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WINSTON CHURCHILL'S WAR MEMOIRS: THE SECOND BOOK

THEIR FINEST HOUR

Letter To The President

Before the war the United States was governed by the Neutrality Act, which obliged the President on September 3,

the

new

By Winston Churchill

United

Good Morning

Pacific, North Atlantic

Mediterranean pacts.

and

All most of us want is Just ordinary pax. •

•

to Salgon and other naval and

"Big open air rally, barbecue, bringing air bases, thus

them

From 9 within a comparatively short dis- Good food, good talk,

a'clock. tance of Singapore and the Dutch Bd. If windy, please bring

Programmes 18. Candles East Indies. is reported that torch." the Japanese are preparing five good divisions for possible use na an overscos expeditionary force. We have today no forces in the Far East capable of dealing with this situation should it develop.

Common Cause

We're not nervous.

So we can rest easy becauso America has the mightiest air force, etc. etc. But before Pearl Harbour, America had the might- lent navy, ele, alc... In the face of these dangers we

According to a contemporary must try to use the year 1941 to

woman yesterday, Chinese build up such a supply of wea-said. "I am his 'Lo Kal' (sweet-

aircraft,

and

microben

{1

munch

1939. to place an embargo on American nation. Very friendly insoluble. For these purposes the all shipments of arme of any signals were made to us front

are forming as fast as possible, as of the belligerent nations. Ten Washington direct and also through you are already aware, between days later he had called Con- Canada, encouraging our boldnes 50 and 60 divisions. Even if the Kress to special session to and indicating that somehow or United States were aur Ally, in- Instead of our friend and indispen other a way would be found. consider the removal of this

Mr. Morgenthau, Secretary of

of the able partner, we should not ask ban, which, under the appear Treasury, the cause of the Allies for a large American expeditions: ance of impartiality, virtually had a a tireless champion. The takary army. Shipping, not men, is deprived Great Britain and

Ing over of the French contracts The limiting factor, and the power France of all the advantages of in June had almost drubled our

to transport munitions and sup- the command of the seas in the rate of spending acrom the Ex-piles elatins priority over the

pone, particularly of transport of munitions and sup-change. Besides this we placeil new movemeat by sea of large numbers

both by increased output at home heat.)" Hot stuff.

bombardment, plies. It was not until the end orders for aeroplanos, tanks and of soldiers....

In splic of

and. A correspondent says he was. We Need

through ocean-bome supplies, as of November, 1939, after many merchant ships in every direction, weeks of discussion and agita-and promoted the building of grunt

The danger of Girent Britain be Wi

will lay the foundations of vic-slapped violently on the back by

who in a complete stranger, In view of the tion, that

difficulty Neutrality Act new factories bath in the the

tory. ing destroyed by swift, uver

dlately apologised and said it was Statew and Canada. was repealed, and

Up il November, 1940, we had whelming blow han

a case of mistaken nonentity, for the thine and magnitude of this task, as outlined by all the facts I have .. The principle, of "Cash and Carry" paid for everything we had r being very greatly receded

All COWA lies upon the set forth, to which many others

noon may substituted,

ceived. We had already sold $335, decision for 1941

I feel entitled, euk!

be added, This still preserved the appear-000,000 worth of American shares w Unless we can establish

any bound, to lay before you the

If Miner has his way, At a time when the Farance of strict neutrality for Ame-requisitioned for sterling from our ability to feed this Inland, to

various ways in which the United

The milliona thin will save un East is plagued by civil dis-kuns were as free to on thi part private owners in Britain, We had import the munitions of all kinds

States could unless we

give supreme

Cannot be classed as hay.......... wen-paid out over $4,500,000,000 in which we neeti. turbance and Hong Kong is of the United States, sell

The daughter of wealthy preparing a defence organisato Germany as to the Allies, cush. We had only $2,000,000,000 us our armies to the various decisive help to what is, in cer- however, our seu power left, the greater part in invent theatres where. Hitler and his co-lain aspects, the common cause.

