To-day is Independence Day in America. Little American children are burning their fingers with fire crackers. American orators are burning their audiences with oratory. They are speaking of America’s great fight for Independence. Let us all remember that the American War of Independence was fought by British Americans against a German King and a reactionary Prime Minister for British ideals, and that a large part of the British nation sympathised with the rebels. The same old British fighting always for freedom! The great American of that day was a Virginian--George Washington. Some one described him as one of England’s greatest sons. He was a Virginian with only British blood--I am just the other way around--a British M. P. with only Virginian blood. I am no leader, no general, and no statesman, but I hope I am a fighter, especially when it’s a fight for peace. Many of us believe that until the British Empire and America get together and lead the world in Peace--Peace will be a long time coming. We feel, too, that in fighting for understanding between these two countries we are fighting for something far greater than any one country--for a civilisation based on Christianity. THE END FOOTNOTES: [A] Before the League of Women Voters, New York. [B] Before the English Speaking Union, New York. [C] Before the Convention of the League of Women Voters, Baltimore. [D] Before the Associated Press, New York. [E] Before the League of Women Voters, Chicago. [F] In Ottawa. [G] New York farewell. [H] Before the English Speaking Union, Plymouth. [I] Plymouth. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES: Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of My Two Countries, by Nancy Astor