FORWARD GENTLEMEN!
(N.Z.P.A.-
— Reuter.
Churchill Raliies His Party To Action
Coimrioht j
Reeeived Friday, 7 p.m. LONDON, Nov. 17. "I hope I will h.ave strength and life granted t'o me to'.be worthy of the great occasion and of the opportunity whicu now and in ■ the * immediate future awaits all true Englishmen, ' ' said Mr. Churchill, speaking of the coming General Election, when he was weicomed by members of ' the Constitutional Club after the unveiling of a painting by Frank Salisbury, showing him maxing his 1 ' blood, toil, tears, aua sweat" speech in the Commons. "I can assure you I' have- *no personal ambitiim," he , eontinued, "All. niy ambitions haVe long ago been satisfied and far surpassed. By gooa fortune it has fallen to me to be the bearer of the standard of Britain m her most glorious nour. 1 have oniy tried to find the best way of doing my duty, and.of helping the best causes for which, in one way or another, 1 have striven throughout my life.' ' ' These are grave times. It is always the clap-trap of elections to say that all" depends upon the victory of this or that party. It is not clap-trap to say now that the life of Britain as a Greai Power and as a land capable of sppporting the immense population whicn has come into being here depends upon the resolute, comprehensive, and understanding vote by the large mass ot strong elements which have made this country what it is and which, aetmg together, can place it back in. its rrue plaee. " Waiting for a prolonged burst oi cheering to die away, Mr. Churchill added: "Never has the Conservative Party approached jan election of sucn gravity. Never has it been so united; we can do u if we try. At no time 1 can remember in my iong political expenence have I felt so much in my heart and being the need of a national heave to assert our strength and vitaiity. Forward, then, gentlemen, ror ward to the approaching conflict, eonstitutionally, fairly condueted, deccntly condueted, bnt resolute. Forward to | it, and you wifr-Yeach of you have I borne your part in what is undoubtedly I one of the turning points in British history.
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Chronicle (Levin), 19 November 1949, Page 5
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371FORWARD GENTLEMEN! Chronicle (Levin), 19 November 1949, Page 5
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