Evening star., 1951-12-23
Churchill Tells Britain
She Must Not Depend
On American Money
New Blood and Sweet
Message Asks 3-Yeor
Fight to Stoy Solvent
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LONDON. Dec. 22.-Prime Min.
lister Winston Churchill called or
the British people tonight tt
mobilize for a three-year figh'
against national bankruptcy.
! They will have to battle alone
without counting on American
money. he solemnly told nation
wide radio audience.
In the spirit of his famed
blood, sweat. toll and tears" ex-
hortation of the last war. the IT.
Iyear-old prime minister told the
country:
Il have nothing to propose tc
you that is easy"
Position "Stern and Grim"
Mr.. Churchill made his pre-
Christmas f1reside address to pre-
sent his view of the problems con-
fronting the nation after his Con-
servative government has been ir
Office eight weeks. The position
is stern and grim" he declared
The prime minister warned
against attaching exaggerated
Importance and hope" to his
forthcoming visit to the United
States in January. All that may
be expected from America. he
said, is aid in the common de-
Tense program.
Mr.. Churchill and Foreign Sec
Iretary Anthony Eden sail next
week for a series of conferences
in Washington and Ottawa. which
Mr.. Churchill said will cover 1.-The
whole field" He said he hoped
that as a result America and
Britain will be able ''to work to-
gether easily and intimately. at
different levels as we used to do
Determined on Full Part.
But" he warned. "you must
not expect the Americans to solve
our domestic problems for US. In
rearmament and in the North At
lantic organization we have i'm.
mense and intricate affairs ir
common. and want to make sure
that we can help each other as
much as possible"
He asked that domestic politica.
Wrangling cease and that judg.
ment on his new regime be sus.
pended for a while.
I'VE require at least three years
before any one can judge fairly
whether we have made things bet
ter or worse" he said.
1--WE hear much talk of election
promises. Let me read you what
said as leader of the Conservative
Party the last time I spoke to you
on october 8" before the elec-
tions):
I'VE make no promises of easier
conditions in the immediate fu-
ture. Too much harm has been
done in this last six years for it tc
be repaired in a few months. Toe
much money has been spent fol-
us to be able to avoid another
financial crisis"
Near National Bankruptcy.
The prime minister said wher
his regime took Office the country
stood within a few months of ma
tional bankruptcy.
In this year." he said, "the
United Kingdom has failed by over
500 million pounds ($1 400, 900 ,000)
to earn money to pay other coun.
tries what we have bought from
When Parliament meets in
January we shall be ready with a
list of fresh proposals. Many OF
them will be unpleasant and ]
have no doubt that they will ex-
cite the loudest outcry from all
those politicians who place party
scores in front of national SOL
vency."
In a brief reference to inter-
national tensions, Mr.. Churchill
said:
IF war comes, it will be because
of world forces beyond British
control. On the whole, I do not
think it will come.
Whatever happens. we shall
stand up with all our strength in
defense of the free world against
! Communist tyranny and aggres-
sion"