London, Mar. 10.
Sir Samuel Hoare's speech, to which his forceful appeal for the triumph of goodwill was a climax, began with a description of how, in recent months, a mood of confidence and resolution had returned to the people of Great Britain.
The Home Secretary commented "Job the astonishing freedom with which all aspects of the country's defence provision were still being discussed in the British Parliament, and on the chance it afforded to all citizens to realize how the huge sums—running to nearly £600,000,000 this year—which the country was spending on defence were now producing results.
The statements on the defence estimates and the recent debates in Parliament had, he said, shown that the long period of preparation had come to an end, and that results were now emerging with remarkable effect.
"I em convinced" Sir Samuel Hoare stated, "that we could not be defeated in a short war by any knockout blow, and that, in a long war, our almost inexhaustible resources would ensure our final victory. These conclusions are of incalculable importance not only to us, but to every country that is bent upon peace.
"There is another fact that has emerged in the recent weeks. It is the solidarity of effort in the three great democracies.
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