“ON WITH THE JOB”

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 March 1943, Page 3

“ON WITH THE JOB”

MR EDEN ON HIS MISSION DISCUSSIONS OF WIDE SCOPE. TRIBUTE TO SOUTH PACIFIC FORCES. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, March 13. In Washington today Mr Eden said that the Allies had achieved notable victories recently, but to expect a quick conclusion of the war would be “only to get our-' selves into trouble.” The only possible assumption, added Mr Eden, is that we have a long way to go. He said he was in America for a general exchange of views on war issues, and that “nothing is excluded.” \ Replying to questions about the health of Mr Churchill, he told newspaper correspondents that when he saw him on Wednesday night the Prime Minister was in excellent spirits. Mr Eden emphasised the value of collaboration between Britain, the United States and Russia, stating that some kind of collaboration was pretty well indispensable if we were going to have a stable peace. “I do not mean any exclusive collaboration; it would, of course, bring in China, and it would be the foundation for the kind of collaboration we would like to see among all members of the United Nations,” he said. “The important thing is to take precautions to make sure that Germany and Japan —Italy’s problem is not the same size—are never able to start this business again. That is the fundamental job for our statesmanship. I do not think it would be wise to set up a new Government in Germany and then trust to luck. We have got to take precautions in both Germany and Japan. “Italy is different. I do not think the Italian menace will be long enduring.” Referring to the United States and Australian victories in the southern Pacific, Mi' Eden said that the British people had watched with intense admiration the fighting prowess of the American forces and their Australian comrades in the Pacific theatre, arid he congratulated them on behalf of the British people on the signal victory in which American forces destroyed the Japanese convoy recently. In spite of setbacks, he said, our motto should be “On with the job.” British policy favoured unity among all French elements, and it was wrong to believe that Britain preferred General de Gaulle to General Giraud. What Britain wanted to see was both of these generals and others together in the struggle against Germany. Dealing with post-war air problems, he said he believed this question would be approached in a spirit of making air commerce after the war serve to bring us all together more closely, rather than as a matter of rivalry. Statesmanship should be able to find the solution.