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President Delivers Address Of Momentous Significance (continued from flrat page) Mediterranean, but also the Atlantic forties of Dukur. ntnl to the Island outposts of the New World ? the Aavrvs and Cape Verde Inlands. The Cape Verde Islands are only seven hours dlstunoo from Brazil hy homher or troop - carrying planes. '1*1)0',' dominate shipping routes to and from the South Atlantic. The war l? approaching the brink of the Western IU'tplaphere Itself It Is coming very close to home. Control or occupation hy Nuzl force of any of the islands of the Atlantic would Jeopardise the Immediate safety of portions of North and South America, and of the Island possessions of the United States, and of the ultimate safety of the continental United States Itself. Hitler's plan of world domination would he near Its accomplishment today, were It not for two factors: One Is the eplox resistance of Britain, her colonies, and the r greut dominions, fighting not only to maintain the existence of the Island of Britain but also to hold the Near Wast and Africa. The> other 1s the magnificent defenso of China, which will, I have reason ' to-believe, .increase in, strength. All of theee, together, prevent the axis from winning control of the seas by ships and aircraft. The Axis i>owers can never Achieve their objective of world domination unless they first obtain control of the sous. This Is their supreme purpose today; and to achieve It. they must capture (treat Britain. They could then have the power to dictate to the Western Hemisphere. No spurious argument, no appeal to sentiment, and no falso pledges like those given by Hitler at Munich, can deceive the American people Into believing that he and his Axis partners would not, with Britain defeated, close In relentleesly on this hemisphere. But If the Axis powers fall to gain cbntrol of the seas, they are certainly defeateid. Their drpam of world domination will then go by the board: and the criminal leaders who started this war will suffer* Inevitable disaster. Both they and their people know this?and they are afraid. That Is why they are risking everything they have, conducting desperate attempts to breaV through to the command of the ocean. Once they aro limited to a continuing land .war, their cruel forces of occupation will bo unable to keep their heel on the necks of the millions of Innocent, oppressed people on the continent of Wurope; and In the end. their whole structure will break into little pieces. And the j wider tho Nazi land offort, the greater the danger. We do not forget the silenced peoples. Tho masters of Germany? those, at least, who have not bo4n assassinated or escaped to freesoil?have marked these peoples and their children's children for slavery. Hut those people?spiritually ttneonquered: Austrian*, Czechs. Poles. Norwegians; Dutch, , Belgians, Frenchmen. Greeks, Southern Slavs?yes even those Italians and Germans who themselves have been enslaved?will prove to be a powerful force In disrupting tho Nazi system. Yes. all freedom?meaning freedom to live end pot freedom to conquer nnd subjugate other peoples ? depends on freedom of the seas. All of American history ?North. Central and South American history?has been Inevitably tied up with those words. ' freedom of .the seas." Since 17'.)!). when our Infant navy made the West Indies and the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico safe for American ships, since 1S04 and 1 805 when we made all peaceful commerce safe from the depredations of the Barbnry pirates: since the war of 1812. which was fought for the preaer vat ion of allor*' right*; *}nce 1&(17, when our *ea power made It possible for the Mexican* to expel the French nrnty of lyoui* Napoleon, we have Htrlven and fought in defense of freedom of the aeas ? for our own Nhipping. for the commerce of our winter republics, for the right of all nation* to use the highways of world trade?and for our own safety. During the first World war we were able to escort merchant ships by the use of small cruisers, gunboats and destroyers; and this type of convoy was effective against submarines In this second World war, however, the problem Is greater, because the attack on the freedom of the sea* 1* now fourfold: First, the improved submarine; second, the much greater use of the heavily armed raiding cruiser or hit-and-run battleship; third, the bombing airplane, which Is capable of destroying merchant ships seven or eight hundred miles from It* nearest base; and fourth, the destruction of merchant ships In those ports of which are accessible to the bombing attack. The Battle of the Atlantic now extend* from the icy waters of the North Pole to the frozen continent of the Antarctic. Throughout