"Tne sympathy and admiration of the British people and Government go cut in a special measure to the people of the Netherlands, who by their courage and endurance play so firm a part in the war against a hated enemy."
To the Belgian Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill declared:—"On the anniversary of the day, when, in violation of its most solemn undertakings, the German government, without cause or provocation, launched their armed forces against the territory of Belgium, I wish to acknowledge in the name of the British Government the effective help which the Belgian Government, the Belgian Empire, and the Belgian armed forces and merchant marine have given to the Allied cause throughout the past year "We remember also your soldiers, who resisted the invader in the Battle of Belgium and who now in their homes oppose the will of the invader. The sympathy and admiration of Britain goes out in especial measure to the Belgians, now under the hateful Nazi tyranny, and who by their courage and endurance daily contribute to the defence of freedom."
Mr. Churchill, in addressing the Luxembourg Foreign Minister, said: "On the anniversary of the day when the barbarous German hordes Rome, May 10.
Italian public opinion is being prepared {or United States intervention in the war by an article in the "Popolo d'Italia," according to the official Italian news agency.
The article declares that United States entry into the war was decided when Colonel Henry Lewis Stimson, United States War Secretary, stressed that the United States navy must convoy supplies to Great Britain.—Reuter.
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