Evening star., 1941-10-25
Churchill Declares
'Retribution for Nazi
Butcheries' a War Aim
De GuulIe Asks Stundsti|I
Demonstration in France;
Six Die in Czecho- -SIovokio
Earlier Story on Page AID

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BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 25.-Prime Min
lister Churchill, asSociating the
British government with President
Roosevelt's declaration on German
reprisal executions in Europe, said
today that "retribution for these
crimes must henceforward take its
place among the major purposes OF
the war
The Free French leader, Gen.
Charles De Gaulle, later broadcast
an appeal that all of France stage a
5-minute standstill demonstration
Friday as protest against the
German shooting of French mar
tyrs."
CA D.NB. dispatch to Berlin,
meanwhile, said the military
court at Bruenn (Brno) in
former Czecho Slovakla SEN
fenced six persons to death on
a charge that they prepared to
commit treason. The sentence
was executed immediately
Churchill declared in press state
ment that Nazi "butcheries" in the
occupied countries were but a
foretaste of what Hitler would in
flict upon the British and American
peoples if only he could get the
power
Churchill Text.
The text of the Churchill state
ment follows:
His majesty's government assocl-
ate themselves fully with the sentl-
ments of horror and condemnation
expressed by the President of the
United States upon the Nazi butch
cries in France.
"These cold-blooded executions of
innocent people will only recoll upon
the savages who order and execute
them.
The butcheries in France are an
example of what Hitler'S Nazis are
doing in many other countries under
their yoke.
The atrocities in Poland, in Yugo-
slavia. in Norway, in Holland, IN
Belgium and above all behind the
German fronts in Russia surpass
anything that has been known since
the darkest and most bestial ages
of mankind.
They are but a foretaste of what
Hitler would inflict upon the Brit
ish and American peoples if only
he could get the power.
major Purpose of War"
'Retribution for these crimes must
henceforward take its place among
the major purposes of the war
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
In a speech at Manchester, called
the execution of hostages in France
murder" and declared the free
peoples of Europe will never accept
Hitler's rule based on the firing
squad, and these lands he has
opened up to his new order OF
tyranny and pillage will never free
ly work for him
The future will say of Hitler. Eden
added, that this man cespised but
could not debase mankind
France Is Not Afraid.
Gen. De Gaulle asked that the
five-minute pause in all activity be
made at 4 pm.
The enemy thought he could
frighten France by shooting our
martyrs" Gen. De Gaulle declared
but France is going to show him
she is not afraid,
"She is going to give him proof
he continued. This will be the
most impressive demonstration pos
sible at the present moment-a gi-
gantic nation standing to attention
In complete immobility.
Next Friday. October 81, from 4
o'clock until 4:05 all Frenchmen
and women will stand still wherever
they may be.
IN fields. factories and Offices as
we'll as in schools and shops all work
will be interrupted.
Immense National Strike"
This immense national strike will
show the enemy and the traitors
who serve him by what gigantic
menace they are surrounded.
The French nation suddenly and
completely transflxed with arms
crossed in hatred and in scorn will
strike anguish into the hearts OF
the enemy and the traitors who
serve him.
The whole world is thinking of
France, looking toward France and
wondering about France Well,
France is going to show the world
that crimes committed on the per-
sons of her children by maddened
enemy who feels he is going to be
routed do not intimidate her in the
least.
France is going to show the world
she does not belong to anybody but
herself"