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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 1941.
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CIVILISATION IS CHALLENGED: NO ALMOST
WAY OUT BUT THE DESTRUCTION OF
HITLERISM DECLARES MR. ATTLEE
"HITLER has challenged "civilisation..... There can be no halting and no parleying. There is no way out but the "destruction of Hitlerism,
"IT IS TRUE THAT HITLER NOW SPRAWLS RIGHT ACROSS EUROPE. WHO KNOWS WHETHER SO- VIET RUSSIA WILL CONTINUE" TO SIT AT THE DINNER TABLE OR BE THE NEXT COURSE ON THE MENU,” SAID MR. CLEMENT R. ATTLEE, LORD PRIVY SEAL AND DEPUTY LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, WHEN, ADDRESSING THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE BRITISH LABOUR 'PARTY IN LONDON YESTER- DAY, HE DECLARED. THAT THE THREAT OF INVASION STILL REMAINS.
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The Lord Privy Seal, states a Reuter message, recalled the decision of the Labour Party a year ago to share the responsibility for Government at a time when outside this country, most people thought that Britain was hopelessly beaten,"." but we were not alone. We had the peoples of the Empire and the lovers of freedom all over the world."
Urging that victory cannot be won by "mere passive defence," Mr. Attlee added: "TODAY WE STAND UNBEATEN. WE STAND STRONGER THAN BEFORE. IT IS TRUE WE HAD SETBACKS. WE HAD CRUEL LOSSES BUT WE ALSO HAD SUCCESSES. »*
Nazis Denounced As "Bloodiest Murderers Hell Ever Let Loose"
"It is almost a miracle that
we have not been overrun.į
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CONDITIONS
UNDER WHICH BRITISH WARSHIPS
EVACUATED TROOPS FROM CRETE GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED
LONDON, JUNE 3 (REUTER)—EXE-WITNESS AC- COUNTS BY BRITISH NAVAL OFFICERS GRAPHICAL- LY DESCRIBE THE ALMOST SUICIDAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH BRITISH WARSHIPS, including H. M. S. ORION and the PERTH (Royal Australian Navy) both of Cape Matapan fame, for four consecutive days under al- most constant air attack without any air support what- ever, evacuated 15,000 troops from Crete, writes Reuter's Special correspondent with the Mediterranean Fleet.
KNIGHTHOOD FOR VICE-ADMIRAL PRIDHAM-WIPPELL
VICE-ADM. H. D. P. PRID- HAM-WIPPELL, C.B., C.V.O., has been appointed a Knight Com- mander of the Order of tho Bath.
The award is made far his distinguished services in the withdrawal of thousands of British troops from the beaches of Greece and for his fine ser- vices in the, Battle of Cape Matapan.
Vice-Adm. Pridham-Wippell is second-in-command to Adm. Sir
Andrew Cunningham.
A staff officer aboard one units, evacuated, 6,000, said: "On cruiser participating in the one trip we were attacked from the air constantly for 13 hours, some operations, said:
"We ap 500 planes being involved and it groached Candia after avold-was beyond all human conception." ing a Nazi torpeda bombing Some British ships had to passi attack following days of within 40 miles of German air bombing. Men already lined bases during daylight in order to
SECRET SESSION up on the quayside boarded carry out the evacuation.
WELLINGTON, June 3 (Reuter) *The Orion and Perth are, ofA secret session of the New Zea- they were transferred to the guns and a speed of 32 knots, will be held on next Tuesday night. waiting cruisers, the destroy- ers returning for more men until 4,000 were aboard the two cruisers and five des- troyers.
But remember that we had NO COMPROMISE the destroyers from which 7,006 tons each, with eight 8-in. land Parliament to discuss the war
successes as well as losses. Hitler had defeats as well as victories."
