1940-08-21 — Page 5

Wednesday,

HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.

August 21, 1940.

FULL REPORT OF PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH, KHAKL

WINSTON CHURCHILL'S REVIEW OF THE WAR

BRITAIN MUST EXPECT heavier Nazi air raids than yet experienced, declared Mr. Churchill in his speech to the Commons. The Nazis having begun with

loud boastings, did not dare draw back now.

We had the Britain was ready for anything the Nazis might attempt, he went on. biggest army In our history, munitions were pouring in from the world and the Royal Air Force. on its own territory, was inflicting even heavier damage on the German air fleets than ever

before.

power.

speech is

forerunner a quarter ago.

of

hurling masses of steel, at one other. "Men and Shells!" was the cry and prodigious slaughter was the

consequence.

Conflict Of Strategy

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British casualties in the first months of the Great War amounted

The Nazis declare they have creat-armles in a degree which would have ed a new and unified economy, in been deemed impossible a few Europe. They have repeatedly stated months ago. We have ferried across that they possess arople resources of the Atlantic, thanks to our friends food and that they can feed their over there, an Immense mass of captive peoples. In a German broad- munitions of all kinds, cannons, cast on June 27 It was said that, rifles, machine-guns, cartridges and while Mr. Itcover's plan for relieving

shelle all safely landed without the France, Beiglum and Holland de- loss of a gun or a round (Cheers).

"The output of our own factories, served commendation, the German red already taken the neces-working as they have never worked

sary steps,

before, hns poured forth. The whole British Army la at home. More than 2,000,000 determined men have rifles and hayonets in their hands to-night and three-quarters of them nee, in regular milltary formations...

We know, that in Norway, when the German troops went there, there were food supplies to last a year. We know that Poland, though not a rich country, usually produces sumclent food for her people. Moreover, other countries which Hitler Invaded all

"We have never had armies like held considerable stocks when the Germans entered and are themselves this in our island in time of war. The whole bland bilstles against very substantial food producers.

Bristling Fortress

"As I explained to the House in

(cheers) enable us to draw resources

If all this food is not available now

owinvaders from the sen or from the from the whole world and to manu-

of every it can only because it has been re- air. facture weapons of war kind, but especially of superüne moved to feed the people of Germany kinds, on a scale hitherto practised and give them an increased ration for change (laughter) during the only by Nazi Germany.

last few

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Britain must refuse to allow food to pass through the blockade to Europe. The countries now in Nazi Lands had all produced enough food for themselves before the war. If there was no food there now it was because the Germans had seized it as they would seize any food we might permit to enter.

the middle of June, the stronger our army at home the larger must an Britain, however, would build up stocks ready to send to any

invading expedition be and the country-including Germany-which threw over the Nazi

Swarmed Over Europo

At this season of the year and for larger the invading expedition the sprawled Hiller has now

chance of scarcity as the harvest has Navy in depicting its asser

its assembly, Inter- The full text of the Premier's even more profound upon the fate of Europe. Our offensive springs are some months to come there is least less dimeult will be the task of the

it and

and destroying it on the nations than anything which has being pressed and we must resolute just been gathered in. The only cepting

ly and methodically propare

Our agencies which can create famine in passage, and the greater will be the Almost a year has passed since the ever happened since barbaric times, selves for the compaigns of 1041 and any part of Europe during the com- dimeuity in feeding and supplying war began. It is natural for us, I Moves are being made upon scientiae 1942. Two or three years is not a ing winter will be German exactions the invaders, if ever landed, in the think, to pause on our journey at this and strategie boards and advantages

long time, even in our short pre- milestone and survey the dark, wide are being gained by mechanical

supplies they command.

attack of their communications. feld. It is also useful to compare means, as a result of which scores of carious lives. They are nothing in German failure to distribute the teeth of a continuous naval and air

Planci Made From Milk the first year of this second

"As in Nelson's day, the first line in the history of a nailon and when we war millions of men have become

finest thing in the agulast German aggression with its capable of further resistance and the are doing the

"There is another aspect. Many of of defence is the enemy's ports. Air world-we have the honour to be the century fearful game of chess proceeds from the sole champions of the freedom of

most valuable foods are essential reconnaissance and photography have check to mute, by which the

old principles a new and unhappy all

manufacture of vital war brought rust. Although this war is, in fact, only players seem to be inevitably bound. grudge these years or weary as we explosives and potatoes to make

not to the Europe (cheers)-WC

materials. Futs are used to make patent ald.

