British Empire Willi Continue War Until Hitler Falls, Declares Mr.
Winston Churchill London, July 15.
HE unshakeable determination of the British Government to continue the war until Hitlerism was overthrown was reaffirmed by the Prime Mi ster, Mr, Winston Churchill, in a fighting speech broadcast to the nation and Empire last night, in the course of which he also proclaimed his faith in a glorious resurrection of France, and) paid tribute to the Royal Air Force for its great achievements last} week.
"Be the ordeal sharp or long, we shall seek no terms and we) shall tolerate no parley, Mr, Churchill declared.
"We may show merey—we shall ask none, We are fighting by ourselves alone, but we are not fighting for ourselves alone.
'Should the invader come to Bri-Ju, there will be no passive lying down of people, We shall defend every village every town, "every ity. We would rather sce "London nid in-ashes and ruins than' that it should "be tamely and abjectly enslaved, "Tam bound to state these facts." Mr, Churchill asserted, "because it is necessary to inform our people of our intention and thus assure them."
He then declared that any plan for invading Britain which Herr Hitler made two months ayto must have had to be entirely recast in order to meet Britain's new position.
'After outlining. the immense transformation made in Britain in the last few months, the Prime Minister said: "We must' prepare not only for summer but for winter, not only for 1041 but for 1942, when the war will, I trust, take a different form from the defensive in which it has hitherto been found.
"The association of interests between Britain and France rem The cause remains, the duty ineseapable remains." So long as our pathway to victory is not impeded we are ready to discharge such offices of goodwill towards the French Government as may be possible, and foster trade and help the administration of those parts of the great French Empire which are not cut off from captive France but which maintain their freedom, Subject to the iron demands of the war which we are waging against Hier and all his works, we shall try. se to conduct ourselves. that every true French heart will beat and glow 1 the way we are carrying on the struggle. And that not only France all oppressed countries in Europe ray feel that each British victory is 2 step towards the liberation of the Continent from the foulest thraldom Into which it has ever been cast Action Against French Fleet Complete "Long and Hard"
In the course of his speech Mr. Churchill announced that the painful tusk of putting French warships out notion had been completed.
"During the last fortnight," he said, "the British Navy, in addition to Blockading what is left of the German Fleet and. chasing the Italian Fleet, has had imposed upon it the sad duty of putting effectively out of action, for the duration, the capital ships of the French Navy.
These, under the Armistice terms signed in the railway conch at Com: piégne, would have been placed within the power of Nazi Germany. Trans. for of these ships to Hitler would heve endangered the security. both B1,, Great Britain andthe "United We, therefore. had no choice but to act as we did, and to act forthwith. Our painful task is now completed. Although the unfinished bat-Ueship Jean Bart still rests in a Moroccan harbour, and there are a umber of French warships at Toulon and in various French ports all over the world, these are not ina condition or of a character to disarrange our preponderance of naval power.
The Future "As long, therefore, as they make attempt to return to ports in Ger= many or Italy we shall not molest them in any way. That melancholy phase in our relations with France has, so far as we are concerned, come to an end. Let us turn, there: fore. 10 the future.
'Today it is the 14th of July, the national' festival of France. A ago in Paris, 1 watched a ly parade down the Champs Elysees of the French Army and. that of the French Empire. Who could foresee what the "course of sear would bring? Who. ea what the bring?
10 us as help and comfort when we stand in awe Sefore the unfurling scroll of human destiny, proclaim my faith that some of is will live to see the 14th of uly. when liberated France will on rejoice in her greatness and sri her ators. and dee again stand for-champion of freedom aula ixhte of man, "When that'day dawns, ae dawn it will, the soul of France will turn with comprehension and with. kindness those Frenchmen and Frenehiomen, wherever they may be, who in the darkest hour didn't despair of the Republi Britain and France "In the meantime, we shall not vaste our breath "or cumber our jought with reproaches. When you have a friend and comrade at where ave faced. tremendous Strugsles, and your friend Is smitten down by a stunning blow, it may be necessary to make sure that the weapon, that has fallen from his hand shall not be added to the vesourees of your commun enemy. But you need" not bear malice because of your friend's cries "of delirium and" gestures sporly. You must not add to his pain, You must work for his recovery.
"AIL goes to. show that the war will be long and hard. No one can tell chore will spread. One thing is"ceriain= te peoples of Earope will nol be Tule for long" by the. Naat Gestapo, nor wilt the world. yield sett to Hitler's gospel of hatred and "And now it as come to. stand alone atthe breach an face the worst "that "a "tyrants might and Chmity eon to." Bearing" ourselves frumply Setore Got, but conscious that we Serve' ay unfailing purpose, wwe are ready qo. defend. Sur native gsf the iasion by which It" threatened ~Ave are fighting by ourselves alone, bout Wwe are not ighing for ourselves Dione Here im thi strong city of Fee Fuge which enahrines the te deeds human progress an is of "deep Consequence 10 Christan civilization, Reve girt about by sens and oceans There the Nave reigns, shielded from Above by the staunchest and dever tion of our airmen. we await undis-aged. the impending assault "Perhaps i wil come tonight. Per-hops it wit come next week. Perhaps itis never come. We must. show Surselver equally capable of meeting sfrdden Violent shock, or what Perhaps a harder test "prolonged both, we shall seek no terms and we tit be the ordeal sharp or long,
fhall tolerate no parley. "We may Show mereyscwe shal' ask none an easily understand how sympathies tie onlookers norers the "Atlantic er sour friends in yet "Unrated Countries of Barone, who cannot mes have feared for' our. sureivl they saw 90 tary States And toms Yom' t0"peees ana) few wrecks, or even date by the mons:
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