Evening star., 1943-11-09

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LONDON, Nov. 9 (4,.-Following
Is the text of Winston Churchill's
address today at the annual Lord
Mayors luncheon:
I thank you intellectually for all
your kindness, for the wealth of your
welcome and for the complimentary
terms in which you. my Lord Mayor,
have commended His MaJestys Gov
ernment to the goodwill of the City
Of London
This is the fourth OF your annual
festivals which I have attended s,nce
the war began and confess it seems
to me they have all been milestones
in our journey.
In November, 1940 when we were
quite alone in the midst of the blitz
l had occasion TO repeat to the
nations that were overrun by the
Germans our British pledge that we
would never abandon the struggle
until everyone had been liberated
from the Nazi yoke. 1 see no reason
to modify that statement today.
Recalls Warning Japs.
In l94l I gave a solemn warning
to the Japanese Government that
If they went to war with the United
States we should Immediately declare
war on them. Well, we got on with
that.
Last year. in 1912, thought il
| right to say that l did not consider
it any part of my duty to liquidate
the British Empire. I do not con-
ceal from you that hold the same
opinion today.
Since last gathered here We and
our allies have had year of almost
unbroken victory in every theater
and on every front.
British, Dominion and United
States armies have cleared Africa
of the enemy. Together the British,
and United States forces have con-
quered Sicily, Sardinia. Corsica and
one third of Italy.
We have broken the back of the
U-boat war which at one time
seemed our greatest peril. We have
inflicted shattering damage and We
are inf1icting snattering damage
upon German cities which are cen.
ters OF munitions production anc
this has caused an injury to the
German war effort and to German
morale which, combined with othel
blows, may we'll be the precursor ol
decisive events in the European
struggle.
Britain Pays Heavy Price.
In all these operations on land
on sea and in the air, Great Britain
has had the honor to bear tn,
greatest part and pay a heavy price
In the Pacific where the mair
forces Of the United States have
been deployed and where Americans
Australians and New Zealanders ar,
fighting together under the inspir.
ing leadership Of Gen. Macarthur
many brilliant actions have been re.
corded and the strength OF Japar
has been steadily and remorselessly
worn down.
But I affirm indeed and am glae
to proclaim that the outstanding
event of this famous year has beer
the glorious advance of the Russian
Army from the Volga westward
across the Dnieper, thus liberating
as Marshal Stain has told us, two.
thirds OF occupied Russian soil from
foul invader
In this process the Russian Soviet
Armies have inflicted deep and dire
injury upon the whole life and struc-
ture of German military power. That
monstrous juggernaut engine OF
German might and tyranny has been
beaten and broken, outfought and
outmaneuvered by Russian valor
generalship and science and it has
been beaten to an extent which may
well prove mortal.
Air Raids Breaking Germany.
We and our American Allies have
done and are doing our best to bring
our forces across the sea and the
ocean into action against the enemy
and I rate the Anglo-America air at
tack on Germany as one of the prime
causes of the extending ruin of the
Hitler regime, but it must never be
forgotten that there was nothing in
the whole world nor could there have
been created for several years any
military organism which could ever
have given the blow which Russia
has given or could have survived the
losses which Russia has borne.
Here in the city of London at oul
time-honored gathering we salute
the Soviet armies and Marsha
Stain.
My Lord Mayor, we have all beer
cheered by the result of the Moscow
: conference to which you referred ir
your speech and we look forward Il
welcoming back in the next week OF
so our foreign secretary from hi
most successful mission.
Pays Tribute to Hull.
There is no doubt that full an.
}, frank discussion. between the thre,
foreign ministers. Mr.. Molotov, Mr.
Eden and that gallant America,
eagle, Mr.. Hull, who flew far OF
strong wings, has had the effect O
, making our Russian friends feel a
;, they have never felt before, that i
, is the heartfelt wish of the British
and American nations to fight tn,
war out with them in loyal allianc,
, and afterward to work with then
on the basis Of mutual respect ant
comradeship for resettlement ane
rebuilding of this tormented ane
distracted world.
I have not abandoned hope tha
) some time or other it may be pos.
sible tor the heads of the three gov.
ernments to, meet together, becaus.