Mr. Neville Chamberlain Denies Mr. Eden's View "Threat" from Rome: No Loss of Dignity London, Feb, 21.
G6] AM not here to say that the actions of Italy in the past have been satisfactory to me, but I am concerned with the future and not the past declared Mr, Neville Chamberlain, the Prime: Minister, in a tense and crowded House of Commons this afternoon, Mr, Chamberlain rose at 4.28 o'clock to follow Mr. Anthony Eden who, in a 27-minute spece! th, described the events which led to his resignation-yesterday as Foreign Secretary.
The Prime Minister opened his address by saying that Mr. Eden's decision had come with a shock and that it was extremely painful to himself and to all is colleagues. ° He explained his views on the present state of rel lations between Great Britain and Moly, "If we truly desire peace," sustained efforts to ascertain and, he said, "it is necessary to make if possible, {0 remove the causes Any agreement reached at the con-' clusion of the conversations would be submitted to the League of Nations {for approval.
"The Mahan Government had ac-[cepted a formula concerning the with-Jdrawal of volunteers from Spain and the granting of belligerent rights, (Laughter from the Opposition.)
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