UNJUST CRITICISM
\ j — ifr- —— MUST BE SCOTCHED, MR. WILLKIE TELLS U.S, TRIBUTE TO gRITISH (2 p.m.) NEW YORK, July 1. “•It is the plain duty of every loyal United States citizen to scotch all unjust criticism of "the British war effort which invariably crops up whenever British arms suffer reverses," said Mr. Wendell Willkie, leader of the Republican Party. Citing his personal experiences in London diming the air raids, Mr. Willkie told a group of business and financial leaders that the English are a brave, self-sustaining people. Reverses such as Singapore and Crete only made the British more determined than ever to see the war through to victory. “We must remember that we have not done wonders ourselves," he said. “Yet ,we co;ne in late and thus far there has been comparatively little disturbance of life here."
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20825, 2 July 1942, Page 4
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