COMMAND OF THE SEA ALL THE ADVANTAGES WITHOUT BATTLE

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 73, 23 September 1914, Page 7

COMMAND OF THE SEA ALL THE ADVANTAGES WITHOUT BATTLE

WINSTON CHURCHILL'S SPEECH AN APPEAL FOR A MILLION MEN. (By Tclflgraph. — Press Association.— Copyright.) (Received September 23, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, 22nd September. Mr. Winston Churchill, addressing a meeting of 15,000 at Liverpool, appealed for a million men to join Sir John French's gallant army. We had, he said, no need to be anxious about the result. God had blessed cor" arms with unexpected good fortune. 'The British Empire could, unless its resolution failed, finally settle the matter as it chose. The Navy was unable to fight while the enemy remained in port, but we were enjoying, without battle, all the advantages of the command of the sea, although it was hoped that the Navy would iave a chance of settling the question with the German flat*. Unless our enemies came out and fought they would be dug out like rate in a hole. He had had, he. said, opportunity of learning the extent of German espionage> in Britain, in -which bribery and subornation were employed to obtain information about the Navy. Every dirty little German lieutenant on leave in Jlngland; thought to curry favour with his superiors by supplying details he bad discovered^ Well, if they liked to come, they knew the way. We had not sought tha aabjugation of Germany or Austria However complete our victory, thft worst that could happen to them after peace was that they be set free to live and fet live, fairly and justly. Peace might be arranged in good time, but not with. Prussian militarism. There would be no peace short of tho grave with that violent tyranny. (Cheers.)