Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
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pended 80 minutes for a cool.
ling off.
In a formal motion of censurt
the Laborites asked the House
to deplore Sir Anthony's resori
Ito armed force. Adoption o.
the resolution would mean tn.
Iouster of the Prime Minister.
Sir Anthony's Conservative
party has an overall majority
of so votes, making defeat fol
the government unlikely, but
even in the ranks of Eden's owr
followers there were reported tt
be miSgivings over his shandlinf
of the Suez affair.
The Daily Express, which sup
ports Sir Anthony's policy, pre-
dicted there would be at least
one resignation from the govern
ment" as a result of the action
against Egypt.
Writers in some newspapers
suggested British public opinion
has never been so divided at a
time of war since the days OF
the American Revolution.
CenSure Motion Filed
\ The last semblance Of a BIZ
partisan foreign policy-backed
by both the Conservative gov
lernment and its Socialist OPP
position, the Labor Party-waS
wiped off the board.
! After an acrid debate in the
House of Commons, the Labor
Party filed its motion of GEN.
sure reading:
THAT this house deplores the
action of Her Majesty's govern
ment in resorting to armed force
against Egypt in clear violation
of the United Nations Charter
thereby affronting the convic-
tons of a large section of the
British people. dividing the Com
monwealth. straining the At
lantic Alliance, and gravely
damaging the foundations OF
international order"
Mr.. Gaitskell pledged the La
Dor Party to fight Sir Anthony's
Middle East move "by every
constitutional means" Roughly
half of Britain's approximately
80 million voters regard them
selves as Laborites. The REM
nants of Britain's once-powerful
Liberal Party also appeared to
back Mr.. GaitSkell.
Some excerpts from editorials:
| NEWS CHRONICLE 0iberaD
There can be no further con-
fidence in man (Eden) who has
brought his country to such a
dangerous state of ignominy and
confusion"
/ DAILY MAIL CONSERVATIVE /:
1T may prove the government
was mistaken in intervening in
the Middle East with France and
at this juncture. But we can be
sure that so grave a decision was
reached only in the deep. sincere
conviction that if we had re-
manned quiescent Britain and the
whole world would have suffered
irreparable damage"
/ DAILY MIRROR (Pro-Labor) /:
This is Eden's war. 1t can
achieve nothing. 1t can settle
nothing"
THE TIMES independent
Conservative -"There was need
for speedy decision, certainly. II
is very true that Mr.. Dulles
tactics have been both surpris-
ing and disappointing at many
times, and agreement for action
especially on the eve of the
presidential elections-would not
have been reached.
"Yet was the need for speed
really such that President Ell
senhower first heard about the
Anglo-French ultimatum from
press reports?"
| MANCHESTER GUARDIAN
0iberal): 80. Millions Of Brit
ish people are deeply shocked by
the aggressive policy of the gov
eminent. It's action in attack
ing Egypt is a disaster Of the
first magnitude. 1t is wrong on
every count-moral. military and
political"
DAILY HERALD (Labor)
zone hope still remains of stop
ping Eden-the common sense
of the British people. The voice
Of the people must din in this
governments ears the demand
TO call of this lunatic agrees
SION"