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THE COLONY'S FINANCES

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1950."

WINSTON CHURCHILL'S WAR MEMOIRS, THE THIRD BOOK

The

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THE GRAND ALLIANCE

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Australia's losses

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during is most anxious time for Australia. We are all very grate- ful to you for the 'courage you showed and the help you güve, I am the galker by our personal

through friendship. I went similar experience when I was removed from the Admiralty al Australian Government,(

when I could have A moment weakened by the loss of its ablest given the Anzacs a fair chance figure, had a majority ot only of victory at the Dardanelice. one, and were confronted in this is always a comfort in such cir- grievous perlod by a party. Op- cumstances to feel sure one has position thirsting for local powdt. done one's duty and one's beat In spite of the difference which My wife and family send their I have mentioned; it was with regards. great regret that I learned of Mr. Menzies' fall. I sent him the Our relations with Mr. Fudden's following telegram:

Government, and afterwards with Prime Minister to Mr. Menzies. Mr. Curtin's Labour Administra-

28 August 41.

tien, were not

as they While I scrupulously abstain had been with their predecessors, Constitutional reform in from all interference

nce in Aust- and one sharp divergence harm- I cannot resist ful to our war effort occurred. Hong Kong still tarries, and rallan politics, af a time when electoral pro- telling you with what sorrow The new Government, under hard have learned of your resignation, pressure from its opponents, was cesses have penetrated even

You have been at the helm dur- much concerned about the post- to Darkest Afrien, this Colonying these two terrible years of tion of the Australian division in carries on without them. But storm, and you were with us here Tobruk. They desired to collect. a more comprehensive inquisi- tion on the státe of the Co- lony's finances could hardly have been carried out even had we possessed a full- fledged elected Council, with an unofficial majority as in Singapore. The most valuable piece of work of all was the close and detailed analysis of the Estimates by Mr. Martin, at the Reform Club meeting. he left the In most cases figures to speak for them- selves. The unofficial mem- bers of Council elaborated their arguments on various Items forcefully and lucidly. The public now have a fairly clear picture of the whole position.

-The objection to the pro- posed 50 per cent increase in the Salaries Tax is general, and in our opinion, valid. It is valid not because it is ex- cessive in the light of our needs and the extremes to which direct taxation has gone in the United Kingdom and in certain other parts of the world, but because it is paid by so few, and because it is of doubtful necessity. A variety of alternative forms has been suggested to make up the deflcita deficit small in itself and improbable in the event.

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By Winston Churchill

with

of prolonged consultation the Naval and Air Commanders In the Middle East.

harmful from every point of view.

I enlisted the good offices of

Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, Minister of State, now installed in Cairo. Prime Minister to Minister of

State,

strongly

10 Sept. 41. Impossible that Auchinleck should suppose we do not agree with him (about the Australians You will see from his telegram

in Tobruk). My whole series of that if you insist upon the reller telograms, including especially of the Australians in Tobruk. It mine of September 11 to Fadden, is physically impossible for it to which was repeated to Auchin- be completed in time for you to Icch

leck and is now repeated to you make the statement you desire to herewith, shows how the Commonwealth Parliament we deprecate Australian resolve by the middle of this month. In to quit the line at this juncture, fact only half could be removed Moreover, I particularly stimul during the moonless period of ated Auchinleck when he was at September, and the ather halt home not to prejudica defence of would have to be removed dur-Tobruk by making a needless Ing the latter half of October, relief, which is the very time when all preparations for the offensive will be Intense, and when the preparatory work of the Alr Force will demand their com-

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THE GERMAN ATTACK ON RUSSIA

their troops in the Middle East into one force in order to giva pensable. And if they are then an opportunity for refresh pruned in one department ment. restoration of discipline. they sprout anew in another. and re-equipment, and to satisfy The evil has grown so great public opinion in Australia, that it, promotes a feeling of Anxiety felt futility if not of despair, which

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the enemy's rear areas, dumps, 'und airfields....

I was astounded

I was astounded at Australian. Government's -decision being sure it would be repudiated by Australla if the facts could be made known. Allowances must be made for Govern- ment with a majority only of one faced by a bitter Oppo sition, parts, of which at least are Isolationist in outlook.

It is imperative that no pub- lic dispute should arise be- tween Great Britain and Aus-

tralia. All personal feelings must therefore be subordinated to appearance of unity. Trou- ble has largely arlsen through our not having any British in- fantry divisions in the various actions, thus leading the world and Australia to suppose that we are fighting our battles with Dominion troops only.

I am telegraphing to Auchin- leck to assure him of Chiefs of Staff's full agreement with his inilitary views.

Thus the personal difficulty was smoothed over for the mom ent, but the actual operation of

Good Morning

"Hong Kong textiles raised in Common"

I do hope they were cloan.

