Evening star., 1945-11-13

day:
Mr.. Speaker, Mr.. President, mem
bers of the Senate and of the Hous,
Of Representatives of the United
States, I should wish, first of all, tt
thank you. sirs, on the great honol
you have done me in inviting me tt
address your House in joint session
During the war you were addressed
on two occasions by my predecessor
Winston Churchill, great wal
leader, whose words and actions ir
the most critical times of that long
drawn-out contest brought courage
and hope to millions all over the
world.
For five years T had the privilege
of serving under him as colleague
No one knows better than I do the
resplendent services which he rend.
cred to the cause of freedom
Last week in the House of Com.
mons, as leader of the opposition, ir
emphasizing the Importance of fur
thering in every way our friendly
connections with your great country
he wished me, on behalf of the whole
House the utmost success in this
visit. Sirs, in democracies great mer
are the possession of the whole peo-
pie. Speaking here today, cannot
but remember that great statesman
President Roosevelt. I should be ex-
pressing, I know, the feelings not
only of the people of Great Britain
but of the commonwealth and EN-.
pire in paying tribute to his great
services not only to his own coun-
try, but to humanity. 1t was sor-
row to us that he was not able to
visit Britain where we should have
given him a welcome that would
have expressed all that was in oul
hearts.
Big Three Commended.
In the struggle against the forces
of tyranny, the names of these two
men, Churchill and Roosevelt, to-
gether with that of Generalissimo
Stain, will ever be linked in
achievement.
I was glad to meet President Tru-
man for a brief moment here in
Washington when I was returning
from the San Francisco Conference
and I had the advantage of observ-
ing and admiring his courage and
craftsmanship at Potsdam, where
with him and Generslissimo Stain
we sought to deal with some o1
those problems which the ending oi
a great war produces. Sirs, in what
spirit shall we approach these high
matters?
On Sunday at Arlington, I stood
with President Truman and the
Prime Minister of Canada at that
impressive ceremony of Armistice
Day. I know that in the minds
of the President and myself were
remembrances of when we wore
both fighters in the First World
War. We little thought then or
November II, 1918, that we should
witness another world war. I dc
not think that either of us then
thought that we, out of the millions
of our fellow-soldiers, would be
called to shoulder the great re-
sponsibilities of high Office.
Yet I am sure there was preseh
In our minds last Sunday the same
thoughts we had years ago-regre'
for lost comrades. gratitude for oul
deliverance and the resolve to dt
what in us lay to spare others tht
ordeal which we have endured. WI
have ended this Second World War
deadlier, longer and more terribl,
than its predecessor. We shoult
none of us be here today unless al
the Allies had done their part, m
less the unequaHed fighting force
and matchless industrial and scien
tific resources of the United State
had been thrown without reserve
into the pool.
We rightly today pay honor to al
the Allies. There is honor enough
for all; for those who fought in tht
west and in the east, in the air, OF
the land and on the sea, for those
who fought in the armed units O.
the great states, for those who
served in the resistance movement!
in so many countries and for those
who stood firm when their home!
were bombed.
All Nations Contributed.
All contributed, but the Creates
contribution was made by those
with the greatest resources, tht
United States of America, Russia
and the British Commonwealth and
Empire. Twice in generation the
countries of the British Common
wealth and Empire came instantly
to the help of Great Britain, ane
none made a greater contribution
than Canada, whose Prime Ministel
! am happy to see with us today.
We were fortunate in finding grea
political leaders. We were fortunate
too, ir1 1the men of outstanding abilit,
who Blamed our resources ant
our campaigns and who led ou
navies, armies and air fleets il
battle. Standing here. I would lik
to payfa special tribute to th'
combined chiefs of staff. I woult
like to recall many of the leader
in the field. but I must conten
myself today with three names o
great men-one of the west, twt
in the east-Gen. Eisenhower, Gen
Macarthur and Admiral Nimitz.
Speaking here today, when all ou
enemiea have been beaten down, m,
mind goes back over those five year
in which I served in the British
war cabinet. I recall so vividly thos,
critical days in 1910 after Dunkirl
how anxiously we awaited the ar
rival OF ships carrying rifles an,
ammunition from America which
gave us at least something in ou
hands to fight the invader who's
threat was so imminent. I recall
that wise and generous provision o
lease-lend. I recollect, two year
before the event, Gen. Marshall un
folding to us in the cabinet room
his conception of the invasion o
Europe. Then I remember so wei
the tremendous strength of tn
United States of America, slowly a
first and then swiftly developing t.
take the weight from those who hat