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May 1941 THE NEWS AND THE HERALD. KLAMATH PALLS. OREGON- PAGE SEVENTEEN Roosevelt Declares 'Unlimited National Emergency' FR Rallies Nation Against Asserted Hitlerism Threat TMtnr't Nntct Herewith la Wi amtfonuA let I nf I'reolilfiil (xivrlt'a lillirl Tum tty iilftil .l.f. Th fr iMHInm matin - nf "ril utiratrtttUI In Ilia mraiiltitf of Ilia aUtriil'OU, WASHINGTON. May 27 (UP) Following la a condensed text of President Roosevelt's address: I am speaking tonight from the Whlto House In tho presence of the governing board of the Pan-American union, the Cana dian minister, and their fami lies . . . Now, at never before, the unity of the American republics la of supreme Importance to each of us and to freedom throughout the world. Our fu ture Independence is bound up with the future Independence of all our sister republics. The problems that confront us are military. We cannot af ford to approach them from the point of view of wishful think ers. What we face is cold fact. Hitler's Plan The fundamental fact Is that what started as a European war has developed, as the nails al ways intended it should develop, Into a war for world domina tion. Adolf Hitler never considered the domination of Europe as an end In Itself. European conquest was but a step toward ultimate goals In all the other continents. It la apparent to all of us that, unless the advance of Hitlcrum la forcibly checked now, the western ' hemisphere will be within range of nazi destruction. For our own defense we have accordingly undertaken neces sary measures. First, we Joined In concluding agreements with the other American republics. This solidi fied our hemisphere against common danger. Then, a year ago, we launched the largest armament produc tion program we have ever undertaken. Wa have added to our splen did navy, and we have mustered our manpower to build up a new army which Is worthy of the tra ditions of our military service. Wa Instituted policy of aid for the democracies. . . This policy had its origin In the first month of the war, when 1 urged upon the congress repeal oi the arms embargo provisions In the neutrality law. In that message of September, 1939. 1 said, "I should like to be able to offer the hope that the ahadow over the world might swiftly pass. I cannot. The facta compel my atatlng, with candor, that darker perioda may lie ahead." In the subsequent months . . . the night spread over Poland, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. In June, 1940, Britain stood alone. . . Our government rush ed arms to meet her desperate needs. In September, 1940, an agree ment was completed with Great Britain for the trade of SO de stroyers for eight important off shore bases. In March, 1941, the congress passed the lend-lease bill and an appropriation of $7,000,000,000 to Implement It. . . Hard-Headed Our whole program of aid for the democracies has been based on hard-headed concern for our own security and for the kind of safe and civilized world In which we wish to live. Every dollar of material we send helps to keep tho dictators away from our own hemisphere. Every day they are held off gives us time to build more guns and tanks and planes and ships. We have made no pretense about our own self-interest in this aid. Great Britain under stands It and so does nazl Ger many. And now Britain still fights gallantly. We have redoubled our production, increasing our material supply of tools of war for ourselves and Britain and China and eventually for all democracies. The supply of these toola will Increase. With augmented strength, the United States and the American republics now chart their course In the situation of today. Your government knows what WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE- Without CsIoomI And TouH Jam Out l Bed in tin Morning Kiria' U Ge Tha llw ihrmld fxmr I pints of hlt Julra Into rnur bowele averr ly. If this bile Is not flowing freely, your food may not di aat. It may Juat decay In the bowela. Than saa bloata up your atomaeh. You sat eon atlpaled. You leal aour, sunk and tha world looks pnnk. It takee thoaa good, eld (Tartar! Llttla T.leer rilla to set thaaa 2 pinta of blla flow Inv freely to make you feel "up and up. (;et a parkare today. Taka aa directed. Amailna (n makine tide flow freely. Aek for Carter's Little Liver fill. 10e and Me. terms Hitler would Impose They are the only terms on which he would accept a "nego tiated" peace. Under those terms, Germany would parcel out the world . . . setting up puppet governments subject to the will of a con queror. To the people of the Americas, Hitler would say: ... "I am now satisfied. This is the last terri torial readjustment I will