Mr Churchill And Peace Day

Northern Advocate, 21 February 1946, Page 4

Mr Churchill And Peace Day

The announcement that Mr Churchill is to be allotted a post of honour when Britain celebrates Victory Day on June 8 will give unstinted pleasure to everybody. The Government leaders have not hesitated to express appreciation of the remarkable services Mr Churchill rendered to the nation during the dark days when Britain stood alone in the fight against Hitler and his hordes. Mr Churchill faltered not till the defeat of Germay was assured, and it was the irony of fate that he should have been relegated to a back seat when the Victory Day to which he had contributed so much dawned. Historians will have an al- |

most unbelievable story to tell future generations when they relate Mr Churchill's contribution to victory. That he should be asked to occupy a foremost place when representatives of the armed forces of the Empire and the Allies march through the streets of London on Victory Day is indeed a graceful tribute to the worth of one whose example and driving power assisted incalculably the movements which made Allied victory possible. The invitation is a reflex of the generosity with which even political opponents in Britain regard one another when the fighting and the tumult die.