Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-18

Gen. Eisenhower Pays
High Tribute 10 Yanks
In Report 10 Congress
| Gen. Eisenhower today accepted
the tribute Of Congress for his mill
tary victory In Europe In behalf Of
the 3,000, 900 American men and
women who served under his COM
mand, declaring that 1T was they
who earned your commentator and
should properly be here to. receive 1t. y
At the same time he told joint
session Of Senate and House and the
Supreme Court, gathered In the
House chamber, that, to q soldiers
mind, the problem Of peace can be
no more difdcult than the one you
had to solve more than three years
ago, and, which in one battle area,
has now been brought to q successful
conclusion" He referred to the al
most simultaneous declarations OF
war by Germany and Japan.
Expressing the soldiers viewpoint,
the victorious general told the as
sembled jurists and legislators:
HE passionately believes that
with the same determination, the
same optimistic resolution, the same
mutual consideration among Allies
that marshaled In Europe forces
capable Of crushing what had been
the greatest war machine Of his
tory, the problems Of peace can
and will be met"
Praises Roosevelt, Churchill.
Gen. Eisenhower paid high trib-
ute to his own chiefs, President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill and the joint Anglo
American chiefs of staff as we'll as
the Army's sister services, the Navy
and Merchant Marine, for max
ing possible the victory over Ger
many. He also praised the British
people for their friendliness in re-
ceiving on their crowded island the
100000 American soldiers sent
there to train for D-day.
He described the late President
and the Prime Minister as two
"God-given men" to whom the
world owes a lasting obligation.
From the Presidents strength, he
added, Il drew constant support
and confidence in the solution of
my own problems"
The general reserved his most
lavish praise for the men under his
command, declaring that the battle
fields of Africa and Europe, the
scenes of military campaigns over
1000 years, had not seen "a more
worthy soldier than the trained
American"
Yanks Never Faltered.
Willingly" he continued, he has
suffered hardships. Without q
whimper he has made heavy sac.
rifices. He has endured much, bu,
he has never faltered. His aggres-
siveness-his readiness to close with
the enemy-has become a byword ir
the embattled armies Of Europe
You have read many reports of his
individual exploits, but not one.
tenth of them has ever been or ever
will be told. Any one OF them woulo
be sufficient to fill a true American
with emotion-with an intense pride
in his countrymen.
Never have soldiers been called
upon to endure longer sustained
periods Of contact with a vicious
enemy nor greater punishment from
weather and terrain"
Gen. Eisenhower pointed out that
the tempo Of battle had increased
greatly during the span OF the war
When the Germans went into Po-
land, the Low Countries and France
he said, 1T seemed ITO fearful
world that at last there had been
achieved the ultimate In destructive
forces-that nothing could stand
against the German armies"
Yet, he continued, the Germans
found in time that "his skilis and
methods were daily outmoded and
surpassed by the Allies"
Allied Spirit Of Unity.
Gen. Eisenhower pointed to the
spirit OF unity among the Allies
which was SO important to victory
adding:
In no place was this vital unity
more strikingly evidenced than
among the individuals that served
as my principal commanders and on
my staff. British and Americans
forget differences in customs and
methods-even national prejudices-
in their devotion to common
cause
The general thanked Americans
on the home front" for their sup
port of the Army, adding:
THE American fighting man has
never failed to recognize his de-
pendence upon you at home. 1 am
grateful for this opportunity to
stand before Congress and express
my own and the thanks of every
soldier. sailor and airman to this
countrymen who have remained de-
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