Evening star., 1939-10-02
Text of Winston ChurcMrs Address
First Lord Of Admiralty Sees Poland Rising Again. Russia
Checking Spread of Nozsm and Hints Doom of U-Bouts

wanted 1t, and it will end only
when we are convinced that he
has had enough.
Fight To Redeem Europe
From Fear Of Aggression.
The Prime Minister has stated
our war aims in terms which
cannot be bettered, and which
cannot too often be repeated:
ITO redeem Europe from the per-
petual and recurring fear Of
German aggression, and enable
the peoples of Europe to pre-
serve their independence and
their liberties" That is what the
British and French nations are
fighting for.
How often have we been told
we are the effete democracies
whose day is done, and who must
now be replaced by various forms
OF virile dictatorship and total
itarian despotism? No doubt at
the beginning we shall have to
suffer, because of having too long
wished to lead a peaceful life.
Our reluctance to fight was
Knocked at as cowardice. Our
desire to see an unarmed world
was proclaimed as the proof of
our decay. Now we have begun.
Now we are going on, now with
the help of God, and with the
conviction that we are the de-
tenders of civilization and free
dom, we are going to preserve
to the end.
After all, Great Britain and
France together are $4,000, 900,
even in their homeland alone.
They are united in their cause
and convinced of their duty.
Nazidom, with all its tyrannical
power, controls no more. They,
too. have $4,000, 900, but of these
at least l6,0OO,0 900, new conquered
Czechs, Slovakians and Austrians,
are writhing under their cruel
yoke and have to be held down
by main force. We have the
oceans, and the assurance that
we can bring the vast latent
power of the British and French
empires to bear upon the decisive
points. We have the freely given.
ardent support of the 10000 900
of British citizens in the self
governing Dominions Of Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, and
South Africa. We have the heart
and moral convictions of India on
our side. We believe we are en-
titled to the respect and goodwill
OF the world, and particularly Of
the United States.
Nothing Worse to Face
Than in 1914.
Here I am in the same post as
was 25 years ago. Rough times
lie ahead, but how different is the
scene from that of October, 1914!
Then the French front, with its
small British army fighting N the
line, seemed to be about to break
under the terrible impact of Ger
many imperialism. Then Russia
had been laid low at Tannen-
berg. Then the whole might of
the Austro- Hungarian Empire
was in battle against us. Then
the brave, warlike Turks were
about to join our enemies. Then
we had to be ready night and day
to fight decisive sea battle with
formidable German feet. We
faced those adverse conditions
then. We have nothing worse to
face tonight. In those days Of
1914 also Italy was neutral but
we did not know the reason for
her neutrality
1t was only later on that we
learned that by secret clause in
the original treaty of the triple
alliance Italy had expressly re-
served to herself the right to
stand aside from any war which
brought her into conflict with
Great Britain.
Much has happened since then;
Misunderstanding and disputes
have arisen, but all the more do
we appreciate in England the rea-
sons why.
Great and friendly nation Of
Italy, with whom we have never
been at war, has not seen fit to
enter the struggle. I do not rn-
derrate what lies before us, but
I must say this: I cannot doubt
we have the strength to carry a
good cause forward, and to break
down the barriers which stand
between the wage-earning masses
of every land and a free and more
abundant daily life.
Cannot Redeem Themselves
From Repr0ach of Nazi-ism.
OF all the wars that men have
fought in their hard pilgrimage,
none was more noble than the
great Civil War in America nearly
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