Evening star., 1942-11-30
Churchill, 68 Today, Works
While Congratulations Pour In
Prime Minister Up
Before Dawn to
Plunge Into asks
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 30.-Prime Min
lister Churchill arose before dawn
today and plunged into his arduous
daily tasks with scarcely a moment
to receive fluctuations on his 68th
birthday and congratulations on his
address last night, when he bluntly
advised Italy to get out of the war
and coupled his review of good war
news with an admonition to expect
a stern and terrible 1943.
Members of the Churchill family
in London called at 10 Downing
Street to felicitate the tough old
campaigner and the BBC announcers
in their early morning news broad
casts wished him many happy re-
turns" on behalf of radio listeners.
Among the messages of congratu-
lation from all over the world was
one from Field Marshal Jan Chris
tiaan Smuts, Prime Minister of
South Africa and another veteran
warrior, saying, Salute and best
wishes to a youthful veteran of g."
Marshal Smuts, who is IS. added,
1--WE returned from my English visit
confident that you, in company with
the other grand leaders of the
United Nations, will yet, under
Heavens blessing, lead us to one of
the great victories in world history"
Stain Sends Message.
Premier Joseph Stain of Russia
o0co pohlaI 1,ic f,,1o
there were messages likewise from
Prime Minister Peter Fraser of New
Zealand and scores of others.
The nation, taking its cue from
the hard-working Prime Minister,
did not pause for celebration.
Newspaper editorials caught the key
recommended by Churchill in his
broadcast and urged that Britain be
stanch in victories as we'll as in
defeat.
The Prime Minister, who shoul-
dered Britain's war burdens on May
10. 1910, with nothing to offer but
blood. toll, tears and sweat" was
slightly stopped, but pink of cheek
and sharp of mind and eye as he
went into his 69th year.
MIR. Churchill starts his days
about 7 am. and keeps a staff of
aides, secretaries, advisers and eX-
perts busy from then until lunch
or until Parliament meets, if it's a
sitting day. After fairly light
lunch of perhaps beef and salad,
he takes short nap and then works
until dinner time. There is usually
a little rest after dinner, then he
works through until early morning,
going to bed about 3 am. after
late supper.
Regards War AS Unnecessary"
To friends who tell him he does
too much paper work, Mr.. Churchill
explains that it takes him six to
eight hours to prepare even 30
minute speech for broadcast. First
he gets his material together, then
dictates it. This, he says, gives a
freshness not possible in writing it,
Mr.. Churchill often thinks Of this
war as the unnecessary war" He
will explain to friends that he feels
it is unnecessary because he believes
1t never would have occurred had
the United States and Great Britain
stuck together after the last war.
But he does feel that the war is
really mot an unnatural condition"
because the human race has been
fighting ever since its origin.
Unlike many people, Mr Churchill
does not thing this world will be
broke after the war ends because
the world will still have its wealth
producing machinery and its re-
sources. But it will take hard work
to restore war costs and he thinks
society and the distribution of
wealth are likely to be quite diff
ferent.
Happy in British Attitude.
One of the things about which he
Is happiest, although it has drawn
criticism, is the offensive minded
attitude of the British people. When
the people cry for direct action and
criticize slowness in mounting at
tacks, he thinks it is healthy sign
of vigorous people intent on vic
tory.
Mr.. Churchill can look back on
votes of confidence, won every time
a test was called since he formed
his government, May l3, 1910
After the reverses in Greece and
Crete he won a ALTOS vote of con-
fidence on May 7, 1871. Then after
the Prince of Wales and Repulse
were sunk off Malaga he won a
464-to-1 vote of confidence following
three-day debate touched off by