"If elected," Mr. Willkie premised, ^I would continue my efforts to aid the heroic British people—The only people in the world who are fighting with their lives for liberty.
"I would aid Britain even if it meant the sacrifice of some speed in building up our own air force. I would do it because the longer Britain holds out, the more time we have to prepare."
He said the American people "do not want war....and have no idea whatever of joining in any conflict, whether.in the Atlantic or the Pacific."
Mr. Willkie said it was time for Americans to put an end to "dramatic gestures" and "swashbuckling words." He said America should settle down to build up her army, navy and especially her air force—United Press, U.S. Canadian Defence Board in Action Boston, Oct. 3. The United States and Canadian Joint Defence Board left for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, last night after plotting the. defence line between Boston and Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the protection of the north Atlantic seaboard.
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