Speaking to the British people by radio, the Prime Minister, who began his statement at 11.15 this morning, sald:—"Tam speaking to you from the Cabinet Room at No. 10 Downing Street, 'This morning, the British 'Ambassador in Berlin' handed to the German Government stating that, unless we heard from them by 11 o'clock that they prepared at once to withdraw their troops from Poland, a state of we would exist between us. Tha to tell you now that no such underking has been received and consequently this country is at war Yet T cannot believe that there anything more or anything different that T could have done that would have been more successful up to the very last sible "arrange 'a. peaceful and "It would have been quite
honourable setilerent between Gers many" and, Poland, but Herr Hitler would "not have it. He had evil dently made' up. his mind to. attack Poland whatever" happened "and, although he. now says that he pul forward reasonable propossis which were rejected by the Poles, that is tot tue statement cals Never Shown "he proposals were never shown to the Poles, nor to us, and, although they were announced' ina German broadest on 'Thursday night, Herr Hitler dia not walt to hear comment fon them, but ordered his troops. to, ross the Polish' frontier the next morning.
"His action shows convincingly that there ie no chance of expecting that this man will ever give up his intention of using force to gain his wil; and he can only bbe stopped by foree-"We and France are today, in the fullment of our obligations, going the ald of Poland, so bravely resisting this wicked and unprovoked attack typo her people.
"We have a clear conscience that we have done all that any country could do to establish peace. But a situation in which no word given by' Germany's. ruler could be' trusted, and no people nor country could feel Wolf safe, has become intolerable.
"And now we have resolved to. finish it, T know you will all play your part with calm courage.
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