"We have the ardent support of 20,000,000 British citizens in self governing Dominions; we have the heart and moral convictions of India on our side; and we believe we are entitled to the respect and goodwill of the world, particularly the United States.
"How diferent is the scene from October, 1914. 'Then' the French front, with British assistance, seemed about to break; Russia had been laid low at Tannenberg; the whole of Austria-Hungary was in battle, Against us; the brave Turks were about to join our enemies, and we had to be ready night and day to Aght a decisive sea battle with the formidable German Fleet.
"In those days also Italy was neutral, but we did not know the reason.' It was only later we learned that by a secret clause inthe triple alliance, Italy had expressly reserved to herself the right to stand aside from any war which brought her in conflict with Britain, Great and Friendly aly with whom we have never been at war, has not seen ft to enter the struggle.
"['do not underrate what lies before us, but T cannot doubt that we have the suength to carry the good cause forward and break down the Darrier which stand between the wage-earning masses of every Jand trid. tree and more abundant dally Mr. Churchill concluded by quot~ ing the Victorian orator, John Bright: "At last, after the smoke of the battlefield had cleared away, the horrid shape which had cast shadow over the whole Continent had vanished, and was gone for Lesson from American Civil War The Havas agency reports Mr. Churchill's reference to the Amerlcan civil war, made just before his quotation from John Bright, as fol~
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