While trying to avoid a dispute, he proceeded, they would not shirk their Inevitable responsibility, nor willingly eave the country Weak or Ile equipped in defence. Britain must. retain Intact her hevliage of freedom, Mr. Baldwin said he was convinced that "they "would not be able 10 prevent an aggressor from starting a war, unless the aggressor knew. it would be met immediately by armed opposition, Europe was a long way from being a position to enforce that. "The whole essence of a modern war was surprise. Therefore, the country which Prepared beforehand was in an incomparably stronger position than 2 country which improvised afler-wards, Concluding, Mr. Baldwin remarked that they had heard Mr, Eden's state~ ment with mingled feelings. There was
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