Unanimous Approval of Unequivocal Promise to Poland of Support Against Aggression UNT T UN "By O. M. Greew (Editor "North-China Daily News," 1911-1930)
London, Apr. 6.
'ATHING so remarkable has ever been seen in Parliament (and the country) as the unanimous approval of the Prime "Minister's explanation of the unequivocal promise to Poland of support against aggression. In 1914 there were conspicuous doubters'; Lord Morley and Mr. John Burns, it will be recalled, both resighed from the Government over the declaration of war.
But today there are none. The Independent Labour Party in their Easter conference at Scarborough are discussing a motion that calls on the workers to resist any war and oppose rearmament. But even they are not united and the I. L. P. are now so small and isolated "are they not as a remnant?" that, whatever they may vote, mokes no difference to the national solidarity.
'A conspicuous figure in the debates was Mr. Greenwood, who led the Labour Party in Mr. Atlee's, perhaps not wholly unfortunate, absence through influenza, He was dignified, clear and helpful and although he said that "the Labour lion was certainly not going to lie down with the Government lamb," he gave his Party's wholehearted assent to Mr, Chamberlain's policy.
With similar support from Sir Archibald Sinclair for the Opposition Liberals, it was, a striking demonstration of the spontaneous unanimity freely arrived at between men of widely different views, a striking contrast of the regimented opinions of totalitarian countries.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.