THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 23, 1941
CHINA MAIL
"WINDSOR HOUSE
FELINE CONSCRIPTS
Among the "devices" Suggested to the British Air Ministry for overcom- ing the menace of night raiders is the inclusion of a cat in the crew of every British night fighter. Ac- cording to the inventive citizen who advanced the! *idea, the gunner's duty! would be the relatively simple one of keeping his eye on the cat and shoot- ing in the direction in which it happened to look. We all know, of course, that a cat can look at a king, but- and here R weakness of the proposal · obtrudes is there any certainty that it could be induced to look at a Ger- man? Assuming, however, that any feline fastidious- ness on this score could be overcome, there is much to be said for the scheme. For one thing. it would provide a crushing answer to those niggardly critics who now begrudge domes- | c cats their food on the! ground that they contri- bule nothing to the war; effort; it would solve the problem of superfluous | kittens (for a constant stream of recruits would be needed); and, above all. it would demonstrate to Hitler that Britain is pre- pared to exceed even his limits in the mobilisation of national energy. But there is, unfortunately, another side to the mat- ter. "When the cat is away, the mice (to say. nothing of the rats) will. In times of peare and repose, play," and these rodents, half a dozen names might occur being notoriously COTI- country like England where a man the Government's programine for cerned with sabotage. ay say and do pretty well any-Tridia and
thing within reasonable limita- would think nothing of tions, the leaders of every poli- ! seizing an advantage ical party have a right to be con- should their natural in greater or lesser degree: but -enemies be detailed for not so at a time when the people of Great Britain are fighting per- duties. military
It haps the last decisive battle of
THERE'LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND."
The Man
Refuses
Who Die
To
II were asked to name a man was soon invited to become Chan- In these islands, who, by action, cellor of the Exchequer, and philosophy is the epitome of the beleaguered British race IN war time, I would unhesitatingly say that man was Winston Chur-
chull.
t
for a selection. Ior
In a
sidered the leaders of this nation
their civilisation,
undisputed leader,
would, therefore, ap- pear to be
necessary It is, therefore, no small tribute for some other bright to the greatness of this man that he is universally accluirned as the inventor to apprise the
to steer the British authorities of an course to safety in days of such
national gravity here. effective stratagem for coping with a situation so fraught with potential loss and annoyance to the populace, before the con- -scription of cats could be
considered feasible.
RUMANIAN CIVIL WAR
upon
During the time when the economie depression
laid heavy hands
Britain. the National Government did Bot dreate of including him and although still in the i political wilderness, he refused to admit defeat and fought against
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BO a Scottish friend told me, for he had spoken to them just those matters dearest to the heart of the humbler folk of Scotland,
When I first heard him in Lon- done some years ago, every word which he spoke may have been unacceptable to me, but I could not help joining in the enthusiastic acclamation with which he sank back into his chair on the dais, for the man was brutally frank and objectively sincere.
He was warning his countrymen of the perils to the Empire.
Ikbal Ali Shah borough, the
Such, therefore, is Mr. Chur- chill, the descendant of the Great Duke of
Marl- Marlborough
greatest mi.itary genius of his time. Like his grand-sire, Churchill is a fighter to the bitter end.
such "political mistakes" from
This does not mean that he is which In ordinary times there is the greatest fighter, but it does no forgiveness.
mean something which is perhaps equally as great, that is, he has the capacity to survive the hard- est blows, to keep on giving back bard knocks, and of never being completely knocked out.
was
Churchill's pen active, his tongue never England and ignored his critics and rivals.
Yet Mr. Mr. Churchill's career is epito- mic of the people amongst whom ever I live here, because no man of our silent. He spoke in the name of time has had so much success, so much political buffeting.
His
triumphs have not been unmixed with failure; and yet he has the singular capacity of profiting by his successes, and the wisdom to live down his failures.
The remarkable fact is that he has never allowed himself "to be broken" by the adversity which
He did this because he is quite obviously and devoutly sincere about his country, and will stick to the fight, throwing into it his heart and soul. There is no turn- ing back with Mr. Churchill.
L
If he were of the philosophy of
heroes,
his
s occasionally befallen his poli-victory-or-death ticul career: and that, in common career would have ended long parlance, is the secret of his suc- ago. Nor is he of those who, "run cess,
away to fight another day", but something In between these two conceptions.
No species of life is a greater | adversary than one which refuses to be killed, but persists in dog- gedly holding on to the bitter end.
The whole course of his actions ever since he has taken up the reins of the Government during this war proves that he has en- thused this country with some- thing of his own philosophy: or it may be that that faculty was always there in his countrymen, and he has merely reclaimed them to their true heritages.
thing said than this: that a coun- Never, therefore, was a truer
ves, England has the leader she deserves a fighter to the end, who is ready to give as good as he gets.
Russia is alleged to have a hand in the Rumanian disorders though the facts rather suggest that the Gestapo knows far After entering Parliament, Mr. Churchill was President of the more about the course of Board of Trade, Home Secretary, attitude of mind as sincerity for I feel I am right in defining his events than the Kremlin. First Lord of the Admiralty, the service of his race. The buff- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan- The Government of Gen-caster, Minister of Munitions, Col-ing thing is that his is no blind try gets the government it deser- | eral Antonescu is unsatis-onial Secretary, Secretary for Air, patriotism as of one who would factory to the Nazis be- Secretary for War, and Chancellor say "My country, right or wrong," for that would be more in keep- of the Exchequer; First Lord cause it is losing touch and then to-day Prime Ministering with Germanic doctrines. with the Rumanian peo-
During the last war the Conser- ple. It is not able to in-vatives, who welcome him as their spire them to give their leader now. demanded his removal from the Admiralty. He went to whole-hearted efforts to France to serve, and later the "new order." The back his way to eminence as the
Minister of Munitions. Third Reich needs pup- pets that can keep their peoples in line.
won
Even electors rejected him twice on the collapse of the Coalition Government of 1922, and yet he
It is a genuine desire to see his people enjoy that which is their legitimate due; their rightful place
When the thunder of the guns, and the dust of bombed houses is no more, you will still find Mr. Churchill, albeit with band- under the sun,
aged head and bleeding jaw, the To these qualities his gifts | shaking a clenched flst at writing and speech making should enemy; for he is not of the be added. Before the War of "dying-kind", nor will he let his 1014-1918 when he went to Dun-) people lie down and do nothing. dee to address his constituents, He will lead them on, and he who win in the the fish-wives and factory girls flights longest must mobbed him in sheer happiness, end,
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