THE CALL TO ARMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23930, 4 October 1939, Page 7

THE CALL TO ARMS

READY RESPONSE IN BRITAIN A " DEDICATED NATION " JUSTICE OF OUR CAUSE (British Official Wireless) (United Press Association) (By Electric Telej?raDh-Copyright) RUGBY, Oct. 2. (Received Oct. 3, at 7 p.m.) The Archbishop of York, in a broadcast, said that a remarkable feature of the present crisis was the ready response of the young generation of Britain to the call to arms, more ready than ever before or than it ever could be for any imperial interest. This was because Britain entered the war as a " dedicated nation." There was no selfrighteousness in this attitude but a conviction that a stand must be taken against Nazi aggressive tyranny, which destroyed civilisation and must be eliminated for the good of mandkind. " Our people are confident, not in our righteousness as individuals or as a nation, but in the justice of the cause to which they have dedicated themselves." It was right now to express this. spirit because war suffering would become more acute and the present universal mood of sober resolution might become hard to maintain. The temptation to give in to bitterness and hatred would be strong but to yield would be to betray the cause. The achievement of our purpose would only be possible if two conditions were fulfilled. " The first -is we should make no terms with Hjtler or his Government—not because it is undemocratic, which is Germany's concern not ours* but because it is utterly untrustworthy. The second is that the terms which we make with an honourable German Government shall be arrived at in such a way as to show that we have sought no kind of advantage for ourselves and humiliation for the German people." The first step towards a just settlement must be recognition of much wrong and failure. Neither the Allies nor the League of Nations, the Archbishop said, had made use of the machinery contained in the Covenant to remedy peacefully the sense of grievance or resentments which had been created in other countries. "Let us determine and declare that when the fighting stops the terms of peace shall be drawn up in a true Congress of nations in which Germany, freed from Nazi tyrants, shall take her place among the rest, but in which . also the rights of Czechs and Poles shall have first claim to consideration." THE BRITISH FLEET IN PERFECT CONDITION (British Official Wireless) RUGBY, Oct. 2. During the week-end the Naval Attache at the American Embassy, Captain Alan Kirk, of the'United States Navy, paid the< customary official call upon the Commander-in-Chief of the British. Home Fleet, Admiral Sir Charles Forbes, and on Sunday Captain Kirk was present during the regular church service on the Ark Royal, which was observing all the usual Sunday routine of the Fleet. The normal force of the entire Fleet, including every one of the capital ships, was present and was seen by Captain Kirk, who says all the ships of the- Fleet seemed in perfect condition and undamaged in any particular by the German air attack last Tuesday. MR WINSTON CHURCHILL AUDIENCE WITH THE KING (British Official Wireless). RUGBY, Oct. 2. (Received Oct. 3. at 7 p.m.V The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr Winston Churchill, had an audience with the King this evening. THE ROYAL AIR FORCE LIST OF CASUALTIES (British Official Wireless) RUGBY, Oct. 2. (Received Oct. 3, at. 7 p.m.) The Air Ministry announced the following list of casualties, "on various dates":— . , In action—Killed 1, died of wounds 1. ~' '■• ~ On active service —Killed y, wounded 7, died of wounds 1, died 3, missing 3, reported missing (now believed prisoners) 5; THE RUSSIAN OFFER NON-AGGRESSION TREATY LONDON, Oct. 2. The Kaunas correspondent of the British United Press fays the German wireless states that Russia offered Lithuania a non-aggression treaty without military clauses. Lithuania has instructed M. Baltrusaitis to negotiate on this basis. RATIONING OF FOOD NEW GERMAN REGULATIONS. LONDON, Oct. 2. Reuter's Brussels representative says new regulations in Germany declare that food served in restaurants counts as part of personal rations.