"Our Navy is fur stronger than at and far more a continuation of the last (hear, There is another

them.

alcohol for motor spirit. Plastic the beginning of the war (Cheers). hear) very great differences in its obvious difference from 1914. The toll and struggle through

of the warring nations are It does not follow that our energic materials now so large. used in the The great flow of naval construction character are apparent. In the last whole war millions of men fought by engaged: not only soldiers but the in future years will be exclusively construction of aircraft are made set on foot at the outbreak of war

has come in. We hope that an- entire population, men, women and confined to defending ourselves and from milk.

children. The fronts are everywhere.

here, our possessions. Many opportunities

"If the Germans used these com-friends across the occans will send Trenches are being dug in towns and may lie open to amphibious Powers citles. village is fortifled and and we must be ready to take ad-modities to help them bomb our us timely reinforcements to bridge

Every

women and children rather than feed the gap between the peace flotillas of every rend barred. The front line vantage of them.

One of the ways to bring this war the population who produced them, 1930 and the war flotillas of 1841.

"Merchant tonnuge under through factories; workmen are

the In this war nothing of the kind soldiers with different weapons, but to a spertly and is to convince the food would go the same way directly British Bag, after a year of unlimited

we may be sure that any imported has yet appeared. It is a conflict of

are the enemy, not by words, but by ducts, or indirectly, or be employed to re- U-boat, war and after eight months strategy, of organisation, of technical the same courage. These

and great and distinctive changes from that we have both the will and theileve the enemy of the responsibilities of intensive mining attack, in lurger apparatus, science, mechunica

than when we began (Cheers). We what many of us saw in the struggle means not only to go on indefinitely that he has so wantonly assumed. morale.

but strike heavy and unexpected***

"Let Hitler bear his responsibilities have in addition under our control quarter of a century ago

let the people of at least 4,000,000 tons of shipping There seems to be every reason blows. The road to victory may not to the full and to 365,000. In this war, I am thank-to believe that this new kind of war be as long as we expect but we have Europe, who groan beneath his yeke, from captive countries which have ful to sty, British lulled and wound is well suited to the genius and re- not the right to count upon thaid in the coming of the day when taken refuge here or in the harbours

jo the Empire. ed, prisoners and missing, including sources of the British nation and the it long or be it short, be it rough that yoke will be broken.

and that, smooth, we mean to reach our Meanwhile we can quite well ar-

Stocks Of Food civilians, do not exceed $2,000 and British Empire (cheers)

(Laughter),

range in advance for a speedy entry "Our slacks of food of all kinds are of these a large proportion are alive once we get properly equipped and journey's end.

It is our intention to maintain and of food into any part of an enslaved far more abundant than in the days as prisoners of war. Throughout all properly started (cheers), a war of

only

area when this part has been wholly of nence and there is n larger growing Europe for one man killed or wound-this kind will be more favourable to enforce a strict blockade, not ed in this Orst year perhaps five were us than the sombre mass slaughters of Germany but also of Italy, France cleared of German forces and has programme of food production on

and all other countries that have regained its freedom (Cheers). killed or wounded in 1914-15.

of the Somme and Paschendaele.

foot. I do not say this to boast, If it is a cate of whole nations fallen inte German power. I read in The slaughter is but a fraction but

