The Labour Opposition went even further znd urged that steps should be taken to secure closer relations between all democratic nations, pecially with the United Widespread satisfaction prosed that this gesture hed been made to France now. A strengthening of relations with France, was believed, would be the inevitable result.
In Government back bench qui ers, which have recently been highly critical of the Government's policy. there was an unqualified chorus of approval.
The best evidence of the substantially good effect of ihe statement on Parliament was found in the decision of the Opposition not to pursue the atter for the present. Recently they have been pursuing every Government declaration with the greatest energy.—Reuver. to "export" National-Socialism nor to wage war on democracy abroad. "In our turn," the French Minister said, "we can assure him that the Democracies harbour no thought of
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