CERTAIN AND DECISIVE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24634, 16 June 1941, Page 6

CERTAIN AND DECISIVE

VICTORYFOR THE ALLIES MR EpEN's'DECLARAtION (Rec: 8 p.m.) ' RUGBY, June 14. "Broadcasting to South America this afternoon, the Foreign Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden, spoke of his grati; tude for the help so generously given . by British and Allied communities and -by American well wishers. "This is no war of nationalities,; but one of faith and even of standards,, of philosophies t>f life. Sooner, or later all must decide upon which\side, that of light or darkness, they; stand. is a source/ Of strength and encouragement" to us to. know-that the choice of 1 free men' "of Uplligißrice and goodwill, wherever foqnd throughout /thei world&ls ftot in doubt. Howeverlong or arduous is the chequered course;of this war, no .one in this' country doubts? that final victory v wvll be" pure; It is certain and it will be decisive/ The great and generpu?,assistarice which'we are receiving from the" United States will make a victory mathematically certain." '■• Referring to -the Battle of the Atlantic,Mr Eden said: ''The most dramatic proof that the battle, is riot going as ffitler would wish is given by the despatched* the* German battleship Bismarck to' this .area to raid 'commerce, but, in fact, to meet her doom. Such a risk&to her would never have been taken at this time of the year, when visibility is good,- if submarines and aircraft were in fact acting up to all that Hitler hoped."

SEA SUPREMACY MAINTENANCE ESSENTIAL : '(Reel 8 p.m.) NEW YORK, June 14. "The whole question of winning the war, hangs on maintenance of sea supremacy," said Mr Ronald Cross in an interview. "The moment ship replacements exceed ship losses will mark the, war's turning point. ■ The . German claims of sinkings are erior- • mously exaggerated. There are serious shipping problems yet to. be solved such as maintenance of refrigerator •pace. There has been a definite improvement in the rate, of turning ships round in the docks, but the lengthened distances* of Voyages have intensified the shortage problem." Questioned concerning how long the . war will last, Mr Cross-said he thought the earliest moment they could expect iupremagy would be the end of 1942.