The Archive · 1941

Rallied to Defence

"The Russian army and, all, th* peoples the, Russian Republic have Failed o oh gence of ely ewe bad homes, For the frst time Nazi ¥y ore ne $00060, "Bethape, 200080, haps 1300000, "perhaps. 2 Nasi cannon fodder have bit the dust the endiese plains of Hustla. Tremendous battle rages along nearly 1 2000-mile front. 'The Russians Azht vith magnineent devotion. Not, opty that, our wenerais "who: have visited the Russian front fine report, with ad= Initation, "the veMicieney of their Tnllitary' organisation "and "the ¢x-Ecllence of (belt eatiloment, Utne aggressor is surprised, started and staggered. "For'the frst time. His experience mass murder has be "ile retaliates by the most frightful marked differences from the attitude Adopted by ithe "Allies during. the Tater part of the last war which ne dolia Whee sere tone. should" overlook. "The United States and Great Brilain do not now assume there will never be any more German Fear jond to take "ample precautions again. On the contrary we dri.

"Pear of immediately: redoubling prevent its renewal in any period we the tremendous energies now being can foresee by effectively disarming wulity nations. while remaining sult Stutra(ning Jafluenee." But the real cnmployed sinai him is no, douse ly" protected ourselves.

Feason IT am sure {0 be found the method in which he has 60 faith Second Difference fully adhere "and by "which "he, has "the second difference is this: alsed'so much. What Is that motnog? stead of trying fo ruin German trade AP's very simple method. "One by by all kinds of additional trade bar~ one! that fs his plan: that Hers and hindrances, as wa the fulding, rule: that's the lek by fave in. 1017. we "have definitely Which "he. has enslaved so larine 8 Adopied the view that it is not, in. portion of the world: the Interests of the world and of our "Three and a halt years ago, T ap. {wo countries that any large nation pealed to my coumteyinen to take she should be Unprosperous or shut out [isd'in weaving together a strong de. from means of making a decent living Fensive union. within the principles for itself and ite people by its sndusfof the League of Nations, of all coun fry and enterprise.

Gide who tele Viemselves_ In ever-"These are far-reaching changes of principle upon which all countries Silent an' atted sale wale Germany listen, All stood idle while Germany Phould ponder, Above all, it is neces; med Grechoslovaia was sub-hope and. assurance of Jurated, The Prench final victory to those many scores victory those of serted. their faithful ally and broke flllions of men and women who are tide plighted word in tha Satiling for life and freedom, oF who hour Of ced. ally's

[are already bent down under the taxi yoke Russia Deceived "yiiler and his confederates have "Russia was cajoled and deceived for some time being adjuring. bully ing and. Beseeching the populations fpto @ kind of neutrality or parinerip, "while the French army was whom they have wronged and in-annihilated. The Low Countries and Jured to bow to their fate, to resign ihe. Scandinavian "countries. acting themselves to their servitude and. with "France and Great. Britain in for the sake of some mitigations and rood times, even after the war had Indulgences, to, "collaborate—that is Segun. might have altered sts course, the Word-—in what is called the new and would have had. a: any rate, herder in Europe. fighting. chance. The Balkan States bad only. to stand "together to save "New Order" themselves tro by "which "What, fe this new. order which they were now engulfed. but one by they seek to fasten frst upon Europe tone they were undermined and over Gnd if posetble—for their ambitions Sthelmed. "Never Was the career of Jate" boundlese—upon all doréinents [crime made more smooth. fof the globe? It is the rule of the "Now Hiller is striking at Russia flerrenvella the master race, who are with all his might. well knowing: the put an end. to Democracy, parlia-

Throughout the world.

Divergent Forces crueties. As" his armies. advance Whole districts are" being Terminated. Scores of thousands rents the fundamental freedoms and decencies of ordinary men. and Women, and, the historic -rights imeutties of geography. which stand between Russia and the aid which the Western Democracies are trying to bring. We shall strive our nimest. 10 degrees el swept across me. that here was the only hope, but digo, the ssu fof saving the world from measur' Jaegradation.. And so we came back ross ihe ocean, waves, uplifted spirit and fortified in resolve, Review of Convoy "Some American, destroyers which were ean'ying mails to the. United Biates marines In. Teoland "happened foe going the same way too, 80 we made goodly company at sea tovather.

idyhen We were right onl tu mide Atlantic. one afternoon a noble. sight Broke into. view, We overtook one lof the convoys which carry the munt-Hons and supplies of the New World to sustain the champions of freedom In, the old, "thie "Whole, horizon seemed filed with Ships, "Seventy or eighty ships fourteen lines, each of which could inds and aes wars arrayed Ihave been drawn with" a ruler. Hardly a wisp of smoke, Not stragglers' but all bristling with cane Jnons and other precautions on, which Twill not dwell, all surrounded. their British escorting vessels. while overhead farsranging Catalina. air boats soared—vigilant protecting

And then X felt, that: hard and Fes, the terrible and Jong drawn-out as, this strugafe may the. we shall nos be denied strength to do our duty to the

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