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Show BRITISH DOING OWN FIGHTING The future peace of the world and the safety of the United States and Great Britain require that the two English-speaking nations na-tions continue their close cooperation coopera-tion after the conclusion of the present war. Because of this fact, almost self-evident to students of world politics, we think it is important for Americans to appreciate the contribution that the British are making to the overthrow of Hit-lerism. Hit-lerism. Such recognition will not detract from the glory of our own fighting men. It is a mistake for Americans to believe that they are doing all the fighting. It would be tragic if our war news over-emphasizes any phase of the great war, especially es-pecially if it persuades us that the British, French, Norwegians, Greeks and other peoples have made relatively small contributions contribu-tions to the common cause. Roane Waring, National Commander Com-mander of the American Legion, just back from North Africa, takes cognizance of this fact, we believe, 'when he says that the British are not "letting somebody else do their fighting for them." He says they are doing it "magnificently," "mag-nificently," and adds that the British soldiers in Africa "have been through hell and its fires have not daunted them.' ' We yield to no one in admiration admira-tion of American fighting men but, like the Legion leader, we admit ad-mit that the British deserve credit cred-it for a great record in this war. Whatever may have been the suspicion sus-picion about the fighting qualities of the men of England, Scotland, Wales and Ulster before this war began, there is but one opinion today to-day and Hitler knows it. |