this huge area, there have been sinkings of merchant ships In alarming and Increasing numbers oy Nazi raiders or submarines. There have been sinkings even of ships enrrying neutrgl^flags. There have been sinkings in the South Atlantic, off Ayeat Africa und the Cape Verde islands; between the Azores and the islands off the American coast; and between Greenland and Iceland. Great number* of thee# ainklngs have bean actually within the wliter* of the Western Hemisphere. The blunt truth l? this?and I reveal this with the full knowledge o fthe British gov rnment: The present rate of Nazi sinkings of merchant ship* Is more,than three times us high jie the capacity of British shipyards to replace them; It Is more than twice th? combined British and American output of merchant ships today. We can answer this peril by two simultaneous measure*: First, Dy speeding up and Increasl-ng^our great shipbuilding program ; amT second, by helping to cut down the losses on the high seas. Attacks on shipping off the very whores of land which we are determined to protect, present an actual military danger to the Americas. And that danger has recently been heavily underlined by the presence in Western Hemisphere waters of Nazi battleships of great striking power. Most of the supplies for Britain go by a northerly route, which conn's close to Greenland and the nearby island of Iceland. Germany's heaviest atack Is on that route. Nazi occupation of Iceland or base* In Greenland would bring _ the war close to our continental ~ shores; because they are steppingstones to Labrador, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and the northern United States. Including the great industrial centers of the North, ' Cast and Middle West. "Equally, the Azores and the t'npp Verde Islands, If occupied or controlled by Germany, would directly endanger the frcedor of the Atlantic and our own physical safety. Under Geranfti domination they would become bases for submarines. warships, and airplanes -raiding the waters which lie Immediately off our own coasts and attacking the shipping In the South Atlantic. They would provide a springboard for actual attack against the Integrity and Independence of Brazil and her neighboring republics. 1 have said on many occasions that the United States is mustering Its men and its resources only for purposes of defense?only to repel attack. I repeat that statement now. But we must he realistic. Some people seem to think that we are not attacked until bombs actually drop on New York or San Francisco or New Orleans or Chi CHBV. Hut they are simply *hut.ttnK their eyes to the lesson we mult learn from the fate of every na- , Uon that the Na*l* have oon<|U?red. The attack on C*eoho-8lovakla begun with the conquest of Austria. The attack on Norway began wltt) the occupation of Denmark. The attack on Oreecp began with occupation of Albania and Ilulgarla. The attack on the Sue* Canel began with the Invasion of the Haiku na and North Africa. The attack on the United States can begin with the domination of any has* which menace* our security? North or South. Nobody can foretell tonight Just when the act* of the dictator* will ripen Into attack on thl* hernia- * phere and uh. Put we know enough now to realise that It would be suicide to watt until they are In our front yard. When your enemy come* at you In a tank or a bombing plane, if you hold your fire until you nee the whites of his eye*, you wtl*. never know what hit you. Our Hunker Hill of tomorrow may be several thousand mile* from Boaton. Anyone with an atla* and a reasonable knowledge of the sudden striking force of modern war, knows that It Is stupid to wait until a probable enemy has gained a foothold from which to attack. Old-fashioned common sense calls for the use of strategy which will prevent such an enemy from gaining a foothold In the first place. We have, accordingly, extended our patrol In North and South Atlantic waters. We are steadily j adding more and more ships and planeH to that patrol. It Is well known that the strength of the Alantlc fleet has been greatly Increased during the P"?t year, and Is constantly being built up. These ships and planes warn of th** presence of . attacking raiders, on Ihe seas, under the sea, and above .the *eeo. The dangei from these raiders 1" greatly lessened If their location Is definitely known. We are Qxp* being forewarned: and we shall be on our guard against efforts to establish Nazibases closer to our hemisphere. The deadly facts of war compel nations, for simple self-preservation, to make stern choices. It does 1 not make sense. for Instance, to say, "I believe In the defense of all the Western Hemisphere," and In the next breath to Bay, "I will not fight for that defense until the enemy has landed on