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President Delivers Address
Of Momentous Significance
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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."
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Savings Bonds
W. P. 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. When :
lnudstry has satisfied governments!^
requirements for defense weapons,,
we will be confronted with the
necessity for a complete readjustment
In our employment problem. These
savings laid aside now may tide many*
of us over between Jobs a few yean
from now; : 7"^
"By buying defense bonds hit
stamps now we can build up a h*;
mendous source of future purchases,
and help safeguard our democracy st
the game time."
Mr. Bowers was Interviewed titer;
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ranged by the office of government
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