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been led to expect would be available in France in the ninth month of the war.
week.
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add greatly to his already - vast arms, ament output.
U.S. Supplies Assured
French Don't
"On the other hand it will not Like New
happen immediately and we are now assured of immense, continupus and
increasing support in the supplies of Government
munition from the United States (elecrs) and especially airplaticu and pllais from the Dominions and across the oceans who will come from their regions which are beyond the
LONDON, June 18 (Reuter). "Reuters" special correspondent with the B.E.. writes that he has found a widespread feeling that the new not long Government may French
the support of continue to receive the French people.
reach of the enemy bombing.
"I do not see how any of these factors can operate to our detriment on balance before the winter comes,
This correspondent hus just reached and the winter will impose a strain upon the Nazi regime with almost Britain from 'n' port in west France. all Europe writhing and starvingle writes as follows: under their heel which, with all their ruthlessness, will harm them very hard.
"Our forces at home will, of course, steadily increase every
graphs, published a week or no AO "An invasion of Great Britain at the embarkation, on seeing the would require the transportation masses of troops usembled on the beach forming an ideal target for across the sens of hostile armies hours at a time must realise that this upon a very large scale. After re-embarkation would not have been' they had been so transported posible unless the enemy had resign-
ed all hope of recovering they would have to be continually superiority at that point. maintained with all the mass of
Great Advantages munitions and supplies required "In defence of this Island the ad- for a continuous battle, as con-vantages of the defences will be very great and we shall hope to improve tinuous battle it would be. "After-All-We-Have The Navy!" upon the rate of three or four to one
which we realised-in-Dunkirk,
"In addition to ali
all the Injured ma- chines and their crews which get down safely-and surprisingly Sarge number of injured machines ut men do get down safely in mo- dern air fighting-will in this attack fall on friendly soil and live to fight in discussions about the possibility of another day. Whereas all the In-danger in principle and in a slightly An overseas invasion.
"I took the responsibility on behalf Jured enemy machines and their com
"Here is where we come to the Navy.
"After ni we have the Navy (Cheers).
"Seme people seem to forget that We must remind them. For more than 30 years, I have been concerned
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of the Admiralty at the beginning of Pements will be total losses as far as the-Inst war of allowing all the the war is concerned. regular troops to be sent out of the country although our territorials hnd only just been called up and were quite untrained.
"Italy is also coming to gain sen superiority in there waters. If that is neriously intended, I can only say that we shall be delighted to offer Mussolini Baleguarded passage through the Straits of Gibraltar in order that he may play the part he aspires to.
Support Unlikely
June 19, 1940.
WAR FUND NOW $160,000
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"In tallel to French navy officers. B. Capur and civilians during o 300-mile tour "We must not forget that from the from the battle zone to the port of time when we declared war on Sep-embarkation, I found a very wide- tembar 2 it was always possible for spread feeling that the new CoveER Germany to turn all her air force ment might not long continue to re- upon this country, together with any ceive the support of the French other devices of invasion she might people.
gathered that, there is a wide- have conceived and that France could do little or nothing to pre-spread feeling that the Petain regime vent it.
owes too much to pro-Fuselst elements, and that he is divorced from the will of the French people and Parliament.""
"We have, therefore, lived in this
modifled form during all these months.
Better Defences
"During the great batlle f1 France, we rave very powerful "Meanwhile, however, we have in- and continuous aid to the French creased enormiously our methods of Army both by fighters and by defence and we have learnt what we bombers. But in spite of every had no right to assume at the begin- kind of pressure we never would) ning, namely, the Individual allowy tita entire metropolitan | superiority of our aircraft and our strength of the Air Force in fighters | pilots, to be consumed.
Painful Decision "This decision was painful but it was also right because the fortunes in the battle in France could not have
"Therefore, in casting up this dread balance sheet and contemplating our dangers
with a disillusioned mind, I see great reasons for Intense vigilance and exertion, but none whatever for panfe or alamay.
RAIDS ON GERMANY
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along the Rhine from Duisburg to Coblenz.
A big fire was started in the midst of a crowded marshalling yard at lamm.
Goods Yards Hit "During the first four years of the Goods yards at Auchen, Rheydt lust war, the Allies experienced and Cologne were repeatedly hit and nothing but disaster and disappoint-at Coblenz and Essen, mainline inment and yet at the end their morale trucks as well as marshalling yards
was higher than that of the Germans were hit... who had moved from one aggressive triumph to another.
Cenuine Curiosity "There is genuine curiosity in been decisively affected, even if we the British Fleet to find out whe had thrown in our entire fighter ther the Italians are up to the level
forces. at which they were in the last war. (Laughter) or whether they have fallen off at all (Renewed laugh-resen
ter).
"Therefore it seems to me that as for an sea-borne Inyosion on a great scale is concerned we are far more capable of mecting it lo-day than we were at many periods during the lost wor and during the early, months at this war before our other troops were trained and while the B.EF, were abroad and are still abroad,
The Navy has never pretended to be able to prevent raids by bodles of 5,000 or 10,000 men flung suddenly across and thrown ashore at several points on the const on dark nights or foggy moralnuts.
