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Morning everyone,

Another day goes by and I am still in disbelief , shock, outrage, a whole

mixture of emotions. I want to think this is just a bad dream but I know it

isn't. I received this from one of my digest, thought it was worth passing

on.

CANADIAN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE!

This was sent to me and I found it worth reading, enjoy.

TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES

This, from a Canadian newspaper, 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 DC10?

If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all the International lines except

Russia fly American Planes?

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,

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 a 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

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!

Wear it proudly!!

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.

I would hope that each of you would send this to as many people as you can

and emphasize that they should send it to as many 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.----------

E. Capin

Technical Representative, MCP

Business and Professional Group