"They have not chosen to molest the British Fleet, which has awaited their attack in the Firth of Forth during the past week. They recall from the steel front of the French Army along the Maginot Line. But their docile conscripts are being crowded In vast numbers upon t frontiers of the Netherlands and Belgium, although to both these States the Nazis have given most Fecent and solemn guarantees. No wonder anxiety is great.
No one be-joves one word that Herr Hitler end the Nazi Party say and therefore we must regard the situation as grave, Twill not attempt. to prophesy whether the frenzy of a comered maniac will drive Herr Hitler into the worst of all his crimes, but this Twill say without doubt: That the fate of the Netherlands and Belgium. Uke that of Poland and Czechoslovakia and Austria, wilt be decided by the victory of the British Empire and the French Republic, If we are conquered, el! will be enslaved snd the United States will be left. single-handed to guard the rights of man. If we are not destroyed. all these' countries will be res-{ped and restored to fe and tree-
"Rough Weather Ahead"
Mr. Churchill recalled this is the second time that he holds the post of First Lord of the Admiralty, Which he frst held during the World War, and then admitted: "I'am sure that' we have very rough weather ahead but Ihave also the feeling that the Germany who assaults us sil today is far ess strongly built ud solidly founded than that which the Allies and the United States forced to beg for an armistice 21 years ago, have the feeling and also the conviction that the evil man over there land his cluster of confederates are not sure of themselves, as-we are sure of ourselves, that they are harassed in their guilty souls by the thought and fever of ever-approaching retribution for their crimes and the orgy of destruction in which they have plunged us all."
Placing emphasis on Germany's Isolation, Mr. Churchill added: "The creat Enslish-soaking republic across {he Allentic Orean makes no secret fof ite sympathies or of ite self-ques-fonings and translates these senti ments into. actions of a. character which anyone may tude for himself.
"The whole world is against Titler and Hitleriem. Men of every race and clime feel that this monstrove Japparition stands between them and
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