The Archive · 1939

Dominions Will Send Ministers to London

London, Oct. 4.

"The Governments of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are each arranging to send a Cabinet Minister to London. who will confer with the British Government as soon as is practicable to supplement existing arrangements for collaboration among the Governments of the British Commonwealth and His Majesty's. Government in the United Kingdom."

"This statement was made in the House of Commons today by Mr. Anthony Eden, Secretary for the Dominions.—Havas.

Italy Denies Peace Move Rome, Oct. 4.

The rumours circulated in the British proso that Signor Mussolini is now studying a project for a peace conference, were denied by the official. Stefani news agency today.

far as to publish a list of countries "Some Stefani adds, went so which would be invited to attend. Italy, the agency concluded, will take mo such initiative ^at the present stage of affairs."—Havas.

U.S. Comment on "Flurry"

New York, Oct. 4.

"Yesterday's flurry in the House of Commons over Mr. Lloyd George's remarks shows again that democracy is still functioning in England," says the "New York Times."

"Questions can still be asked and answered concerning the vital matter of British war aims," the newspaper adds, "Let us try to imagine such things happening in the dummy Reichstag Which Hitler occasionally calls for the sole purpose of magnifying his own oratory, or in the Supreme Soviet, to which Stalin re-4 fers his abrupt changes of policy."—Reuter.

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