BRITISH UNITY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20483, 18 February 1941, Page 9

BRITISH UNITY

HITLER’S WORST FOE WAR PLANTS’ OUTPUT GAINING THE BALANCE EMPIRE AID PRAISED (Elec. Tol. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 2.30 p.m. RUGBY, Feb. 16. Broadcasting to Canada this afternoon, the Minister of Labour and National Service, Mr. T. R'. Bevin, spoke of the thankfulness felt by every British person for Canada’s great contribution in men and materials toward the preservation of the British family of nations. Speaking of British industrial organisation, Mr. Bevin said: “If I sum up the spirit of British industry generally, I should say that they are carrying out what I was privileged to ask them to do when I took office —never allow it to be said that a member of the forces went short of equipment or supplies or that the war was prolonged a minute because of any neglect or act of theirs. Something Hitler Has Not “It is in that spirit that British industrial life is being carried on now,” said Mr. Bevin. “If we utilise every man and woman in the country on war production we cannot hope to have the numbers that Herr Hitler has. but we have something he has not —a united nation. Millions of people now under his control would throw off the yoke at the first opportunity, but we have an army of man and woman-power knit together and determined not to waste or lose a moment at production.

“In addition, with your help, we can see the balance being made good and. more than offsetting the millions Herr Hitler has been able to exploit, there are the great Dominions of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, as well as India and the peoples of the great colonial Empire. All these have the same will and grim determination that Herr Hitler shall be defeated.”