BRITAIN AND AMERICA
"We of the United States and of the British Commonwealth of Nations have the most preeious heritage among all the nations of this earth — a heritage of freedom, a right of the individual to order and justice — and I believe that a tremendouS and valuable contribution to the peace of the world. has been made by tbo British Empire and ourselves patiently rearming. The British nation and ourselves patiently, sincerely and earnestly sought to bring other nations of the world in the pathway of peaee. We did it so sincerely that we did it not only by precept but by exampie. They would not listen to us. While we waited and hoped and laboured, they built up these great armaments. For what? For aggression. No nation requires bombing aeroplanes, great mobile artillery, and heavy tanks unless they intend to plunder and murder their neighbours. We of my country and the British Commonwealth, realising that argument, suasion and exampie have been jn vain, have determined that we must protectou? own/WIhe Ame^ean Ambasaador to Britain, Ife Bingham. "" ' H
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 183, 20 August 1937, Page 4
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