The prime need is to check or local resident was asked at school met, to cope with trouble prevented German traffle, ments, many ur which were nul federate Mussolini amat be

poor potentially as serious as that while Britain and France could readily marketable, it was plain and it them there, and do it the loss of tonnage on the to write an essay about o

to our la- family. She starter off:

"Once as long as they that Wo conald not

omnil this with the assurance of be. Atlantic approaches in Malaya, comes news from "carry" freely

had "cash." Three days after the any longer this why.

able to carry it on till the land. This may be achieved both upon a time there was a poor Even

forces family. of London

The father was poor. rioting

pussage of the new law our Pur- fit we divested ourselves fspirit of the Continental Dictators by increasing the naval

mother headed by all our gold and foreign assets weise time needed by the United

was poor. The Back to their pre-war tricks, chasing Commission,

is bruken, we may full by the way, which cope with the attacks, and The

nding 1 the number of children were poor. The cooks adherents of opposing dieta- Mr. Arthur Purvis, a man of out-could not pay for half we lund and

defensive merchant ships on which we de-

The were poor.

amnahs wero standing ability, began its work, ordered, and the extension of the States to complete her torships, Cominunism and

For the first purpose μυστι The chauffeur was poor. war made it necessary for us to preparations may not be forth- pend. New Gold Fascism. have broken up

have ten times as much. We must

coming.

It is therefore in ship there would seem

the Everybody was poor." each other's meeting, injur-

ping and in the power to trans- following alternatives:

Advice to correspondent: Don't ing spectators and police-

port across the oceans, particularly (1) The reassertion by the United

States of the doctrine of the worry if your hair

falls out. the Atlantle Ocean, that in 1941

freedom of the seas from illegal Suppose It ached and had to be the crunch or the whole war will

barbarous and be foujid

methods pulled out, like teeth.

with warfare, in accordance the decisions reached after the: Kwangtung was the cradle of late Great War, and as freely the Kuomintang, and it's an old accepted and defined by Ger- tradition in China to go home to

in 1335. From this, dic. United States ships countries should be

tion

men.

there.

|

war.

keep somethine in hand to entry

on our daily affaire.

olatement of our

behalf of

many

free to trade with

tn be

•

*

•

"Japan open to tourists.”. against which there is not an the tiger in his cage. effective legal blockade.

Britain entered the war with about $4,500,000,000 in dollars, or in gold and in United Stater in-

Personal Letter The Home Secretary has stments that could be turned Inte foilam. The only way in which

Lothian was confident that in finally acted by banning all these resources could be Increased President and his advisers weir Our shipping losses, the figures political processions in the was by new sold production in the earnestly seeking the best way to for which in recent monthe are

British Empire, mainly of course help us. Now that the election was appended, have been on a scale a London area, a step he an- nounced with regret, adding offorts to export goods, principally In South Africa, and by vigorous

over, the

the moment

net had came, most comparable to that of the In worst year of the last war, Ceaseles discussions ом "It is intolerable that the luxury goods such as whisky, fine the Treasury were proceeding in the five weeks ending November streets of the metropolis woollens and pottery, to the Washington between their repre- 3 loses reached a total of 420,300 should be made u battle-United States. By these means ausentative, Sir Frederick Philips, tons, Our estimate of manual ton-

u ground

for opposing fac-additional $2,000,000,000 were pre- and Mr. Morgenthau. The Ambas-nage which ought to Imported eurod during the first 16 months of andor urged me to write a full in order to maintain our effort at tions."

In a land which prides it-During the period of "The Twil President. Accordingly that Sun- unge entering in September wax position to the full strength is 43m, tons; the ton- self on freedom of speech light War" we were torn between day at Ditchley I drew up, in con- only at the rate of 37m. tons, and and association, this is indeed a vehement desire to order mun ultation with him, a personal let-in October of 18m. tons. Were a regrettable step. but the tions in America and gnawing fear

this diminution to continue at this times are out of joint, and Always in Mr. Chamberlain's day to Roosevelt, am writing you a deed immensely greater replenish- dollar resources dwindled, On November 16, 1 telegraphed rate it would be fatal, unless in- many more restrictions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, very long letter on the outlook for ment than anything at present in freedom may have to be im-Sir John Simon, would

would tell un of posed as time goes on. It is the lamentable state of bur dollar 1941 whigh, Lord Lothian willight could be achieved in time.

