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*ALL 1 WANT I S PEACE, !''

The Premier Made

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HE following is the full text of the Prime Minister's broadcast: "The last time I broadcast

Hongkong on the date of publications by to you was on the 3rd of

the United Press Associations, who re-

serve all tights and forbid republication. September, and it was to tell

alsher wholly or in part without previou Arrangement

mollifying hope,

you that we were at war with Germany. The catas- trophe which I had striven

Speech

Bring the full text of the Premier's broadcast on November

25, and which was, air-mailed to Hongkong.

of the men in our Merchant Navy and in the warships which escort them.

at short notlee and at great, incon- venience to their owners and ec- cupants. Heavy taxation luas cut into "It may be that some of you who incomes and imposed severe restric-

serving at sen in his Majesty's ships

Risk Of Sudden Air Attack

ant

own pledged word whenever. It finds it convenient. If the Ger- man people can be convinced that that spirit is as bad for them- colves as for the rest of the world, they will abandon it. I wo can secure that they do abandon it without bloodshed, so much the better; but abandoned It must be. That is our war aim and we shall persevere in this struggle until we have attained

"When we come to peace sima we are dealing with something - to be achieved in conditions we cannot ot present foresee. Our definition of

An Unfettered Right

"Lastly, in such a Europe, arma-

preserva-

Fire Traps

NOTHING more disappointing so hard to prevent had come are listening to me are yourselves tions upon expenditure, has occurred in recent years in upon us, thanks to Hitler's or in the vessels which maintain our

unbridled ambition, and there supplies from overseas. I should like "Then again there are the dally them can therefore only be in the Legislative Council than the was nothing left for us to do you to know what we are thinking irritating inconveniences of restric- most general terms, but there can eloquent silence at last week's but to set our teeth and, with and at a nut less trener that you are tons of various kinds, not forgetting be no harm in declaring the broad

of a ruthless enemy that you are meeting concerning the Shang-our friends and Allies, to put a facing day and night. Upon you has the black-out and the difficulty and principles on which we should desire hai Street fire tragedy. Pre-stop to this policy of domination hitherto fallen the brunt of the war, discomfort of travelling. Most of tb found them.

Our desire, then, when we have and we cannot be sufficiently greatful these hardships and inconveniences MOUTRIE & CO., LTD. sumably the loss of more than which had so long disturbed the to you or the cool and steadfast have been brought about by the achieved our war him would be to: two score lives, caused by the peace of Europe. I had always courage with which you have carried necessity of providing against attacks establish a new Europe, not new in destruction of tenement fire hoped that it would never fall on your tasks. We do not forget that from the air. Some of them may the sense of tearing up all the old traps, is not to be regarded as

to my lot to have to make that the safety of these Islands depends seem now to have been unnecessary, frontler posts and redrawing the map But if they had come, as but a Europe with a new spirit in anything more than an affair decision, but when the time came on the untiring watchfulness of our since the air raids have not taken according to the ideas of the victors,

scamen, as it has done ever since place.

everyone expected, and had found which the nations which inhabit t I did not and could not hesitate the days of Queen Elizabeth.

us unprepared you would have blom- will approach their dimeuities with between tenants and landlords, to take it, for I knew that the "Others of my listeners may be ed the Government for its neglect. goodwill and mutual tolerance. To this view we cannot sub-liberties of all free peoples and serving in the Army, some in distant Even now we cannot assume that the "In such a Europe fear of aggres- gorrisons overseas, some in France, Germans will not change their tactics slon would have ceased to exist, and scribe. This is just as urgent à our own were at stake.

some again keeping perpetual vigil and make a sudden aftack from the such adjustments of boundaries as matter of public concern as any

"And to-day, after just twelve over their guns on the home front. air upon this country. We must not would be necessary would be thrush- departmental campaign for weeks of war, I am speaking to For you the time for conflict has not therefore rashly disperse with our ed out between neighbours sitting an you again, happily with health-yet arrived, but we know that you safeguards, but we are constantly equal terms round a table, with the saving lives from

cholera or and strength unimpaired and use cheerfully enduring the monotony revising the existing restrictions, and help of disinterested third parties, if

and discomforts that inevitably attend we shall certainly relax them when it were so desired. small-pox.

with complete confidence in our the routine of preparation, and that ever we feel that we can do so There might be some excuse ultimate victory. Of one thing when the day of battle comes you without undue risk to the publle for apathy if the public could you can be sure. We shall not will be ready to meet it as your safety.

