The Archive · 1941

Only the Beginning

"It Is noteworthy that only yester" day the Royal Air Force. fighting Inland over France, cut down with very small Joss to themselves 28 of the Hun fighting machines in the air above the French sell. they have invaded, "defiled and professed 10 hold.

ut this is only a beginning; from now henceforward the main expan-Son of our alr force proceeds. with gathering speed. In another six. months the weight of the help we ure receiving from the United States in war material of all kinds, especially in heavy bombers, will begin to tell.

"This sno class war. This is a war in which the whole British pire ahd. the commonwealth of nations Is engaged without distineon of race, ereed or party. Tt Is not for me to speak of the action of the United States, but this I will say, it Miler imagines that his al lack Soviet Russia will cause the slightest division of alm or slackening effort In. the great democracies. who are resolved on his doom, he is Wwootully mistaken, "Fortified in Our Efforts"

"On the contrary, we shall be forti-fed and encouraged In our efforts 10 rescue mankind from his tyrann' and we shall be strengthened and not weakened in our determination and in our resources. This. time to moralize on the follies of countries and governments which have allowed themselves to be struck down one by one when, by. united action; they could have so easily saved themselves and saved the world from this catastrophe.

"But when T spoke a few minutes ego of Hitler's blood lust and the taleful appetite which have impeller. him on his adventures T said there Was one deeper motive behind his culrages, He wishes to destroy the Russian power because he hopes, it hho succeeds in this, be wilt be able to bring back the main strength of His army and alr force from the East and hurl i upon this island, which he knows he must conquer or suffer the penalty of his crimes.

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