Roosevelt Statue Unveiled In London
: ' — - >•" Received''Tuesday; 1.20 a.in. 1 . LQNDQN, April 12. Alrs. Elcanor Roosevelt, in the presencc of the Royal family, unveiied u statue to the -iate., President Roosevelt erected by public subscription, .in Grosvenor Square. His Alajesty, welcoming Afrs. Roosevelt, said: "President Roosevelt was ono.of the most outstanding men of our time. He was a great war leader but also a great man of peace and a great citizen oi the world, Tho memorial will be a permanent reminder of our comradeship with the American people in the dark days of the war." : . The American Ambassador, Alr. Lewis Bouglas, speaking on Anglo- American relations, said history recorded no similar concert among the nations. It was the handiwork of two great wartime artisans — Mr. Churchill and Alr. Roosevelt. "Ti tlie memorial is a reminder of tlie gradual irresistible march of the two oountries from separatisni and smouldering SuspiCiOns to a victorious association, so may it be prophetic of the future relations among' the Englishspeaking peoples."
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Chronicle (Levin), 13 April 1948, Page 6
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