It is stressed that there is nothing dangerously further from the truth tham the statement that Great Britgin has failed to realize the urgency of the problem, or even that Britain, together with other democracies is trying to obstruct a settlement.
Britain, official circles stress, has never failed to recognize the urgency of the problem, and in many respects the justice of the Sudeten demands, but it is also recognized that if resort is had to violence, the forces involved will be such that the consequences will be quite immeasurable.
It is held that nobody can predict the events of the future, or say when or how or in what precise form the ions may be forced on the govs concerned, but it should be made clear that however anxious the British people are to see a settlement of the problem, it is quite impossible to suppose that Britain would stand aside from a conflict in which the integrity of France might be menaced.
Authoritative quarters consider that everything indicates that it is essential to restrain reactions and provocation, and give the negotiations a chance to proceed.
Great progress has been made, it is pointed out, and the opportunities of further progress emphasize that it is morally unjustifiable for any action to be taken in any quarter which would terminate the hope of the conclusion of negotiations, To Gravesend Crowds Keep All-Night Vigil London, Sept. 14.
The U.S&S. Nashville, one of the: newest cruisers in the American Navy, sailed from Portland for Gravesend today, iwo days earlier than scheduled. The reason for the sudden departure from Portland was undisclosed, but it was stated at the United States Embassy that the orders came' from Washington, D.C. The crew was hurriedly rounded up from shoreleave.—Reuter.
An all-night vigil was kept up in Downing Street last night by groups of people who stood on the pavement close to No, 10, and outside Whitehall.
In the early hours of the morning, they saw the lights in windows at No. 10 go out one by one, but still they stood waiting, watching, speculating.
The early editions of the newspapers were eagerly snatched u while Czechoslovakia was the main topic of conversation all night in London restaurants.—Reuter.
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