BRITAIN MUST BE READY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1586, 1 November 1912, Page 5

BRITAIN MUST BE READY.

SPEECH BY MR. iCHURCHILL. BALKAN OUTLOOK. (Rec. October ill, 11.35 p.m.) V ' London, Octobor 31. Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty in a speecli at Sheffield, referred to the war in the Balkans, and said: "We all have, our responsibilities in this ' matter. Our duty, so far as we Are able, is to work for permanent peace in those .- regions. So long as a loyal and honest , spirit continues to govern tho great PewM>> a° pVoMem, ,\vlU mlbb la the fitiuggle

which cannot 66ttled to their C|6iumon advantage and tho lasting good of the Balkan people, without any- estetosioa Of tho area of the conflict, Britain can survey the past without a. B&ng, flnd the future without a grudge, but she nmsf be prepared to bo ready for all pventunlj* tiqs. It is good to bo patient, chcuinspect, and peace-loving. Eat that is tools enough. Wo must hold' ifrhat we ]»/ive won, and unite to consolidate tho Hiypire —a work to which all parties in<:-turn can contribute." / An., earlier message gavib the following version of Mr. Chnrcbiirte reference to tho Balkans:—"Mr. Churcliill said all the Powerg were honestly striving fca pr?seiTO unity with a view to bringing combined iufluence to Iwar to terminate the long, fierce, disastrous quawel in the Balkans, and secure a final settlement that would be just to the belligerents and benefiting to the populations Concerned. Britons must in any case be ready for all eventualities. They must li© strong snd selfreliant,, find irrespective of. party politics, united."