SPIRIT OF DUNKIRK

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 June 1942, Page 3

SPIRIT OF DUNKIRK

NEEDED IN THE PRESENT EMERGENCY MR R. K. LAW’S APPEAL. “MATTER OF HANGING ON.” (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day 9.48 a.m.) RUGBY, June 26. The Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Mr R. K. Law), in a speech asked for a revival of the spirit of Dunkirk. He 'declared: “Nothing is more certain than that in a few months we shall have all the resources of armed strength we need. It is a matter of hanging on.” It was a time for closing the ranks, standing together and holding fast, continued Mr Law. No doubt mistakes had been made by the Government and by Mr Churchill too, but Mr Churchill was a great leader of a great people and would lead them to victory, because whatever might happen, neither he nor they would give in. Although it might be galling to hear news first through enemy broadcasts, instead of through official communiques, we did not like communiques until we knew they were true. That might be an irritating habit, but he was sure it paid in the long run. Of the demand for a second front in Europe, Mr Law said the lime and place of the attack must be left to military advisers. It would be criminal for any Government to hurry its preparations to win fleeting popularity at home. Our resources were mounting and our determination to strike at the enemy in Europe was mounting.