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Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 42, 13 November 1941, Page 7

NOTABLE ORATION

Reaction To Churchill Speech

LONDON, November 11. It is a long time since a Churchill speech has been received so approvingly as that delivered yesterday. Mr. Churchill was calmly serious and combatively confident as he made the speech, which completed a recent series of notable orations by leaders of the belligerent Powers. Prominence is given in the newspapers to messages from New Yoi < reporting most favourable American reactions to Mr. Churchill’s pledge of aid to the United States if she is involved in war with Japan. The New York correspondent of the “Daily Mail” says the pledge has been received with tremendous enthusiasm and that Mr. Churchill’s blunt warning is expected to result in swift easing of the tension in the Pacific. The “Hochi Shimbun,” Tokio, says that Mr. Churchill’s threat to Japan is laughable and will have no effect. _ The Japanese people are burning with anger at Mr. Churchill’s declaration, says the “Yomiuri Shimbun.” Britain is dancing to the tune of the United States and digging her own "THVC. ° Chinese quarters in Chungking hailed Mr. Churchill’s warning to Japan with joy. It is felt the warning has brought nearer to realization the long-cherished Chinese dream of a united front against Japan. The Prime Minister’s speech was enthusiastically welcomed in Singapore and Batavia.

Indicating Britain’s determination to go out to meet Japanese aggression in this part of the world, a leading American isolationist, Senator Wheeler, commented: “If Mr. Churchill wants to help somebody, why not help Russia? It Is funny to have Mr. Churchill talking of helping us when he is pleading with the United States constantly to give more help to