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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 28, 1989

"GRAND ALLIANCE FOR PEACE"--MR. CHURCHILL

Commitments Will Ward Off Dangers

Mr. Winston Churchill, addressing a crowded audience. of Cambridge undergraduates at the Cambridge Corn Exchange said that this was a time when prejudices must be abandoned on all sides and "a true comradeship established between all parties and classes throughout our loyal and an- xious land."

Mr. Churchill said that after many hesitations and long delay, Britain had resolved to take the leading part in forming a league of armed and arm- ing peoples to resist, if necessary by force, further acts of aggression by the Nazi and Fascist powers.

Those powers could not pursue their course of aggression further without bringing about a general war of mea- sureless devastation.

To submit to their encroachments would be to condemn a large portion of mankind to their rule. To resist them, either in peace or war, would be dangerous, painful and hard. There was no use in concealing those plain facts from anybody.

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"Let us make it clear at the outset that a League of Nations is now being formed into a grand alliance, which, in no circumstances will attack the dicta- tor powers.

GOVERNMENT CRITICISED "I submit that on those lines I have defined the cause is good. What about the Government?" Here there was laughter.

"Is it good?" asked Mr. Churchill amid loud cries of "No," intermingled with "Yes." "Is it bad or is it just indifferent?" he asked.

Mr. Churchill said that for the last three or four years he had criticised the sloth and incompetence which had hampered our preparations for defence and which had played a marked part in bringing Europe to its present peri- lous plight.

"The Government which allowed Czechoslovakia to be broken and dis-

OFF THE RECORD

"The Three Bares"

Tribuno Ayndicate.

armed was suddenly surprised and hor- rified that Herr Hitler should march into Prague and subjugate the Czech people and steal all their belongings This damnable outrage-(loud cheers) opened the eyes of the blind, made the deaf to hear, and even, in some places, made the dumb to speak." (Laughter and cheers).

CHINESE KNEW ALL ABOUT SPINACH

Dr. Y. Y. Tsur, Chinese sociolo-", gist, has discovered that the Chinese--centuries before we got the idea-knew of the benefits of cating spinach,

Spinach came to China, accord- ing to Dr. Tsur, during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) from Persia as a medical gift from the ruler of that country to Emperor Tai Tsung. Ita Chinese name to day is "putsal," meaning "the vegetable from Persia."

sidered ourselves bound by our own tion to those new commitments we con.

if Switzerland, Belgium, Holland direct interests or by treaties to fight Denmark were attacked,. Above all, we had our obligations to France.

DUCE'S INFANTRY

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propaganda in France which, he said, Mr. Churchill dealt with the Nazi was designed to sever the loyalty and unity of the two democracies. The feeling in France a month or two ago DECEIVED AND DEFRAUDED was such that no British Government

could afford to ignore it. "We base our

If the wedge upon the Covenant of the League of tries the ruin of the world would have position absolutely had been driven between the two coun- Nations. There is no element of im- been speedy. perial ambition in our policy. No taunts, no wordy provocations, no di- plomatic entanglements, no affront to mere pride, will tempt us to aggressive action.

They had every reason to be content with the reception which the conscrip- tion bill had received abroad.. It could never have been intended to overawe Germany and Italy, as in those coun- tries they count their soldiers by the million.

The Government felt themselves to be deceived and defrauded by Herr Mussolini, in whom they had so con- Hitler just as they had been by Signor fidingly put their trust.

"Signor Mussolini has said that he turned round over the week-end. "They infantry. (Laughter.) They begin very they has eight million warriors including adopted-I trust very policy which their opponents had given the Fascist dagger to cut their wholeheartedly--the young there. In their cradles they are long advocated."

And

teeth with."

The Government in their new policy had made commitments on all sides which, if carried out with fidelity and the introduction of conscription in He did not want to quarrel with the resolution, could ward off all dangers. peace time. "It is quite natural that Opposition over their attitude towards They were endeavouring to build up a front in Eastern Europe against fur- they should make their protest, and in ther acts of Nazi aggression. In addi-

ED REED

By ED REED.

"Okay then-you go your way and I'll go mine!"

Here's Luck

EWO BEER

AMERICAN

INTEREST IN THE WAR

CHUNGKING, TO-DAY. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE GREATLY CONCERNED WITH THE WAR IN CHINA AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF CHINESE PROBLEMS THAN BEFORE, DECLARED MR. NEL- SON T. JOHNSON, AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO CHINA, IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CENTRAL NEWS FOLLOWINGTM HIS ARRIVAL HERE.

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Mr. Johnson said that when he was in New York during his recent furlough, he was visited daily by

an average 130 people who inquir- ed about the war situation in China. He was also called on by many people interested in the China War at other places.

tism of the overseas Chinese in the Mr. Johnson praised the patrio-

United States. He said that they continued to support their country despite the loss of Hankow:

Canton and

While in New York, he said, he was honoured at a dinner by а group of Chinese youths who have been work for China in America.

actively doing propaganda

The American Envoy, who travelled

via here by highway Kunming and Kweichow, paid & high tribute to the progress

of highway contruction and adminis- tration in China.-Central News.

HONG KONG

view of all that has been said in-the ISOLATED, SAYS

past I don't see myself how they could possibly have done less than they have done."--He-was-glad that the Liberal Party had come into line, after having made their protest.

ITALIAN PAPER

Provided no exception were allowed the conscription measure would wear HONG KONG IS COMPLETELY down differences between class. and ISOLATED, AND COULD NOT class more than anything else could be devised, and might be the be- OF TIME AGAINST A

that HOLD OUT FOR ANY LENGTH ginning of a far more broadly and

JAPAN- evenly based society than any we had ESE ATTACK.. known.

SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE-

Continuing, Mr. Churchill said that "the spirit of the people, was far ahead of the Government, perhaps ahead of Parliament,.also."

"A high functionary in Berlin once said to Hitler, "You will know that Bri. tain is in earnest on the day that the British working class accept conscrip tion and the Conservative party agree to an alliance with Russia.

At least this is what the Italian newspaper, "Popolo d'Italia," thinks.

Quoted by Trans-Ocean, the paper says that "the vulnerability of British and French positions the Far East is quite obvious!”

Britain and France, says this Italian masterpiece, "will have as little chance against Japan in the Far East as against the Axis · Po- wers in Europe!"

"If we wish for peace, or failing peace, victory" Mr. Churchill declared, The Japanese Navy, it continues, "we have got to have both."

completely controls the China Seas, and hostile naval forces would run

He was glad that the Government had proclaimed that no nian; whatever, his calling, should become richer tout grave risks owing to the tremendous of war. He did not accept the phrase distances, difficulties in obtaining "conscription of wealth," and thought war material; supplies and provi-

hat the Opposition should explain its

meaning. It would not be a fair thingsions, and lack of naval bases.

French Indo-China is also in an

to take advantage of the present emer-

gency to establish Communiam by a impossible position, according to short cut. I prefer the phrase, Take Popolo, d'Italia??

the profits.ont of war. I

Finally Mr. Churchill-Asked: Wha

was happening, to the Buselan megotia

fans? They must stare con OFFICIAL EXECUTED

tions. care

that the Government did not

far behind the national efforts: s deprive the country-o

tant external.

Loud,cheers,)

An hour and a half before the meet-of Education ing queues had formed outside the hall,

but members of the University, only tried by were admitted. The hall was packed charge of and several thousand undergraduates to death, and members of the public, stood in a hotel yard where the speech was re-

àquad layed.

News,

Chungking. To-day. former Commissioner of Anhwel, who was itary tribunal on a corruption and sentenced ited by a firing