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A new-angle view of Bren carriers passing along a road and photographed through barbed wire during defence. (Copyright, Fox).
IMPLACABLE WILL
OF BRITISH EMPIRE
VICTORY
TO
MR. CHURCHILL'S speech had a world audience and the American press response is unanimous in hailing it as Britain's implaca- ble will to victory.
The New York "Herald-Tribune" says that the speech carried with it a new hint of offensive power.
Was it conceivable that America could refuse to supply machinery, ships, aeroplanes, guns and tanks which would give victory that would make them masters, and not cringing victims, of Hitler. It was not conceivable.
as по to
Well Doctored
said the valour of German soldiers in The "Washington Post" that the speech united England that battle, and the Commonwealth Prime Minister had been able
speech. before in a single Churchill's voice over the ran the gamut of every mood ex- cept despair,
only
Mr.
the The Italians had radio
speech well doctored and the only sen- tence which was published was "the events in Libya are part of the story." But what Mr. was "the Churchill really said events in Libya are only part of the story of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire."
The "North Carolina Morning Herald" said that the speech was without vainglory and yet full of pride. "It will long be remem- bered."
Americans throughout the coun
went try heard the speech which far to allay the fears of people in the United States concerning in- volvement in the war by the Lease and Lend Bill.
says, fear
STOCKHOLM AND NAZI MOVE IN BALKANS
Mr: Churchill's speech was printed in full in the Stockholm
Head- newspapers. lines were specially emphasising with ference to the Bul- garian aerodrome's being occupied German ground per- sonnel.-Reuter.
re-
by
Growing
Italian
Shortage
on
The Sofia Radio devoted eight Careful piercing to- minutes to the speech but omitted
gether of the Italian Gov- all references to Bulgaria.
An American correspondent ernment's 'measures from Ankara writes that so called the economic front gives The "New York Times"
Nazi tourists in civilian clothes are "We in America need not increasing every day in Bulgaria. a clear picture of dwindl-
of On the Rumanian side un-
the ing supplies, rising prices, that the final plea will go answered, Americans will put Danube pontoon bridging equip
transport difficulties and their confidence in Mr. Churchillment is now openly exposed.
and will
civilian deprivations. countrymen and his oquip them with the tools, as he said, to finish the job."
of
Mr. Sol Bloom. Chairman the Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives, said, "It was a superb message that assertion and a complete democracy is still more than match for the dictators."
Magnificent
a
Senator Carter Glass said, "It was magnificent. It was a darn
one in the Senate would be able to make against the Lease and
་་་ Lend Bill,"
Inspired denials have been put forth in Sofa of Mr. Churchill's statement that German troops are already moving in Bulgaria.
New Zealand's Congratulations”
"Our thoughts and prayers are with you al ways," cabled Mr. Fraser, Premier of New Zealand,
Cereals, fats, charcoal, raw cot- tons, rubber, leather and petrol in are among the commodities short supply.
The consus of main foodstuffs ordered for mid-January is be-, iloved to provide a basis for a new system of rationing by Pro- vitices to as to make the best use of local production and re- duce transportation to a mini-
A cash bonus has been offered
ed sight better speech than any-sending his heartiest conto charcoal producers for the first
gratulations yesterday to three months of this year.
Limitations have been imposed Mr. Winston Churchill, on the consumption of raw cotton, Mr. Albert Warner, commenta on his "splendid address.” wool and leather, only standard”
"Its inspiring and heartening] types of shoes are to be manufac- tor of the Columbia Radio net- work, said, "It was a moving a character will strengthen the will, tured, a motor tyre census hos peal that Mr. Churchill made to fire and spirit of all British peoples been ordered and the small civi- the United States. It was char- throughout the world in the deteran petrol ration has been re- acterised by confidence and sober mination to complete the tasks to duced by thirty per cent. determination and by great re-which they have ret their hand!' Clothing price Increases have been repeatedly prohibited, stand- strain. It has brought a new pre-cabled Mr. Fraser.
ard shoes must have the prices. stige here."
Mr. Fraser also cabled conges- The German broadcast Lasten-tulations to Ceneral Wavell from marked thereon, the retail prices ed on to Mr. Churchill's reference the Government and people of of changos] and the wholesale to the four squares at Waterloo New Zealand on the capture of prices of potatoes have been fixed.
British Wireless, as an excuse for more praising of Benghazi Reuter,
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