Evening star., 1940-05-13

port the Dutch and Belgians in their
struggle by sea, by land and by air.
Operations Proceeding in Norway.
British and French forces are
already engaged with the enemy and
allied forces are operating in support
of the land battle against the Ger
man columns and many enemy air.
craft have been shot down.
I'm Norway operations against the
enemy in the Narvik area are pro-
ceeding and our forces farther to
the south are in contact with en-
emy advances from Namsos.'
Mr.. Churchill, who named his war
cabinet and service ministers Sat-
urday and filled other posts yester-
day, said he expected to add further
appointments tonight.
For himself, he said, II have
nothing to offer but blood, toll, tears
and sweat"
Mr.. Churchill warned of many
many months of struggle and suf-
fering" ahead even as earlier an
authorized source told of possible
heavy blows to the allied cause as
Adolf Hitlers legions smashed
against bitter resistance in the in
vaded L,owlands.
Germany apparently is stalking
almost everything in an attempt
to win the war quickly" a British
source said, and speeding an at
tempt to drive a wedge between the
Dutch and the Belgians while
throwing numbers of parachute
troops into behind -the-lines action.
Britain's dynamic new chief re.
ported his formation of a war cab
met of five men was carried out
in one day because of "the extreme
urgency and rigor of events"
Mr.. Churchill received a great
ovation as he appeared.
Chamberlain Gets Ovation.
The retiring Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain, whom Mr.
Churchill made lord president of the
council in the new war cabinet, also
received an ovation as he entered
with his new chief.
In seven-minute speech Mr.
Churchill recounted the formation
of the war cabinet and appointment
of service ministers.
Mr.. Churchill said he would SUBJ
init further list of ministers to
King George vi tonight.
Mr.. Churchill's war secretary, An
thony Eden, told questioner in
the House that he hoped to make
an early statement on immediate
formation of voluntary corps COM
posed of older men armed with rifles
and Bren guns for instant action
in any locality" in Britain in view
"of the imminent danger of enemy
parachutists landing in this coun-
try"
Britain felt the Tightening pres
sure of the increased war effort
launched under the leadership OF
the Prime Minister.
Mr.. Churchill put two Laborites
into his war cabinet, Clement r
Attlee as lord privy seal and Arthur
Greenwood as minister without
portfolio. and a third, Herbert
Morrison, into the government a.
minister of supply.
The Labor Party approved thu
action of its men joining the gov.
ernment at its conference in Bourne.
mouth and pledged "its support tt
the new government in its effort tx
secure a swift victory and a JUS
peace"
Cabinet Bid for Bevin.
Mr.. Churchill invited Ernest Bevin
general secretary of the powerful
Transport Workers Union, to be
come Minister of Labor and assis
in the direction of a drive to turl
out munitions and war planes on ,
vast scale.
Mr.. Bevin was expected to accep
the appointment after consulting
with union executives, thereby fol-
lowing the lead of Morrison.
On their shoulders would devolv'
most Of the task of stepping up tn
nations war industries. which i
generally acknowledged here to b
imperative If ultimate victory is t,
be achieved.
Mr.. Morrison was one Of sever
men designated by Prime Ministe