WIN THE WAR!

Grey River Argus, 30 June 1942, Page 6

WIN THE WAR!

BEFORE PLANNIIdG REHABILITATION.

SaY3 general hurley.

CHRISTCHURCH, June 27; . A plea to the people of New Zealand to get on with the iob of Wln- ■ fling the war befbre making plans , i for world, reorganisation after the i whr, was rtidfle to-day tiy Brigadier Gerieral Hurle?, replying to the civic f'ecbptio’ri; .... “Our ancestors fought, bled and suffered to maintain their rights ahd liberties. We should aSk ourselves if in this fateful hour we are worthy of our ancestors;” He said. Are we willing to. pay. the price they paid for liberty? Are fte Wbi-thy of our. destiny as free meh? I am orie Whb,.believes We Will measure up in every respect, to the , task Which confronts US; Otir confidence in ourselves should riot deter us from acknowledging that We havd not, up to tHiS time in this war, shown the qualities for which dur Wfite Sd Abundantly rewarded. We should comp otiicktv to fl realisation that fhis.Wdr IS our War. ~TVe gHottlft quit boasting about the glorious qualities of bur failures, rind fride the Stritk realities of the Present situation; rhe.tfliriTlengp by Which We are\crihfrbritefl crinriot be met by (Weirds; We r should quit complimenting : OtirSelVes oh our capacity to take it; and. show the world we have the capacity to dish it out;,, We are. grateful ; srSt: China and Russia are in the War . Ori our side, but we must., quit .relying on Chiang Krii-Shek find Joseph Stalin to win the iwar for . Us. . We, ourselves must defeat find destroy, our enemie&t, ? . .. . ..“The attention'<« the people..iS beirig. drawri, awav Mprii ntobleM essential. td. the winpurig.of J.h< time-corisumind are being printed arfi bifoadcj§t,,.regrirdirip- hbly we aie gdJLrig 'to reorganise the. world afteri tbxA V>'ar. v/e mu Have plans for ffie FOtUre. We how .'have th£ AtlaniL Charter and fotir freedoms as .the wasis for -a union of tall free people, bait first things should tome first. At nriesent. we, should devc*& our rounds, all bUr strength ar <ryui our coJurage to the defeat o oi ,r eneu ies;/ All of the angels v-t.be. patriots o n e ,irth flrriyifig for bne of th es ® -. jPJepdid . .new.jrrif.ter-the-war nfe rts nfivb.fft)' fivriit. if We dd hoMe Axis in battle. I. rem>; my iXfifmhn; ,Wnd fire still - debatnifr dttr bblitibril'. . enonbmffi .’•.drifi dmlpiWfpjfi&iebtives; the^e: ofiUctiveKwill. beJo'st;- if .we loSe thiA Qnlv of tne enef|V can We perrietuate. our .-hard-rwoh' wFhtg to' ' : t-. and. the -ofi. happiness. \ ■■ Thiri- ; war J-i'i total; fJvery; Reader • qfi fiflus--, Try.; eVgrv/farmer.-a^Veryj 4yb;r,y ;mafi' : and .dyojriari,. Wh'%;wrifk&' is' fl p-fitin g and -‘if .' -they .'Sliirko UmVi are breaking ” faith with the soldier, who dies in the battle. To win f.h’f | War, We must unite, work and fight?' l