CANNOT BE SURE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 73, 28 March 1941, Page 7

CANNOT BE SURE.

MR. CHURCHILL'S VIEW

But Believes New Government

Will Repudiate Pact

British Official Wiroloas. * (Reed, noon.) RUGBY, Mar. 27. Mr. Churchill has taken the earliest possible opportunity of announcing that Britain will recognise the new Government in Yugoslavia. Mr. Churchill was fulfilling his second important speaking engagement of tlie day at a luncheon of welcome by employers' and workers' organisations to the new United States Ambassador. Mr. J. G. Winnnt. After referring to the fact that his Government rests a* one of the main sources of strength on the trade union organisation of the country. Mr. Churchill referred to his "good news" regarding the development in t lie political situation in the lLilkans.

lie said. "It was breaking all our hearts to sec the jrallant Serbian and 'i uiroslav people having their souls arid country away liy weak, cowardly rulers to those, who. once they had t hem in their yrip would have shaken the lite and independence out of them.

"I rejoi.ed when I heard, ju.-t an hour bcloio thi- 1 uneheon, that a rovolut ion had taken place iu Belgrade, and that the Minister,- who signed this part had hern arrested. I hough 1 do not know what will happen, and one cannot he sure of anything. I helieve it reasonable to export we «ill have a Govern ment in "N \ which will repudiate the pact signed the day before yesterdav, and will be ready to drtend the honour and the frontier.- of Yugoslavia against

"If that is so, liritain will rerognise that Covorninent. Britain will give all aid in her power to those who are defending their native land—to the heroic Creeks and the lurks if thov are attacked. We are not ax strong as we shall be when the plants have delivered their fruits, and the great factories have produced tiieir weapons. But, -till wo are getting stronger evorv da v."