Asserting that Hitler falled to achieve speedy victory and had been unable to carry out his time-
LONDON, June 3 (Reuter)-With tears in his eyes, 80-year-old table, Mr. Attlee added: "It is true veteran dockers Trade Union leader, MR. BEN TILLETT, faced. 600 that Hitler now sprawls right delegates at the Labour Party annual conference today and de-across Europe. Who knows whe- nounced the Nazle as "THE BLOODIEST MURDERERS THAT HELL ther Soviet Russia will continue to EVER LET LOOSE”'
sit at the dinner table or be the next course on the menu,”
His intervention followed the speech by the Welsh Labourite member of Parliament, MB. RHYDS DAVIES, which several delegates interpreted as favouring a peace move,
-Asserting that he wanted "some- to fight this out. am too old for thing better than the policy of cannon fodder but I can still fight fight to a finish", Mr. Davies asked for freedom."
above this clamour".
the
Miners
Germany, deoared Mr. Alt- lee, was the most hated nailon and wherever there were free men in Europe, they were on the British side.
Mr. Attlee continued that reall
WITH HITLER, MUSSOLINI
IS ADOPTED
LONDON, June 3 (Reuter)-The
Labour Party Conference today the scheduled time, 3 a.m. on May We left within one minute of
adopted the memorandum of "no 22. As soon as we rounded Eastern compromise with Hitler and Mus- Crete full steam ahead, at about solin!" by 2,439,000 votes to 19,000. 6 a.m. there were continuous at- tacks for nearly six hours. We There was a debate on
the had many near misses and some memorandum of the National hits with casualties.. Executive or the subject of war policy.
مر الأير
"The last attack was at 3 p.m. when we were 80 miles from our the conference "to appea; to the The President of
Declaring as "impossible" a com- base. The wounded did not com- goodwill of men and women to rise Federation, MR WILL LAWTHER sation of what was at stake had promise or negotiated peace with plain and the other, soldiers used declared that practically 1,000,000 crossed the Atlantic both in the the Axis, the memorandum added: the Bren guns with magnificent After a number of speakers had miners, their wives and dependents United States and South America. "We of the British Labour Party coolness and helped to get dres criticise Mr. Davies' attitude, Mr. were resolved to support the Party There was the reallsation that are astounded that any such idea under control and handle am- Tillett rose and speaking with eclaration
VES not standing alone should anywhere be entertained. great emotion, told the conference struggle until freedom is establish- and that she was the spearhead We declare once more that we can, that if he were God he would wipe ed.
Cont'd Page 7, Col. 4
have no part, directly or indirectly, in a polley of accommodation and that the necessary prelude to a Just peace is total victory.
the human race out because of their folly in not realising the fut!- lity of war.
FIGHT FOE. FREEDOM
"To Hell with war." Mr. Tillett shouted, "No man is more anxious Xor peace than I am, but we have
MILITARY POSITION SERIOUS
Sir Frederick Stewart, Austra
han Minister for External Affairs,
yesterday stated
Reuter):-
and
continue the
Britain
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Nazi Production Of Aircraft Exceeded
"It would be folly and be trayal of those for whom we "speak to pat any trust in a peace to which Hitler and Mussolini were parties" Before the debate began, the
munition.
We Have Learned And Are Still Learning
Many Lessons-Murray
"We certainly have "been through very deep waters in this war. Four major withdrawals by sea make' up a sad record, but I think we have got very good reason to feel confident,” said MAJOR AL- LEN MURRAY in ■ now commentary broadcast, from fanion let night.
"As the result of fighting an enemy who has been preparing for war for six years we have learned and are still learning many lessons," he said. ""THAT THE CLOSEST CO - OPERATION BE- TWEEN THE THREE SERVICES IS NECESSARY HAS BEEN PROVED WITH UNPLEASANT CLEARNESS IN GREECE AND CRETE."
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Maj. Murray went on to say that They had good cause to know "Altogether, we were attacked
though land and sea operations now the supreme importance of by at least 100 planes."
could be carried out on their own the air arm in operations by land The captain of the Australian neither was possible without" air 'Cont'd Page 7, Col. 3 cruiser Perth, which with other support.
