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> > > >>America: The Good Neighbor.
> > > >>
> > > >>Widespread but only partial news coverage was
> > given recently to a
> > > >>remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto by
> > Gordon Sinclair,
> > > >>a Canadian television commentator.
> > > >>What follows is the full text of his trenchant
> > remarks as
> > > >>printed in the Congressional Record:
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>"This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for
> > the Americans as
> > > >>the most generous and possibly the least
> > appreciated people
> > > >>on all the earth.
> > > >>Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain
> > and Italy were
> > > >>lifted out of the debris of war by the Americans
> > who poured in
> > > >>billions of dollars and forgave other billions
> > in debts.
> > > >>None of these countries is today paying even the
> > interest
> > > >>on its remaining debts to the United States.
> > > >>
> > > >>When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956,
> > it was the
> > > >>Americans who propped it up, and their reward
> > was to be insulted
> > > >>and swindled on the streets of Paris. I was
> > there. I saw it.
> > > >>
> > > >>When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the
> > United States
> > > >>that hurries in to help. This spring, 59
> > American communities
> > > >>were flattened by tornadoes. Nobody helped.
> > > >>
> > > >>The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped
> > billions of
> > dollars
> > > >>into discouraged countries. Now newspapers in
> > those countries are
> > > >>writing about the decadent, warmongering
> > Americans.
> > > >>
> > > >>I'd like to see just one of those countries that
> > is gloating over
> > > >>the erosion of the United States dollar build
> > its own airplane.
> > > >>Does any other country in the world have a plane
> > to equal
> > > >>the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or
> > the Douglas DC10?
> > > >>If so, why don't they fly them?
> > > >>Why do all the International lines except Russia
> > fly American
> > > >>Planes?
> > > >>
> > > >>Why does no other land on earth even consider
> > putting a man or
> > > >>woman on the moon?
> > > >>You talk about Japanese technocracy, and you get
> > radios.
> > > >>You talk about German technocracy, and you get
> > automobiles.
> > > >>
> > > >>You talk about American technocracy, and you
> > find men on the
> > > >>moon-not once, but several times-and safely home
> > again.
> > > >>You talk about scandals, and the Americans put
> > theirs right
> > > >>in the store window for everybody to look at.
> > > >>
> > > >>Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and
> > hounded. They are
> > > >>here on our streets, and most of them, unless
> > they are breaking
> > > >>Canadian laws, are getting American dollars from
> > ma and pa at
> > home
> > > >>to spend here.
> > > >>
> > > >>When the railways of France, Germany and India
> > were breaking down
> > > >>through age, it was the Americans who rebuilt
> > them.
> > > >>When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York
> > Central went
> > broke,
> > > >>nobody loaned them an old caboose.
> > > >>Both are still broke.
> > > >>
> > > >>I can name you 5000 times when the Americans
> > raced to the help of
> > > >>other people in trouble. Can you name me even
> > one time when
> > > >>someone else raced to the Americans in trouble?
> > > >>I don't think there was outside help even during
> > the San
> > Francisco
> > > >>earthquake.
> > > >>
> > > >>Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one
> > Canadian who is
> > > >>damned tired of hearing them get kicked around.
> > > >>They will come out of this thing with their flag
> > high.
> > > >>And when they do, they are entitled to thumb
> > their nose at
> > > >>the lands that are gloating over their present
> > troubles. I hope
> > > >>Canada is not one of those."
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>Stand proud, America!
> > *** End of Message ***
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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