WORKERS AND WAR

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21243, 14 October 1940, Page 7

WORKERS AND WAR

ADDRESS BY MINISTER INTENSIFICATION OF EFFORTS CONFIDENCE IN BRITAIN j i nltcd rre=* A.=sn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) ' LONDON, Oct. 12 | “ As a result of these months of effort our confidence has increased and the cocksureness of our enemies ; has given place to doubts,” said the | Minister of Labour, Mr Ernest Bevin, j | in a radio broadcast to workers. | “ But this does not mean that we , ! can rest, or for a moment ‘ let up ’ lir our efforts,” he said. “In fact the I time has come when, in the most ; | cold-blooded and determined man- j : ner, we must intensify our efforts.” j The danger of invasion would * not be passed until the enemy was driven from the countries he had ravaged. “ He may lull us into a false posii tion by turning in another direction,” j the Minister added, “ but we must | keep our eyes open and our ears to ' the ground, with the whole of our j forces well equipped and ready to ! pounce upon him immediately he ; makes a move, whichever way he i may turn. Final Triumph in War I “ The speedy and final triumph in j this war depends not only upon the | Government, but upon every manj ager, scientist and worker in every J workshop, building, dock, transport ' concern and laboratory in the coun- | I try. | “My task is to try to inspire the j people of this country in the indus- . ; trial field to the most tremendous . supreme effort of production that j ; has ever been made, so that when ; j calls are made for more defence the j I guns are ready —you have to make j j them; so that as the enemy throws j I his challenge in the air we have an ' j abundance of aeroplanes and pilots ! to meet it; so that as the sea raider I or U-boat, or even the enemy fleet j itself, challenges us, our men in the ! Navy will not be short of a single j shell or necessary steel or equipment i they require. Establishing Superiority j “As the merchantmen sail the sea j bringing up our food, raw materials i : and equipment, and demand greater j | protection from convoys, the Navy 1 i should be supplied with ships to do ' ! it. As material is provided for shelt- | ers we must build them as fast as ; iwe can. Where the enemy has dam--1 aged homes we must set forth as speedily as possible to make them j habitable. i “ All these things form a contrij bution to establishing our superiority. ; It will be a mercy to tfie world if j Britain achieves this end, for then I the Junkers of Germany and the j Nazis will cry off. To no other thing I will the German ever submit but to ! superior and overwhelming force; j and who can give us that overwelmi ing force but you who are engaged lin this industrial enterprise of the , country?” 1 ITALIAN CLAIMS " ATTACKS REPULSED i (United Press Asn.— Elec. Tel. Copyright' ROME, Oct. 11 An Italian communique claims that j two raids by enemy motorised forces : in the* area between Abugamel and : Tessenei in* Eritrea and toward Buna were completely repulsed, j British air raids against Gura and I other places in Abyssinia caused slight damage. Two women were injured.