BRITISH PRIME MINISTER’S SPEECH

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 January 1940, Page 5

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER’S SPEECH

Unrelenting War on Forces of Evil FORMER EFFORTS FOR PEACE RECALLED SUPPORT FROM THE OVERSEAS EMPIRE (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, January !). In his speech in the City today to inaugurate the great, nation-wide campaign in which members of the War Cabinet, addressing the people directly, will renew the asseveration ol the objects for which the Allies have taken tip arms and will steel the resolution of the public for the sacrifices which lie ahead, the Prime Minister. Mr Neville Chamberlain, referred to his own dedication to victory. After a brief allusion to his own efforts to avert war—brier, but eloquent to a sympathetic audience of so much of diplomatic history of the past three years—Mr Chamberlain declared in. ringing tones: “Since that day when war was declared my sole thoughts and all my actions have been directed to one purpose only, namely, to do all I could in the closest, conjunction with our dauirtjess French allies to bring this war to a successful conclusion. “To that end T have subordinated everything else—all thought of rest, or relaxation—all partial affections, to use the words of the daily prayer in the House of Commons—all personal feelings and considerations whatsoever. “From that purpose, so long as I hold my present office and till the war comes to an end, I will not, be deflected, nor will 1 shirk my inevitable responsibilities in what I feel to be right, no matter how difficult or even disagreeable they may be?’