Tokyo Press Impatient With The N.E.I.
NEW YORK, June 3 (Reuter) -"Every available source that we delegates were welcomed by the have hitherto found accurate gives evidence that half the present Chairman of the London County output of Amecan aircraft factories, combined with Great Bri- Council. Mr. Charles Ammon, in- TOKYO, June 3 (Reuter)-Volcing Impatience with the "hosti- tain's present production. exceeds German output," declared COL- stead of the Mayor of Westminster lity" displayed by the NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES authorities ONEL JOHN JOUETT, President of the Aeronautical Chamber of who was killed while working in with reference to the current Japanese-Batavia economic negotia- Commerce, addressing the annual convention of the National Aero- civil defence duty during the last tions, the newspaper MIYAKO HOCHI, in an editorial, urged Japan nautical Association.
to drop her "polley of Indecision" and take stern measures against- the Netherlands East Indies.
(according to TRINKET FUND
Col. Jouett added that it was the rapidly growing production of. American aircraft in the last war that first disturbed the Germans
"There is no desire to cover up. SIMLA, June 3 (Reuter-De- and caused them to have some
talls of
doubt about their eventual suc-
cess.
BERLIN RAIDED
3
June
a small
London blitz.
Mr. Ammon declared that there was no better defiance of Hitlerism than the decision to hold the conference in " London. "
war requirements pur- our military position in the Mid- dle East..which
"There are many signs of de is very serious, chased from the Lady Linlithgow
vastation in this capital city but 1 The men who have been fighting Trinket Fund (which now stands at in Greece and Crete have indicted over £33,500) incluwé 21 motor
defy you to find any sign of LONDON, overseas considerable losses on the enemy, ambulances for service
(Reuter-weakenng or panic among these tied up their forces and disorganis- and India, four heavy and six Large fires were started in Berlin citizens of a no mean elty who are) ed picked sections of the German light motor ambulances for the when
force of R.A.. determined to be worthy of the Army."
R.A.F, 12 canteers for the Middle bombers attacked the German
rest of Britain and the Common- MESSAGE TO FREYBERG Fast, two mobile hospitals for sup-capital last night, says an Air wealth." Lord Gowrie, V.C.. Governor- plying food and comforts for Ministry communique today. General of Australia, has sent a those in bombed areas in Britain The communique also reported message to General Freyberg, and a blook-drying and transfu- V.C., cxpressing his admiration of sion plant for use in the Middle the courage of the Imperial troops. East.
Facts, Will Tell World
"THE HITLER-MUSSOLINI meeting, like all similar meetings, is destined to open a new phase in military operations," declares the Rome Radio today quoting Rome political circles.
The Radio wida: "Stress is laid on the let that the military heads of Allied powers were present. Facts, not words, will tell the world what the two leaders spoke about.”
A SEMI-OFFICIAL STATEMENT commenting on the Hitler- Mussolint meeting says that the Italo-German collaboration in the Balkan campaign and Crete will not remain without a sequel and facts will follow the conversation.
THE TOKYO PRESS speculated on the significance of the con- ference between Hitler and Mussolini, with particular reference to the Near East and possible action against the United States, says *Reuter.
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN points out that the Japanese Ambassador in Berlin recently took part in an Axis conference, thereby indicat ing that the Brether Pass meeting would possibly have the greatest. meaning for Japan.
that bombers attacked Dusseldorf, the inland port of Duisburg and other objectives in the Ruhr. The docks at Ostend and St Nazaire. were also bombed.
'Four aircraft are missing from these operations.
Daylight raids were effected yes- terday on shipping in the Kiel Canal, scoring a direct hit on one vessel. in the Canal.
Off the coast of Norway, an enemy supply ship was sunk.
Two British aircraft are missing from these daylight raids,
ON SMALL SCALE LONDON, June 3 (Reuter) "Enemy activity over this country last night was on a small scale," states an 'Air Ministry communique.