"In such a Europe it would be fathers were before you. reasonably hope that the Yau- follow the German example of

"I do not think I need say more recognised that there can be no last- Tributo To The Air Force about restrictions which are imposed ing pence unless there is a full and mati disaster is unlikely to either concealing our own losses

[from you or of inventing enemy "And as for you who are serving only in the general interest, and constant flow of trade between the occur again; but these gruesome losses which do not exist. We in the Air Force, our youngest night- which I am sure will be cheerfully nations concerned, for only by in- creased interchange of goods and events have too often happened told you of the loss of the 4g Service, you too have an import- borne If they help to bring us victory. can the standard of living be

services "I sold a little while ago that this part to play in the defence of the in the past to permit such & Courageous and the Royal Oak, homeland as well as in the defeat was a different kind of war from improved.

The plain and to-day you have heard of of the enemy's forces. We have what we expected. Perhaps you may "In such a Europe each country truth is that while buildings of the sinking of the Rawalpindi, watched with pride and admiration sometimes wonder why we ourselves would have the unfettered right to your gallant exploits in those aerial are not attacking the enemy with choose its own form of internal goy- the Shanghai Street type are None of these losses affects our combats in which you have already more vigour. Well, I would remind ernment, so long as that Government permitted to exist even per-overwhelming naval superiority, and taken part, and we feel confident you that the art of war consists in did not pursue an external policy

we shall tell you frankly what is that you will be more than equal to bringing the greatest possible force injurious to its neighbours. mitted to be constructed anew-happening even when the truth is any demands that may be made upon to bear at the right place and at the

right time. In our case the place and ments would gradually be dropped es there will be in Hongkong an unpleasant, and we shall never re- you.

frain from publishing news except "I do not forget that I have to-night time will be decided by those who a useless expense, except in so for ever-present danger of disaster. when it would be helpful to the a still wides nudlence, and that my are responsible for the strategy of the as they were needed for the If the death toll was 46 last enemy to have it.

voice will travel to all the peoples Allies. But in the meanwhile we are tion of Internal law and order.

"It is obvious that the establish- I wish that not losing anything by delay, for week, it is but one chapter of

"Up to the present the war has of the British Empire.

ment of this Utopian Europe which human sacrifice in a lost list of been carried on in a way very dif- I could speak to each, and thank line is on our side.

them for their support to freely and

I have briefly sketched out could not Every week that passes by in-.

be the work of a few weeks or even tensiles the pressure upon Ger- such tragedies which have be-ferent from what we expected.

.50, swiftly given. We entered the

months. It would be a continuous many of the Allies' blockade, come part and parcel of our

war to defend freedom and to estab-

which is slowly but surely de-

process stretching over many years. history.

Uish peace. Those are the two vital

Indeed, it would be impossible to set priving her of those materials principles of our Empire, and the The conscience-salving theory

which are essential to the suc-

a time-limit upon it, for conditions Empire's unity to-day gives us the that "life is cheap" can be

cessful prosecution of a modern

never cease to change and corre- moral as well its the material strength

war and which she cannot pro-

sponding adjustments would be re- acceptable to no one, whatever

to win them.

quired if friction is to be avoided. duce within her own borders. stratum of society be affected.

"Consequently, you would need Government has openly confess-

Allies' Unlimited Resources,

somo machinery capable of conduct- ing and guiding the development of ed the necessity of a vast im-

"How different is the position of the new Europe in the right direction, provement in housing conditions "They must therefore have come to you are engaged on one form of the Allies, who have at their disposal I do not think it nevessary nor, In- in Hongkong, and not even war the conclusion that at present they another of National Service, often at within the Empire or elsewhere un deed, is it possible to specify at this would lose more than they would great sacrifice to yourselves. Others limited resources in men and mat- stage the kind of machinery which en two continents will encourage gain by such attacks, and they have are serving our country no less use erials. With such advantages they should be established for this pur- us to believe that the problem preferred to use methods which they fully on the land, in mines and face are bound to win in the end; and pose. I merely express the opinion has become less important, think can be employed without seri- torles, in hospitals, in offices, in your the only question is how long it will that something of the sort would either with regard to the welfareous loss to themselves.

