"The German occupation of Czechoslovakia has been furthered by new methods, "The world has lately seen more than once a new departure in the field of international technique.
"Countries are now faced with the encouragement of separatism, not only in the interests of separatist elements, but also in the imperial interests of Germany.
"These methods are simple, and, with growing experience, quite unmistakable.
"Have we any assurance that they will not be employed elsewhere "Every neighbour of Germany is now uncertain of tomorrow, and every country which values its national identity and sovereignty stands warned against the danger from within, inspired from without.
Rumanian "Ultimatum"
"I am glad that the Rumanian Governmer: t has denied a report that went so far as to speak of an vltimatum-—tut it is not surprising that the Rumanian and atier Governments View with the gravest misgivings the happenings of the last few days."
Lord Halifax described the m sures taken to relieve the refugee situation, and ssid that the Government would continue to do wherever they could to mitigate the con-Sequences of recent events. It was quite plain, however, that the success ci anything which they attempted depended upon the attitude of the Ger-ian Government.
"In years past," Lord Halifax proceeded, "the British people desired to be on friendly terms with the German people.
"Our people were not backward in recognizing some of the mistakes of the Versailles Treaty, which needed remedying, but each time during the last few years that there has been chance of making progress in an understanding, the German Government has taken action which made such progress impossible. More especially has this been the case in recent months.
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