The Archive · 1939

Praise for Merchant Navy

Ustening to te some wha are serving "There may be among you who are

al sea in British warships on vessels which maintain our supplies from Sverseas. would like you 10 know that we are thinking of you and: the. peeing of the ornis. rulthtess enemy hat you one. facing Atay" and night. "On. Jou. has 20 far

cannot be sutlelently weatetul to.

ihe' Bruit of the war and we forthe cool and Mendfast courage with which you have carried on your tasse.

"We do. not forget, the Premier ated, "that. the "safety" of those Island "depends on the "untiring vatehfulness of our seamen, as. has done over since the days' of "others of my listeners:" Ins.

hambertain said, "may be serving In me Army, some in distant. garrisons overseas, some in France, some again Keeping 'a perpetual visit over their ung on the home front. "For: you the time of conitiet hae not yet Fived, ut we low that you. are theeriully' enduring the' monotony alseomforts that inevitably at tend the routine of preparation, a that when the tay OF battle: cones, you will be ready to meet it as your fathers were before you."

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