seek." And he would of course add: "All we want Is peace, friend ship, and trade relations with you in the new world." And were any of ua In the Amerlcaa ao almple aa to accept those words, what would then happen? Those In the new world who were seeking profits would be urging that all that the dictator ships desired was "peace." They would oppose toll and taxes fur more American armument. Meanwhile, the dictatorships would be forcing the people of their old world conquests into a system they are organizing to build a naval and air force In tended to be master of the At lantic and the Pacific. They would fasten an eco nomic stranglehold upon our na tions. Quislings would be found to subvert the governments in our republics; and the nails would back their fifth columns with Invasion, if necessary. No Speculation I am not-speculating about all this. I merely repeat what Is already in the nazl book of world conquest. They plan to treat the Latin American na tions aa they are now treating the Balkana. They plan then to strangle the United States and Canada. The American laborer would have to compete with slave la bor. Minimum wages, maximum hours? Nonsense! Wages and hours would be fixed by Hitler. The standard of living of the American worker and farmer would b gone. Trade unions would become relics, and col lective bargaining a Joke. Farm Income? What happens to all farm surpluses without any foreign trade? The Ameri can farmer would get for his &W "So you've always wanted a Pontiac jlcr wAcrfarc you waif fog for ? " 1 1 I f I mm aSl SSSlttir;, VfO TW M IUX1 -TOePtOO" MX OAtyte MOM FOX Streamliner "Torpedo" Six Sedan Coupe, $923 (while sidewall tires extra) s 834 Klamath Ave. Klamath Falls. Ore. products what Hitler wanted to give. He would face disaster. Tariff walla would be futile. Freedom of trade la essential to our economic life. Wa do not eat all the food wa can produce; we do not burn all tho oil wa can pump; wa do not use all the goods we can manufacture. 11 would not be an American wall to keep nazl goods out; It would be nazl wall to keep us in. The fabrics of working life as we know It would be crippled under such a system. Yet to maintain even that crippled In dependence would requiro con scription of our manpower; It would curtail the funda we could apend on education, hous ing, public works, flood control, health. Instead, we should be pouring our resources Into arm aments; and standing day and night watch against destruction. We will not permit this nazl "shape of thinga to come." It will never be forced upon ua, if we act with the courage of the past. The nazis have taken military possession of the greater part of Europe. In Africa they have oc cupied Tripoli and Libya, and thi-y are threatening Egypt, the Suez canal, and the Near East. But their plans do not stop there, for the Indian ocean Is the gateway to the east. They also have the armed power at any moment to occupy Spain and Portugal; and that threat extends not only to French North Africa and the western end of the Mediterran ean, but also to the Atlantic fortress of Dakar, and to the is land outposts of the new world the Azores and Cape Verde is lands. Seven Hours Away The Cape Verde Islands are only seven hours distance from Brazil by bomber or troop carrying planes. They dominate shipping routes to and from the south Atlantic. The war is approaching the brink of the western hemisphere itself. It is coming very close to home. Control or occupation by nazl forces of any of the islands of the Atlantic would Jeopardize 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 conti nental United States Itself. Hitler's plan of world domina tion would be near its accom plishment today, were it not for two factors: one is the epic re sistance of Britain. . . The other is the magnificent defense of China, which will, I have reason to believe, increase In strength. The axis powers can never AM 0M7 IN AW AfOML EARL SMITH achieve their objective of world domination unleaa they first ob tain control of the seas. This la their supreme purpose today; and to achieve it, they must capture Great Britain. They could then have the power to dictate to the western hemisphere. No spurious argu ment, no appeal to sentiment, and no false 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 relent lessly on this hemisphere. But If the axis powers fail to gain control of the seas, they are certainly defeated. . . . Both they and their people know this and they are afraid. That is why they are risking everything they have ... to break through to the command of the ocean. Once they are lim ited to a continuing land war, their cruel forces of occupation will be unable to keep their heel on the necks