Evening star., 1945-01-18
Churchill
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commonwealth or In the outside
world misname us, traduce our
methods Our actions are no doubt
subject to human error, but our ac-
tions in small things and great are
disinterested, lofty and true. I re-
pulse those calumnies, wherever they
come from, that Britain and the
British Empire are selfish, power
greedy and land greedy and obsessed
by dark schemes of European in
trigue or colonial expansion.
The British Commonwealth and
nation may rest assured that the
Union Jack of freedom will forever
fly from the white cliffs of Dover
In rapid-fire order he told the
House.:
Britain will stay in Greece until i'm
partial elections can be held The left
wing EAM-ELAS factions against
which British soldiers have been
fighting are even dirtier than the
Germans" and must be considered
Trotskyite- Communists "a phrase
many heard as Mr.. Churchills alb
solution for Moscow in the Greek
troubles. ELIAS forces already have
butchered up to 1,500 fellow Greeks,
mostly with knives or axes"
Regency for YugosIavia.
Britain has no intention of let
ting Young King Peter stand in
the path of regency for Yugo-
slavia. He will be plowed under
by "the march of events" unless
he agrees. Marshal Tito must be
considered the undisputed master OF
Yugoslavia.
Italy will be free of Germans in a
few months or sooner-they will
withdraw or be thrown out-and
the hungry weight of vast lber-
ated territory will be thrown on a
fragile" government in Rome. But
and this statement was not ex-
plained-there is no combination of
powers in Europe in which I'VE need
Italy as a partner"
eve need Italy no more than we
need Spain because we have no de-
signs which require support of that
country" Mr.. Churchill declared.
The Prime Minister'S speech
opened a two-day debate on the
whole world situation. At one point
he apparently warned the house
not to divide on his policies, de-
claring:
Il would warn the house that II
we are going to tear ourselves
asunder over all the feuds and pas
sions of the Balkan countries which
our armies have liberated we shall
find ourselves incapable of making
great settlements after the war"
Roosevelt Kept Informed.
Without directly mentioning the
United States policy of "noninter-
ference" Mr.. Churchill said he had
been exchanging personal kilograms
with Premier Stain about what is
the best thing to do" and asserted
I'VE keep President Roosevelt con-
stantly informed"
And in face of appeals for len
iency for revolving ELIAS forces ip
Greece, the Prime Minister said
that whether "it is popular or not,
we shall not hesitate to rescue
these hostages (taken by ELAS)
and punish their slaughter or mall
treatment"
"Populous districts of Northern
Italy which have been stripped of
food by the retreating Germans, u
he warned, will be thrown upon
the fragile structure of the Italian
government in Rome with conse-
quences which cannot be accu-
rately foreseen and certainly not
measured"
He complained that it had fallen
to Britain to play the hard lot
of a leading part in the Mediter-
ranean and asserted that I'VE must
take care that all the blame OF
things going wrong is not thrown
on u.s."
Then he repeated that Britain
had only one principle about lib
Grated countries or repentant satel-
I lites and that government OF
the people. by the people, for the
people, set up on basis of free
and universal suffrage election with
secrecy of the ballot and no in
timidation.''
House Cheers Position.
His definition of Britain's foreign
policy in the newly freed Europe
brought cheers from the House.
ITO that goal" Mr.. Churchill said
I'VE try to make our way across all
the difficulties, obstacles and perils
of the long road.
Trust the people to make sure
they have fair chance to decide
their destiny without being terror.
lied from either quarter or regi-
mented. There is our policy fol
Yugoslavia and Greece. For that
we shall strive and for that alone. ;
Although maintaining that Brit.
ain had mo special interest" in ths
political regime which prevails il
Yugoslavia, the Prime Minister new
ertheless listed himself as 9Th,
earliest outside supporter of Marsha
Tito" and declared:
Il earnestly hope he may prov,
to be the savior and unifer of hi
country, as he is undoubtedly at thi
time its undisputed master"
Mr.. Churchill said Foreign Secre.
tary Anthony Eden and himself hae