our shores. ^ And If we believe In he Independence and integrity of the Americas. we must be willing to fight to defend them just as much as we would to fight for the safety of our own homes. It Is time for us to realize that the safety of American homes even In the center of our country has a definite relationship to the continued safety of homes In Nova Scotia or Trinidad or Brazil. ?Our national policy today* there-? fore, fs this: First, we Hhall actively resist wherever necessary, and with all our resources, every attempt b> Hitler to extend his Nazi domlns tlon to the western hemisphere, or to threaten It. We shal actively resist his every attempt to gain conrol of the seas. We insist upon the vital Importance of keeping Hltlfrlsm away from any point in the world which could be used and would be used as a base of attack against the Americas. Second, from the point of view of strict naval nnd military necessity, we shall give every possible assistance to Britain and to all who. with Britain. are resisting Hltlerlsm or its equivalent with force of arms. Our patrols are helping how to insure delivery of the needed supplies to Britain. All additional measures necessary 'o deliver the goods will he taken. Any and all further methods or combination of methods, which can or should he utilized, are being devised by our military and naval technicians, wno, with me, will work out and put Into effect uch new and additional safeguards as may be needed. spj^p?d^-ivery?of^neoded supplies? to Britain Is imperative. This can he done; it must be done; it will be done. To the other American nations? 20 republics ar.d the Dominion of Canada?I say this: The United States does not merely propose these purposes, hut is actively en- ( gaged today in carrying them out, j I say to them further: You m*'y disregard those few citizens of the United States who contend that we are disunited and cannot act. There are some timid ones > among us who say that we must preserve peace at any price?lest we lose our liberties forever. To * them I say: Never In the history of the world has a nation lost Its democracy hy a successful struggle to defend Its democracy. We must not be defeated by the fear of the very danger which we arc preparing to resist. Our freedom has shown Its ability to survive war. hut It would never survive surrender. "The only thing we have to fear Is fear Itself." There Is. of course. a small group of sincere, patriotic men and women whose real passion for peace has shut their eyo? to the ugly realities of International banditry and to ths need to ros'st It at all costs. I am sure they are embarassed hy the sinister support they are receiving from the enemies of derrloerncy In our midst? the Bundlsti, and Faacist*. and Communists/ and every group deyoted toi bBfotry and racial and re- j \ llglous intolerance. It I* no mere coincidence that all the argument* ; put forward by theee enemies of democracy?all their attempt* to confoee and divide our people and to destroy public confidence in our government?oil their defeatist foreboding* that Britain and democracy are already beaten?all ' their selfish promisee that we can "do business" with Hitler?all of . these are but echoes of the worda that have been poured out from the AxIh bureaus of propaganda. Those name words have,been used before in other counlt&s?to scare them, to divide them, to soften ' them up. Invariably, those same words have formed the advance guard of physical attack. . Your government has'the right to expect of all citizens that they take loyal part In the common work of our common defense? take loyal part from this moment forward. 1 have recently set up the machinery for clvlllah defense. It will rapidly organize, locality by locality. It will depend on the organized effort of men nnd women everywhere. All will have responsibilities to fulfil. I>efense today means more than merely fighting. It means morale, civilian as well as military; It means using every available re- ? source; It means enlarging every useful plant. It means the use of a greater 'American common sense in discarding rumor and distorted statement. It means recognizing, for what they are. racketeers and fifth columnists, who are the Incendiary bombs of the moment. All of us know that we have made very great social progress In ? recent years. We propose to maintain that progress and strengthen It. When the nation Is threatened from without, however, as It Is today, the actual production and transportation of the machinery of defense must' not be Interrupted by disputes between capital and capital, labor and labor, or capital and labor. The future of all free enterprise?of capital and labor alike?Is at stake. This Is no time for capital to make, or be allowed to retain, excess