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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 25, 1941.
"MENACE HAS GOT TO STOP"
Mr. Churchill's Plain Words On Far East
Moving Broadcast BOMBER
By Premier
IN A DEEPLY MOVING BROADCAST FROM „LONDON LAST NIGHT TO THE WORLD, MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, UTTERED STIRRING WORDS OF HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE OPPRESSED PEOPLES OF EUROPE, AND, IN A REFERENCE TO JAPAN, SAID JAPAN- ESE MENACES HAVE "GOT TO STOP.”
Speaking of his historic meeting "some- where in the Atlantic” with President Roose- velt, the Prime Minister recalled that Britain and America had made a pledge to destroy
bay which reminded me of the west
Scotland coast of
while powerful warships protected Us and with aircraft awaiting our arrival.
the Nazi tyranny. "Many practicableBound To Be Important
arrangements to fulfil that purpose have been and are being organised and set in motion," he declared.
CATCHES A TARTAR
the
A 'twin-engined -enemy bomber was
shót down into
} sea by a British traw- ler when it endeavour- led to attack the ship, states an Admiralty communique last evening.
or
No casualties damage 'were sustain- ed by the trawler. Reuter.
"Our party arrived in the new- est or almost the newest British 000000000000000000 battleship, the Prince of Wales, loyal efforts without any self- with a modest escort of British interest to lead the countries for- and Canadian destroyers, and
Ward out of the misery into which there for three days I spent my time in the company, and, 1 they have been plunged and back think I may say, in the comrade-to the broad, high road of freedom ship of Mr. President while allend justice. the time the Chiefs of Staff and naval and military commanders
Paying tribute to President Roosevelt's foresight and wisdom, Mr. Churchill said that the President knew why Germany had not yet declared war on the United States, though he both of the British Empire and had murdered half a dozen countries for less than what the United States had done.
"One by one" was Hitler's "sim-which will give Japan the utmost ple and grisly plan," which had reassurance for her legitimate in- served so well against the coun- terests. We earnestly hope these: tries of Europe. He was now at-negotiations will succeed. tacking Russia to pave the way "IF THESE HOPES SHOULD
the United States sat together in continual conference,
"President Roosevelt Is the
thrice chosen head of the most powerful State and community
In
the world.
in these
human race.
"When one wonders how many! currents have flown together to make this harmony even the most
has never been a methodica merciless murder on such a scald
Japan Must Be Stopped
now
an
And this is but the beginning Famine and pestilence have ye to follow the bloody path of Hit ler's tanks. We are in the pre sence of a crime without a name the onli But Europe is not Continent to be tormented devastated by aggression.
For five long years
th Japanese have been seeking emulate the style of Hitler atd. Mussolini and have been invad ing and harrying the five hun dred million inhabitants of Chis a The Japanese armies have beer
land wandering about that
i military operation calling it the China Incident.
"Now they stretch grasping int the Southern Seas of China: the snatch Indo-China from th wretched Vichy French: they men ace by their movements Stam they menng Singapore, the Bri fich link with Australia, and they menace the Philippine Islands under the protection of the Unit ed States.
GOT TO STOP.
"IT IS CERTAIN
THIS HA
"Every effort will be made an secure a peaceful settlement. The United States are labouring with Infinite patience to arrive at
and This is the most glorious op-fair
amicable settlemen portunity which could ever have which will give Japan the utmost come to any branch of the reassurance for her legitimate
Interests.
"We earnestly hope thes negotiations will succeed, bu this must-ɛay,' if thess hopes sceptical person must have a feel-
should fall we shall range our ing that we
calves all must have
unhesitatingly on th side of the United States. "And thus we come back to th choice to play our part and do our duty in this great task the end of quiet bay somewhere in the which no mortal can foresee.
lantic where a misty "All sorts of horrible things are
plays on great warships happening in these days. The
Stars and Stripes.
the
sunshine which
for an assault on Britain; then he FAIL, WE SHALL, OF COURSE, duty also to make sure that any whole of Europe has been wreck-carry the White Ensign and th
would settle accounts with the RANGE OURSELVES UNHESI- people of the United States.
TATINGLY AT THE SIDE OF For the first time, asserted Mr.THE UNITED STATES.” Churchill, in reference to the at- tack on Russia, Nazi blood was No Second Versailles flowing in a fearful flood. Per- haps a million and a half, perhaps
two million of the Nazi cannon fodder had bitten the dust of the
endless plains of Russia.
:
A Symbol
"I am the servant of the King and Parliament in charge of the affairs of our country distressing times, and it is: my
thing I say or do in the exer- cise of my office is approved and led and trampled down by the bar- sustained" by the whole of the baric weapons- of the Nazis.
The most deadly Instruments British Commonwealth of nations.
"Therefore, this meeting was of war have been joined for the "We had an idea when we met
extreme refinement of there the President and I bound to be important because of most
treachery and the most brutal ex- that, without attempting to draw the enormous forces at present only partially mobilised, and be-hibition of ruthlessness to form an up a final formula of peace aims ing further mobilised, which are aggression the like of which has or war aims, it was necessary family of the British Empire and
disposal of this human never been known.
