The Archive · 1939

British Labour Leader Declares Nazi Chief Must Prove True Intentions

Mr. C. R. Attlee Says Allies Cannot Fight for Imperial Interests But to Secure True Peace

London, Oct. 10, "If Herr Hitler wants peace, he must show it by deeds," declared Mr, C. R. Attlee, the leader of the Labour (Opposition in a radio broadcast to the nation today.

"To return to conditions of the last eight years," he said, "would not be to attain peace but an armed truce. We are fighting to get security for the ordinary people of all countries, including Germany.

"The Labour Party considers it essential that lawless aggression should be stopped. The Labour Party is not fighting for domination or imperial interests, but for nations can develop without harming others, and live like good neighbours."

Abandonment of the method of aggression was the first requisite for peace, Mr. Attlee emphasized, No lasting peace, he continued, could be established without a closer unity among the European peoples, and without economic cooperation, disarmament and collective security, "Our strength is in freedom," the Labour leader concluded, "We must keep freedom at home and in the Empire, and when peace comes, we must ensure that it is peace found-

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