Chancellor On War Prospects

Northern Advocate, 30 November 1939, Page 5

Chancellor On War Prospects

(Received 2.30 p.m.) LONDON, November 29. The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Simon), speaking at a luncheon in London today, said the war had not developed in the way originally expected, with a great battle on the Western Front and aerial attacks on London. Nevertheless, three months had pro-r ■vided material from which to make deductions and form judgments as to the ultimate prospect. Divided Counsels. It could not be doubted that German strategy had been beset with divided counsels. If ifliler had relied on Ribbentrop for expert advice about the British people, ti& German Chancellor must have had a shattering awakening. In the meantime, Sir John Simon claimed the position of the Allies was improving week by week. The numbers of the Expeditionary Force in France were growing, and would grow more rapidly. The British Navy had resumed its immortal role of holding the seas and protecting British commerce. Air Supremacy. As to the air, there was the conviction steadily growing that British pilots and machines were more than a match for those opposed to. them. Sir John Simon concluded by the reference to the quiet sense of determination and resolve marking the British men and women of today. There was no boasting and no frantic demonstration, but there was a deep pervading sense that victory had got to be secured, or else life was not worth living.