While Mr. Liosd George may no longer mand the high respect which he did at the end of the Great War his pronouncements Always read with the utmost interest lo definite military Russia, amongst other things, and criti ized Mr Chamberlain's trust. in Signor Mussolini's promise. even after the descent upon Albania, that hho would do nothing to. ter the status of that country. Mr. Chamber!
doubt, fully appreck Tain's attitude towards 1 military agreement with Tussia, at one of the tests as to whether he rans business oF of, is to apply a eriteri which may not in all-the circumstances. be a very good standard by which to judge. Probably better one will be found 0 the determination with which he has prosecuted his anti-angression plan and the amount of sueees he has obtained since Italian plans were revealed fall their nakedness at dawn on Good Friday Mr. Chamberlain now shows any signs of the days of his oceupanes' of Prime Ministership will be numbered.
His quick change of policy after the rape of Ci choslovakia undoubtedly saved his political lead a few weeks ago. He has secured what practic ally amounts to the unanimous support of the whole country for a policy of offering the cori~ letest resistance possible to the moves of the Aggressor Powers. Any weakening on his part Would lead to a political crisis in Britain and his departure from ofice. In such circumstances Ht would be the only development possible, for by now the Prime Minister must have realized that while the country Was prepared 10 50 a long way with him in his policy of appeasement nol prepared to pursue something which is merely a chimera.
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