London, Jan. 19. YEAR of acutely difficult international problems was the pro-phossy made for 1937 by Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, in a speech to-day in the House of Commons.
The new year, however, would also be one of international opportunity; Mr. Eden said.
He emphasized the fact that Great Britain was likely to be called on to play a great part world affairs and therefore she had an immense responsibility.
The Foreign Secretary referred to the large place taken in recent years by foreign affairs both In the interest of the nation and in the time-of Parliament. He suggested that it was caused" by the expression of the ordinary people's desire for and anety about peace. Unfortunately, idded, the phenomenon was not uni versal By that, Mr. Eden continued, he did not mean that certain peoples desired peace any less than Great Britain, but nly. that the absence of completed freedom of expression and intercourse between all lands prevented world opinion from exercising to the full its influence for peace.
"That was the state of affairs to be deplored by Great Britain because she was convinced that "so over~ Wwhelming was the desire of the world Yor peace that, were all the barriers to freedom of intercourse and freedom of speech broken down everywhere, the threats to peace which existed would be largely allayed,
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