London, Oct. 3.
46 CAN see nothing in what has happened which should cause London, Oct. 3. The British Admiralty last night us to modify the attitude we have seen fit to take up," warned Allied ships in the south declared Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, in the Atlantic against a mysterious Ger-House of Commons yesterday in referring to German arid Soviet man sea raider after an unidentified, efforts to liquidate the present war in Europe.
The British stand heavy armed vessel had sunk the in relation to the hostilities was reaffirmed by the Prime Minister 5,050-ton British steamer Clement 70 miles off the Brazilian coast while en ina statement, which made it clear that the so-called route from New York to Brazil. "peace offensive" was doomed to failure.
The Admiralty said it had not been The implications of the Soviet-German announcement of their able to confirm Brazilian reports that a German pocket battleship had desire for peace were obscure, said Mr. Chamberlain. If the an-shelled and sunk the Clement. Ad-meant anything at all, it meant that Britain and miralty officials pointed out that two Fiance were being asked to abandon their ideal of independence of of Germany's three pocket battleships certain countries in favour of ruthless aggression.
He then dwelt at present were undergoing repairs. "If it was a pocket battleship," an on the responsibility for the war, putting the blame wholly on Admiralty spokesman said, "it must Hitler aggression.
"I wish to add," he continued, "that no more have eluded the British blockade." assurances from the present government can be accepted, Brazilian reports said the German "since former assurances have been proved worthless." Britain, he pocket battleship Admiral Scheer was said, was willing to examine any proposals that should be sub-believed to have shelled and sunk the British steamer. mitted, but only in the light of his previous statement.
The Admiralty pointed out that the Mr. Chamberlain briefly outlined Clement was within the probable the progress made by the French on limits of the Pan-American "safety Admiral - Yarnell: Decorated by President the Western Front, and stated that a zone" now being considered at the Panama City neutrality meeting of President Roosevelt warmly shakes the hand of Rear-Admiral H. E. Yarnell, former Commander-in-large British army had been successfully landed in France and had taken
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