The Archive · 1940

Ready for the Fray

And now we are in another stage of being British. "No fonger are, we Sjuagolited: by somnolent picture of sweetness on a treacle tin, but by Siving animal, with head held high fangs gored and tall swishing. ready ud willing for the tray, not for any Teayons of relish conquest but as de~ fender of the articles' of the code in wwhteh we believe, faithfulness to owe ends, "degeney' in thought and ction freedom and security for all ireat'or small, and assured of the Sventual establishment ct the com mon right over, best might, have Ever tong and Meree the struggle "SPechaps in this slago, our friends will begin {0 understand us alittle Bolter "We shall fighting. our own vay' and we shalt "play cricket" at Jong, as we can, abandoning no rule tint such rule'no longer exists by casson of ite complete expunging bY Upponents who serap. without compunetion all the rules of God or man, this ig when it becomes harder task: Yo keep on being "Brit-Li" Our natural astingt always to Maes. it all the more. dificult to play clean and stick. to the. rules

teeale um, even when the other side tichibecately and shameless plays foul We somehow cannot bring' our feives Mo buleve that machine-gun Sinking, shipload of ous In the hing yetuges women and. children,

Oyen ocean without warning and Without means of survival, bombing burning a country village, shoots ling down tnereltessly chose engaged Only tu gets of mercy and the relief attering, can possibly help us to fain the final object. We refuse to Fit" below. the belt although forced take foul blows ourselves, But there isa point when we are brought forthe realization that all the. rules Nave gone. by. the Doard, that one Cannot play cricket' with' mad. dors Sndthat. their -dostruction must. fought and encompassed by measures which we shall nearly dotest in the Using! and Which will be. discarded Immediately' the. job. ig done. But we shall stil be British enough. to Une uch mcastves only" againat the dirty players on the ether side and for againat the. crowd on the side nes, as Tong as. they stay. outside ropes. And when it is all over tte shall be able to have awash and Urumicup,, se sve do. after-any- other Unpleasant but necessary Job of work, know that our hands are as clean Souing. of them has been with the store, and that. the temporary

ith 'o¢ the adversary and not our

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