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FULL REPORT OF PRIME MINISTER'S
WINSTON CHURCHILL'S REVIEW OF THE WAR
BRITAIN MUST EXPECT heavier Nazi air raids than yet experienced, declared Mr. Churchill in his speech to the Commons. The Nazis having begun with
loud beastings, did not dare draw back now.
We had the Britain was ready for anything the Nazis might attempt, he went on. biggest army in our history, munitions were pouring in from the world and the Royal Air Force, on its own territory, was inflicting even heavier damage on the German air fleets than ever before.
Britain must refuse to allow food to pass through the blockade to Europe. The countries now in Nazi hands had all produced enough food for themselves before the war. If there was no food there now it was because the Germans had seized, but especially of it as they would seize any food we might permit to enter. Britain, however, would build up stocks ready to send to any country-including Germany-which threw over the Nazi
power.
speech is:
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August 21, 1940.
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The Nazis declare they have creat-farmles in a degree which would have ed a new and unißed economy in been deemed impossible Europe. They have repeatedly stated months ago. We have ferried across that they possess ample resources of the Atlantic, thanks to our friends food and that they can feed thelt over there, an immense mass of captive peoples, in a German broad-munitions of all kinds, cannon, Last on June 27 it was said that, rifles, machine-guns, cartridges and while Mr. Hoover's plan for relieving shells, all safely landed without the France, Belgium and Holland de loss of a gun or round (Cheers).
"The output of our own factories, served commendation, the German
an already taken the neces-working as they have never worked
steps,
Bristling Fortress
Innded, in the
Although this war fa, in fact, only players seem to be Inevitably bound alsole champions of the freedom of the most valuable foods are essential reconnaissance and photography hove
consequence.
not
for
motor
an- entire population, men, women and confinedSears wil be exclusively materials now so largely used in the The great flow of naval construction
children. The fronts are everywhere, our possessions. Many opportunities from milk.
"It the Germans used these.com- friends across the occans will send
before, has poured forth. The whole. We know that in Norway, when British Army is at home. More than the German troops went there, there 2,000,000 determined men have rifles were food supplies to last a year. We and bayonets in their hands to-night know that Poland, though not a rich and three-quarters of them are in. country, usually produces suelen regular military formations. food for her people. Moreover, other countries which Hitler invaded all held considerable
"We have never had armies like stocks when the Germans entered and are themselves this in our island in time of war.
The whole faland bilstles (cheers) enable us to draw resources very substantial food producers.
against from the whole world and to manu- If all this food is not available now Invaders from the sea or from the facture weapons of war of every it can only because it has been re-air.
supertne moved to feed the people of Germany "As I explained to the House in kinds, on a scale hitherto practised and give them an Increased ration the middle of June, the stronger our only by Nazi Germany,”
for n change (laughter) during the army at home the larger must on last few months.
Invading expedition be and the Swarmad Over Europe
At this season of the year and for larger the invading expedition the Hitler has now sprawled, over
some months to come there is least less difficult will be the task of the The full text of the Premier's even more profound upon the fate of being pressed and we must resolute just been
Europe. Our offensive springs
chance of scarcity as the harvest has Navy in depleting its assembly, inter- gathered in. The only cepting it and destroying it on the nations than anything which has
ly and methodically prepare our- Almost a year has passed since the ever happened since barbaric times.elves for the campaigns of 1941 and agencies which can crente famine in passage, and the greater will be the war began. It is natural for us, Moves are being made upon scientific 1942. Two or three years is not a any part of Europe during the com- difficulty in feeding and supplying
Ing winter will be German exactions tho
invaders, if ever inn think, to punse on our journey at this and strategle boards and advantages long time, even in our short pre- or German fallure to distribute milestone and survey the dark, wide are being gained by mechanical carious lives. They are nothing in supplies they command.
the teeth of a continuous naval and air field. It is also useful to
attuck of their communications. compare means, as a result of which scores of the history of
of a nation and when we the first year of
Planes Made From Milk this second war | millions of men have become
"As in Nelson's day, the first line Onest thing in the ure doing the ngainst German aggression with its capable of further resistance and the
"There is another aspect. Many of of defence is the enemy's ports. Alr forerunner a quarter of a century fearful Hame of chess proceeds from world-we have the honour to be
the
of to the check to mute, by which the unhappy
manufacture of vital wor brought to old principles a new and Europe (cheers) we must
are used to make potent ald. na we materials. Fals grudge these years or weary continuation of the
There is another and far more Inst thear,
explosives and potatoes to makej "Our Navy is far stronger than ut hear) very great differences เก lis obvious difference from 1914. The toil and struggle through them.
