"INSPIRING."
EMPIRE'S RESPONSE. Hr. Eden Praises Dominions For Part In War. 'TRULY FORMIDABLE ENEMY." (Received 1 p.m.) RUGBY, May 1. "The world has never witnessed a >iore inspiring response than that roluntarily given by the free nations >f the British Empire from the first lays of the war," said the Dominions Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, during ? speech in London. He added that he had never made iny concealment of his own conviction that the enemy was truly formidable. fhe Prussian military machine had Blways been highly organised and perfected to the last detail. | "Faced with a powerful and ruthless pnemy, we, on our side, have certain paterial advantages. Our resources and those of our Allies and Dominions £re infinitely greater than those of our pnemy. But it is not enough to be pontent with the existence of these great resources, and repeat that time is on our side. "Time has to be harnessed. We have to marshal our resources rapidly and. Mgoronsly. Nothing less than the greatest effort of which our people are capable will ensure victory."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 103, 2 May 1940, Page 7
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