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London, Nov. 12.
The belief that it was time for another effort to be made to see if it were not possible to remove fears and suspicions by a closer examination of their origin and strong substance was expressed to-day by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, in a speech at Edinburgh.
Such an effort, he declared, would not be a sign of weakness, as Great Britain was strong and getting stronger daily.
Mr. Chamberlain said he had faith in human nature and, therefore, believed there would be a ready response to such an appeal.
The British Government's general principles, the Prime Minister declared, were "The promotion of British interests, the protection of the lives of British nationals, the maintenance of peace and the promotion of friendly relations with other nations who are willing to reciprocate our friendly feeling and who will keep those rules of international conduct without which there can be no security of stability."
Rearmament Not Over Yet Mr, Chamberlain said he supposed that Great Britain was at present more prosperous than any other great industrial country.
"We must expect," he stated, "a certain amount of ups and downs, but he saw no sign of a set-back in ihe immediate future or, indeed, for some considerable time to come, Referring to the suggestion that a slump would follow the completion of the rearmament programme, he thought this was not yet in sight. He was very much afraid that rearmament would occupy Britain for some long years.
The Labour Party's scheme 10 increase old-age pensions, he said, was perfectly impracticable.
Mr. Chamberlain then paid a tribute to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, whom he described as a great patriot.
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