The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-10
Prime Minister Says That
Great Loss OF Life
Is Coming
THE HOUR IS HOPEFUL
Year OF 1914 Declared TO
Be Climax OF Euro
pean Struggle

LO1SDOA<, A>ON' -
Prime Minister Churchill So
berly cautioned the Allied
peoples today against relax
ing in hopes of an early
peace, and predicting that
1914 would ''see the climax of
the European war;" he said
that both the United States
and Britain must be prepar-
ed for great sacrifice of life.
In his first speech since
the Russian armies smashed
Hitler's line along the Dnie-
per river and his first since
accord was reached by the
Allies at Moscow, Churchill,
foreseeing Germany's "im-
pending ruin" declared that
he regarded ''this hour as at
once more hopeful and more
stirring than any through
which we have passed"
'It is a reasonable assump-
tion," he continued, shat
unless we make some grave
mistake in strategy, the year
1914 will see the climax Of
the European war.
Huge Battles Seen
'Unless some happier event &C.
ours on which we have no right
to count and the hand of prov
idence is directed by some crown
ing mercy, then 1914 will see the
greatest sacrifice Of life by the
British and American armies and
battles far larger and more costly
than Waterloo or Gettysburg will
be fought.
Sorrow will come to m n y
homes in the United Kingdom and
throughout the great republic of
the United States. British d
American manhood-true brothers
in-arms-will rise to the attack and
grapple with their deadly foes
Of hopes for peace he said
"a great many people speak as
il the end of the war in Europe
were near. I hope indeed that they
may prove right. We should, how
ever, be foolish and blameWorthy
ii we allowed our plans and actions
tc be based upon the prospect OF
an early collapse in Germany.
'"There is danger in anything
which diverts the thoughts and eff
forts of any of the Allied nations
from the supreme task which lies
before them, namely, that of beat
ing down into dust and ruin the
deadly foes and tyrants who so
rearly subjugated the entire world
to their domination.
II am myself proceeding on the
assumption that the campaign Of
.944 in Europe will be the most
severe and to the Western Allies
the most costly in lives of any we
have yet fought, and we must all
brace ourselves for that task and
strain every nerve for its success
full accomplishment.
This is no time for relaxation
or of thoughts on the joys of peace
and victory
Churchill remained certain of
eventual victory.
This government came togeth-
err" he said, with the sole policy
of making war until victory was
won. We cannot today exclude
from our minds, nor need we do
so, the conviction that victory win
certainly be won and that not only
Germany but Japan will be forced
into unconditional surrender"
The prime minister warned Brit
ons that the Germans might yet
desperately thresh out with ''new
forms of attack upon this island"
ard he cautioned against ali that
might cause what he termed the
disunity in both Britain and the
United States.
He said the Soviet armies had
inflicted wounds on the Nazi war
machine ''that may well prove
mortal snd declared that t h e
hack of the eneny's submarine
campaign had been broken.
Once again Churchill assured his
listeners that he did not consider
it part of his duties to break up
the British Empire, and said blunt
ly that this sis not the time for
persons who have practical war
work to do to dream easy dreams
of brave new worlds"
AS to England, Churchill de-
nounced the raising of various
party political issues" adding:
I'VE must keep our sense of pro-
portion"
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