Word: chamberlaine
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...Laborite motion of censure brought against Mr. Chamberlain declared "that in the opinion of this House, the decision of His Majesty's Government to grant unconditional recognition to the Spanish Insurgent forces, dependent upon foreign intervention, constitutes a deliberate affront to the legitimate Government of a friendly power, is a gross breach of international traditions and marks a further stage in a policy which is steadily destroying in all the democratic countries confidence in the good faith of Britain...
...Britain on the Leftist side and they were at least going to say their say at the finish. If the censure motion was bitter, it was nothing compared to the way in which terrier-sized Clement Richard Attlee, Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, tied into Mr. Chamberlain. Said Major Attlee: "It looks as if the Prime Minister has given away everything and got nothing in its place, not even a 'thank you' from General Franco. This is not in the interests of democracy or the interests of the safety of the British Empire. The Government...
...Chamberlain, visibly disturbed, attempted to soothe the Opposition by reading a telegram which he had received from General Franco, giving what the Prime Minister chose to interpret as "assurances" that Loyalist rights would be respected. When Mr. Chamberlain read a Franco passage saying that "Spain is not disposed to accept any foreign intervention which might injure her dignity or sovereignty," the Opposition laughed derisively and long. But the Government had the last laugh, defeating the censure motion...
...last week, Edith Summerskill, M.P., M.D., stood up and asked: "Will the Prime Minister consider the introduction of legislation to compel wage earners to disclose their wages to their wives?" The other eight women M.P.s sat up in their seats, the 341 men* took a deep breath as Neville Chamberlain, whose good spouse knows very well that his quarterly Government pay check is $12,500, rose to answer. Said he, somewhat more crisply than usual: "He will...
...London's left-wing Babes in the Wood -the English Pins and Needles-Chamberlain, swinging his umbrella, sings...