Herr Hitler Postpones Mobilization for 24 Hours Mr. Chamberlain Tells Full Story of Czech Crisis Berlin, Sept. 28.
ERR Hitler has agreed to postpone mobilization for 24 hours.
—Reuter.
London, Sept. 28.
Mr, Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, has been invited to meet Herr Hitler at Munich tomorrow at 3 p.m., in response to the Prime Minister's offer to visit Germany for a third time.
This offer was made in the course of Mr. Chamber-Jnin's broadcast talk to the nation last night. "Herr Hitler has also invited Signor Benito Mussolini, the Kalian Premier, and M. Edouard Daladier, the French Premier, both of whom have accepted his invitation.
London, Sept. 28.
N unforgettable ovation was accorded Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, this afternoon, when he entered the House of Commons to address Europe and the world on an historic occa sion.
Mr, Chamberlain was obviously moved. by his reception und looked round the House and the galleries with an expression of gratitude.
He rose to speak at 2.54.
"We are faced with a situation unparalleled since 1914," the Prime Minister began. He could not help reflecting, he said, that if Article 19 of the Covenant of the League of Nations—providing for the revision of treaties by agreement—had been put into operation, as the framers of the Covenant had contemplated, instead of waiting until passion was so exacerbated that revision by agreement was made impossible, "we might have avoided this crisis." (Cheers) Britain in the event of aggression All members of the League of against Czechoslovakia, particularly if Nations, Mr, Chamberlain continued, France was compelled' to intervene: must bear the responsibility. He 'On September 1, Sir Nevile Hen-was, therefore, not there to apporderson repeated to' Herr von Ribbention the blame. trap, as personal and very urgent The Prime Minister then outlined message, his previous day's warning. the Czechoslovakian situation og it stood when the House of Commons Representations to Prague adjourned in July.
Mr. Chamberlain next turned to the Out of the alternative courses pos representations, which were made by sible, he said, the Government had the British Minister in Prague, on addressed itself to an attempt to find [September 3, to the Czech Govern-peaceful solution by mediation, ment, emphasizing the necessity to afford, immediately and unreservedly, Efforts at Mediation concessions, without which the Sude-After paying tribute to the efforts ten question could not be considered settled, of Lord Runciman, the British inves-Ugator and mediator in the Czech-Lord Runciman supported the Sudeten problem, and describing his Minister's representations, and Sir efforts to bring the negotiations of the Nevile Henderson, at Nuremberg, on Sudeten Germans and the Czech Gov-September 9-12, took every opporernment closer together, Mr. Chamtunity to impress on personalities like berlain asserted that, in the meantime, Field' Marshal Goering, Herr von Ribbentrop, Dr. Goebbels and Baron developments in Germany, itself, were Yon Neurath the British Government's causing the Government considerable attitude, anxiety, 'The concetitration of German troops Lord Halifax, the British Foreign fon the Czech frontier, Mr. Cham-Secretary, had written to Herr] berlain continued, with the risk of Joachim' von Ribbentrop, _Reiehs conflicts with the—Czechoslovak Minister of Foreign Affairs, on July forces, and immediate mobilization 28, regretting the latter's statement in Czechoslovakia, decided. him to Sir Nevile Henderson, the British fly to Germany to see Herr Hitler. Ambassador in Berlin, that the Reich must reserve. its altitude towards Piest Visit to Hitler Lord Runeiman's mission and must regard the matter as purely of British He was astonished at the warmth concern. of approval with which the venture 'The British Foreign Secretary, Mr. was received everywhere, but the Chamberlain' went on, continued to relief that it brought, for the mo-express the hope that the Reich would ment, indicated the gravity with collaborate in facilitating a peaceful which the situation was viewed. solution of the Sudeten question, and, subsequently, Improving relations. beneed not say," the Prime Minister tween Great Britain and Germany.
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