The "Good Risk"
There should be no misapprehension about the importance of immediate United. States' assistance to Great Britain, either for the salvation of the idealy which most of the world hold dearest, or for the safely of the United States themselves, The altitude taken by Mr. Henry Ford, the motor magnate, that the more assistance that is given immediately, the more quickly will the war be brought to 8 victorious conclusion, is the correct one. In spite of heavy losses from bombings andi attacks on shipping, the British Empire. is by no means reduced to an extremity. "But this docs not lessen the Importance of the fact that the greater the help and the greater the speed with which provided, the sooner will vielory come. Upon victory by Britain and her Allies, the whole fulure of the world depends, No one could possibly be more grateful than the British Empire for the assistance already given, oF more appreciative of the willingness. with which the people of the United States have put forth their efforts to save the world from a major catastrophe. But the fact remains that the menace is so great, the threat so imperious, that the maximum effort of every nation whose freedom is in jcopardy—and that means every nation not at present under Axis domination Is necessary at once, if simple safely is to be preserved. The alternative ts further crippling of the forces of civilization, further destruction fand slaughter, until the powers of darkness Gireeted by Hitler are overcome, There can, be little doubt that the resources of the British, Netherlands, and. Beljian empires, when they. are organized, will be suMeient to throttle Nazi expansion schemes and prove the fallacy of that "will to rule" philosophy which is behind the arrogance of the Axis, While the diffeul= ties of the heads of the United States" Admin=
{stration are understood and appreciated, not possible to dismiss the thought that' those fre no times. in which to talk in, insurance terms of the future. "Good risk or "bad risk" tare relatively unimportant. 1 ig essential that ct should be prosed, home, that ther, the choice Detore every nation which cherishes freedom, ie quite plain. IN is. the choice between life Ax a free people would Hike to live i, or a Rife which would be superimposed ety of reasons trousers have come ded in Italy uss somethings every should do without, This does not iL shorts are considered more and therefore more suitable attire for Lolieve in the policy of stabbing the back. According to the latest pai p display, proving that shorts are more hyulenie than Tong. trousers and are important contribution self-sullicieney." 'The new Int is dees "will liberate men from the useless, cumbersome Tony trousers and other accessories that complicate men's clothes. a ender them anaying." Annoying. to whom'
cannot be the other sex, since they. have been buy plug what was formerly believed be the male pre tative of trousers ant have Feduged shorts to such short hat the sports rtments of all newspapers been foreed to ive considerably. more' space coman's competitions than "ever before. No thinker can entirely dismiss the td hora an accession of *virifty™. by" the. simple process. of cutting down one's lung. Wrousers Until they reach only to about the knee. perhaps fortunate for the Mahan army taal the Intest reports from Greece and thereabouts do show the men of the line up in quite such 4 pitiful light as was first believed, "App General Stal was more fighting soldiers—or perhaps it was the Fascist Party which tried to tell al Star what it ought to do, in spite of the General Staff's warnings to the contrary. AL all events, it appears obvious that if the Htalian Government introduce a bit of "virility" into its forces, it should immediately take a of scissors to the ornamental breeches worn by its fighting commanders, If this, drastic action proves to be insufficient, it might afterwards (ake the same scissors 10' the Ie wear of the troops, though those at present retreating in Albania through. three and. four feet of snow might possibly argue that warmth, in the circumstances is 'a trifle better than
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