FLAT rejection of Het London, July 23. Hitler's appeal to Britain to end the war broadcast from London last night by Lord Halifax, the Forei Secretary, who reiterated that "we shall not stop fighting till freedom for ourselves and others is secure."
"We realize that the struggle may cost us everything, added, "but just because the things we are defending are worth any sacrifice, it is a noble privilege to be defenders of things so precious.
"Freemen, not slaves; free nations, nol German vassals; a community of nations freely ce-operating for the good of all: these are the pillars of the new and better order that the British people wish to see, and I hope that our country, which leads the fight today to prevent the immeasurable human tragedy which Hitler's victory would mean, will be the one to point the way for all peoples to a better life, "We and our great Dominions overseas stand, and shall continue to slond, four square against the forces of evil'
"Hiller," declared Lord Halifax, "has summoned Great Britain to capitulate to his will. 1 will not According to Hitler, old-fashioned Fespect for the pledged word is a sign of weak fibre and unworthy of robust masterminds. He would have hho nonsense about equality before the law, which "is an outrage against reason and the all-powerful Star waste ime by dealing with Hitter's distortions of almost every main event since the war begun.
"He says he has no desire to destroy the British Empire, but there was in his speech no suggestion ist be based on justice, recognition that other selfedeter a principle he so lations. in Europe had any ight to only appeal was to the base li of fear, and his only arguments were threats,
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