of . . . inno cent, oppressed peoples ... of Europe; and in the end, their whole structure will break into little pieces. . . . Silenced Peoples We do not forget the silenced peoples. The masters of Ger many . . . have marked these peoples ... for slavery. But those people . . . yes, even those Italians and Germans who them selves have been enslaved will prove to be a powerful force in disrupting the nazl sys tem. All freedom depends on free dom of the seas. ... Since 1799 ... we have fought in defense of freedom of the seas for our own shipping, for the commerce of our sister re publics, for the right of all na tions 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 oi cruisers, gun boats and destroyers; and this type of convoy was effective against submarines. In this sec ond World war the problem is greater, because the attack Is 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 . . . and fourth the de struction of merchant ships in ports which are accessible to bombing attack. Alarming Sinkings The. battle of the Atlantic now extends from the icy waters of the North Pole to the frozen con. tinent of the Antarctic. Through out this huge area, there have been sinkings of merchant ships in alarming and increasing num bers by nazi raiders or sub fm TODAY almost no reason remains for (fjy buying a small car when what you j realty want is a Pontiac "Torpedo." For Pontiac s prices are so close to the lowest that if yon can afford any new car you can afford a new Pontiac It's true that Pontiac is a big car. It's true also that Pontiac with Body by Fisher is a fine car. In spite of its size and quality, however, Pontiac "Torpedo" can be bought for very few more dollars per month than you would have to pay for a small car. And many owners claim their 1941 Pontiacs are the most economical cars they have ever driven. So if you want a Pontiac, don't compromise. Get t new "Torpedo" today! PONTIAC PRICES BEGIN AT $828 FOR THE DE LUXE "TORPEDO" SIX BUSINESS COUPE Dtlirered at Pontiac, Michigan. State tax optional equipment, accessories extra. Prices and tptcifica Hons subject to change u itbout notice. LOW PKICt PONTIAC marines. . . Great numbers of these sinkings have been actually within the waters of the western hemisphere. Blunt Truth The blunt truth la this and I reveal this with the full knowl edge of the British government: The present rate of nazi sink ings of merchant ships is more than three timea as high as the capacity of British shipyards to replace them; it is more than twice the combined British and American output of merchant ships today. We can answer this peril by two simultaneous measures: First, by speeding up . . . our shipbuildings; and second, by helping to cut down the losses on the high seas. Attacks on shipping off the very ahores of land which we are determined to protect, pre sent an actual military danger to the Americas. . . . Most of the supplies for Brit ain go by a northerly route, which comes close to Greenland and the nearby island of Iceland. Germany's heaviest attack is on that route. Nazi occupation of Iceland or bases in Greenland would bring the war close to our continental shores; because they are stepping-stones to Labrador, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and the northern United States, in cluding the great industrial cen ters of the north, east and the middle west. Equally, the Azores and the Cape Verde Islands, controlled by Germany, would endanger the freedom of the Atlantic and our own safety. They would become bases for submarines, warships, and airplanes raiding the waters off our own coasts and attack ing shipping in the South At lantic. They would provide a springboard for attack against Brazil and her neighboring re publics. The United States is muster ing its men and resources only to repel attack. . . . But we must be realistic when we use the word "attack" to relate it to the speed of modern warfare. Some seem to think that we are not attacked until bombs drop on New York. They are shutting their eyes. The attack on Czechoslovakia began with the conquest of Aus tria. The attack on the Suez Canal began with the Invasion oi the Balkans and North Africa. The attack on the United States can begin with the domination of any base which menaces our security. Nobody can foretell tonight when the dictators will attack this hemisphere. But we know A U4IRAI. MOTORS MABTOtPlBCS HODGES PONTIAC Associate Dealer, Tultlake, Cal, It would bo suicide to wait until they are in our yard. When your enemy comes at you in a tank or bombing plane. If you hold your fire until you see the whites of his eyes, you will never know what hit you. Our Bunker Hill of tomorrow may be several thousand miles from