London, Aug. 1.
There was not a corner of the Empire, however remote, which has not made its contribution to the common cause in men, money or night.
"Men from the outer Empire have already played their part in every theatre of war," he said. "At this moment contingents from every Dominion and India are here ready to do their bit in guarding the heart of the Empire and in the background, with us im thought and feeling but nót directly engaged in the conflict, stands America.
"We did not ask her to fight our battle, even if we might think that in a sense it is her battle, too. If blood be the price of victory we are prepared to pay our own way but we know that America, if not a belligerent, is something more than a cold, disinterested spectator.
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