The "Daily Mail", also commenting. fon Mr. Churehills speech, writes:
hat can we salvage from the ruin of France? Behind us, we still have the unbreakable spirit of the French people. The French Empire solidly affirms its loyally to the cause of freedom. How can we organize the scattered remnants of French power?
"Mr, Churchill hopes that the Colonial Empire may' become the seat of a Government pledged, in his words, to fight on...... The British people has realized instinctively that, in Mr. Churchill's words, the safety of Great Britain is powerfully though hot decisively affected by what happens to the French Fleet.". The Prime Minister was unable 10. give fan assurance that this powerful arm would be available to aid and suc~ cour Britain in the coming struggle. 'The Government did all' that was possible, to secure it, But Marshal Petain had signed it away to Hitler. One of the new Bordeaux Ministers suid yesterday that "Petain has given himself to but after German ud Tal France. is left materials faster and better than any nation on the earth. Opposing inter~ vention, he asserted: "It we join we shall, i our unpreparedness, require two or three years to make ourselves effective. To declare war would do the Allies maze harm than good. Reuter.
Particular signifieange is attached fo these measures in view of the that the United ft Hawaii, en route Panama Canal, to take up off the Atlantic Coast, and Questioned by Reuter, Brigadier= General Devers, the Chief of Saft In the Canal Zone, said that the moves were merely manceuvres, but admitted that the mines were live ones, and possibly would not be removed at the end of the manquvres, It is considered significant that the mine-laying was done" while the Italian liner Conte Biancamano (23,255 tons) was in the Canal, in order that her personnel) would be unable to see where the mines were Inid at ether end—Reuter.
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