Another curious omission from the Speech, he said, was the Government's attitude in respect of Colonies. A demand had been made for the r turn of Germany's former Colonies. He would like to know whether the Government's attitude was the same now as a year ago.
He was sure that the House and the country would welcome a preci statement of policy. They would then ascertain the purpose of the armaments which were being built in increasing quantities.
Were these armaments, he asked, to protect the whole Empire or only those parts not demanded from us by dictators?
In replying on behalf of the Government, Mr. Butler said that he could not recognize the Government's foreign pol: in the extraordinary description given by Sir Stafford Cripps.
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