In May , he wrote to Lloyd George , " If we join or drift into the anti-German group , we shall have world war . The only way to peace is justice for Germany and a German solution of the Austrian problem " . A month later , he wrote to Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden : " Personally I believe that , if we assist Germany to escape from encirclement to a position of balance in Europe , there is a good chance of the 25 years of peace of which Hitler spoke " . After his second visit to Hitler , Lothian wrote a memorandum to Neville Chamberlain : I am sure that the idea that by strengthening the military combination against Germany and continuing relentlessly the economic pressure against her , the régime in Germany can be moderated or upset is an entire mistake ... . The German people are determined by some means or other to recover their natural rights and position in the world equal to that of the great powers . If they feel driven to use force in power-diplomacy or war , they will do so with a terrifying strength , decision and vehemence . Moreover , because they are now beginning to think that England is the barrier in the way , they are already playing with the idea that ... they may have to look for support ... to Italy and Japan , if they are to achieve their aims . At the 1937 Imperial Conference , Lothian strongly urged the Dominion prime ministers to oppose Britain giving any commitments in Europe . After Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement with Hitler in 1938 , Lothian expressed relief and said that Chamberlain had done " a marvellous job .... he is the only man who steadfastly refused to accept the view that Hitler and the Nazis were incorrigible and would understand nothing but the big stick "
1937 Imperial Conference
1937 Imperial Conference
Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian