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OF WORLD OPINION

LORD GORT

cook." On another occasion he was There's a sense of tremendous, con- ladies out to help the poor sailor. We taking tea with some enthusiastic trolled energy, of great determination about Lord Gort. He's been a soldier females ask. One of them turned to all know the stupid questions such for 34 years, and now, at the com- him and said, "Oh, Captain 'how is it paratively young age of 53, he has the

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Bee so well in the responsibility of directing the British you sailors can

dark?" "We live on catsmeat, madam,” Expeditionary Force. Early on in the last War he was a Captain in the answered my wicked old pal. So long Grenadier Guards and A.D.C. to Sir such fellows as these this country pan as our fighting forces are leavened by Douglas Haig. Then, in 1917, he was appointed to command the 4th Grena- sleep well at nights.-Naval Corres- diers, and late in September, 1918, he pondent of "Horse and Hounds." won the V.C. just about two months before the Armistice. He was com-

BILLETING CHILDREN manding the leading battalion of the It is time to revise the temporary 3rd Guards Brigade which had orders measures taken to billet the evacuated to cross the Canal du Nord in the face children. These were operated admir- of bitter German resistance. The Canal ably on the whole, but plainly they at that spot ran through low, muddy are not suited to endure. ground which was raked by enemy In the first place it is doubtful if machine-gun fire. Lord Gört was 8s. 6d. is enough to cover the cost of wounded early in the attack, but he a child's budget. Then, again, a great led a platoon down a sunken road to deal of the first enthusiasm of the make "a flanking attack. They were hosts to be of service first enthusiasm under terrific fire all the way. Then of the hosts to be of service suddenly he saw a British tank cross- dimmed.

has

Therefore the news is welcome of the first national camp, an attractive place in the woods, built of timber and

We should build thousands of such camps for the children. There they are all treated alike; there is no favouri- tism for the child of the family as against the little evacuee.

| Ing open ground, so he got out of the

The result is a certain strain In sunken road and ran across through those households. We know the effect a hail of bullets to get its help. He of it on the adult, who merely gets was wounded again, much more irritable. Nobody knows yet-or will severely this time, and was so faint know for several years-the hurt that from the loss of blood that they had the mind of the child suffers. to put him on a stretcher. But he still continued to direct the fight personal- ly until the German position was turn- ed. Anyone who's been under ma- gaily painted. chine-gun and shell fire for an hour or two on open ground will know what sort of details those are, To say the least, it's a nerve-racking experi- ence. But the moral of that story is that we have a real soldier in com-

We have plenty of timber, many mand to-day, a man who's seen war unemployed craftsmen to set on to at its worst and taken its fullest risks the task. And after this war is over himself. Britain's not going into this we may decide to use permanently the war with any decorative dug

schools in the dugouts in

woods.---"Evening command. She's in it with a man in

Standard." charge who was born to fight and command, who has a long way to go.

HISTORIC SESSION yet. Lord Gort has the high peaks of Before the adjournment in August his career in front of him. In the last all parties and nearly all sections were war he was mentioned nine times in agreed on the policy of building up: a despatches, won the Military Cross peace front by pledges to Poland and and got two bars to his D.S.O., before Rumanía and Greece and agreement he topped it with the V.C. That's a with Turkey. All hoped that Russia record that would do most men for a would join the peace bloc. By no Wifetime. But somehow one feels that means all expected that Hitlerism Lord Gort's only just beginning.-"The would remain tranquil for the full Listener."

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term of the recess. In less than three weeks the "bombshell" of the Russo- German pact was fired. Parliament was immediately summoned back to Westminster. There is no need to re- The country that goes to war with peat the story of that last week of a quip on its tongue and a smile on August, during which Herr Hitler took its lips is already halfway to victory. the decision for war in his time. On Thank God that's

THE CRUSADE

This is a crusade for the rescue of the ultimate factors of Chris- tian civilisation, and we need the falth and fervour of crusaders if Wo Bro to achieve victory.— Bishop Hensley Henson.

Sept 1 the Prime Minister announced that German troops had crossed the Polish frontier and the Chancellor of Excrequer asked for a Vote of Cre- dit of £500,000,000. The response of the House of Com- mon's was worthy

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how our fellows are fighting. You may have heard some of the merry songs that are being broadcast. I talked the other day to a young airman who had taken part in the distribution over Germany of what A. P. Herbert wittily calls bom- of its noblest traditions. Mr. Arthur phlets, and was amazed by his cheer- Greenwood spoke not only as Leader fulness. Recently I met an old ship the nation. Only at one sitting was of the Opposition but as a leader of

mate who is engaged in the dangerous the House ill at ease, on that Saturday job of taking British ships from the evening when Herr Hitler had not port to another for repairs. He told me Minister was unable to say exactly answered our warning and the Prime

that some of the nights were the now matters stood. The anxiety for blackest he had ever experienced. A action was impatient. Next morning sailor is more or less accustomed to all was changed. Composure and re- darkness, for there are no street lights solution heard the declaration of war at sea, and the look-out is usually to the end of Hitlerism. Those two screened from lights on board. He scenes will be immortal in Parliamen- told me that he had with him on one tarý history. The formation of a War occasion a young lieutenant from the Cabinet with Mr. Churchill at the Ad- R. N. V. R. The lad was not a bit miralty and the return of Mr. Eden to scared, but he had spent practically the Government followed, to the gen- all his life in cities, and as he peered neral satisfaction, Legislation into the blackness ahead his imagina- passed at a speed never before known great changes were made on our

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Hon got the better of his judge social and economic organisation by

The two were standing on the

as the ship was picking her way common consent. A second Budget, în through the North Sea. The youngster which the Chancellor of the Exche- would suddenly grip the old mate's quer confessed himself as “acting with arm and whisper, "Dark object ahead, fierceness,” was received with the most Sir." This happened once or twice cheerful stoicism. With a unity on and he took no notice. At the third major Issues mich as no one can ne- time he turned to the lad." Is there?' member Parliament, came to the end he queried, and peered forwards. “So of the first session of the war.—“Dally there is," he said, "it's _the_algger_Telegraph."