Evening star., 1941-12-25
King George Voices
Confidence Sacrifices
Will Bring Victory
Sends Seasons Greetings
To Empire, Services
And the. Suffering

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 25.-King George
vi in a brief Christmas message
sent his remembrance and sincere
good wishes for you and for yours"
to the people of the empire.
He singled out for greetings those
In the services and "those who are
suffering"
The King spoke from the study OF
the house in the country where he
spent the holiday with Queen Eliza
beth and the two princesses, Eliza
beth and Margaret Rose.
The mother and daughters lis
tened to a radio in an adjoining
room while the King, speaking
slowly and deliberately, broadcast
from the solitude of his study, using
the same golden microphone used in
similar broadcasts in the past.
1t was the Kings third Christmas
Day message. He spoke for 10
minutes.
A dinner of turkey and Christ
mas pudding was served before the
King went to the broadcasting room
Text of Message.
The following is the text of King
Georges message:
Il am glad to think millions of
people in all parts of the world are
listening 10 me now. From my own
home, with the Queen and my
children beside me, I send to all
Christmas greeting.
christmas is festival of the
home. 1t is right that we should
remember those who, this year, must
spend 1t away from home.
Il am thinking, as I s::,eak, of the
men who have come from afar,
standing ready to defend the old
homeland-of men who in every
part of the world are serving the
empire and its cause with such
valor and devotion by sea, land and
In the air.
Il am thinking of all those women
and girls as well as men who at the
call of duty have left their homes
to join the services or to work in
factory. hospital or field
TO each one of you, whatever
your duty may be, I send you my
remembrance and my sincere good
wishes for you and for yours.
Il do not forget what others have
done and are doing so bravely and
so well in the civil defense. NV
heart also is with those who are
suf1ering-the wounded, bereaved,
anxious and prisoners of war.
think you know how deeply the
Queen and 1 feel for them. Nav
God give them comfort, courage
and hope.
Greater Sacrifices Likely.
All these separations are part of
the hard sacrifice which this war
demands. 1t may well be that it
will call for even greater sacrifices.
II this is to be, let us face them
cheerfully together. 1 think of YOU.
my peoples, as one great family.
For that is how we are learning to
live. We all belong to each other.
We all need each other. 1t is in
serving each other and in sacrificing
Tor our common good that we are
finding our true life.
In that spirit we shall win the
war. And in that same spirit we
shall win for the world after the war
true lasting peace.
"rTha Ornatnccc of oy,y, y, t;o,. -
the spirit of its people. So it always
has been since history began. So it
shall be with us.
THE range of the tremendous
conflict is ever widening. 1t now
extends to the Pacific Ocean. Truly,
1t Is stern and solemn time. But
as the war widens. so surely our con-
viction deepens of the greatness of
our cause
1--WE who belong to the present
generation must bear the brunt of
the struggle, and I would say to the
coming generation of boys and girls
of today-the men and women to-
morrow:
Train yourselves, body, mind and
spirit, SO as to be ready for what
ever part you may be called on to
play and for the tasks which will
await you as citizens of the empire
when the war is over.
I'VE must all, older and younger,
resolve that. having been intrusted
with so great a cause. then at what
ever cost, God helping us, we will
not falter or fail Make yourselves
ready in your home and school to
give and to offer your very best.
Look to God for Strength.
1--WE are coming to the end of an
other hard-fought year.
During these months our people
have been through many trials and.
in the true humility which goes
hand in hand with valor, have
learnt once again to look for
strength to God alone. So I bid you
all be strong and of good courage.
Go forward into this coming year
with good heart. Lift up your
hearts with thankfulness for de-
liverance from dangers in the past.
Lift up your hearts in confident
hope that strength will be given us
to overcome whatever perils may lie
ahead until victory is won.
IF skies before us are still dark
and threatening there are stars to
guide us on our way. Never did
heroism shine more brightly than it
does now, nor fortitude, nor sacri-
flee, nor sympathy, nor neighborly
kindness.
And with them. the brightest of
all stars is our faith in God. These
stars will we follow with His help
until light shall shine and darkness
shall collapse.