Mr, Chamberlain Answers Herr Hitler's Speech Real and Settled Peace Imperative London, Oct. 12.
British Empire's considered answer to Herr Hitler's "peace plan' was given in the House of Commons today by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberl: in, when he presented his weekly review of the international situation.
The House was packed, and among distinguished personalities in the galleries were all Dominion, High Commissioners who had played their part in the interchange of views on Herr Hitler's "peace proposals" between the United Kingdom and the Dominion Governments.
Mr, Chamberlain began his speech by recalling that last week, in speaking of the announcement about the Russo-German pact (setting a demarcation line in Poland), he observed that it contained a suggestion that some peace proposals, were likely, and remarked that if such proved the case, they should examine them in the light of certain relevant considerations.
"Sine then," he declared, "the German Chancellor has made} his speech and the consultations I referred to have taken place. T must now state the position of His Majesty's Government." solution would inevitably involve the we pointed out, that a forcible
feifment of our" obligavons 10 Poland.
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