"Let us look coolly at the immediate reality," the rightist "L'Epoque" stated. "Herr Hitler wants to conquer the Sudeten districts, The Czechs want to defend them. France is an ally of Czechoslovakia, The English have stated that they do not want to separate from us. The Italians are remaining reserved. It is not necessary to say any more for the Frenchman to understand that the time has come to unite and be brave in order to save the last fragile chance of peace."
In the course of such consultation, each State member would.judge of the extent to which its own position would allow it to participate in any measures which might be proposed, and in doing so it would doubtless be influenced by the extent to which other States would be prepared to act.
The Lord Privy Seal added, however, that the British Government wished to make it clear that they regarded it as. of essential importance for the future of the League io preserve intact the principle that aggression against a member of the League was a matter of concern tu all members, and not one to which they, were entitled to adopt an attitude of indifference.
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