4

Chicago pliot sees flying saucer as big as a DC-3. I am still wondering, however: Of course, it's easy to see à DC.

did they

plan it in a planet? Incidentally, did you notice

that

n couple of Brazilims were as I heard of them they word offering to sell the darned things? flying off to gaol. The public. might have liked their saucers, but not their sauce.

Tokyo University, bins Communists.

Another cell out.

More brass tax.

D'you think there's a possibility they may budge on the budget?

"Russians taking over Country Club in Shanghai,"

Thus doth the old aristoCTRCY give way to the new, and chivalry depart to the Vale of Avalanche.

No, Myrtle, i licence for that

first thing

need a do

don't hawking I in the morning,

Pak it up.

Karachi editor says Pakistanis are much better informed that the British and Americans.

"Most girls like their husbands to be healthy-looking," saya П writer.

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With bright blue eyes and nice rosy cheques.

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Li Tsung-len plans a third government for China,

He'll have to find somebody who is still able to recognise the new regime. Of course, there's always Monaco and San Salvador. Doxy? Well, paradoxy

Pearl Buck, who has i persuaded millions of Americans that the

In

and Chungking. Chinese Kweilln are precisely the same as the citizens of Kansas City and

removing the last of the Austra-Wichita, now has a new theory. Hans in October still hung over It is quite impossible, she says,

us.

for the U.S. to recognise the latest regime in China, but it must make every endeavour to become friendly with it.

Prime Minister to General Au- chinleck, 29 September, 41.

All now depends upon the battle. It may well be that you will be granted by the on- emy the time you have asked. But every day's delay is dearly | baby." purchased in the wider sphere. "Boy or girl?"

The prize is Turkey, whose ac-

tion may well be

determined

by Victory in Cyrenaica.

I hope to persuade the Aur-

tralian

Government not to

hamper you by pulling out.

•

"Congratulate me, boys; today

I became the father of a bouncing-

"I don't know. It hasn't stopped bouncing yet.”

comradeship in the present atruggle.

their last two brigades from Mr. Curtin's Government ad- Tobruk in the October moon-hered to the docision of their pro-. -.. less period.

decessors, and I was forced to inform General Auchinlock that the relief must proceed.

I now reported the whole post- tion to Mr. Fadden, making an- other strong appeal, The reply was abdurate, but at this moment Mr. Fadden's Government defeated in

division

On the night of October 35 the operation so greatly desired by was both Australian parties was at- on the tempted under conditions of great- Budget, and an Australian La- danger, and not without appreci bour Government with a similar able loss. I telegraphed the majority of one was formed un- news to Mr. Curlin. der Mr. Curtin. But the new Prime Minister to Prime Minister Government was equally opposed of Australia. 26 October, 41.

Our to our request, and it wit be well

fast minelayur, "Latona," to complete the account of this unhappy episode..

destroyer

Prime Minister to Prime Minister. of Australia. 14 October, 41.

I feel it right to ask you to reconalder once again the issue raised in my telegram to your predecessor. 1 have heard again from General Auchinleck that he would be very greatly convenienced K helped and

If, however, you insist that the Australian troops must be with- drawn, orders will be Issued accordingly irrespective of the cost entailed and the injury to I trust that future prospects,

the remaining Australian you will weight very carefully [troops could stay in Tobruk the immenso responsibility which until the result of the DD- you would assume before history proaching battle is decided, by depriving Australia the

will not repeat the arguments glory of holding Tobruk tili vic-

which I have already used, but I will only add that it you felt tory was won, which otherwise,

not able to consent it would by God's help, will be theirs for

expose your troops any un- duc or invidious, risks, and ever.....

bo would at the same time taken very kindly as an act of

of

This proved vain, and 1 bad Prime Minister to Mr. Fadden.

choice but to reply:

15 Sept. 41. Orders will at once be given in accordance

decision. with your The maintenance of secrecy for the present is of the highest con- sequence to all,

To Auchlinieck I telegraphed: Prime Minister to General Auchinleck.

17 Sept. 41.

Two of them will, we hope, be given full consideration by the Government. They ure an annual registration fee for business firms and a personal registration fee. Mr. d'Almada estimated that 12,000 out of 21,000 business firms in the Colony are exempt from the Business Profits Tax. The total figure is little more than half that mentioned by the senior unofficial member, but even so, at a rate of $300 per year, the yield would almost wipe out the doubtful deficit. As to the registration fee for persons, which at $5 per head

They were also anxious about to lively resentment the "decline in health-resistance" per annum would also meet the deficit figure, it would when the bureaucracy gets of their troops in the fortress and constitute no great hardship lordly precedence in housing the danger of a catastrophie re- and claims. It is no comfort to sulting from further decline and on any wage-earner

Inability to withstand

a deter- would enable the hundreds of know that under Communism mined attack. They therefore de- thousands who have flocked to privilege and preference aremanded their immediate relief by this Colony for refuge to pay even more marked.

other forces. Auchinleck protested against this change, some small contribution to the

strongly At the Reform Club meeting amenities they enjoy here. Mr. Martin softened up his pointing out the difficulties of the relief and the derangement of To many of them it will be a hearers with a deluge of his plan for the new offensive. I mere mite, for the proportion figures, only to prepare the tried to reassure the General.

