THE BRITISH WAY

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 196, 16 May 1941, Page 9

THE BRITISH WAY

Swedish Press Comment i British Official Wireless.) ( Received May 15, 7.5 p.m. i RUGBY, .May 14. Interesting comment on the recent House of Commons debate on the war situation is made in the Swedish newspaper “Dagesnyheter,” which says that it is characteristic of the British that, though Parliamentary criticism was stronger than ever previously during the life of the present Parliament, a practically unanimous vote of confidence was passed. “This is the British custom when faced with a life or death struggle,” says the paper. “A strong difference of opinion regarding methods and unswerving unity as to the end in view appear to some people such a curious phenomenon that they cannot grasp it —yet it is a fact of fundamental importance in the present world crisis.” The paper points out that the debate also had a definite psychological importance—Mr. Churchill was not criticized for being too brutal, but because his methods were not ruthless enough. This was also characteristic of the Britisli and could not occur elsewhere. 'The British people had gradually been awakening to a realization of the threatening catastrophe, yet after all this time it was stated in the debate on Cyrenaica and the Balkans “that j Britain has not by a long way exerted I her full military or industrial poten- < rial.’’

MET TO WAR EFFORT Nyasaland Protectorate (British tltlieial Wireless.> i Received May 15, 7.5 p.m. > RUGBY, May 14. The Nyasaland Protectorate on its fiftieth, anniversary today announced a gift of £29,150 to the British Government. This is in accordance witli the I'roteetorate’s previously announced policy of offeri Jr as a free gift, to the United Kingdom the whole amount of its surplus balances at the end of each year of the war. The £29,150 is the final gift in respect of the years 193940. It brings the total to £117.000 for two years. The British Government lias gratefully accepted this further gift of the Government and people of Nyasaland toward the war effort.