| Show i I I I HALIFAX NAMED TO EDENS EDEN'S ED POST King Gives Approval to Appointment LONDON Feb 25 25 CP Viscount RI-Viscount Viscount PI-Viscount Halifax x hitherto lord president of the council and former viceroy of India today was formally named foreign secretary in spite of the la labor labor la- la bor party's sharp warning the appointment appointment appointment ap ap- ap- ap would raise a constitutional constitutional constitutional issue Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Chamberlain Chamberlain Chamber Chamber- lain announced that Lord Halifax who was his emissary on a special visit to Hitler last November would take over the post vacated by Anthony Eden who declined declined de- de to follow Chamberlains Chamberlain's realistic realistic realistic real real- foreign policy R. R A. A Butler former undersecretary undersecretary undersecretary tary for India was named parliamentary parliamentary parliamentary parlia parlia- undersecretary for foreign affairs to represent the foreign office in the house of ot commons Chamberlain however r will deal dea with all important of ot foreign foreign foreign for for- eign policy in commons since Lord Halifax as a peer cannot answer questions in that house King ing Approves Appointment The announcement that King George was pleased to approve Lord Halifax's appointment was made after the commons had adjourned adjourned adjourned ad ad- I for the week end f Clement R. R Attlee leader of ot the labor opposition gave notice the opposition opposition op op- position would wage a constant campaign against Lord Halifax who has been acting as head of the foreign office since Edens Eden's resignation resignation resignation tion Sunday night Moving to give eff effect ct to Chamberlains Chamberlain's Chamberlains Chamberlain's Chamber- Chamber lains lain's policy of dealing realistically with fascist powers in the search Continued on Page Pace Two Column Four HALIFAX NAMED TO EDENS EDEN'S POST Continued from Page Pice One for lor or European peace Lord Halifax conferred at length with the earl of Perth ambassador to Rome Lord Perth is in London to receive receive re- re eive instructions for the Anglo- Anglo Italian talks beginning in Rome next week in which Chamberlain hopes to o reach with Premier Mussolini anew a anew new ew understanding on questions long ong at issue between the two powers Nazi Inroads Blocked Italian support of ot Austrian independence inde inde- may give Britain the needed aid to block further German dominance of central Europe diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic sources said today Chancellor In his Isis speech to the Austrian diet and nation yesterday esterday warmly praised praIse 1 Italy's Premier Mussolini as one ho ho understood Austria's problems problems problems lems and always tried to avoid oid any Impressions of ot interference In our internal affairs This friendly reference must mean diplomatic quarters here said that hat Mussolini previously had re reassured reassured reassured re- re assured of his continued continued continued con con- interest in m Austrian inde- inde despIte despite denials from Rome of any new pledges Another possibility was that was praising il it duce inan in inan inan an adroit move to bind Mussolini to him in his determination to fight for or Austrian sovereignty and against the he rise of Britain's Plan Supported In any event the significant reference reference reference ref ref- to Italian sympathy coupled with the assurance Austria must remain Austria gave decided momentum momentum momentum mo mo- to Britain's new policy of ot realistic dealings to keep European peace It is felt here that new Italian support for Austrian independence in addition to the Rome protocol pledge could give Prime Minister Chamberlain a stronger hand in achieving a twofold aim 1 Blocking of further German dominance of central Europe Hitler Hitler Hitler Hit Hit- ler won a point by getting nazi in inclined inclined inclined in- in ministers into the Austrian cabinet and has avowed Germany the protector of all German minori minori- ties 2 Regaining Mediterranean se se- se These possibilities gave added significance significance sig significance sig- sig to Chamberlains Chamberlain's assurance assurance assurance assur assur- ance to parliament that the crisis resulting in Edens Eden's resignation was precipitated by the urgency for starting starling Italian Anglo-Italian friendship talks alks quickly Time to Save Austria The praise for Mussolini coincided ed with reports Chamberlain had diplomatic advices from central Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope before spoke that there still is time to save Austrian Austrian Austrian Aus Aus- trian independence Diplomatic quarters pointed out that success of any move to aid Aw Austria tria depended wholly on keeping keeping keeping keep keep- ing vigorously antinazi antinazi antinazi anti- anti nazi the past four years in office British officials were fully aware nazis would try to oust him Prominent Prominent Prominent nent nazis in m Berlin last night said was through be because ause he failed openly and completely to cast his lot with Hitler and that he must be discarded Therefore if anything were to bedone be bedone bedone done it seemed imperative that tha Chamberlain and Mussolini should agree on a course of action without delay |
