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Show Halifax Says Britain Must Scorn Mediation Implying Any War Blame LONDON, Dec. 13 (INS) Great Britain cannot accept any mediation terms that place her along with Germany as even partly responsible for the war. Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax Hali-fax told the house of lords tonight to-night as commons assembled in its first ' secret session since World war days. While the proceedings In the lower house were shrouded In secrecy, open debate on the mediation me-diation offer made by Queen Wllhelmlna and King Leopold proceeded in the house of lords. "I entirely decline to see this country put Into the dock of International In-ternational affairs or held in any way to blame comparable to Germany Ger-many for the tragedy Into which the world has moved," Lord Hall-fax Hall-fax said. "I am not aware that Germany Ger-many has exhausted herself In efforts to conciliate us." Denying that Britain had ever closed the door to negotiation, Halifax said: "Hitler's speech to the relchs-tag relchs-tag haa been quoted as showing that he is very anxious for peace. "I am quite certain that Hitler is very anxioua for peace on hia own terms, but not so sure he is very anxious for peace on terms that would make peace in Europe." Eu-rope." While Halifax waa speaking, the house of commons was enjoying en-joying Its first full and unrestrained unre-strained discussion of the manner man-ner in which Britain is prosecuting prose-cuting the war. I |