THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 29, 1941.
CHINA MAIL
WINDSOR HOUSE
BRITAIN SPEALS
Those who listened to Mr. Churchill's broadcast. and it was heard by mil- lions, must have felt once again the inspiration, the courage, the confidence and the honesty of the Prime Minister. Charac- teristically, Mr. Churchill made no attempt to gloss over the effects of the de- feat in Greece or the dan- ger in Libya, nor did he! try to cheer his hearers with false hopes or vague| promises. He has looked at all aspects of the pre- sent war in Europe SO long that he seems to pos- sess an uncanny power of prophecy as to its futuro course as well as its fina! outcome and can, there- fore, speak more calmly and with greater assur- ance than a man of lesser vision.
Mr. Churchill did not waste time in abuse of the Germans or in such bombastic utterances as
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