thes and

An the Although we are doing all we can the need you in a few days." to be hoped, however, that for conserving them. It was more rechecked by the Chiefs of Staffthods, the difficulty

resources emphasizo

nord document had to be checked and to meet this situation by new me the most extreme care is

of limiting or less accepted that we should and the Treasury, and approved losses is obviously much greater taken to see that the public have to reckon with

probably We lack rigorous by the War Cabinet, it was not than in the last war.. is not enmeshed further in. limitation of purchases from the completed before Lothian's return the assistance of the French Navy. the tangle of prohibitive red United States. We noted, as Mr.

to Washington. On November 26 the Italian Navy and the Japanese said to Stettiniur, “aa tape. During the war, many Purvis once

sent him a message, "I sun stil Navy, and above all of the United liberties were voluntarily we were on a desert island on struggling with my letter to the States Navy, which was of auch

rations which given up in Britain because hecho he could." President, but hope to cable it to vital help to us during the cul-

had meant elaborats ar-the better was dated Decem of the emergency, but these

you in a few days" In its final minating years,

An Excuse our ber 8 and was immediately sent to the President, As it gives a view

short

were not returned when the Penta for eking

Here

In

Their Fate

takers and holders

out

must

ter.

Today's

eserve

The

As the author Lecter and sea. In

fcel

this

been

his

the

sub-

fighting was over. Govern- money.

wo Imported prace

enemy commands ments do not easily abandon freely and made payments as we of the whole situation agreed to ports all around the Northern and power, and can always find ed. When war came we had to by all concerned in London, and Western coasts of France. He is

create

maching which mobilised as it played a reblo par intereasingly

basing a seemingly valid reason for gold and dollars and other private in our fortunes, It

marines, flying-boats and combat its rétention. Provided due sets, which stopped the ill-dis-

instalment contains ex- planes on these ports and on the safeguards are taken, it is posed from remitting their funds tracis from the

letter in its islands off the French coast. We nevertheless necessary to de- to countries where they felt things original form nearly 4,000 words are denied the use of the ports

safe, and fend the people's welfare For

which cut out long) which Mr. Churchill sent or territory of Eire in which to wasteful Imparts and other against the totalitarian fana-penditures.

ex- President Roosevelt, in

organise our coastal patrols by 1840.

fact we have tics who will progressively

In the

last article,

letter now only one effective route of Intensify their activities.

On top of making sure that we covers much more than the dollar entry to the British Isles, namely, The position in Hong Kong did not waste our money, we had problem which prompted it, and the Northern Approaches, against is vastly different from that to see that others went on taking indeed deals with the whole war which the enemy is increasingly at Home.

There the agitat. The countries of the Sterling situation as Mr. Churchill saw it concentrating, reaching ever far-

ther out by U-boat

Stich and action at the time. adopted tors have largely to work in Area were with us: they ado

My dear Mr. President,

long-distance · aircraft bombing. the open-apart of course

the same kind of exchange control As we reach

we

the end of In addition, there have for some from the unseen burrowing polloy so we did and were willing

wer this усаг, of sterling.

you

merchant-ship will months NEXT FLIGHT

Into trade unions and other With othom we made special ar expect me to lay before you rulders, both in the Atlantic and

clo Indian Occans, And the prospects for 1941.

now ዩሮ organisations.

the rangements by which would so with candour and confidence, be

the rine which could

powerful

warship- .25th March, FRIDAY spread of insurrection is them in sterling,

almost wholly underground. used anywhere in the sterling because it seems to me that the raider to contend with as well. vist majority of American citizens We need ships both to hunt Disaffection is stirred up by area, and they undertook to hold have recorded their conviction that down and to escort. Large as aro whispering campaigns, by immediato use and to keep deal a well as the future of our two we do not possess enough it of any sterling for which they had no the safety of the United States our resources and preparations, personal contact with work-inga at the official rates of ox-Democracies and the kind of civili