"Bombs were dropped in North and North-East England and in the West Midlands. Some damage was done and at two places there. were a number of canalties, in-
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The paper openly advised the | N.EL authorities to give solemn consideration to Japan's final terms now in their hands and emphasises that in that decision lles not only the success or failure of the conversations but the future of the South Pacific as well.
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2 Rotary umn; Tennis League results; Royal H. K. G. C, tourneys.
3 Radio programumes; "Coming events; Crossword puzzle.
4 High spots in R.A.F. opera- tions in Middle East; No reason for alarm in East; Graphic description of nght with Nazi commerce raider; Heroic work of Australians lauded.
5llside killing of constable:
"Urban Council meeting;
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6 Leading article: What Next? 8. Round the Police-Courts.
Mr. Harry Hopkins weighs Nazi chances of victory.
"WEAK POLICY "
CANEA IS NOW NO MORE
CAIRO, June 3 (Reuter)—One of the last men to leave Crete, the Greek Minister of Justice, M. Di 'mitrakakis, spoke of the "indescrib- abla" ferocity and savagery with which German airmen devastated the cities of the Island, in an in- terview on arrival at Egypt.
"Canea, the beauf defence. less capital of Crete, is now no more," declared M. Dimitrakakis.
WAR WEAPONS The Nazi airmen had done their job well and to the satisfaction of their Fuebrer."
PARADE
say:
M. Dimitrakakis said that the morale of the population never flinched.
:
The King, in the uniform of Ad- miral of, the Fleet, with the Queen and Princess Elizabeth and Priz M Dimitrakakis revealed that cess Margaret Rose yesterday the Greek Army in Crete, consisted
War Weapons Week mainly of recruits. The paper boldly charges the watched a Japanese Government with failure Parade at Windsor Castle in which "The Imperial forces are proud seize the chance offered by 5,000, representing the three Ser-to fight at the side of the heroic Germany's blitzkrieg war and with vices, took part,
Reuter and courageous Greek soldiers and repetition of its "resolute and message.
Cretan civilians." weak polley." Fallure to do so had given the Anglo-American combine an opportunity to get under way against the Axta bloc in the South Pacific, including · Australia" and other British colonies, the United States possessions and the Nether- lands East Indies.
The paper warns, "The key to the success or failure of the nego- tiations and the future of the South Pacific is in the hands of the NEI. and we urge serious re- flection and prudence on the part of the Dutch authorities.”
IMPORTANT STAGE
TOKYO, June, 3 (Reuter)The
| Batavia: parley has come to a most important stage, the deputy spokesman of the Board of In- formation stated at a press con ference.
*. "We may receive a reply from the East Indies to our proposals in the very near future," he added.
Today's News Summary
CIVILISATION HAS BEEN CHALLENGED by Hitler.
The only
way out is the destruction of Hitlerism. Thus declared Mr. C. R. Attlee, Lord Frivy Seal, when speaking at the annual conference of the British Labour Party in London yesterday. Mr. Attlee also warn- ed that the threat of invasion still remains. Mr. Ben Tillett, veteran dockworkers' leader, and a Welsh Labourite, M.P.- also spoke at the session which unanimously adopted the memorandum of "no com- promise with Hitler, and Mussolini,”
GRAPHIC STORIES ARE NOW BEING REVEALED by 'naval off- cers of the evacuation of Britisk, and Imperial troops from Crete un- der conditions described as almost suicidal. H.MS. Orion and HM. Als. Perth, both of Cape Matapan fame, were among the naval undis participating in this eple withdrawal. Meanwhile, London Press corament continues to draw attention to the lessons learned in Crete and the essential need for air support,
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A SMALL FORMATION OF AIRCRAFT OF THE Bomber Com- mand raided Berlin on Monday night and several large fires were started. Enemy air activity over Britain was on a small scale.
OVER A HUNDRED AMERICAN SURVIVORS from the Zamzam, sunk by a German raider, have arrived in Lisbon. One of the passen- ̈ gers stated that the ship sank in seven minutes after all on board ́
had been transferred to the raider.
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