Ihealreadypletedthemostimportantpartofthistask.Awarcabihasbeenformedoffivemembers,representing,withtheLabor,OositionandLiberals,theunityofthenation.Itwasnecearythatthisshouldbedoneinonesingledayonaccountoftheextremeurgencyandrigorofevents.Otherkeypositiowerefilledyesterday.IamsubmittingafurtherlisttotheKingtonight.Ihopetople

tetheaointmentofprincipalMinistersduringtomorrow.

TheaointmentofotherMinistersusuallytakesalittlelonger.ItrustwhenParliamentmeetsagainthispartofmytaskwillbepletedandthattheadministrationwillbepleteinallreects.

IcoidereditinthepublicinteresttosuggesttotheeakerthattheHouseshouldbesummonedtoday.Attheendoftoday'sproceedings,theadjournmentoftheHousewillbeproposeduntilMay2lwithprovisionforearliermeetingifneedbe.BusineforthatwillbenotifiedtoM.P.'sattheearliestoortunity.

InowinvitetheHousebyaresolutiontorecorditsarovalofthestetakenanddeclareitsconfidenceinthenewgovernment.Theresolution:

"ThatthisHousewelestheformationofagovernmentrepresentingtheunitedandinflexibleresolveofthenationtoprosecutethewarwithGermanytoictoriousconclusion."

Toformanadministrationofthisscaleandplexityisaseriousundertakinginitself.ButweareinthepreliminaryPhaseofoneofthegreatestbattlesinhistory.Weareinactionatanyotherpoints-inNorwayandinHolland-andwehetobepreparedintheMediterranean.Theairbattleiscontinuing,andmanypreparatiohetobemadehereathome.

InthiscrisisIthinkImaybepardonedifIdonotaddretheHouseatanylengthtoday,andIhopethatanyofmyfriendsandcolleaguesorformercolleagueswhoareaffectedbythepoliticalrecotructionwillmakeallallowancesforanylackofceremonywithwhichithasbeennecearytoact.

IsaytotheHouseasIsaidtoMinisterswhohejoinedthisgovernment,Ihenothingtoofferbutblood,toil,tearsandsweat.Wehebeforeusanordealofthemostgrievouskind.Wehebeforeusmany,manymonthsofstruggleandsuffering.

Youask,whatisourpolicy?Isayitistowagewarbyland,seaandair.WarwithallourmightandwithallthestrengthGodhasgivenus,andtowagewaragaitamotroustyrayneversurpaedinthedarkandlamentablecatalogueofhumancrime.Thatisourpolicy.

Youask,whatisouraim?Icanawerinoneword,Itisvictory.Victoryatallcosts-victoryiniteofallterrors-victory,howeverlongandhardtheroadmaybe,fo12全文查看rwithoutvictorythereisnosurvi

val.

Letthatberealized.NosurvivalfortheBritishEmpire,nosurvivalforallthattheBritishEmpirehasstoodfor,nosurvivalfortheurge,theimpulseoftheages,thatmankindshallmoveforwardtowardhisgoal.

Itakeupmytaskinbuoyancyandhope.Ifeelsurethatourcausewillnotbesufferedtofailamongmen.

Ifeelentitledatthisjuncture,atthis

time,toclaimtheaidofallandtosay,"ethen,letusgoforwardtogetherwithourunitedstrength."

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Ihvlrdypldhmosimpornprofhissk.Awrcbinhsbnformdoffivmmbrs,rprsnin,wihhLbor,OosiionndLibrls,huniyofhnion.Iwsncryhhisshouldbdoninonsinldyonccounofhrmurncyndriorofvns.Ohrkyposiiowrfilldysrdy.ImsubmiinfurhrlisohKinonih.Ihopopl

hoinmnofprinciplMinisrsdurinomorrow.

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InowinvihHousbyrsoluionorcordisrovlofhsknnddclrisconfidncinhnwovrnmn.Thrsoluion:

"ThhisHouswlshformionofovrnmnrprsninhunidndinfliblrsolvofhnionoproscuhwrwihGrmnyovicoriousconclusion."

Toformndminisrionofhissclndpliyissriousundrkininislf.Buwrinhprliminryhsofonofhrsblsinhisory.Wrincionnyohrpoins-inorwyndinHollnd-ndwhvobprprdinhMdirrnn.Thirblisconinuin,ndmnyprpriohvobmdhrhom.

InhiscrisisIhinkImybprdondifIdonoddrhHousnylnhody,ndIhophnyofmyfrindsndcollusorformrcolluswhorffcdbyhpoliiclrcorucionwillmkllllowncsfornylckofcrmonywihwhichihsbnncryoc.

IsyohHoussIsidoMinisrswhohvjoindhisovrnmn,Ihvnohinooffrbublood,oil,rsndsw.Whvbforusnordlofhmosrivouskind.Whvbforusmny,mnymonhsofsrulndsuffrin.

Yousk,whisourpolicy?Isyiisowwrbylnd,sndir.WrwihllourmihndwihllhsrnhGodhsivnus,ndowwrimorousyrynvrsurpdinhdrkndlmnblclouofhumncrim.Thisourpolicy.

Yousk,whisourim?Icnwrinonword,Iisvicory.Vicoryllcoss-vicoryiniofllrrors-vicory,howvrlonndhrdhrodmyb,fo[]rwihouvicoryhrisnosurvivl.

Lhbrlizd.osurvivlforhBriishEmpir,nosurvivlforllhhBriishEmpirhssoodfor,nosurvivlforhur,himpulsofhs,hmnkindshllmovforwrdowrdhisol.

Ikupmyskinbuoyncyndhop.Iflsurhourcuswillnobsuffrdofilmonmn.

Iflnildhisjuncur,his

im,oclimhidofllndosy,"hn,lusoforwrdohrwihourunidsrnh."