London, Feb. 10.
INSHAKBABLE faith and confidence in a final British victory was expressed by the Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, in an inspiring speech broadcast to the nation and Empire last night, in the course of which he renewed his appeal for more material aid from the United States.
"Put your confidence in us.
Give us your. faith and your blessing, and under Providence, all will be well. We shall neither fail nor falter, we shall not weaken or tire.
Neither the sudden shock of battle nor the Long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down, Give us tools and we shall finish it."
This, Mr. Churchill told his millions of listeners, was the reply he was going to send, in their name, to the letter of introduction to him given by President Roosevelt, "this great man and thrice chosen head of a nation of 130,000,000," to Mr, Wendell Willkie, Britain, the Premier declared, did not require armies from the United States, but only war material and supplies, The Prime Minister urged the Balkan peoples to stand together. If they stood and acted together, assist~ ed by Britain and Turkey, he declar~ fed, it would be many months before the German alr force could be as: sembled in south-eastern Europe, and in those months much might happen, 4 "Mr, Churchill once again warned the nation to be prepared for a. possible Invasion. He also lauded the aprit of the British people, declared that the frst of Britain's war aims was to be worthy of.the great love Which flowed from the Dominions to the Mother Country and to preserve ity denounced Mussolini as that "gravity, cold-blooded and blackhearted Italian," and paid a tribute to the British forces in the Middle East for their amazing successes,
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