put into active Service until he reaches 20, and under the new de- cree only men who reach the age of 37 from tomorrow on will be aIfec- ted. It was understood that there would be increasingly liberal exemp. tions for older men working In key industries.
 New classes will be called at the aIC VI ubtuV OAAS n AhNAAVit ~ "SS forecast, unless an emergency ne- cessitates speed-up.
 It was believed that the men of 28 years and up would be called in successive ascending age groups as had been done with tn Nse of other military class years.
 The House of Lords adjourned until May 2l, subject to recall at any time.
 Lady Astor Against Him
 London, May 9--(UP)--viscoun- tess Astor, long linked--to her an- noyance-with the "appeasement" group in political and aristocratic circles, voted against the govern ment after last nights House of Commons denate, 1t was disclosed today.
 The 'Cliveden set" was long held to have influenced British policy in favor of Germany. The name was derived from Cliveden, Lord and Lady Astor's country home on the Thames.