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Show Destroyers Aid British Early this month a fourth jroup of overage destroyers cn-. 'terc-d a Canadian port, where tnc-y were taken over by Bri.:sh ; seamen, who had just arrived from Britian. Tr.e first batch of American 'icitroyers Sept. 6th and are now in service overseas. Since then o'.rer over-age ships have been taken to England, where they were refitted for immediate service, ser-vice, j The assistance that the United States is rendering the British is important and will probably become be-come more vital as the war continues. con-tinues. It should be remembered ; by Americans that the aid is be- j r.l despatched as a means of de-fencVng de-fencVng the United States, rather than as an act of generosity to a ;:rave people. The first 1'ne of our defense is i now located in the waters that lap the coasts of Europe. It is being manned by British ships, which has isolated the a::is navies, rendering them impotent so far as we are concerned. As long as they continue to be confined con-fined in their own waters the security of our shores is guaranteed. guaran-teed. It is our business to see that the British fleet is always strong enough to assure this. |
