A Defender from 1962 - the Common Market shows the same
arguments Today.
In
the journal Eurofacts on 5th November 2004 we
have another reminder from the past and there must be countless others since
1962 to show that the arguments are the same. They have shortened an election
address of Sir Piers Debenham sent by one of their readers. [We are
already showing on our Bulletin Board a speech from Field Marshall Montgomery
in the same year- 1962 - and others -see
last page.
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‘Forty-two years on the arguments are the same’
Dear
Elector,
I
ask you to vote for me whatever party you ordinarily belong to.
I
stand at this election as Anti Common Market Candidate believing that a clear
expression of the peoples’ will is needed to stop the Government signing the
Treaty of Rome without consulting the Electorate. I oppose signing that Treaty for these four reasons: -
1.
Our System of Government
The Treaty of Rome has already set up what is virtually Federal
Government of the European Community having overriding powers in economic
matters.
By
the Treaty we shall promise for all time that our Law Courts would be bound by
decisions of the Community’s Law Court and that Parliament would not pass laws
that conflicted with the Community’s regulations, and would amend existing laws
to bring them into line with those regulations….
On
matters that are very important to us all, our Government would no longer be
able to do what we need and wish without the consent of remote civil servants,
coming from countries having different political traditions, and not controlled
by an elected body.
To
sign the Treaty of Rome would upset our Parliamentary system, which fir the
last hundred years has brought us so many great reforms.
2.
Peace and War
Political union is to follow. We should not then be free to choose between peace and war on our
own. We are already linked to the
members of the European community by the North Atlantic Treaty. Our forces are under the same Command and there
is no opportunity or ground for war between us. In that quarter political union brings no new safeguards.
The
division of Germany between East and West is only accepted by the Germans
because they are too weak to end it. By
entering the European Community with the Germans we are making a war with
Russia about this more likely. The
Americans wish so to strengthen Europe so that it could be left to fight any
war it gets into on its own. Now, while
Europe is weak America might have to join in even though she thought in the
wrong. This is what happened when both
World Wars broke out.
3.
The Commonwealth.
Linking ourselves with Europe would separate
us from the great Dominions, where our true friends and blood relations live,
who have done so much for us in peace and war.
This would be ungrateful and unwise.
Canada, Australia and New Zealand are fast growing countries. Their trade with us has not lately grown as
fast, because our demand for their foodstuffs and raw materials has slowed
down. They have been forced to sell
their exports cheaply in poorer markets.
We shall later regret it, if we sacrifice their goodwill and preferences….
4.
Economic Advantage.
Economists argue about whether it would make us richer if
we entered Europe; but they agree that the difference one way or another is
small. In a larger market there can be more
specialisation, which would improve productivity; but to cut ourselves off from
the free entry of Empire foodstuffs and raw materials, and of cheap eastern
textiles, immediately affects our standard of life and our power to compete in
world markets.
For instance, if our food prices rise till they are as
high as on the Continent, more British people will go aboard for their holidays
and fewer Europeans will come here.
Even if food prices rise, farmers are likely to be worse off; for the
European public is unlikely to help farmers as much as we can afford to help
the few farmers we have.
If we join we shall eventually have to let European
workers into this country. They will
want to come here because wages are higher, our houses better, and because of
our health service. We shall not get on
so fast, because we shall have to pull Europe after us.
Economic progress depends on making use of modern science,
and on having managers and Trade Unions who do not quarrel. Governments can help a great deal, especially
by encouraging scientific training and research. Sweden and Switzerland have shown how much faster small countries
move when compared with big ones…
Piers
Debenham
1962
Eurofacts- 5th November 2004.
Vol 10-No 2
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For
Speech by Field Marshall Montgomery in June 1962
Click here.
For letter from Mr George Thomas (Viscount Tonypandy) once
Speaker of the House of Commons -1976-83.
Click here.
11/04
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