The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
B%ROADCASTS TO U. S.
Prime Minister Declares
We Are Not Fighting For
Ourselves Alone
PROMISES REAL FIGHT
SAYS Great Britain Awaits
Undismayed For The Ex-
pected Nazi Invasion

LONDON, July ID. - Up - Primo
Minister Winston Churchill, linking,
Americas defense directly with Brit
aims fight for life, declared tonight
that the British navy put the French
fleet out of action because that fleet
in Adolf Hitler's hands would have
Endangered the security Of both
Great Britain and the United States.
1--WE are fighting by ourselves
alone, but we are not fighting for
ourselves alone" the prime minister
asserted in a broadcast to the empire
and to America.
Opposes Enslavement
AS for Britain, he said in his ia.
miliar bellicose mood, 1--WE would
rather see London laid in ruins and
taken and enslaved."
In drawing the teeth of the French
navy,s he said, "our painful task is
now completed, although an unfin.
ished battleship still rests in a Mo-
roccan harbor and there are a num-
Der of French warships at Toulon
and in various ports all over the
world.
"These are not in a condition or
of a character to derange our pre-.
ponderance of naval power"
Nevertheless, the British have
been reported maintaining a virtual
blockade of the French West Indian
island of Martinique, where some
French warships are anchored).
Should the invader come to Brit
ain, there will be nc placid lying
down Of the people in submission be-
fore him as we have seen, alas, in
other countries" the prime minister
said. I'VE shall defend every vii.
lage, every town and every city. The
vast mass of London itself, street by
street, could easily devour an entire
hostile army 80"
Churchill, speaking lin this strong
city of refuge" said the British
waited undismayed for the German
invasion.
perhaps it will come tonight; per-
haps it will come next week; perhaps
it will never come" he said. 1--WE
must show ourselves equally capable
of meeting a sudden violent shock or,
what is perhaps a harder task, Of a
prolonged vigil"
He recalled that he was speaking
on Frances Bastille day and that a
year ago he watched the stately pa
rade down the Champs Elysees Of
the French army and the French n.
pire," and asked:
"Who could foresee what the
course of a year would bring?"
Recalling, too, that the British
navy, sin addition to blockading
what is left of the German fleet and
chasing the Italian fleet" had been
put to the necessity of disposing of
the French navy's capital ships"
Churchill said 1--WE had no choice but
to act as we did and to act forth
The prime minister continued, I'm
the meantime, we shall not waste
our breath nor cumber our thoughts
with reproaches. When you have a
friend and comrade at whose side
were faced tremendous struggles, and
your friend is smitten down by a
stunning blow, it may be necessary
to make sure that the weapon that
has fallen from his hands shall not
be added to the resources of your
common enemy.
"But you need not bear malice be-
cause of your friends cries of de-.
and gestures Of agony; you
must not add to his pain; you must
work for his recovery"
Regardless of what has happened,
Churchill said, "the association Of
interest between Britain and France
remains"
$50 long as III pathway to vic.
DRY is not impeded, we are ready
o discharge such offices Of good
will towards the French government
IS may be possible and to foster the
rade and help the administration Of
hose parts Of the French empire
which are now cut off from captive
france but which MAINTAIN their
reedom." --
a.