Evening star., 1941-11-10
knox's Statement
Navy Is Already in
Action Is Cited
(Tert OF ChurchiHS Address
on Page AS

on Page A-5)
BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Nov. 10-Declaring
bluntly that I'VE do not know
whether the efforts of the United
States to preserve peace in the
Pacific will be successful" Prime
Minister Churchill declared to-
day that IF the United States
should become involved in war
with Japan, the British declara-
ton would follow within the
hour"
The war, Mr.. Churchill warned,
may soon spread to the remaining
fourth Of the globe
The Prime Minister stated that
the British air force now lis at least
equal in size and number, not to
speak OF quality, to German air
power"
He pointed this out in citing the
improvement in Britain's position
in the war in the last year.
Now" he said. "a large part Of
the United States Navy, as Col. Knox
has told us, is constantly tn action
against the common foe and Rus
sia is aiding in the fight against
Germany.
Warning to Japan.
Speaking at the traditional Lord
1,,,, 81 "a
House. Mr. Churchill asserted that
"it would be rather dangerous" for
Japan Ito provoke gratuitously
struggle with the United States" in
view, among other things. of the
Importance of steel in modern war
and the difference in the two ma
tons steel production.
Turning to the war in Europe, Mr..
Churchill declared that "all the
usual signs and symptoms already
are manifest" that peace offen-
sive" may come from Berlin. but he
asserted that however long and
hard the toll may be-" Britain will
never enter into any negotiations
with Hitler or any party in Germany
which represents the Nazi regime"
Mr. Churchill said he was taking
the luncheon as the occasion to
say-as it is my duty to say-that
should the United States become
involved in war with Japan, the
British declaration would follow
within the hour"
The Prime Minister said that the
United States time -honored inter-
ests in the Far East are we'll known. :"
and added that they are doing
their utmost to find a way of pre-
serving the peace in the Pacific"
Speaks Of Lease-Lend Act.
OF the Lease-Lend Act Mr..
Churchill declared:
Never let us again hear the taunt
that money is the ruling thought
and power in the hearts and
thoughts Of American democracy.
The Lease-Lend Bill must be re-
garded without question as the most
unsordid act in the whole of re-
corded history"
I'VE, for our part" he said. "have
not been found unworthy of the in
creasing aid We are receiving"
OF Britain's situation in the war
Mr.. Churchill said:
ITO return for a moment, before
! sit down, to the contrast between
our position now and a year ago. I
must remind you'll don't need to
remind you here in the city-that
this time last year We did not know
where to turn for a dollar.
by very severe measures we had
been able to spend in America about
E500,000, 900 approximately s2,OO0,-
600, ,0O0). But the end of our finan-
cial resources was in sight-nay, 1t
had been actually reached.
Praises Passage of Bill.
~All we could do at that time a
year ago was to place orders in the
United States without being able to
see our way through, but on a tide
Of hope and not without important
encouragement. then came the ma
testic policy Of the President and
Congress of the United States in
passing the lease and lend bill
under which in two successive
enactments about f3 900, 900 900 Cap
proximately $l200O,0O00OOD were
dedicated to the cause of world free
dom without-mark this, for it is
unique-the setting up of any ac-
count in money.
I'VE have made unparalleled
financial and economic sacrifices
ourselves" he said, "and now that
the Government and people of the
United States have declared their
resolve that the aid they are giving
shall reach the fighting lines, we
shall be able to strike with all our
might and main
Mr.. Churchill dwelt at some
length on the Europe of today.
The condition of Europe is ter
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