Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
Churchill Says Hitler
Intends 10 Wipe Out
French Nation
British Prime Minister
Assures Them Of Shore
In English Victory
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Oct. 22-Prime Minister
Churchill told the French people
last night Adolf Hitler would stop
at nothing short of the complete
Wiping out of the French nation"
assured them they would share in
4 British victory, and asked in re-
turn only that IF you can not help
us, at least you will not hinder us"
In pep talk interSpersed by
underwriting bomb blasts during
an air raid on London, Mr.. Churchill
declared I'VE are persevering stead
lastly and in good heart" and urged
Frenschmen everywhere to "rearm
your spirits before it is too late"
Caustic References to Axis.
1t was characteristic Churchill
speech of caustic references to Hit
Ter and Mussolini and one apparent
reference to aid being received from
the United States.
THE crimes of Herr Hitler are
bringing upon him and upon all who
belong to his system a retribution
which many of us will live to see, p"
he said The story is not yet fin
ished, but it will not be so long.
We are on his track and so are
our friends across the Atlantic
Ocean"
His speech. broadcast both in
French and English and relayed to
the United States, and later broad
cast to Germany in the German
language, came at time when the
Germans are rumored to be at
tempting to maneuver the French
into joining the axis against Britain.
do not imagine as the German
wireless told you he asserted,
that we English seek to take your
ships and colonies. The British seek
only to beat the life out of Hitler.
Text of Address.
Following is the text of Mr..
Churchill's address:
Frenchmen: For more than 80
years in peace and war I've marched
with you and I'm marching still
along the same road. Tonight I
speak to you at your firesideS
wherever you may be or whatever
your fortunes are. I repeat the
prayer around the Louis D'Or-"God
protect France" Here at home in
England. under the fire of the
Boche, we do not forget the ties and
links that unite us to France and
we are persevering steadfastly and
In good heart in the cause of Euro
pean freedom and fair dealing to
the common people Of all countries
for which with you we drew the
sword.
When good people get into trouble
because they are attacked and
heavily smitten by the vile and
wicked, they must be very careful
not to get at loggerheadS with one
another. The common enemy is al
ways trying to bring this about and,
of course, in bad luck a lot of things
happen which play into the enemy's
hands. We must just make the best
Of things as they come along.
Command of Air in 1941
Here in London, which Herr Hitler
said he would reduce to ashes,
and which his airplanes are now
bombarding, our people are bearing
up unf1inchingly, our air force has
more than held its own, we are wait
ing for the long promised invasion.
So are the fishes! But, of course,
this for us is only the beginning.
Now in 1890 in spite of occasional
losses we have, as ever, the command
Of the seas.
In 1871, we shall have the COM
mand of the air. Remember what
that means.
Herr Hitler blasts us with other
mechanical weapons and also by
fifth column intrigue with traitors,
has managed to subjugate for the
time being most of the finest races
in Europe, and his little Italian
accomplice is strutting along hope
fully and hungrily, but rather nerv-
ously and very timidly at his side
They both wish to carve up France
and her empire, as if it were a
fowl. To one a leg, to another a
wing. or perhaps part of the breast.
Not only the French Empire will
be devoured by these two ugly Gus
toners, but Alsace- Lorraine will go
once again under the German yoke,
and Nice, Savoy and Corsica
Napoleon's Corsica-will be torn
from the fair realm of France. But
Herr Hitler is not thinking only of
stealing other peoples territories,
or hinging (parts) of them to his
little confederates.
1 tell you truly what you must
believe when I say this evil man,
this abortion of hatred and defeat,
has resolved on nothing less than
the complete wiping out of the
French nation and the disintegra-