Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-01-01
PAGE ELEVEN
Hopes Liberation
May Be Speeded

Wilhelm Morgenstierne, Nor
Wegian Ambassador to the United
States, expressed nope that means
may be found to expedite the full
liberation of Norway in a special
holiday statement issued at WASH
ington, D. c.
Looking back on 1874" ne de-
clared, there are indeed many rea-
sons why we should all be than
full. We realize that through TIE
supreme sacrifices and heroism C
the military forces of the United
Nations we are today much nearer
what is foremost in our thoughts:
Victory and Peace.
I'VE would not be frank if 0-a
tried to deny that we had deeply
hoped and trusted that 1914 woul5
see the liberation also of Norwev.
Being one of the first countries
to be subjugated by the Nazi az,
gressors we had hoped to =
among the first to be liberates
We had hoped and prayed that the
hard-tried men and women of tie
Norwegian home front would net
have to go through another-tas
fifth-Winter of indeScribable har1-
ships. While we all realize that
we must accept the supreme strat-
egg of the military leaders of the
United Nations, it is our ardent
hope that means may be found to
expedite the full liberation of Nor
way. Scarcity of food, scarcity CT
clothing and shoes, scarcity CT
fuel, do not go well together under
the rigors of a Northern winter.
"All reports coming out of Nor-
way" he continued, confirm what
we never doubted, namely, that !
spite of all sufferings the fightil :
spirit of the Norwegian poop >
is unbroken. They have managed
so far to rise above all untoWs &.
circumstances, and we know thy
will see it through until the last
Nazi and the last traitor have been
chased from Norwegian soil. TIE
sabotage by the Norwegian "a
triots is taking on very great pSo-
portions and hardly a day goes Y
without serious interference WIN
German activities in Norway. Ire
. i inc =
than before a fighting front.
In their hard, bitter struge,e
against the aggressors, we kno v
that the eyes of our countryn1eIl
often turn towards this great
country which has made and IS
daily making such tremendous
contribution to our approaching
common victory. They do not fer
get what we owe. what the civiliT5d
world owes. to the United States,
to its miraculous war production
and to the burning spirit of t1e
freedom loving American people
They do not forget the numerous
expressions of god viii and syz1-
pathy. and the material assistar .,
from their own kinsmen in TIE
] United States and from Americans
generally. Norwegians viii alws.s
remember how the American pre- IS
as a whole has stood up for Nor
way during these tragic years.
When in the course of L =
Norway shall have been entirely
liberated, the enormous task @
rebuilding what the aggresscrs
have wantonly destroyed will se-
gin for the Norwegian people. L
will be a hard. uphill struggle. B1t
we know that we shall succeed in
spite of all obstacles, to make NcT-
way not only what it was before
1910, but a stronger and better
country than ever. We know that
in times of peace and reconstrsC-
ton We shall continue the closest
kind of cooperation with our great
ally and friend, the American Rec'
pie. In this spirit we all unite -
an ardent wish fer q New year G
victory and peace