Persecutions Rome, May 7.
Cardinal Hlond, the" Primate of Poland, on Saturday" presented the lit a second report of the tion of the "Catholic. clergy German-occupied Poland, completing that presented in January "which dealt only with the situation of the dioceses of Gniezto and Poznan, the Polish Embassy announced here yesterday.
"The second report deals with the situation in the dioceses of Pomerania, {Cheimno, Ketowice, Lodz, Plock and Wioolawaek, and that part of the dioceses of 'Cracow, 'Czestochowa, Warsaw and Lomea which Ts occupied bythe Germans, the remaining part being under' Soviet control "The report lists the names of eleven priests killed by German authorities In the Chelmno diocese and the names lot several Catholic authorities said and Sir Samuel Hoare (Air Secretary) as being unequal to their task, and as more than any other men responsible for not avoiding war, and announced that the Labour Opposition would divide the House at the end of the evening.
Immediately after Mr. Morrit ison's speech, the Prime Minister rose—almost sprang to the despateh box—and said "The words which Mr, Morrison has just nitered make it necessary for me to intervene for a moment or two at this stage. Mr. Morrison began his speech by emphasising the gravity of the occasion.
The challenge he has thrown at the Gover? ment in general, and the attack he has made on them and upon me in particular, makes it graver still "Naturally, as head of the Government, I accept primary responsibility for the actions of the Government, and my colleagues would not be slow to accept their responsibility for the actions of the Government, but it is grave not because of personal con. Siderations—none of us would for a moment desire to hold on to office for moment longer than we retain the ontidence of this House—but because as I warned the House yesterday, this is a time of national danger.
"We are facing a relentless enemy who must be fought by the united action of this country. It may well be that it is a duty fo criticise 1 Government, I do not seek evade criticism, but T say to my friends in this "House—and 1 have friends in the House (loud Government chers)—that no Government can prosecute the war efficiently unless it has public and Parliamentary support, accept the challenge. 1 welcome He said that "if we must be sternly critical about the handling of events Jand refer ¢o certain persons, we are not actuated by partisan considera-Mons. I would sing the praises of anyone instrumental in winning the war.
"The more the debate proceeds," Mr. Morrison continued, "the more Ministers appear to be open to con siderable censure for the conduct. affairs" "He complained that Mr, Winston Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty, who had a consider able responsibility for the operations, would be heard last when there could bbe 20 comment on his evidence.
Me. Morrison described the tering of the expeditionary force pared for Finland as an amazing he said, "whether the took the pledge to Norly as an essential part of war operations. or as merely discharging a moral obligation to protect, themselves from criticism."
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Mr. Morrison opened the debate today by emphasising the gravity of the issue involved, Mr. Morrison then asked: When were the Government first informed of the German move against Norway and Denmark? When did the message chine of the movement of German transports, and how yean Sfterwards way there a veal move?
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unwise "The: Guverrment have had surveys of dock, Sours. fords and. evedromes "made s0.a8 to know where 40 get, and et" there quickly. "I looks og hone' of these things were don Iie remarked that visible meos of precaution include the coast Nobody stuieess that Holland could bea vietion of 9 British alsace and it sould rather seem that after the swift German landings in Norway the possibility of 2 German attack by fea has reappeared. a8 a new factor in' the" station,
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