Churchill Drops a Bombshell: Captain of Quick Decisions or Devaluing Troops?
It was today revealed by a source familiar to the situation that British Prime Minister Winston Churchill has made the executive decision to bomb the Swedish Railroads, and that he has lost value for his British troops. Besides the disheartening effect this has on the British soldiers and their supporters back home, it is equally a chaotic, confusing and event in the eyes of the people, who have reportedly had an erratic response. Especially as it is such an open violent act against the neutral stance of Sweden.
While German forces rely heavily on Swedish trade lines to provide them with necessary raw goods like iron ore, they are not currently openly conducting any direct violence towards the UK. Another source familiar revealed that investigations have already begun in efforts to find this leak in intelligence. Especially as it seems to be unexpected and largely unsupported by fellow members of the Cabinet. During their session today, military confidant Hastings Ismay was quickly blamed for this by his fellow members, to which he responded, “It is an innocent city…I have always been on the ethically and morally correct side of this war…I am being falsely accused and framed. It is an outrage”.
Alongside this astonishing discovery and in an effort to recuperate a strong war effort, the War Cabinet additionally passed a series of three bills regarding both efforts to boost workplace efforts during wartime and get US involvement and support- all headed mainly by Robert Morrison. The first was the Women in War Act (WIW), which proposed that women take on Royal Air Force jobs as radar operators and others to help support both the economy and the production of goods needed for war: “We need to take advantage of this untapped labor source to fill the jobs.” This job quickly passed as the whole of the cabinet equally recognized the need to regain workers as men join the armed forces and resources grow scarcer.
Additionally, they also were in support of the Take the Colonies/Protect our Trade Now Act that proposed a mobilization of Australian troops that were being unused to combat the German holdings and “distract the Germans for the war in Europe,” says Morrison. This would essentially protect and allow for the extension of shipping lines from the North, and give further reassurance of the protection of land and trade routes.
The last bill passed was the Refugee Act, which was made in the hope of “involving the US without asking for military aid… we’re going to ask the US if they will take Jewish refugees”. This bill was also passed quite quickly as a result of a widespread agreement that U.S. involvement in the war would deeply benefit Britain in the fight against Germany.
Overall, the Cabinet presented a very united front despite the chaos occurring and the drama stemming from the revelations of intel- perhaps a precursor to a very organized war effort should this ability to create change continue.
This article was written by Mackenzie Temple.