Minister to General of really, well-to-do people ground for the Chairman of Prime

Auchinleck. 6 September, 41. who have come here is un- the Club and his seconder to

I Am pretty sure the Aus- usually high. They do, of expound how much more they trollaus will play the game if the course, make a very consider-wanted both in revenue and in facts are put before them square- ́able indirect contribution to amenities. Doubtless more ly. We do not want either your supply of Tobruk or your other the Colony's prosperity. The things are needed, and many combinations to be hampered. If price they have to pay for of them enlist our warm meeting their demand would do titude, but I have long feared the accommodation is high sympathy, particularly in the tits, let me have the facts to put dangerous reactions, on which also, unhappily, reacts realm of housing, medical, to them. (Australia would not traiian and world opinion of our tolerate anything shabby. Of seeming to fight all our battles on the permanent salaried re-educational, and social ser- courst if it does not make any in the Middle East

only with sident who finds it so hard to vices. When one thinks, of serious difference we ought to Dominion troops. For this

son, apart from destro to re- make ends meet, let alone all the things that are in the meet their wishes,

Upon

representations Inforce you, I have my

constantly save. But such a fee would be air, so to speak, it is impossi- General Auchinleck had managed

pressed sending out some British profitless if additional person-ble to become emotional over to relleve one of the Australian Infantry divisions, Your. deci- nel and machinery were re-a little more or a little less infantry brigade groups in To ion to put 30th British Division bruk and replace it by the in Cyprus was, as you know, taxation... quired to collect it.

Polish Brigade. •Considerable

painful to us. It is the increasing cost of There is, to begin with, the

risks were involved, as I trust the Australian with- government that has made Abercrombie Report. Nobody all the ships were drawni wil not further delay The Com- your offensive, The situation the strongest impression upon has made the faintest estimate tacked by aircraft.

already worsened.. The us. Salaries and allowances of what it will cost, productive mander-in-Chief gave at length has

his reasons for not completing enemy are far better supplied and other expenditure on stale as it may be in the end, this operation, declaring that it with petrol, Atrikan Panzer for a might

further retarda- Corps is now

called- Afrikan make up 40 per cent of the There are demands expenditure. The position is Civil Centro, Stadium, ting of the offensive in the West Panzer Gruppe. By waiting unt

I propose

thero-til you Have an. extra brigade not peculiar to Hong Kong- Museum, Libraries, housing ern Desert."

Tore

"he said, "defnitely to you; magwell find you have to it is a common evil all over for the lower and middle in-

abandon ・the Idea of a further face an extra-division. Your the world, and it is worst in come groups, schools, clinics large-scale reller of Australian movements of transport and Communist countries where and hospitals, help for far-personnel in Tobruk, and to re-formation of dumps must be public complaint is not mers, aid for poor litigants,inforce the garrison at once with noted by the enemy. The whole ent future of the campaign of 1942 anation collbattalion tolerated. The trouble is not more water, and what not. His telegram to Mr. Fadden, with in the Middle East and our re

itions with "NAK that Government officials are Some are a necessity, none can the following appsal: kend

and Russia overpaid. They often find it be dismissed as wanton ex- Prime Minister to Prime Minister are involved.

of Australia,

General Auchinleck for his as hard as other salaried travagance. Loans seem un-

16011 Sept. 41 part was so deeply affronted by people to keep their heads promising in the present unwend you in its entirety the Tadden Government's Dorals above water. Too many ad- certainty and revenue is General Auchinlook's is private tence in their demand that lie ministrators administer those stretched tightly now. Oh telegram to me about relieving wished to tender his resignation Tobruk on the ground that he did not ths confidence of the confidence command a Fromal Aus Australen in Government, Thi (the result; Liworld at the moment, have been

who do the actual work the for the bad old days whe technicians and other pro- dollar wont hourly fessional men who are indis l'as far as it does now

ERVILL

the Australian

-in your discretion.

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I am grieved at Australian at-

Aus-

rep-

PHILIPS

I

new

was sunk and the "Hera damaged

by aly attack last night in going to fetch the last 1,200 AustraTM lians remaining in Tobruk, Providentially, your men were not on board. I do not yet know our casualties Admiral Cunningham reports that

will not be possible to move these 1,200 men till the best dark period, in' November. Everything in human power has been done to comply with your wishes.

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