"The rights and characteristics the peoples of the conquered co to give all people, and especi
at the
Promising that the mistakes of Versailles would not be repeated, Mr. Churchill said that, instead of hoping that there would be no more war after this, Britain and "Our generala who have visit. ed the Russian front line report the United States intended to take the United States who, fortun-of many States and peoples have tries, a symbol of a wartime stati with admiration on the efficiency effective steps to disarm the ag-ately for the benefit of mankind, been laid prostrate and are now ment of the goal towards whi of their milltary organisation and gressor nations, while at the same
speak the same language, and, ground down under the heel and the British Commonwealth an the excellence of their equip-time protecting themselves with therefore largely think the same terror of the monsters. Austrians, the United States meant to make ment."
thoughts or a lot of the same Czechs, Poles, Norwegians, Danes, their way, and thus to make wa thoughts.
Belgians, Dutch, Greeks, Croats. for others to march with them Serbs, and, above all, the great upon the road which will certainly French nation have been stunned.be painful and maybe long,
"The Hungarians, the Bulgarians "There are two marked distin and the Rumanians have bought a shameful respite by carrying the shackles of the tiger.
Reference To Japan
armaments.
was
clean
Good Against Evil "The meeting was therefore, symbolic. What waB its Im- portance? It was shaped in a form and manner which every- one can understand, the deep underlying facts which stirred us and ali English-speaking peoples throughout the world.
tions in this: declaration from the attitude adopted by the Allies during the latter part of the last war, and no one should overlook them. !
› Whose Turn Next?
““But their situation is very little different from that of his victims.
"The United States and Bri-j tain do not now assume that bo any way there will never
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Instead of trying to ruin Ger- many economically, German trade would be given a fair chance, since Japan, also, was referred to by it was realised that it would not Mr. Churchill. He declared that, be in the interests of the world to for five long years, the Japanese|have a large country shut out from military faction, seeking to emu-international commerce. late the style of Hitler and Mus- Telling the people of the sub- solini, had been wandering about jected countries that help the huge land of China in futile coming, the Prime Minister urged effort.
them to "keep your souls By their movements, the from contact
Nazis- with the
"Would it be presumptuous "SPAIN, SWEDEN AND TUR Japanese were menacing Thailand, make them feel that they are mor-
for me to say that it sym-KEY STAND APPALLED WON- Singapore-the British link with al outcasts."
bolised
more DERING WHO WILL BE something Australia--and the Philippine Mr. Churchill said:-
even
·Islands. "It is certain that this
mar- STRUCK DOWN NEXT, HERE "I think you would like me to majestic, namely, the
of the about has got to stop:"
the shalling
forces IS THE VAST PIT INTO WHICH tell you something
:'good
THESE GREAT RACES Every effort, the Prime Minis-voyage which I made across the of the world against evil forces ALL
The second difference is this: ter continued, would-be made to ocean to meet our great friend, which are now so formidable: and HAVE BEEN FLUNG AND FROM secure a peaceful settlement. the President of the United States, triumphant and which have cast WHICH, UNAIDED, THEY CAN- instead of trying to ruin German
Speaking of the United States Exactly where we met a their cruel spell over Europe and NOT CLIMB OUT.
trade by all sorts of additional "But all-this-does not expatiate trade: barrires and hindrances, as negotiations with Japan, he said: secret. but I don't think I shall a large part of Asia? "The United States are labouring be indiscreet if I go so far as to "This is a meeting which mark- Hitler. He made a treaty of in 1919, we have adopted the view with inanite patience to arrive at say that it was somewhere in the led a new chapter in the history of rion-nggression, with Russia just as that it is in the interest of the fair and 'amicable settlement Atlantic in a spacious landlocked English-speaking nations and our he has been trying to do with world to see that no nation shall
Turkey in order to keep them be shutout from "the means quiet until he was ready to at-making a decent living-for itself tack her with the object of de- and its people by its industries stroying Russia.
and enterprise.... ...
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** Let Russia be: blotted out --- "These are far-reaching let Russia be destroyed. Accor-changes of principle upon which dingly from the Arctic Ocean to all countries should “ponder. the Black Seavwere 7,000,000; sol- "Above all, it is necessary diers massed in a mortal struggle to give hope. of final vic-
But this time it was not goingtory to those men tobacco easy. This time he women who are battling for life was not going to have his own and freedom, or who are pent -way...
down under the Nazi yoke. "The Russian people have ralli- "Hitler and his confederates ed to the defence of their home. have been adjuring, beseeching For the first time Nazi, blood has the populations whom they have flown in a great flood and cers wronged and injured, to bow to tainly one and a half million Ger- their fate by resigning themselves man troops, and perhaps - two to servitude. Collaboration--that millions, have bitten the dust of is what it is called in the new Russia,
order in Europe: ele "The Rusalans are fighting with ***This is only the rule of the magnificence and devotion. Not master race who are try- only, that, but our generals who: Sing to but an end to "Demo- have visited the Russian front, line-report on their splendid, or- ganisation and equipment.
orgcy, and the fundamental free- dom of men and women, and to Morgive.tham; in’exohange the fron rule of Prucala and the strict discipline of the political police andễ tho, i Gorman concentration "camp." ("That is the naw: order.
"They aggressor, is surprised, startled and staggered. For the "Arst time in his experience mags murder has become uncomfortable.
•BAs his armies advanco scores of thousands of exccutions in cold blogd are being poppetrated) › by the "German police sandstroops upon the Russian, patriots who l·lus
are defending their soll. Thoro
Atlantic Message
Napoleon in his glory, and gen- also tried to stretch his Em- @ (Continued on Pago 91.: