"Thirdly, an economic agreement between Germany and Soviet Russia foreshadowed under which Russia will supply raw materials to Germany and Germany will supply" industeiat Koods produced over a lengthy period. 'There has been in some quarters the demand that His Majesty's Govern-hunt should define their attitude face of these developments, but see nothing in what has should' tosa "this count the attitude which i hi to take."
Mr, Chamberlain said that the Rus.
German agreement had changed the position in Poland but it by no means follows that the arrangements will Be to the ultimate advantage of German still Tess should it affect the aims of the British Government.
"There is nothing in that agree ment that should cause us (0 do any thing other than what we are doing how in mobilizing all the resources all the might of the" British Empire for an effective prosecution of, the war." he added.
The Prime Minister then recalled the reasons for which Britain and Eyance entered the conte True and Basle Causes of War "If Poland was the direct occasion for the war, it was not the fundaniental. cause," he said, "That cause Was the overwhelming' sense in this country and In France of the intoler-fable nature of the state of affairs in %shich nations In Burope were faced with the alternative of jeopardizing their freedom of mobilising their forces at regular intervals to defend tion "of the war is obscure but it seems to combine the suggestion of some proposal. I cannot a what the mature of any such prom ossal might be but I can say at once that no. threat "would ever induce! this country or France, to abandon the purpose "for which we have entered" upon the struggle, To fatlempt, as. German. propaganda, does, 10 saddle us with the responsibility for continuing the war beesuse we are. not prepared to abandon the struggle before this purpose Is achieved 1s only another' instance of the, German war technique, "rhe responsibility for the war rests upon those who have conceived
cessive aggression, and. can neither carried "out this. poly of sue-be evaded nor excused," he continued.
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