ALLIES CAN WIN

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20111, 4 December 1939, Page 7

ALLIES CAN WIN

ATTACK NOT NEEDED WARNING TO HITLER OPEN AERIAL WARFARE DALADIER BROADCAST (Reed. Dec. 4, 9 a.m.) PARIS, Dec. 2. “The Allies can avoid launching a large-scale offensive and still win the war,” declared the French Premier, M. Daladier, in a broadcast address. He referred to Germany using barbaric methods in words which the Associated Press of Great Britain interprets to mean that if Herr Hitler starts unrestricted aerial warfare France will answer .with the same weapon. “Our armies are fortified in a formidable line from the North Sea to the Jura Mountains, namely, the Maginot Line,” continued M. Daladier. “The line has been increased in depth and its possibilities have been doubled. We have no need to take the initiative in large-scale attacking operations. Our would-be conquerors are willing to sacrifice hundreds of thousands of men in mad offensives, but we are careful to spare the sacrifice of human life as much as possible. “We will put down arms when security is achieved and when we can negotiate with a trustworthy Government in Germany.” M. Daladier paid a tribute to the admirable attitude of Italy, which, under Signor Mussolini’s initiative, had courageously attempted to save peace.