The Week in Parliament Our Parliamentary Correspondent writes: August i5th
is being forecast as the date of the next crisis, but the majority of the House are in optimistic mood and, in current fashion, are prepared to stigmatise any predictions of disaster as propaganda against Mr. Chamberlain. Con- flicting reports from Europe have increased the normal tendency of Members, at the end of a session, to accept unquestioningly the views of the Government. Few Mem- bers believe that, if there is a settlement of the Danzig problem, it will be on the Munich pattern ; and those who suggest that the situation today bears remarkable similarity in character and timing to the Sudetenland agitation last year are told that they greatly underestimate the strength of purpose of the Prime Minister. ?Ambers who have recently seen visitors from Germany have been impressed with the still urgent need of warning Germany that, if necessary, we shall fight. Government supporters are of the opinion that Ministers are doing all that they can in this respect. The official Opposition and the Tory critics contend that the optimists, who believe that there will be no war merely because of British rearmament, are still indulging in wishful- thinking, and have yet to comprehend German plans and ambitions. It is Parliament's ceaseless argument, which history alone will resolve.
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