not follow It does not
spirit. Plastle the beginning of the war (Cheer), that our energice alcohol character are apparent. In the Inst whole of the warring nations are wor millions of men fought by engaged; not only soldiers but the in future
construction of aircraft are made set on foot of the outbreak of war to defending ourselves, and hurling masses of steel at one
has come Ja We hope that our other. "Men and Shells!" was the ery and prodigious slaughter was the Trenches are being dug in towns and may lie open to amphibious Powera
cities. Every village is forlifed and and we must be ready to take ad-modities to help them bomb our us timely reinforcements to bridge women and children rather than feed the gap between the peace flotillas of Conflict Of Strategy
every rond barred. The front line vantage of them.
One of the ways to bring this war the population who produced them, 1930 and the war fletillas of 1041.
"Merchant tonnage under the In this war nothing of the kind runs through factories; workmen are hus yet appeared. It is a conflict of soldiers with different weapons, but to a speedy end is to convince the we inay be sure that any imported
are the enemy, not by words, but by deeds, fond would go the same way directly British far, after a year of unlimited strategy, of organisation, of technical the same courage.
and great and distinctive changes from that we have both the will and theor indirectly, or be employed to re- U-boat war and after eight months apparatus, selence, mechanics
e responsibilities of intensive mining attack, larger than when we began (Cheers). We what many of us saw in the struggle incans not only to go on indefinitely lieve the enemy of the morale.
British casualties in the frat
a quarter of a century ago. 12
unexpected
"Let Hitler bear hls responsibilities have in addition wnder our contru months of the Great War amounted There seems to be every renson blows. The road to victory may not to 305,000. In this war, I on thank-in believe that this new kind of war be as long as we expect but we have to the full and let the people of at least 4.000.000 tons of shipping ful to say, Uritish killed and wound-is well suited to the genius and re- not the right to count upon this. Ba Europe, who roan beneath his yoke, from captive countries which have ed, prisoners and missing, including tourres of the British nation and the it long or be it short, be it rough ord in the coming of the day when taken refuge here or in the harbours
yake will be broken. tind yoke
jot the Empire. mean to rouch our civiliana, do not exceed 92,000 and British Empire (cheers) nd that smooth, we
"Meanwhile we can quite well ur-j (Laughter).
Stocks Of Food of these a large proportion are alive once we get properly equipped and journey's end.
"Our locks of food of all kinds are It is our intention to maintain and range in advance for a speedy entry as prisoners of war. Throughout all properly started teheers), a war of Europe for one man killed or wound this kind will be more favourable to enforce a strict blockade, not only of food into any part of an enslaved fur mure abundant than in the days ed in this first year perhaps five were us than the sombre mass slaughters of Germany but also of Italy, France area when this part has been wholly of peace and there is a larger growing of German forces and has programme of food production on and all other countries that
cleared killed or wounded in 1914-15,
regained its freedom (Cheeru).
foot.. I do
do not say this to bonut. The slaughter la but a fraction but If it is cise of whole nations
Reserves Of Food
The
dangers that face us are still the consequence to the belligerents Aghting and suffering together that the papers that Hitler has also pro-
"We shall do our best to encourage enormous but so are our advantages: lins been eveti more
deadly. We ought to sit us because we are the claimed a strict blockade of the
with most united of all nations (cheeral, British Isles. No one can complain the building up of reserves of food and resources, huve Acen Brent countries
"I recount them to the people be powerful armies dashed
entered the war upon of that. I remember the Kaiser doll over the world so that there will of because out existence in a few months, We have the national will, and with our eyes ing in the last war. (Laughter), always be held out before the eyes cause the people have the right to What indeed would be a matter of of the peoples of Europe, including-know that there are solid grounds seen the French Republic and re-open, and because we have been nur-
it deliberately--the German for confidence. We feel and we have nowned French ariny beaten into tured in freedom and individual re-general complaint would be if we any
of all and Austrian peoples, that certain good reason to feel ourselves cupa- complete and total submission with sponsibility and are products, not of were to prolong the agony less than the casualties they suffered totalitarian uniformity, but of toler-Europe by allowing food to go in to knowledge that the settling of Nazi bic, as I said on a very durk moed nourish the Nazis and ald their war power will bring to them all Im two months ago, of continuing the In any one of the wolfdozen battles ance and variety (cheers). of 1014-8. The entire body--11 If all these qualities are turned, as efforts. If we allow food to go in to mediately food, freeam and peace." war, if necessary alone and if neces
sary for years. might almost seem at the thing, the they are being turned, to the arts of subjugated peoples it would certainly (Cheers).