own homes and in numberless other take them to achieve their purpose, have to be provided, and I would of the vast majority of Hong- The Magnetic Mino wayn, Whatever your work may be, "That brings me to the last point add my hope that a Germany animat- "The latest of these methods, us I know well that in greater or less I want to make. What is, the purpose. ed by a now spirit might be among kong's populace or as it affects you all icnow, is the sowing of a new degree the war has interrupted and for which we are to-day standing the antions which would take part the good name of the Colony.

side by sido with our French and in its operations, kind of mine Indiscriminately in our affected your daily life, A psuedo-fatalistic attitude to home waters. It matters nothing to "Some of you are already mourning Polish Allies? The question has been "There, then, for the present f destruction of life and property the German Government that what the loss of those who were dearest answered over and over again by leave the peace alms, and once more in Hongkong may be a comfort it is doing is contrary to international to you. For such grief as yours no myself, by M. Daladier, by Lord I would remind you that before we able method of evading responat-reements to which it has subscribe words of mine could pretend to afford Halifax and by other members of the can begin to translate them into oc- One would think that tion we have got first to achieve our matters nothing to that Gov-. consolation. I would any only this, Government. bility, but it is a miserable ernment that it is daily blowing up that I know no cause more worthy there could be no doubt about it, but war aim and win the war. In that mothod of government.

neutral ships as well as British, and of the supreme sacrifice than that for there are still qucationers who feel purpose the members of the Brillan The final answer, of course, is thereby drowning or mutilating eltl which those lives have been given that we have not yet sufficiently de- Commonwealth are united as they never have been before in all our wholesale slum clearance and then of countries with which Ger- We must be thankful that so far the fined our aims,

many is not at war, Germany hopes war has brought not such

casualty erection of: proper

"In my own mind I make a disting history. habitable by diese barbarous weapons to cut lists as those which overshadowed tion between war aims and peace tenements with modern fire off our supplies from overseas and the early months of the war of 1914, aims. Our war aim can be stated proof facilities. But there are a lon

so squeeze

or starve us into submis- But there must be fow to whom it very shortly. It is to defeat our has not meant anxiety or disturbance enemy and, by that I do not merely You need have no fear

of mind, discomfort, material loss or mean the defeat of the enemy's milf- attempt will succpod. Already even severe hardship.

tary forces.. wo know the secret of the magnetic mine, and we shall soon masler it as we have already mastered the U-boat; and in the meantime, despilo: "some · losser: ...our convoys are still-movinir steadily in and out of our ports, (and they will continue to do so, thanks to the courage 'and-alclli-

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varlous number of temporary: measures which could be effected forthwith, and which would at least do something to mitigate against these appalling fire tragedies. Enforcement of these measures should be | Government's ....... Immediatė .com.

cern.

We need not attribute the re- luctance of the Germans to begin great land offensive or to at- tempt a series of mass attacks from the air upon this country to their humanity. We have had plenty of evidence that no con- siderations of humanity deter them from any form of warfare that they think will bring them some advantage.

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this

"And now I want to speak to those among you who are listening to me from your homes in the towns and villages of Great Britain. Many of

Iusbands and wives have been separated from one another or from their children.. Home' arrangements Have been upset by having to billet strangers or children accustomed to different ways of living Business Have been dislocated, hard-earned practices have had to be abandoned, Buildings "have been commandeerd

I mean the defeat of that.......... aggressive, bullying mentality which seeks continually to dom- Inato other peoples by force, 'which finds: n" brutal satisfaction in the parsecution and torture of inoffensive citizens and, in the name of the interests of the State, justifies the repudiation of its

Let us then gird up our lo confident in our own tenacity, resolute in our determination. “ Let us keep clear before our eyes the necessity that this reign, of terror Instituted under the pre- sent German Government should come to an 'end, in order that we may build a new and better Europe, We know that in 1isin great struggle we are fighling for the right and against the wrong. Let us then go on forward with God's blessing on our arms, kurā kwe shall prevail” -- 40