Reserves Of Food

The dangers that face us are atill the consequence to the belligerents fighting and suffering together that the papers that Hitler has also pro-

eluimed a strict blockade of the "We shall do our best to encourage enormous but so are our advantages has been even moro

resources. "I recount them to the people be- with most united of all nations (cheers), have

Breat countries

1 remember the Kaiser do all over the world so that there will powerful

of because out

entered the war upon of that. existence in a few months. We have the national will and with our eyes ing it in the last war. (Laughter) always be held out before the eyes cause the people have the right to What indiced would be a matter of of the peoples of Europe, including know that there are solid grounds Feen the French Republic and re-open, and because we have been aur

It deliberately the German for confidence. We feel and we have nowned French army beaten inte tured in freedom and individual re- general complaint would be if we I say

certain good reason to feel ourselves copa- complete and total submission with spensibility and are products, not of were to prolong the agony of all and Austrian peoples, that less than the casualties they suffered totalitarian uniformity, but of toler-Europe by allowing food to go in to knowledge that the setting of Nazi bic, as I sold on a very dark mood nourish the Nazis and ald their way inver will bring to them all im-two months ago, of continuing the in any one of the halfdozen battles ance and variety (cheers). of 1014-8. The entire body-it

sary for years. or of a they are being turned, to the arts of subjugated peoples it would certainly (Cheers).

"Now I say it also because the fact soul-of France succumbed to war we may be able to show the be pillaged off them by their Nazi"Rather more than o

year has passed since the new gov- that Britain stands invincible and that physical effects incomparably less enamy quite a lot of things they have conquerers,

ernment came into power in this Nazidom is still being resisted will Blockado To Stand terrible than those which it sustained not thought of yet. (Cheers). Since

country. What a cataract of disaster kindle again a spark of hope in the with fortitude and undaunted will-the Germans drove the Jews out and There have been many proposals has poured out upon us since then. breasts of hundreds of millions down-

lowered their technical standards, founded on the highest motives that

trodden Trustful Dutch power 25 years ago.

or despairing

and Although up to the present the four science definitely ahead of food shoukl be allowed to pass the

"The trustful Dutch were over-women throughout Europe and fur loss of life has been mercifully theirs. Our geographical position, blockade for the relief, of these

whelmed, their beloved and respected beyond its bounds. and from this diminished, the decisions renched in the command of the sea and the populationis. I regret that we must

sovereigs driven into exile, and the spark there will presently come the course of this struggle have been friendzhip of the United States refuse these requests. (Cheers).

elty of Rotterdam was the scene of cleansing and devouring flame,

"The great nir battle which hos massacre na brutal as anything in the Thirty Years War

been-in-progress-over-this-island-for "Belgium was invaded and beaten the last few weeks recently attained down, our fine Expeditionary Force, a high intensity. It is too which King Leopold called to hisjatlempt to assign limits either to its duration. We must rescue, was cut off and almost cap-scale or to its tured, escaping as its seemed only by certainly expect that greater efforts a mi acle and with the loss of oil will be made by the enemy than any its equipment.

"Our ally, France, is out. against us. All France is power of the enemy, and arsenals and vast masses of équipment converted or vertible to the enemy's use.

seen

ammies

dendly. We ought to suil us because we are the ritish Isles. No one can complain the building up of reserves of food and

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"Few could believe that we could survive, none would have believed that we should to-day not only feel be stronger but should actually stronger than we have ever been |before (Cheers).

No One Flinched

Let us see what happened on the other side of the scales. The British nation and the British Empire, and- ing themselves alone, stood undis- mayed against the disaster. No-one ninched or wavered; nay, some who formerly thought of peace now only think of war (Cheers). Our people are united and resolved or they have never been before,

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"Death and ruln become things compared with the shame of defeat or failure In duty. We cannot tell what les ahead. It may be that even greater ordeals He before us. We will face whatever fa coming to We are sure of ourselves and our eause, and here is the supreme fact which has emerged. In these

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