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· BRITAIN'S · PREMIER SAYS-

"WE SHALL SEEK NO

NO TERMS”

"FIGHTING ALONE, BUT NOT FOR

OURSELVES ALONE

Mr. Winston Churchill Broadcasts Inspiring Message To People

LONDON, JULY 15 (REUTER)-REFERRING TO THE POSITION IN BRITAIN, MR WINSTON CHURCHILL, IN HIS BROADCAST LAST EVENING, SAID THAT “ALL WE CAN SAY, IS THAT ANY PLÁN FÖR INVADING BRITAIN WHICH HITLER MADE TWO MONTHS AGO MUST HAVE HAD TO BE ENTIRELY RECAST IN ORDER TO MEET OUR NEST POSITIONS.

Frenchwomen wherever they may be, who in the darkest hour did not despair with reprochen.

We must prepare not for the suimper but for the winter, not only for 1941 but also- for 1942 when the war will, I trust, take a different form from the defensive' in which it has up to now been bound

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"During the last fortnight the British Navy. In addition to blockading what is left of the German fleet and chasing the Ita- lian fleet, had had imposed upon it the sad duty of putting effec- tually out of action for the duration the capital, ships of the French Navy.

"These.

under

the armistice terms signed in the railway poach at Compiegne, would have been placed within the power of Nazi Germany. The transfer of these ships to Hitler would have "endan. gered the security both of Britain and the United States. We there- fore, had no choice but to act us we did and to act forthwith. Our painful task is now completed

FAIR WARNING

"Although unfinished the battle-.

"Let us turn. therefore, ta the future. Today is the Four- teenth of July, the National festival of France A year agu In Paris I watched a stately parade down the Champs Ely see of the French Army and the French Empire. Who could foresee what the course of a year would bring Who can foresee what the course of other years will bring? "Faith is given to us, as a nel

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"When you have a friend and comrade at whose side you have faced tremendous strug- cles and your friend is mitten down by a stunning blow, it may be necessary to make sure that the weapon that is fallen from his hand shall not be added to the resources of your common enemy,

FRIENDS

BUT YOU NEED NOT BEAK MALICE RECAUSE YOUR

CRIES OF DE LIRIUM AND GESTURES OF AGONY, YOU MUST NOT "ADD TO HIS PAIN, YOU MUST WORK FOR HIS RECOVERY,

READY TO HELP "The association of interests

GENERAL

Freedom And Liberty

N.Z. PREMIER ON

"WE WILL PULL THROUGH"

EIRE READY FOR EVENTUALITIES

WAR EFFORT

LONDON, July 15 (Reuter)-"We WELLINGTON, July 15 (Reuter may be in a rather tight corner --A call to New Zealand to produce soon. but that is nothing new to more was made by the Primeus and with God's help and the Minister, Mr. Fraser, in a broad-courage of our people we will pull Cast speechE.

this old land through," declared He declared that every ad Mr. Aitken, Minister for the Co- ditional ounce produced in the ordination af Defence Measures in felds and the workships Was a Eire, speaking at a recruiting meet- blow for liberty, an that every ing at Dundalk yesterday ship laden with food which sailed

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"Every civilian, must realise that to Britain was a hammer strike his district might become the scene for freedom

of military operations at any time Every penny contributed towards and, in such a case, they should war and patriotic funds or Na-not hamper the Army, nor tional security was ammunition to operate with or assist the enemy win the war.

"Let us unite.aur efforts to work as we have never worked before." he concluded,

happen to France, to the French Army, to the French people. the leaders of the French people?

to.

in any way.

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"People should familiarise them- selves with voices over the radio of Elrean announcers and not be misled by enemy propaganda which might be sent over the radio"

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"We have seen how, Hitler pre

LONDON, Juny 15" (Reuter)- pared, in scientific detall, planes The King has approved of the ex- for destroying neighbour Coun

tension of office for one year, from tries of Germany. He had his January next, of Vice-Admiral plans for Poland and his plans for Sir Bumphrey Walwyn, as Norway; he had his plans for ernor and Command-in-Chief of Denmark, he had his plans al

Newfoundland. worked out for the doom of the peaceful and trustful Dutch, and ot course for the Belgians. We

he-undermined and overthrown..

have seen how the French were

ship Jean Bart still rests in a and comfort, when we stand in are tween Britain and France remains

to

comes more widespread and .. becomes more inland. "Around all lies the power the Royal Navy. With over 요

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Moroccan harbour and there are a before the unfurling of the stroll The cause remains, a duty escap- YEARS OF PLANNING number of French warships at Tou-of naman destiny. and I proclaimable remains, and so long as our that there is

"We may, therefore, be "SIFA thousand armed ships under the Ion and in various French ports all my faith that some of us will live pathway to victory is not impeded. built up over years, for destroy seas, the Navy which is capable a. plan, perhaps | White Ensign patrolling the over the world. These are not in to see the Fourteenth of July when are ready to discharge such offices ing Great Britain which, after of transferring its a condition, or of a character, to a liberated France will once again of goodwill towards the French all, has the honour

forces very disarrange our preponderance of rejoice in her greatness and in her Government as may be possible and

be his readily to the protection of naval power. As Tong. therefore, glory, and once again stand for-to foster trade and help in the aI can say is that any plan for be threatened.

main and foremost enemy, All part of the Empire which may as they make no attempt to return ward as a champion of freedom ministration of those parts of the

la capable to ports in Germany and Italy we and the rights of man."

great French Empire which are not

invading Britain which Hitler of keeping open our communica- shall not molest them in any way. "When that day dawns, ag dawn cut off from captive France, but made two months ago must have tions with the New World from "That melancholy phase of our rela- it will, the soul of France will tuin which maintain their freedom.

had to be entirely recast in order whom, as the struggle deepens, tions with France" has, so far as with comprehension and with kind-|

to meet our new position

increasing ald will come. we are concerned, come to an end." Iness to those Frenchmen and

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"Subject to the iron demands of war which we are waging against Hitler and all his works, we shall try to conduct "ourselves so that every true French heart will" beat and glow at the way we are carry ing on the struggle. And that not only, France but all oppressed coun-.. fries in Europe may feel that each British victory is a stap towarda the liberation of the continent from the foulest thraldom into which it has ever been cast.