profits. Articles of defense must have undisputed right of way In every Industrial plant in the country. A nation-wide machniery for conciliation and mediation of Industrial disputes has been set up. That machinery must be used promptly ?and wlthput stoppage of work. Collective bargaining will be retained, but the American' people expect that Impartial recommendations of our government services will be followed both by capital and by labor. The overwhelming majority of our cltzlens expect their govern- j ment to see that the tools of de- l fense are built; arfd for the very purpose of preserving the democratic safeguards! Of both labor and management. this government is determined to use all of Its power to express the will of Its people, and to prevent Interference with the production of materials essential to our nation's security. Today the whole world Is divided between human slavery and human freedom ? between pagan brutality and the Christian Ideal. We choose human freedom? which Is the Christian Ideal. No ore of us can waver for a monu-nt in his courage or his faith. Wc will not accept a Hltlerdoniinated world. And we will not accept a world, like the post-war world of the 1920's, In which the seeds of Hitlerlsm can again be planted and allowed to grow. We will accept only a world consecrated to freedom of speech and expression?freedom of every person to worship Clod in his own way ?freedom from want?and freedom from terrorism. Is such a world impossible of attainment ? Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of i the United States, the Emancipation Proclamalon and every other milestone In human progress?all were Ideals which seemed Impossible of attainment?yet they were attained. As a military force, we were weak when we established our Independence. but we successfully stood off tyrants, powerful In their day, who are now lost In the dust of history. Odds meant nothing to us then. Shnll we now, with all our potential strength, hesitate to take every single measure necessary to maintain our American liberties? Our people and our government will not hesitate to meet that challenge. As the Ppresldent of a united and determined people,/ I say | solemnly: We reassert the solidarity of the i 21 American republics and the Dominion of Canada In the preserva' tlon of the Independence of the hemisphere. We have pledged material support to the other^lemocracles of the world?and we will fulfill that pledge. We In the America? will decide for ourselves whether, and when, and where, our American Interests are attacked or our security threatened. We are placing our arrped forces In strategic military position. We will not heeltate to use our armed forces to repel attack. We reassert our abiding faith In the vitality of our constitutional republic as a perpetual home of freedom, of tolerance, and of devotion to the word of God. Therefore, with profound con- | aciousness of my responsibilities to my countrymen and to my coun- I trymen and to my country's cause. J hare tonight issued a proclamation that an . unlimited national emergency exists and requires the strengthening of. our defense to the extreme limit of eur national power and authority. The nation wlU expect all ladl- j ffljsLv / -SfSSft v vaduals and all groups to play their full parts, without stint, and without selfishness, and wWhout doubt that our democracy will triumphantly survive. I repeat the words of the signers of the I>oclaration of Independence?thai little band "of pairiois, fighting long ago against overwhelming odds, but certain, as are ' we, of ultimate victory: "With a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledged to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." '^ha^NK?R5R!^I 918 South Broad Street Camden, S. C. DODGE AND PLYMOUTH ? 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Bowers, collector of Intern*!* revenue in an interview Tuesday urged all Americans to invest their savings regularly In defense savings j bonds and stamps, not only to pro- ; Vide a financial safeguard for the future, but also as a means of apply <j ing the brakes to the high cost of Mr* V lng. ^3 "Wages and salaries are increasing j every month," he said. "Many other! forms of income are also rising H we spend all . this Increased income, we are likely to create a booming . demand for commodities which will result in prices going up and perhaps | a wild Increase in the coBt of ttrtp? In addition, - Mr. Bowers potatrf* out, purchasers of the defense boBta and stamps will be making a definite contribution to the United States goternment at a critical time in its his* 4 tory. "Why not set aside as much dsr ' Incomes in these defense bonds tnd stamps as we can afford to. 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