Winston S. Churchill: The Prophet of Truth, 1922–1939 (Volume V) (Churchill Biography Book 5) by Martin Gilbert

Author:Martin Gilbert [Gilbert, Martin]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
ISBN: 9780795344602
Publisher: RosettaBooks
Published: 2015-04-04T21:00:00+00:00

Parliament was dissolved on October 25, and the General Election was set for November 14. In his letter of October 26 Morton sent Churchill his good wishes for polling day, ‘and my prayers that S.B. will invite you to collaborate with him in the new Government’. That same day Churchill told Morton that he did not intend to wait about for office after the election but, tired by his efforts and wanting a break, he would leave England before the opening of the new Parliament for a six weeks holiday in the sun. Morton wrote to Churchill that evening:

Dear Winston,

I do think that your decision to go away at once for a little while is very wise. Thank you also for telling me.

If S.B. reforms his Cabinet after the new year and offers you anything sufficiently attractive you will have, meanwhile, done nothing to render his or your position difficult. If no offer is made to you, your personal position, far from being impaired, will be the stronger and you can take up any individual line you see fit, with added force. The results of the Naval Conference will be known; there will be a month or two, in which the Government’s true Defence Policy will have been to some extent unveiled. If you consider it unsatisfactory you can attack it accordingly without risk of being accused of prejudice.

Your position reminds me greatly and rather bitterly of the fighting services themselves, hailed as saviours in time of danger and, as the old tag has it, as brutal & licencious soldiery when the Public believe the danger to be far off. Before the last election it was on everyone’s lips: ‘We must have Winston in the Cabinet to act as a driving force.’ Lulled by the false security of a 250 Conservative majority for four or five years it is: ‘Now everything is alright, we don’t want a firebrand upsetting things.’

Nevertheless the Public do not realise the true strain of the situation and, unless I am very mistaken, they will not do so for a month or two. Then the word may again go round: ‘Oh Lord! make haste to help us.’

May it be so and meanwhile I do hope you will have a happy holiday painting….

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