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Show Ilegion congratulates britain on war deeds NEW YORK, Aug 5 Greetings on the sixth anniversary of Great Brl-1 tain s entry in the world war wore cabled to Field Marshal Haig and Ad-J mlral Sir Davlu Heatty by Franklin D O'Ltler, national commander of the American Legion. "Honor to the statesmen who had the courage to assume the responsiDl-llty responsiDl-llty of that decision," the message , read Honor to the British millions i who. with valor jnstirpassed and i hearts of oak, executed that aeclslon ! on Brltlan's many ironts. When we contemplate what would have been! the state of affairs In the world today had no! Britain acted as she did and when she did, the trials and difficulties difficul-ties of the present hour, however, , vexations as they may seem to be, sink into comparator insignificance. "United Stales forces havw had the pi h liege of serv ice on land and iea under British commanu. The memories of the associations of tnoso great il n:, will never perish." |