London. Nov. 27.
When the International Chamber of Commeres Premier, M, luncheon in London to-day, sev British Minitters, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain; the. Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden; the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Walter Runciman; and the Post: master-General, Major G. C. Tryon: were present.
'The principal toast was proposed by Ins, Eden, who spoke of the special' place Belgium occupied the friendship of the British people.
"There Is. 1 believe, no. groater service by out country to the cause of peace than clarity," he continued, "Let me, therefore, on this Anglo-Belgian occa.lon. one' again affirm, that the independence and integrity of Belgium ip a vital interest. for this nation and that Belgium could count upon our help were she ever a victim of unprovoked aggression I say these words deliberately, because I am confident that they ro-resent the will of the British people fud that. to make this plain, is) contribution to peace."
Peace was the joint objective of the two countries, They shared also the same conceptions of Inter national order—denunclation of war 45 an instrument of national polley, willingness to settle disputes by Doaceful means. acceptance of certain agreed emnons of international Not Sofiness or Cowardice jut let there be no mistake." Mr, Eden added. "These conceptions fare tokens neither of softness nor of cowardice, We believe them 10 be tokens "of civilization, The nations must choose, If they doter= mine to return (o arbitrament of the 2ogpe sword, it will be found. that the icrrible weapons science. hat forged fan be widded with no mean courage Ex'peoples who tave their sodom, boot inaliduat and) motion and 188 Intended to preserve it.
Bit the font would' be heavy indeed, "In is respect, there should excuse "for repetition of the erroneous ealimates of the past, We fave tonday is supreme advantage ihe experience of the, wat years Gat es behind us. "The' statesmen tthe world must know the Nemisis Hot svaie nem and their coun Wear ever" again ose The Foreign Secretary, in the carlier part of his speech, referred to the sympathy existing betwen the tims' of the. International Chamber St Commerce snd those of the ove Eroment. "Phe fies alm st the foreign policy of Haat. Government sala? i' establiahient of pense lid" understanding between nations 'The alm of the International Cham: ter of Commerce is to promote and fetitate a profitable interchange of Soods and. service between nations. {We are' thus natural collaborators for the grenier the success, of each the greater our mutual: advantage Fret" irade." freer epeeth tree Thought across "the "Wrostiers "of Europe—could we only achieve these thing should have seered an incalculable gain for pouser" Wire. fest through our,
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