"KEEP SMILING."

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2691, 10 February 1916, Page 6

"KEEP SMILING."

RAEiUAEKERS ON SPIRIT OF BRITAIN. M. Louis Raemaekers, the famou lutch cartoonist, replying to the toas f 'his health tendered him 'by Londo nirnalists, said in English:— "I am afraid that with my limite nowledge of .your language 1 shall mali ou a very bad speech, which will b very poor return for your great kin< ess to me and th« very flattering wore E your chairman. I am more accui jmed to express my thoughts and fee igs ill charcoal and chalks than i ords. But believe me I am vei rateful to you. At the beginning < le war I saw that England and h{ llies got many heavy fro; ieir enemies, and I saw that Englau ept on smiling. This I did not undo :and, and I was very angry with yc -(Hear, hear, and laughter)—ye jry. (Renewed laughter.) I did ni jlieve you were taking the war se msly enough. Now I have come her have been with you four weeks, ar have tried to study your people fro le humblest classes to the highest, ive seen what you are preparing, ive looked into your eyes, and nc think I begin to understand. Win jn keep smiling at the heavy bloi du receivc I think you do not wi i show tliat you have been serious t. I think you see the moment wlil-u i >u on your side can get a stroke that ill be a complete knock-out. (Cheers ' id laughter.) I .sep that moment, bat is all I have to say to you; this my reply to your toast —keep smtlig." (Cheers.)