The Archive · 1939

Safeguards for Neutrals

"We intend," the Prime Minister said, "to do our best to cause the Teasi possible injury to neutrals con~ sistent with the purpose of stopping. German exports, The date of December 4 has been purposely Axed to give them ample time to make pre-

'Dealing with an earlier speech by Mr. Attlee, Mr, Chamberlain assorted that it Would be worse than futile, and it would be. mischievous, to attempt 10 Tay: down today condition'

which a new workd would "We have not entered this war," he declared, "with a. vindictive pur pose, and we do not, therefore, tend' to. impose indictive peace What we say first of all, we must put an end to this menace, under Which Europe has lain for so. many years, If we can really do that, if confidence can be established throuighfut Europe, then whilst Tam not ex Sluding the necessity of dearing with other parts of the world, still T fect that Europe is the key to the situa ion, and if Burope can be seitied. the' rest of the world would not prove so dificult 1 problem," Reuter Mr. Hull Weleomes Mr Chamberlain's Speech He was gratified but not surprised at the radio broadcast by Mr, Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister. in which he sild that increased trade a prerequisite for lasting peace in Europe, declared Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, ina formal statement here today.

When the time came, he said, he hoped to give these ideas broad and effective application, and. specifically endorsed Mr. Chamberlain's statement that only by an increased interchange of seeds "and services could the Standard of living be improved, Mr. Hull indicated strongly, for the first time, that he would insist fon the re-enactment of the Trade Agreements Acton its expiry in 1910. "This programme, he added, carried out in the con: tit was essential 10 bring Dalanee ™ between American agriculture and industey.—Reuter,

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