Boston. Don't Bo Stupid Anyone with an atlas and reasonable knowledge of the striking force of modern war, knows that it Is stupid to wait until a probable enemy has gain ed a foothold from which to at tack. . . . We have, accordingly, extend ed our patrol In North and South Atlantic waters. We are steadily adding more and more ships and planes to that patrol. . . . These ships and planes warn of the presence of attacking raid' era, on the sea, under the sea. and above the sea. . . . We are thus being forewarned; and we shall be on our guard against efforts to establish nazi bases closer to our hemisphere. The deadly facta of war com pel nations, for simple self-pres ervation, to make stern choices. . . . We believe in the independ ence and integrity of the Amer icas, we must be willing to fight to defend them Just as much as we would to fight for the safety of our own homes. Our national policy, therefore is this: First, we shall actively resist wherever necessary, and with all our resources, every attempt by Hitler to extend his nazi domi nation to the western hemis phere, or to threaten it. We shall actively resist his very at tempt to gain control of the seas. We insist upon the vital im portance of keeping Hitlerism away from any point in the world when the 1 J NEW OR USED CAR with the First National P You build your credit reputation for other, bank loans, "money for any purpose, when! you want it'.. .Save time and red tape, 41J convenient branches. ..Arrange low monthly payments to fit your budget requirements.' $ny tanck first nnTionnb omul OF PORTLAND which could bo used and would be used as a base of attack against the Americas. Second, ... We shall give every possible assistance to Britain and to all who . . . are resisting Hitlerism. . . . Our patrols are helping now to in sure delivery of the needed sup plies to Britain. All additional measures necessary to deliver the goods will be taken. Any and all further methods or combina tion of methods, which can or should be utilized, are being de vised by our military and naval technicians, who, with me, will work out and put into effect such new and additional safeguards as may be needed. . . . We Are United To the other American na tions twenty republics and the Dominion of Canada I say this: The United States does not merely propose these purposes. but is actively engaged today in carrying them out. I say to them further: You may disregard those citizens who contend that we are disunited. There are some who say we must preserve peace at any price. To them I say: never in the world has a nation lost its dem ocracy by a successful struggle to defend it. We must not be de feated by the fear of the danger we are preparing to resist. Our freedom would never survive surrender. There is a group of patriotic men whose passion for peace has shut their eyes to the realities of banditry. They are embarrassed by support from the bundists, fascists, and communists. It is no mere coincidence that arguments put forward by these enemies of democracy . . . are but echoes of axis propaganda. Your government has the right to expect all citizens that they "Car Bug rmeweeiwuk take loyal part m tho commoa work of our common defense t . . I have recently set uo tha ma chinery for civilian defense. It will rapidly organize, locality by locality. It will depend on tho organized effort of men and women everywhere ... What Defense Means Defense today means mora than merely fighting. It means morale ... It means using avery available resource. It means en larging every useful plant It means the use of a greater Ameri can common sense in discarding rumor and distorted statement. It means recognizing, for what they are, racketeers and fifth columnists, who are tho IncendV lory bombs oi the moment. . . . 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, . . . defense must not be Interrupted by dis putes between capital and capi tal, labor and labor, or capital and labor. The future oi all free enterprise oi capital and labor alikeis at stake. This is no time lor capital to make, or be allowed to retain, excess profits. Articles of de fense must have undisputed right oi way in every industrial plant in the country. A nation-wide machinery for conciliation and mediation of in dustrial disputes has been set up. That machinery must be used without stoppage oi work. Col lective bargaining will be re tained, but the American people expect recommendations oi our government services will be fol lowed by capital and labor. The majority of our citizens expect their government to see that the tools oi defense are built: and . . . this government la (Continued on Page Nineteen) bites ma... jteett Mt , .,b ,Jiea,& . .JnlwWii v