The emracy. of sta-power, Especially under imodern conditions, depends on the unvading force being
"The battle was lost by an
power of the armoured columns and by the very great preponderance of the German Army in numbers.
"Our lighters of the Air Force might easily have been exhausted
mere incident in that great struggle and we should have found ourselves at the present ilme very serious plight.
In
1
Stronger Than Germany "As it is, I am happy to inform the House that our fighter air strength la stronger at the present time relatively to the Germans, who
Lesson Of Last War
"During that war, we repeatedly asked ourselves a question: How are we going to win? And no one was ever able to answer it with much pre- elston until at the end, quite sudden- ly and unexpectedly, our terrible foo collapsed before us, and we were so gutted with victory that in our folly we cast it away. (Loud Cheers).
"We do not yet know what will happen in Franco or whether the
A series of fires was caused in the centre of the main marshalling yard at Duisburg.
Three
aerodromes in Germany where night-flying was progressing were also bombed,
Large Dres were started among the nerodrome buildings ricar Bremen.
Hangars and buildings at the Schiphol aerodrome in Amsterdam were hit and enemy aircraft were machine-gunned and sent headlong to the ground.
Two. of our aircraft are missing.
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have suffered terrible losses, than French resistance will be prolonged 4 FRENCH ARMIES Tate M. 3.
both in France and in the French Ein- belleve our- | pire overseas,
grent
It has ever been. "Consequently we selves to be possessed of a capacity to continue the war in the of a large size. It has to be of air and under better conditions than large size in view of our military we have ever experienced before. strength to be of any use. And when "I look forward confidently to It is of a large size, the Navy have the exploits of our fighter pilots who something they can find, something will have the glory of saving their they can meet.
native tand, their Istond home and Big Problems Of Invasion all they love from the most deadly "We must remember that even of all attacks, five divisions, however
lightly
Dangers Of Air Raids equipped, would require 200 to 250
1
ships and with modern air re- "There remains the danger of connaissance i would not be easy bombing attempts which will certain- to equip such an Armada, marshally be made upon us very soon by
the It, and conduct it across sea bomber forces of the enemy.
"It is quite true that the German without any powerful naval force to escurt it.
force is superior In number to ours "And there would be a very great but we have very large bomber possibility that it would be intercept force also (cheers) which we shall ed long before it reached the const use to strike at military targcis in and that the men would be drowned Germany without Intermission. or blown to pieecs with their equip- mont while trying to land.
Severe Ordeal Ahead
strongly reinforced: Through these men will show themselves capable of
sajes
recent wars,
alone We
on
this and
"The French Government will bej and casting away their future if they throwing away great opportunities
do not continue the war in accord-
from which we have not felt able to ance with their treaty obligations)
release them.
Permanent Friendship
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the armies in the south, presumably those holding the Italian fronifer, | which remains unchanged with the Italian offensive not launched as yet. "The House will have read the
The rest of the Army, at France are historie declaration in which, at the fighting with great cournge in three desire of many Frenchmen and of our] own hearts, we have proclaimed our groups:
In the
Lower Seine basin, hour in French history a union of matte willingness
to conclude at the darkest where the Franco-Dritish troops have
successful several
counter- common citizenship.
attacks. "However matters may go in 2. South of Paris on the river France or with the French Govern-Loire. Violent fighting is going on ment or another French Government, at Orleans and other river we in this island and in the British Enemy detachments which got across towns.
Empire will never lose our sense of the river are being held at the canal friendship with the French people.
which run parallel to the Loire,
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WHAT AWAITS HITLER
we shall emulate their courage, and German brenk-through at Chom--LONDON, June-18-(Reuter) --The
dmculties of the hour have only Air Force stiffened the determination of Britain
full strength In men and arms. stand the Empire to fight on and gather
Mr. Anthony Eden, Secretary of State for War, said in the House of
NAZI INFLUENCE Commons yesterday that with this in
IN DUBLIN
NEW SOUTH, SEA LIP COLOUR GIVES Mr. Shakespeare suggested that the LIPS NEW ALLURE!
"The whole fury and might of the unofficial enemy must very soon be turned on hundreds. us. Hiller knows that he will have
war.
Radi that fascinate... luster that intrigues
... smoothness that captivates) e
"I do not at all underrate the "We also have a great system of severity of the ordeal which Hes be- -mine-fields which were recently fure us, but I believe our country- If final victory rewards our los paigne,
they shall share the rain and free- minefields
Losses to the French know the standing up to it like the brave men
dom shall be restored to all. channels.
have been made up and it is of Barcelona (Labour cheers). They "We abate nothing of our just destrong desplie its lack of numbers. "If the
the enemy tries to sweep pus-will stand up to it and carry on tn
mands.
