TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED
STATES
This, from a Canadian newspaper, no less, is worth sharing.
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!
This is one of the best editorials that I have ever
read regarding the United States. It is nice that one
man realizes it. I only wish that the rest of the
world would realize it. We are always blamed for
everything, and never even get a thank you for the
things we do.
Maybe each of you can send this to at least one person
and they might send it to one of their friends until this letter
is sent to every person on the web.
I am just a single
American that has read this,
I SURE HOPE THAT A LOT MORE READ IT SOON.
17 ‘ For in one hour such great riches came to nothing.’
Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as
many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance
18 "and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning,
saying, ‘ What is like this great city?’
19 " They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping
and wailing, and saying, ‘ Alas, alas, that great city,
in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by
her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate.’
Dear Heavenly Father,
We are moved by the alarming news and crisis that
our country is facing.
This, the greatest nation, founded in the belief
that "In God We Trust" & the "Land of the Free".
Please have mercy on those suffering,
hurting and in fear, and give wisdom & strength to
those who are assisting.
May the forces of evil be broken by your power and
may we be humble before thee, our strength and refuge.
Give wisdom to our President & all our leaders and
bring your comforting peace through the power of your
Holy Spirit. Help us here to reach to those
that have been affected by this tragedy.
In the name of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus.
AMEN
