Evening star., 1941-01-18
Britain's 1941 Need
More U. s. Arms, Not
Army, Churchill Says
Can Hold Civilizations
Front Line With Credits,
He Asserts in Glasgow
BY Il Z Associated Press

BY Il Z Associated Press
GLASGOW, Jan. 18-Prime Min-
lister Churchill has summed up
Britain's 1941 war needs from the
United States as guns, planes and
ships-"far more than we shall be
able to pay for"-rather than large
armies from overseas"
The plain-speaking Prime Min
lister, with President Roosevelt's
special representative, Harry Hop
kins, at his side, told the Glasgow
City Councillors in an unheralded
speech last night that Britain has
enough fighting men of her own to
hold the front line of civilization"
with American aid in credits and
supplies.
But he warned bluntly that "be-
fore us lie suffering and tribula-
tions" along the hard road to ulti-
mate victory.
Proudly he introduced President
Roosevelt's representative and de-
clared:
"Mr. Hopkins has come in order
to put himself in the closest rela-
ton with things here.
HE will soon return to report to
his famous chief the impressions he
has gathered in our islands. We
don't require in ,194l large armies
from overseas. What we do require
are weapons, ships and airplanes.
All that we can pay for we will
pay for, but we will require far more
than we shall be able to pay for"
(Senator Wheeler, a leader in
Senate opposition to the Presi-
dents lease-lend program for aid
to Britain, said at Washington
last night he had learned from
several reliable sources" that
Mr. Churchill has been insisting
on a declaration Of war" by the
United States. Mr.. oHopkins was
sent to England, Senator Wheeler
said, to learn what immediate
steps could be taken short OF
war declaration.
Speaks After Defense Tour.
Mr.. Churchill, speaking after a
tour of air raid precaution and de-
fense preparations with Mr.. Hop
kins, said he was watching with
deep emotion" the stirring processes
bv which the democracy of the great
American republic is establishing its
laws and formulating its decisions
in order to make sure that the Brit
ish commonwealth Of nations is able
to maintain the front line OF
civilization and of progress"
Mr.. Churchill asserted Adolf Hitler
will find Britain better prepared to
beat off invasion now than was the
case last summer or fall. He said
fatty, however, that the war In l94l
would be no less terrible than in
1910, and added:
Before us lie many months OF
having to endure bombardment OF
our cities and industrial areas with
out the power to make equal reply.
Mr.. Churchill told the councillors:
THAT bad man tHitler has never
had so great a need as he has now
to strike Britain from his path. He
is master of a great part Of Europe.
His armies can move almost
wherever they will upon the con-
tinent. He holds down eight or 10
countries by force. by secret police
and by still more odious local Quis-
lings."
He said this occupation of coun-
tries, to which presently perhaps
Italy" may be added, was building
a hatred for the Nazi creed and
for the German name which gen.
erations and perhaps centuries hard
ly will efface."
Britain's improved position, Mr.
Churchill attributed in part to the
success far beyond our dreams
of the campaign in North Africa
in which he said nearly 10000 pris-
oners have been taken and Eight
or nine divisions of Italian troops
well equipped. have been dashed out
of existence with inconceivably small
losses"
He called the British counter blow
across the Egyptian desert and into
Libya a risk well run and de-
clared it allowed opportunity to
address ourselves to the problems
and the perils of 1941 with far
greater advantages than were al
our disposal six or eight months
ago.
Confident of Victory.
| Mr.. Churchill declared himself
confident of Britain's ultimate VIC
tory, stated that his aim was to re-
move Hitlerism from Europe, and
insisted that If Hitler had found
invasion of Britain difficult in July
and September it would not become
easier by February, March or April
Britain, he said, has millions OF
armed men and scores of we'll
equipped units capable of meeting
a landing force and engaging them
with good prospects of success.
He told his audience they coulo
hold no hopes of an easy passage
before us lie dangers. hardly
like to say as great as those through
which we have passed, but at any
rate dangers which if We neglect
anything will be fatal. mortal"
'It is for Herr Hitler matter of
supreme consequence" he went on
Ito break down the resistance OF
Great Britain and thus rivet ef-
fectively the shackles he has pre-
pared for the people of Europe. But
it is one thing to have a need and
another to be able to satisfy that
need.
I'VE in this island stand four
square in the path of European die
tators. Their threats will not appall
us. -"
But remember that the price of
safety is eternal vigilance. The rea-
son one feels confidence that this
mans concentrated hatred will not
be effective against our island is be-
cause every one of us is up and do
ing; is because there will be cease
less attention paid by all our forces
to every sign of enemy preparations
and because we know that we now
have millions of armed men and
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