The Czechs, Norwegluns, The French Navy is intact. through these minefields it will spite of it and at least as well as any
Dutch and Belglans all who have be the task of the Navy to destroy ether people in the
world. his mine-sweepers and any other
"Much Will depend
Joined their cause to our own shall] be restored. forces employed to protect them. every man and every Women
wlil "What General Weygand
view, the calling up of men for fight- husi Should Present No Difficulty have chance - to show the
ing finest spoken of as the Battle for France
has services
been
greatly There ought to be no difficulty in qualities of their race and render the is over. I expect the Battle of Bri-
accelerated in the last five weeks, and this owing to our great superiority at highest service of their cause.
tain is about to begin. Upon this
mare men have been called up than LONDON, June 18 (Reuler).—Mr. during the first four months of the "All of us at this lime, whatever
battle depends the survival of Chris-G. H. Shakespeare, Under-Secretary year. These are regular, well-teated and our sphere, our status, our Occupa-
tian civilisation. Upon it depends for the Dominiors, in the House of well-proved arguments on which wetlon or our duty, will do well to re-
our own British lives and the loog Commons to-day, said that he under- have relied during many years inmember that famous line 'He nothing
continuity of our constitution and common did, or meat, upon that
stood the official staff of the German Qur Empire.
Legation In Dublin consisted of six "But the question is whether there memorable scene.'
"I have thought it right on this oc-
Hitler's Alternative ore any new methods by which these
persons and three typists,
Mr. Henderson Stewart asked if the solid assurances can be circumveni-Caslon to give the House and the
stafr country some indication of the solld
numbered ed?
some "Odd as it may seem, some at-practical grounds upon which we base tention has been given to this by our Inflexible resolve to continue the the Admiralty (Laughter) whose Way I can assure them that all our the three prime duty and responsibility is to professional advisors of
services unitedly advise that destroy any large sea-borne ex- pedition before li reaches or at the should do so and that there are good and reasonable hopes of final victory. moment it reaches these shores. "It would not be useful to go into
(Cheers).
Dominions' Support details.
"They might even suggest ideas to) "We have also fully informed and
bad other people that they
not consulted
self-governing thought of and they would not be minions, (Cheers). And I have re likely to give any of their real ideas ceived from their Prime Ministers, in exchange,
Mackenzie King,
Peter Frazer "All I will say is that untiring Menzies, Mr.
and vigliance and mind searching must General Smuts, messages couched in be devoted the subject because the the most moving terms in which they declare enemy is crafty, cunning and full of endorse our decision and novel trencheries and stratagems. themselves ready to share our for-
turies and persevere to the end. Utmost Ingenuity
"We may now ask ourselves "The House may rest assured what way has our position become that the utmost ingenuity is being worse since the beginning of the displayed and the utmost imagina--
"It has become worse by the fact tion is being evoked by a large that the Germans have conquered a number of competent officers,, who large part of the coast line of western Commons as being very substantially the secret session would bud are well-trained and thorouglits Europe and many small countries sound despite apparent nippancy here adjournment and members would up-to-date, to measure and coun- have been overrun by them. teract movel possibilities of which "This aggravates the possiblitics and there. many are surrcated, some are of air attacks and add to our naval absurd but some are by no meno utterly Irrational.”
preoccupations,
have been fought.
Mr.
all.
Mr.
Our Blockado Increases
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we
Do-
to break up this island or lose the question should be raised again as It
Was difcult to get Information. "If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of was practically identical to his state- broad sunlit uplands. But if we fail, the world may move forward into the ment to the House of Commons.
Premior Supported
then the whole world, including the LONDON, June 18 (Reuter).—Mr. United
States: and all that we have H. B. Lees-Smith (Labour) spoke on known and cared for, will sink into the unity of the country to-day in the abyss of a new dark age made support of the Prime Minister. more sinister and perhaps more pre- He added "We shall carry on right longed by the lights of perverted to the end." R. Cselence.
in
war.
сом-
Sir Percy Harris (Liberal) Therefore, let us go to our duly gratulated Mr. Churchill on his brave Let us so bear ourselves that if the speech and the great leadership he British Commonwealth Empire insts, has given his country. for 1,000 years men will still ray Mr. Lloyd George assured Mr.
This was their finest hour."
Good Reception
Churchill that there was no desire merely to waste time upon recrimina- lions about the past, but at the secret LONDON, June 18 (Reuter),—The session on Thursday they ought to members of all parties on the whole have very frank discussions
to gave a good welcome to Mr. Chur-where they stood now. chill's statement in the House of Mr. Churchill said the debate in
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LONDON, June 18 (Reuter), Our Powerful Air Forco
for the situation, its unalterable de- viscount Caldecote, Leader in the "But we have a very powerful Air on the contrary, definitely increases still to Taugh at his "disclosures." "It In no way has diminished but,
termination to fight on and its ability House of Lords, made a similar state- Force which has proved itself furthe
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Speech Broadcast
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LONDON: June Should the military resistance substance of Mr. Winston Churchill's magnificent
18 (Reuter)The Lord Caldecote mentioned the contribution by the what, we havo, met so far in the come to an end in France, which it numerous flerce ale battles which is not certain yet (cheers) though it statement in the House of Commons Dominions to our strength, and said was given to the the Government had received many will in any case be greatly diminisht-ltis afternoon "In France, where we were at a led, the Germans can concentrate people of Britain and many parts of messages from each of them. considerable disadvantage in exposing their forces upon us. But for the the world to-night in a brondenst by thany machines on the ground in reasons I have given this will not be the Premier,
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