Evening star., 1939-10-02

tangible fact which has emerged
from the first month of the war
against NaZidom.
We are told that all the U-boats
have gone home to tell their mas
ter about their exploits and their
experiences. But that is not true,
because every day, even on Sum-
days, we are attacking them upon
the approaches to the British
Isles. Some undoubtedly have
preferred to 60 off and sink the
unprotected neutral ships of Nor
way and Sweden. I hope the day
will come when the admiralty will
be able to invite ships of all ma
tions to join the British conveys
and insure them on their voyages
at a reasonable rate.
Must Expect Large Scale
U-BOat Operation.
We must, of course, expect that
the U-boat attack upon the sea-
borne commerce of the world will
be renewed presently on greater
scale. We hope, however, that
by the end of October we shall
have three times as many hunt
ing craft at work as we had at
the beginning of the war, and by
the measures we have taken we
hope that our means of putting
down this pest will grow contin-
ually. We are taking great care
about that.
Therefore, to sum up the re-
suits of the first month, let us
say that Poland has been over
run, but will rise again; that Rus
sia has warned Hitler off his
eastern dreams and that the u
boats may be safely left to the
care and constant attention of
the British Navy.
Now I wish to speak about
what is happening in our own
island. When a peaceful democ-
racy is suddenly made to fight
for its life there must be a lot
of trouble and hardship in turn
ing over from peace to war.
feel very keenly the reproaches
of those who wish to throw them
selves into the fight, but for
whom we cannot find full scope
at the present time. All this will
clear as we get into our stride.
His majestys government is
unitedly resolved to make the
maximum effort of which the
British nation is capable and to
persevere, whatever may hap
pen, until decisive victory is
gained. Meanwhile, patriotic men
and women, especially those who
understand the high causes in
human fortunes which are at
stake, must not only rise above
fear, they must also rise above
inconvenience and, perhaps most
difficult of all, boredom.
Parliament Can Aid
Grievances and Scandals,
Parliament will be kept in ses-
sion and all grievances or mud
dies or scandals can be freely
ventilated there. In past times
the House of Commons has
proved itself an instrument of
national will power, capable of
waging stern wars. Parliament
is the shield and expression of
democracy and ministers of the
crown base themselves upon the
parliamentary system. You have
seen the power of Parliament
manifested in the last week. when
a budget, gigantic in its burdens,
budget which would have in
furiated everybody year ago,
has been accepted with prompt
and stolid resolve.
In other fields our work goes
forward. A large army has al
ready gone to France. British
armies upon the scale of the ef-
fort of the Great War are in
preparation. The British people
are determined to stand in the
line with the splendid army of
the French republic and share
with them, as fast and as early as
we can, whatever may be coming
towards us both.
1t may be that great ordeals
may be coming to us in this is
land from the air. We shall do
our best to give a good account of
ourselves, and we must always
remember that the command of
the seas will enable us to bring
the immense resources of Cam
ada and the new world into plav
as a decisive ultimate air factor
beyond the reach of what we
have to give and take over here.
Directions have been given by
the government to prepare for
a war of at least three years.
That does not mean that victory
may not be gained in a shorter
time. How soon it will be gained
depends upon how long Herr
Hitler and his group of wicked
men, whose hands are soiled with
blood and corruption, can keep
their grip upon the docile, un-
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