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Show Noted English Writer Asks Aid to Defend Homes Across the Sea A sample of old and new guns, binoculars binocu-lars and steel helmets which have been contributed to fhe American Committee for Defense of British Homes: 10 Wairen Stree't, New York City, to be used by British civilians in defense of their homes should threatened invasion materialize. Right, Miss Jan Struther, who foresees he war implementing a resurgence of democracy in England. fr si, X is'--. . ' .ft- vjieac uritain s people know "the Bgut against world-wide tyranny and oppression is in their hands" and every hi: of direct aid they can have from the people of the United States is of vital importance, according ac-cording to Jan Struther, former editorial edi-torial writer on the London Times and author of the best-seller, "Mrs. Miniver," now in this country. In a statement endorsing the work of the American Committee for Defense of British Homes, 10 Warren Street, New York City, which is serlking contributions of small arms, binoculars binoc-ulars and steel helmets for use of British civilians in defense of their homes, Miss Struther said: "In England today there is no longe..- the snobbery, the nonchalant muddling through which was supposed sup-posed to characterize England's relations re-lations with the outside world ia the past. And I believe that when this war is at an end we shall see a new England, purged and strengthened strength-ened by the ordeal of war. "Your country and mine are like two houses in a. burning forest," Mrs. Struther continued. "At present pres-ent the fire is raging round our house, and if you keep on handing us buckets of water as rapidly as possible we shall prevent it from spreading to yours. "I understand, for instance, that there are 10,000,000 sportsmen and sportswomen in this country. It is to these Americans, whose homes and families are still comparatively safe, that I appeal to remember those homes across the sea which are in so much danger. Send them what weapons you can spare; send them in care of the American Committee Com-mittee for Defense of British Homes and trust that they will be used to such advantage that you will never be compelled to defend your own homes with your backs against the wall." "The people of America for the ' most part do not quite realize what modern England is like. Many of them still think that it is a pre-1914' pre-1914' country full of rigid class distinctions. dis-tinctions. As a matter of fact, Great Britain has been changing a gr;at deal during Uie last 10 or 15 years, and the present war has accelerated the changes. Great Britain is now probably the nearest approach to a true democracy that has ever existed; ex-isted; and its people know that the fight against world-wide tyranny and oppression is in their hands. |
