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Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1918, Page 1

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SPEECH BY LORD BEAVER- . BROOK. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] (Received This Day at 12.30. a.m.) LONDON, June 19.

Lord Beavcrbrook opened the Overseas Press centre, at the Ministry In formation Bureau, to enable correspondents to get into closer touch with the Ministry, and each other. The Ministry will furnish them daily with information.

Lord Beavcrbrook said, soldiers could only he supplied with munitions in ever increasing quantities, if the hearts ol the people at home were as firmly fixed on the. ultimate results of the conflict as the hearts of the soldiers. The entire British nation must he engaged in the conflict with every weapon at its command. Not only was the sentiment- of the people, which supplies sentiment of the Army of consequence, hut also the sentiment of the people, which supplies the Army with munitions. The British Armies on March 21st were subjected to the greatest reverse of this long conflict. All would remember the way the Army retreated in the face of attack by the overwhelming German forces. The English people, battle after battle, when they realised the nature of the news, were more determined and more set in their purpose than ever. Overseas journalists would be offered facilities to enable them to see that never in the long, glorious history ol the nation, had we put so much into a conflict, and would . realise that no matter what might he the fortune of the forces in the field, the British race was determined to persevere to the end of the road. Perhaps it would be long and bard, but he was convinced that by perserveranoe we would reach an nhimate victory.

TO GIVE INFORMATION. Received, this dav at 5.45 n.m LONDON, June 20,

Lord Beaverbrook. opening the Overseas Press Centre, said the Ministry wanted Ihem to realise fully the extent of the British war effort. We wish to give' the press facilities to study the psychology of the British people. The position of the Armies in the field, as shown on the map. is not the only conclusion to be based. In the old days when small mercenary armies were engaged, the will and determination of the people did not matter much. Now. with whole nations engaged in war and the whole male population plunged into the conflict, everything depended on the will and determination of the peoples engaged in the struggle.