1941-04-23 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 23, 1941

CHINA MAIL

-WINDSOR HOUSE

FELINE CONSCRIPTS

Among the "devices' suggested to the British Air Ministry for overcom- ing the menace of night| raiders is the inclusion of a cat in the crew of every British night fighter. Ac- cording to the inventive" citizen who advanced the idea, the gunner's duty| would be the relatively simple one of keeping his eye on the cat and shoot- ing in the direction in which it happened to look. We all know, of course, that a cat can look at a king, but-and here # weakness of the proposal obtrudes - is there any certainty that it could be induced to look at a Ger- man? Assuming, however, that any feline fastidious- ness on this score could be overcome, there is much to be said for the scheme. For one thing, it would provide a crushing answer to those niggardly critics, who now begrudge domes- tic cats their food on the ground that they contri- bute nothing to the war effort; it would solve thei problem of superfluous; kittens (for a constant. stream of recruits would be needed); and, above all. it would demonstrate toi Hitler that Britain is pre-i pared to exceed even

hisi

THERE'LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND.”

The

Man

Refuses

in there : hands, who, by action

chill

to

in toms of prave and repese,

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sidered the leaders of the nation i

CH lesser degree: bit time when the people of Great Britain are fighting per

Of haps the last decisive battle

Who Die

To

Was tuon united to become Chat- celba of the Exe hirquer,

During

No a Scottish friend told me, for he had spoken to them just of these matters dearest to the heart then the humbler folk of Scotland, (19 depression laid heavy Britam, the upon National Government did not clien

T including bin although Sull

the pulitical wilderness, he refused to ant defeat and fought against the Govetitment's programme for

India and mument

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By Sirdar

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limits in the mobilisation} If I were asked to name a nuti of national energy. But there is, unfortunately, and phrasophy is the epitome of

the beleaguered British race K another side to the mat- war me. i would unhesitatingly ter. "When the cat Is say that man Was Winston Cur hands away, the mice (to say nothing of the rats) will play," and these rodents, all a doven names, might brea being notoriously con- country ble England where a man cerned with sabotage. y ay and du pretty well any-

thing within reasonable muta would think nothing of uns, the leaders of every poh- seizing an advantage tical party have a right to be con should their natural in greater enemies be detailed for not so at a military duties. It would, therefore, ap- their civilisation. pear to be necessary It is therefore, no small tribute for some other bright to the greatness of this man that i i he is universally acclaimed as thei inventor to apprise the undisputed leader, to sleer the start British authorities of an course to safety in days of such

national gravity here, effective stratagem for coping with a situation so Mr. Churchill's career is epto-| fraught with potential me of the people amongst whom ever

I live here, because no mau of our silent. He spoke in the name of loss and annoyance to the populace, before the con- scription of cats could be considered feasible.

RUMANIAN CIVIL WAR

Russia is alleged to have a hand in the Rumanian disorders though the

When I first heard him in Lon- done some years ago, every word which he spoke may have been unacceptable to me, but I could not help going in the enthusiastic acclamation with which he sank back into his chair on the dais,

tor the man was brutally frank and objectively sincere. He was warning his countrymen of the perils to the Empire.

Ikbal Ali Shah brough, the greatest

“political mistakes" from which in ordinary times there is no forgiveness,

Yet Mr.

was

Churchill's pen active, his tongue never England and ignored his critics

ume has had so much success, st much political buffeting. His and rivals, triumphs have not been mixed

with failure; and yet he has the singular capacity of profiting by his successca, and the wisdom to live down his fallures.

The remarkable fact is that he has never allowed himself "to be¦

broken" by the adversity which has occasionally befallen his poli- tieni career: and that, in common parlance, is the secret of his suc-

cess.

Such, therefore, is Mr. Chur- chill, the descendant of the Great Duke of Marlborough Marl-

military of his time. gentus

Like his grand-sire, Churchill is a fighter to the bitter end.

This does not mean that he is the greatest fighter, but it does mean something which is perhaps equally as great, that is, he has the capacity to survive the hard- est blows, to keep on giving back hard knocks, and of never being completely knocked out.

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No species of life is a greater He did this because he is quite | adversary than one which refuses

devoutly sincere to be killed, but persists in dog-THESE FACTS MAKE visty and about his country, and will stick gedly holding on to the bitter end. to the fight, throwing into it his heart and soul. There is no turn- ing back with Mr. Churchill.

his

If he were of the philosophy of

heroes, victory-or-death garcer would have ended long ago. Nor is he of those who, "run away to fight another day", but something in between these two conceptions.

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The whole course of his actions. ever since he has taken up the reins of the Government during this war proves that he has en- thused this country with some- thing of his own philosophy: or it may be that that faculty was always there in his countrymen, and fie has merely reclaimed them to their true heritages.

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facts rather suggest that the Gestapo knows far After entering Parliament, Mr. Churchill was President of the more about the course of Board of Trade, Home Secretary, attitude of mind as sincerity for thing said than this: that a count-

I feel I am right in defining his

Never, therefore, was a truer events than the Kremlin. First Lord

of the Admiralty, the service of his race. The baffl- The Government of Gen-Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan- ing thing is that his is no blind try gets the government it deser-

caster, Minister of Munitions, Col-patriotism as of one who would deserves

ves. England has the leader she a fighter to the end, éral Antonescu is unsatis-onial Secretary, Secretary for Air, say "My country, right or wrong,' who is ready to give as good as factory to the Nazis be- Secretary for War and Chancellor for that would be more in keep-he gets.

of the Exchequer; First Lord again, ing with Germanic doctrines, cause it is losing touch and then to-day Prime Minister. with the Rumanian peo-

During the last war, the Conser- ple. It is not able to in-vatives, who welcome him as their spire them to give their leader now, demanded his removal from the Admiralty. He went to whole-hearted efforts tp France to serve, and later won the "new order." The back his way to eminence as the

Minister of Munitions. Third Reich needs pup- pets that can keep their peoples in line.

Even electors rejected him twice on the collapse of the Conlition Government of 1022, and yet he

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When the thunder of the guns, It is a genuine desire to see hits and the dust of bombed houses is no more, you will still And people enjoy that which is their legitimate due; their rightful place Mr, Churchill, albeit with band-

To these qualities his gifts of shaking. writing and speech making should enemy: for he is not be added. Before the War of "dying-kind", nor will he let his 1914-1918 when he went to Dun- people lie down and do nothing. dee .to address his constituents, He will lead them on, and he who win in the the fish-wives and factory girls fubts longest must mobbed him in sheer happiness, end,

of the