London, Sept. 20.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain's "courage-cus lead for peace" was highly praised by the Rt. Hon. George Lansbury, Labour Member for Bow, Poplar, when he made an address in the East End tod:
While lauding the Prime Minister, Mr. Lansbury also voiced his "most profound respect for the Czech President, Dr. Eduard Benes, and his colleagues in the terrible plight in which they now find themselves."
The Labour M.P. continued his speech with. "We who live in Britain zte at present living in safety. We Gu not dare to advise him to accept war as the alternative to the proposals being considered, "Many people advised Abyssinia as to her policy; and they will note the result, "But our sympathies must be for the smaller people struggling for freedom," Mr. Lansbury continued.
"All of south-eastern Europe is honeycombed with such problems and before these are settled, much patience and goodwill will have to he Air Raid Exercises In Japan News of further air raid exercises to be held in Japan were received here in the form of advices to shipping firms to speed up their sailings to Japan so that the ships arrive thone in time to discharge and load before the exercises start. This is advised in view of the fact that discharging and loađing of the vessels is likely to be considerably hampered by the emergency measures which will be put into force throughout the affected
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