"Rather more than a quarter of a "Now I say it also because the fået soul-of France succumbed to war we may be able to show the be pillaged off them by their Nazi
year has passed since the new gor-that Britain stands invincible and that physical effects incomparably less enemy quite a lot of things they have conquerers.
ernment cone into power this Nazidom is still being resisted will terrible than those which it sustained not thought of yet. (Cheers). Since
Blockade To Stand with fortitude and undaunted will-the Germans drove the Jews out and There have been many proposals country. What a caturact of disaster kindle again a spark of hope in the power 25 years ago,
lowered their technical standards, founded on the highest motives that has poured out upon us since then. breasts of hundreds of millions down-
Trustful Dutch
trodden or despairing men and Although up to the present the our selener is definitely ahead of food should be allowed to pass the
"The trustful Dutch
nver-women throughout Europe and far loss of life has been murcifully theirs. Our geographical position, blockade for the relief of these diminished, the decisions reached in the command of the sea and the populations. I regret that we must whelmed, their beloved and respected beyond its bounds, and from this come ง the course of this struggle have been friendship of the United States refuse these requests. (Chisers).
sovereiga driven into exile, and the spark there will presently
of
Thcso
of the Somme and Paschendaele.
we
but strike heavy and
have
fallen into German power. I read
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city of Rotterdam was the scene of cleansing and devouring flame. THE
a massacre as brutal as anything in "The Ereat al battle which has; the Thirty Years' War.
been in progress over this island for
"Belgium was invaded and beaten the last few weeks recently attained down, our fine Expeditionary Force, a high intensity. It is too soon to which King Leopold called to his attempt to assign Emits either to Its rescue, was cut oft and almost cap-scale or to its duration. We must tured, escaping as its seemed only by certainly expect that greater efforts a miracle and with the loss of all will be made by the enemy than any its equipment.
"Our ally, France, is out. against us. All France Is power of the enemy.
and arsenals and vast masses of equipment converted vertible to the enemy's use. Vichy Puppets
or
he has so far put forth. Hostile nir-
Italy is elds, are still being developed in in the France and the Low Countries, and all its the movement of squadrons and still military materials for attacking us
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Loss Of Faco
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"It is quite plain that Hitler could "A puppet government is aut up at (not admit defeat in his vir attack on Vichy which may at any moment de-Britain without sustaining a moat fault and become
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from the North Cape to the Spanish Turn to Page 7, First Column frontier is in German hands. All ports and all airfields upon this im- mense front are employed against us as potential springboards of in- Vasion.
"Marcover, German alrpower, numerically to far out-stripping ours, has been brought so close to island that what we used to dread has come to pass and hostile bombers not only reach our shores in a few minutes and from many directions, but can be escorted by their fighters. Twe were confronted at the beginning of May with such a prospects, it would have seemed Incredible that at the end of, a period of horror and dicaster, or at this point in the period of disaster, we should stand erect, sure, of ourselves (cheers), masters of our fate and with the conviction of finni victory burn ing unquenchable in our hearts (loud cheers).
"Few could believe that we could survive, none would have believed that we should to-day not only feel) stronger but should actually be stronger than we have ever been before (Cheers),
No Ono Flinched
"Let us see what happened on the other side of the scales. The British nation and the British Empire, find- ing themselves alone, stood undle- mayed against the disaster. No-one finched or wavered; nay, some who formerly thought of peace now only think of war (Cheers). Our people are united and resolved as they hūve (never been before,
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and ruin become
small things compared with the shama of defeat or fallure in duty. We cannot tell what lies ahead. It may be that |even greater ordeals lle before us. We will face whatever is coming to us. We are sure of ourselves and our cause, and here is, the suprema fact which has emerged in these months of trink
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