"All goes to show that the war will be long and hard, Ne one can tell where it will spread. One thing is certain - the peoples of Europe will not be ruled for long by the Nazi Gestapo, uor will the world yield itself to Hitler's gospel of hatred and domination. "And now it has come to us to stand alone at the breech and face the Worst that the tyrants" might, and in enmity, can do. Bearing ourselves humbly before God, but conselous that we serve an unfailing ourpose, we are ready to defend our native land against the vaston by which it is threa tened

**TWD months' ago, any months ago, our first and main effort was to keep our best army in France, sЛ opr regular troops, at our output of munitions and a very large part of our air force had to be sent to France and main- tained in action there, "Now we have it all at home, never before, in the last war or in this, have we had in this island

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"Is it not remarkable that aftet ten months of unlimited U-boat and attacks upon "commerce, our food reserves ste higher than they have ever been? And we bavé, substantially, a larger tonnage under our OWN flag, apart from the hundreds of foreign ships that we had at the beginning of the war.

SUNLIGHT AHEAD "Why do I dwell upon this? an army comparable in quantity: Not, surely, to induce any slack equipment or numbers to thatening of effort or vigilance. Ond which stands on guard

here the contrary this must be re tonight, We have 1,500,000 men doubled and we must prepare not HOW under arus tonight analogly for the summer but for the every week in June and July winter, not only for 1941 but for nas seen their organisation, their 1942, when the war, I trust, "wil defences and their striking power take a different form from the advanced by leaps and bounds. defensive in which it as up

till now been bound.

"No praise is too high for the officers and men. BYD, and the civilians who have made this immense trans- formation in 50 short time.

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"I dwell upon these elements of Our strength, upon these elements of our strength, upon these resources which we have mobilised and controlled, I dwell THE HOUSE GUARD On it and them because it is right "Behind the soldiers of the re- to show that a good cause can gular army is the means, for the command means of survival, and destruction of parachutists and that while we toll through a WE AWAIT, UNDISMAYED

air borne invaders and any trai- dark valley we can see the sun- "We are fighting by ourselves tors who may be found in our light in the uplands beyond. alone, but we are not fighting for midstand. I do not believe there "I stand at the head of a Gov ourselves alone. Here In this strong "are many, Woe betide them, trnment representing all parties city of refuge whichi' enshrines the they will bet a short shift... in the State, all creeds and all title deeds of human progress and,

"Behind the regular army we classes and every recognizable [ts of a deep corisequence to Chris, have more than a million of local section of opinion....

tian civilisation; here girt about defence volunteers, or as they "We are supported by a free are much better called, the Home Parliament, by a free Press, Guard. These officers and men, but there is one point which unités a large proportion of whom have us all and it sustains us in public been through the last War, have regard," namely, as It is ind the strongest desire to attack and creasing becoming known, we are to come to close quarters with prepared, to proceed to all ex- the enemy, wherever he may ap tremities to endure them and pear.

enforce them. That is our point “Should the invader-come-to-of-unier in his Majesty's-Gay- Britain there will be no passive ernment. lying down of the people, noWAE OF THE PEOPLE submission before him as we "It is only in times like these have seen, alas! in other countries, can nations preserve. their free- We shall defend every village, dom and thus only can

they every town and every city. The uphold the cause entrusted to vast mass of London itself, fought, their care. But all depends now street by street. could rather upon the whole life and strength ste London laid in ashes and ruins of the British race in every part than it should be tamely and of the world, and all of our 580- abjectively enslaved,

ciated people and all our well

by the seas and oceans where the Navy reigns, shielded from above by the staunchness and devotion of our airmen, we await, undlamaved; an impending assault.

"Perhaps it will come. to- night Perhaps it come next week. Perhaps it will never come. We must show ourselves equally capable of meeting a sudden violent shock or what is perhaps a harder test, a pro- longed vigli.

"BUT BE THE ORDEAL SHARP OR LONG "OR BOTH WE SHALL SEEK NO TERMS AND WE SHALL TOLERATE NO PARLEY. WE MAY SHOW MERCY WE ·SHALL ASE NONE"

who cannot measure our resources

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"I can easily understand now the "I am bound to state these wishers in every land doing their sympathetic onlookers across the facts because it is necessary to utmost night and day, giving Atlantic or the anxious friends in inform our people of our in-all, daring all and enduring all yet unravaged countries of Europe tention and thus assure them to the utmost.

GREAT WEEK FOR RAF.

This is no war of chieftains or dur resolve, may have feared for This has been a great week or princes or dynasties or na our survival when they saw so for the Royal Air Force and for tional ambitions; it is a war of many states and kingdoms torn to the Fighter Command. They have the people and of causes. There pieces in a few weeks or even in shot down more than five to one are vast numbers not only in this days, by the monstrous forces of German. aircraft) which have land but in every land who will the Nazi machine

tried to molest our convoys in render faithful service in this the Channel

POISONED BY INTRIGUEZ "But Hitler has not yet been withstood by a great nation with & will power equal to that of his own. Many of these countries have been poisoned by intrigue before they were struck down by violence. They have been rotted within before they were s

smitten without How else can you explain what has

These are of course only preliminary encounters of the

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