Evening star., 1941-12-26

that the pestilence would not be
allowed to spread.
He said that if the United States
and Great Britain had insisted five
or six years ago upon the fulfllment
of the treaties of peace made after
the last war, the present war would
not have occurred, and he added
that this could have been done by
the United States and Great Britain
without drop of blood being shed.
The supply lifeline from the
United States across the Atlantic
Ocean to Britain-far from being
decimated by enemy attack-wAs
''incomparably stronger" than ever
before and was growing even
stronger, he said.
Enemies Are Enormous"
Mr.. Churchill said that in WaSh-
ington he found in these momentous
days "a Well-grou.' ded confidence in
the final outcome "
we in Brit ain had the same feel
ing in our darkest days" the Prime
Minister added.
The forces arrayed against Great
Britain, Russia and the Unittd
States are enormous, he coll
tinued. He said they know tiiey
will be called to terrible accounting
if they cannot beat down the peoples
they have attacked,
On the other size of the picture,
he said. our resources in man power
are greater, but as yet only a part
of your resources are moblllLcd.
He reminded the audience that some
ground will be LOST at the start that
will be hard to re- axe. The enery,
he said, plotted and planned for war
for years. and this. naturally placed
Britain at first and now you at an
initial disadvantage.
Looking back over the situation
early last year, Mr.. Churchill said,
IF Germany had tried invasion OF
England in June of 1910, and Japan
had declared war at the same time,
no one can say what disaster may
have befallen us"
The victims of Axis aggression.
therefore. are thankful for the time
that has been allowed them to grow
stronger, he said.
Might Have Been in Congress.
The Prime Minister said the oc-
casion Of his speech today was one
of the most thrilling that had ever
come tC him in an already long lie
not entirely without excitement.
IF my father had been an Amerl-
can. and my mother an English
woman instead of the other way
around said MI. Churchill early
in his speech, II might have got
ten here on my own
This brought immediate laughter
from the assembly.
In that case" he continued, this
would not have been the first time
you would have heard my voice"
The Prime Minister said that he
by no means felt like fish out OF
water" that he had dealt with the
House of Commons in England for
many years. He recalled that he
used to see his father there in Vic
/ torian days, and he said that he had
been in full harmony" in all the
! struggles against privilege.
The House of Commons could
remove me any day" said Mr..
! Churchill. "but I'm not worrying
about that. I am sure that it will
approve my journey here in order to
meet with the President of the
| United States and map out military
| plans for both or nations"
Praises United States Solidarity.
| Mr.. Churchill said that he had
been delighted to find great
breadth of view in this country
where one might have expected to
find an excited and sef-centered
Nation. He praised the solidarity
| of the United States. which he said
had Just been attacked by the most
powerful armed powers in Europe
and in Asia.
The Prime Minister was escorted
into the Senate chamber by COM
mittee of Congress composed of Sen
ators Barkley of Kentucky, McNary
of Oregon, George of Georgia, and
Representatives Boehne of Indiana
Bloom of New York and Michener OF
Michigan.
Seated directly in front of the
Vice Presidents desk were mem
hers of the Supreme Court, mem
bers Of the Cabinet and Lore