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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 30, 1941.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

GERMANY TASTES

REAL WAR

It does not make much difference whether the treaty concluded between Russia and Great Britain is technically known as a formal alliance or merely as an "association," "co- belligerency" or "joint action." The treaty in any case embodies what really essential agreement for mutual assistance and an agree- ment by both parties not to make a separate peace.

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TROJAN HORSE-SLIGHTLY SHOPSOILED

If Hitler is to be defeat- ed, he is obviously more likely to be defeated by collaboration on the part of his opponents than by its absence. If Russia has everything to stop Hitler's drive at some point but one element, and the British are able to supply that element, it would be folly to withhold it for mere ideological rea- sons. Perhaps what Bri- tain can most quickly supply are strategists and technicians; and these have already begun to ar- rive. The moral gains on 'both sides are immediate. It has strengthened Rus- sian morale to have this clear evidence of British help, it will bolster British morale to have a Russian

When war came to Britain in, September, 1939, the women promise, granted at this England were not wholly unpre- moment, not to make a pared. As far back as a year and separate peace. But what- had heard the premonitory rum- a half before the outbreak they ever help the British give blings. Out of their awareness was born the Women's Voluntary to Russia will doubtless Services, with a present enroll- be extended not on senti- ment of close to a million, Also mental but on cold-blood-numbering a quarter of a million, there is the Housewife's Service, ed strategic grounds. It is a policy not of "aid Russia" but of "stop Hit- "What the government needs is ambulance driving and

ler" that will have the widest British and Ameri- can support.

Victoria Would Be Surprised

of

which cooperates with two million Their story goes like this: women in neighbourhood defence.

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was in

for civil defence, That May, 1938, All that he really expected to get out of the meet- ing was the cooperation of women with the Air-Raid Precautions

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take

"May I run a canteen?"

or

local residents. The W.VS co- throw from the Houses of Parlia- local authorities. It undertakes In Tothill Street, В stone's operates with the government and ment, where the W. V. S. estab-work only at their request lished headquarters, these ques-with their approval. A wife) tions were answered a thousand every sense of the word! At the times a day. Borough Councils and the govern- left in the service.

wedding of the government and With the local authorities, the the WVS. the word "obey" was ment, the women factories days on end. Schools, offices and consulted for

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A.R.P. are paid. The

women only Σ maid-of-all-work,"

sixty-, ven Samuel Hoare, the Home Secre- lectures

sald Sir work all over Britain. Draft

unpaid workers are treated the same as the paid tary, as war

and memoranda

kept ones, clouds gathered in

They hold a letter of ap- Europe. "And who but women

pointment from the chairman can provide that service?"

providing that a month's notice be On top of these suc-

given either way. Nothing is left He called Lady Reading, widow

to chance and every worker pos- cesses the British are of the one-time Viceroy of India,

sesses a keen sense of respon- pounding Western Ger- to discuss the recruiting of women

sibility. Expenses for equip- ment, postage, heat and lighting many as never before.

in offices are paid by the govern- Regardless of the out-

ment; and the W.V.S. has a pur- chasing department possessing a come in Russia, the Nazis

licence to buy "ex quota." beyond doubt are suffer-movement which

was sweeping conditions.

pace with the rapidly changing Another branch of the W.VS. the country at that time.

The organisation which shies ing very heavy casualties

away from the "Now if bombs should fall,

grew with every emergency and domestic role is the committee that there. The German peu- good idea to have women instruct/competent women who were willing and dealing with goods senti

don't you think it would be

produced a limitless supply of deals in shipping and in forward- ple themselves are at last householders to protect themselves pay, to give help in any part of Lady Reading is personally res- ing, without acknowledgment or from overseas for distribution. beginning to taste the full and the corr unity?" he asked horrors of war. For the think that

Lady Reading And don't you

the country where it was needed ponsible for overseas and pur- wonen should

chasing departments, and it is she first time since the war jobs in the Air-Raid Precautions What England got out of that

who deals

directly with the Services in their began, the Nazis lack air

own local dis- meeting

American was more

Red Cross. than eight boatloads of supplies leave Five to maid-of-all-work-a wife. Who superiority over all

Lady Reading agreed. It was but a wife could cook, nurse, sew,

American shores for England an excellent plan cupied points. They are was so good that the organisation ances, manage clothing depots, run Woots, layettes and relief goods in fact it, wash dishes, knit, drive ambul weekly. To date 360 ships bear- ing 910 consignments of clothing, getting the kind of came into being then and there canteens-mobile

with the weighty title of Women's oties scrub children, hunt billets, and that in spite of Hitler's U-

and stationary punishment with which Voluntary Services for Air-Raid evacuate children and old people boats. Only eleven cargoes had had been received and distributed they have so often threat- Precautions.

from untenable areas? Who but a bech lost. ened others. They can no the organisation was made known ment how to spend money to the Mushroom growth cannot be

When news of the founding of wife could advise the govern- longer bully the rest of it was as if a three-bell fire alarm best advantage? As the scope of attributed to the W.V.S. From the world with impunity. solely for the cars of the women. the organisation was changed to Women to the present enrollment had been rung throughout Britain the work increased the name of the original membership of five They may yet win in Rus- The response erwhelming. Women's Voluntary Services for of almost a million the progress sia, after greater sacri- in London on with only W.VS, that name has stuck.

Inquiries foc

feadquarters Civil Defence. Abbreviated to was gradual. The group works With an advisory coʻîncil of rè- fices than they had the Air-Raid recautions limited when the government "Givided presentatives fron. over sixty counted upon. But the in first-aid posts, auxillary are thirteen regions, each of walchy religious, political, profes

the duties of these women to work England, Scotland and Wales into women's organisations in the coun- conquest of Britain now services, report points and at wars provided with a nucleus sional social including Girl seems more remote than enough. The women asked for down

ambulance driving. It wasn't government in case of break- Guides and women's institutes

of communications, the Nor can the W.V.S. be called at any time in the last more work to do a variety of commissioner in charge was part of the army. It is a civilian twelve months; and wished to serve their country.

Work, any kind of work, They given, as his opposite number, a wartime organisation. It includes American aid to Britain"What can I do about national

W.V.S. regional administrator,

who give all or part of HONG Under each regional administra- their time to making themselves. has increased from a 'defence?"

tor are opposite numbers in each useful and alleviating distress. It www.te do I go to kea of the local authorities the chain has not a colonel, or sergeant ckle to an ever-broad- course in first aid?" ning stream.

"Do you give lessons in hom right down to village and even no army discipline: it dispenses extending from County Councils major. It has no drills, no salutes, nursing?":

hamlet representatives. All are Continued on Pago

tricts?"

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