There is a sec

second field men, by obliquely gulding change. Such arrangements were sation for which they stand, are labour leaders towards a cer- originally made with the Argen-bound up with the survival and may, either by Joining Hitler's danger: the Vichy Government tine and Sweden, but were extend. tain objective. A strike, fort to a number of other countries independence of the British Com-New or

In Europe or through instance, may be Communist on the Continent and in South

monwealth of Nations,

gome manoeuvre, such as forcing The form which this war has us to attack an expedition des motivated, but you will not

America. find Communists at the head.

taken, and seem likely to hold, patched by sea against the Free These arrangements were com- does not enable us to match the French Colonies, and an excuse They are temporarily con- plated after the spring of 1940, immense armies of Germany in for ranging with the Axis Power tent to be behind the throne. and it was a matter of satisfaction theatre where their main the very considerable

able undamaged and

tribute " Many of Reds in Honk we were able to achieve can, however, by the

sterling power can be brought to boar. We naval forces still under its con- If the French Navy, wern Kong are known to the au- maintain them in elreunt power and alr thorities, but understandably | stances of such difficulty. In this German armies, meet the to join the Axia, the control of In regions where West Africa would pa Im- many others are not, and it way we were able to go on dealing only comparatively small forces med lately into thoir hands, with would be easy for unknown, with most parts or the world in can be brought into action.

We the trained. agitators from the sterling, and to conserve most of must do our best to prevent the communicatoquace to our: between the North to enter the Colony our precious gold and dollars for German domination of Europe Northern and Southern Atlantic. United spreading into Africa and into and also affecting Dakar and of every day, if the occasion our purchases. In the

Statos.

Southern Asia. . We have niso course thereafter South America. arose. So, however skilled When the war exploded into to maintain in constant rea- A third sphere of danger is in they may be, and remarkable hideous reality in May, 1940, we diness, in this island arples the Far East Here it seems though their knowledge of were conscious that a new.ors had strong enough to make the clear that Japan is thrusting:

dawned in Anglo-American rois- the underworld is our police do From the time I formed the problem of an overseas invasion Southward through and defence chiefs are to now Government and Sir King some extent working in the ley Wood became Chancellor of

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(2) It would, I suggest, follow An American farmer has mado

that

be given model of New York out of a protection should to this lawful trading by Unlled huge cheese. He denies that mice States forces. i.c., escorting helped him with the subways. battleships, cruisers, destroyers and air flotfiles, The protec- "Oh, mother, I could never tion would be immensely more marry him. He's got red hair," effective if you were able to "I know, my child, but haven't obtain bases in Eiro for the you notleed It's beginning to fall duration of the

wor. I think out?" it is improbable that such pro tection would provoke a de- with his assistant. He loved her A stage magician fell in love claration of war by Germany from the first moment ho sawed upon

the United States, though sca Incidents of #

dangerous character would

from time to time occur. Herr Hitler has shown himself in- clined to avoid the Kaiser's mistake. He does not wish to be drawn into war with the

until United Statesa

he has gravely undermined the power of Great Britain, His maxim in "One at a time."

to

The Control

The policy I have ventured culline, or something like decisive it would constitute a oct ol constructive non belligerency by the United

than States, and, more other measure, would make it certain that British resistance could be effectively prolonged for the desired period and vie- tory gained.

any

(3) Failing the above, the gift, Ipan, or supply of a large num- ber of American vessels of war, above all

destroyers, already

in the Atlantie is indispensable

her.

molestation by enemy vessels of the approaches to the new line of naval and air

bases which the United States is es- tablishing in British islands in the Western Hemisphere? The strength of the United States Naval Forces is such that the assistance in the Atlantic that they could afford us, an-des- cribed above, would not jeo pardise the control of the Pacific.

the

(4) We should also then need good officer of the United States and the whole influence of its Government, continually exerted, to procure for Great Britain the necessary facilities upon the Southern and Western shores of Eire for our flotillas, and all more important, for Dur aircraft, working to the Westward into the Atlantic..

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