30 SEPTEMBER 1938, Page 3

Wednesday in Parliament Our Parliamentary Correspondent writes : In all

the long drama of Parliamentary history there can never have been a scene comparable to that on Wednesday of this week. The House met in a mood of almost unrelieved pessimism. That Herr Hitler would climb down at the last moment seemed the only chance of avoiding immediate war, and the likelihood appeared small indeed. The reception given to Mr. Chamber- lain when he entered the Chamber was a personal tribute. The prolonged cheers when he sat down were an expression of intense relief. It is safe to say that on no former occasion has the outlook so completely changed during the course of a single speech from the Treasury bench.

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