MINISTRY OP INFORMATION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 145, 21 June 1941, Page 6

MINISTRY OP INFORMATION.

I stated once before thai, being British born. I could not imagine Britain losing this war. From a very early age I. like all New Zealanders, was taught that the British Navy was the most formidable in the world—our Navy men tic ®ok gallant, the best trained, the best led, the greatest and finest men that ever sailed the sea. In the last war, bong of adult age. I followed their every move and verified this bedtime story of our youth. In this war I have done the same. In all the years between I have never met a single soul who, for one second, doubled Ai*"" or was given a single opportunity to doubt this. Word for word the foregoing goes for our British ap fl Imperial armies—and our Air Forces. For the civilian defenders of Britain their record stands for a"time. What. then, accounts for the feeling the war news gives JJ* every day? We know its nat tne navy— we know i•.ts not the army-' our Air Force's cnllant daily worK speaks for itself—Hie spirit « 3 Britain's people is high— ■•unconquerable. Unfortunately, this is only c®e side of it—above them all looms political Ministry of Its not Mini> try of Information —its a menially deranged itely war-lusing. definitely defeausi-. hopelesslv inefn< km, antiquaU'Qpoli tica 11 v-han<!kappod. evasive, AU"" istry of Half-lnf ~n maiion—and it mv mindi the principal cause o our headaches and heartaches., FnWn the beginning of The war it na> led u> astrav- is doing so today—it will, 'if lowed Inse USjne \rar. I sav deliiwrrtelv as one has missed broadcasts, as on who has con.pare d broadcasts later result*-, vim has read i® world's Prcs< cr.<: one who to be as loval any other oQi*» and is more .-ur<- of final if delays victory than ever before. Th®* — nothing with Britain nor the forces n" her coinm®J But until Britain > M.nistrv of mation rea h'scs the fret that itlgjj alone is resp.>ns:i >:e :o- despond®i ■, that exi.-'s :n ii.anv quarters. gives the cr :at public the . truth al; «ho nn-e instead « rL drivel and 'hi propaganda thai thinks