Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
Churchill Warninu
Stresses Hard Fight
# Invasion Comes
100000 Leaflets to
Instruct Britons on
What Steps to Take
Fy the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 24.-If NaN troops
attempt to take the British Isles
ait may easily be some weeks before
the invader has been totally de-
stroyed," Prime Minister Churchill
warned Britons today in a message
accompanying an official Beating
the Invader" leaflet.
The post Office will distribute IA
100000 copies of the leaf1et next
Tuesday to instruct the public what
to do in case an invasion is at
tempted.
Mr.. Churchill's message, painting
a graphic picture of what may be
expected, said:
IF invasion comes, every one
young, old, men and women-will
be eager to play their part worthily
BY far the greater part of the
country will not be Immediately in
VOWED.
Violent Fighting Seen.
Even along our coasts the greater
part will remain unaffected. But
where the enemy lands, or tries to
land, there will be most violent fight
ing
Not only will there be battles
when the enemy tries to come
ashore, but afterward there will fall
upon his Judgements very heavy
British counter-attacks and all the
time his Judgements will be under
heaviest attack by British bombers.
The fewer civilians or noncombat-
ants in these areas the better-apart
from essential workers who must
remain. So if you are advised by
authority to leave the place where
you live, it is your duty to go else
where when you are told to leave.
When the attack begins 1t will
be too late to 60; and unless you re-
ceive definite instructions to move,
your duty then will be to stay where
you are.
Must Stand Firm.
you will have to get into the
safest place you can find and stay
there until the battle is over. For
all of you then, the order and the
duty will be-stand firm.
This also applies to people in
land if a considerable number of
parachutists or airborne troops are
landed in their neighborhood.
Above all, they must not cumber the
roads.
Like their ellow-countrymen on
the coasts, they must stand firm
Home guards, supported by
strong mobile columns. wherever the
enemies numbers require it. will
Immediately come to grips with the
invaders and there is little doubt,
will soon destroy them.
Throughout the rest of the coun-
try where there is no fighting going
on and no close cannon fire or rifle
fire can be heard, every one will gov
ern his conduct by the second great
order and duty, namely-carry on.
ut may easily be some weeks be-
fore the invader has been totally de-
stroyed, that is to say, killed or cap
tured to the last man who landed
on our shores.
Urges No Time Be Lost.
Meanwhile, all work must be con-
tinued to the utmost and no time
lost.
The following notes have been
prepared to tell every one in rather
more detail what to do and they
should be carefully studied.
Each man and woman should
think out a clear plan of personal
action in accordance with the gen.
eral scheme"
The leaflet, which has been under
consideration for more than
month, gives answers to IA questions
on invasions most frequently asked
by the public, and urges:
Give all help you can to our
troops. Do not tell the enemy any,
thing. Do not give him anything.
Do not help him in any way"