The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-07
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ON LAWLESS
NATIONS

The Chicago speech of President ROOSe-
welt. dealing with world conditions and al
fairs and attacking the aggreSSionS OF out
law or gangSter nations, has been received
in this country with more general and
hearty approval than any other recent ut
terances OF the President. There is large
volume of press endorsement and wide
spread agreement with the chief executive
is voiced i'm many quarters by national
leaders.
If the President has well defined ideas
las he seems to have) not only of world
conditions. bat a definite and concrete
plan for action to curb and control gang
ster nations stop present wars, avoid fu-
ture wars. and in the largest possible meas
IRE. assure weak and helpless peoples OF
their place in the sun" i'll the future, his
speech was undoubtedly the most FAR
reaching and important prOnouncement in
regard to international affairs made by
him since he became President.
The speech, however, did not deal with
these matters and the public is not yet
aware of the Presidents views in refer
cnce to these problems. That is something
that must await additional statements by
the executive. The Presidents ideas and
views of international problems and the
foreign policies of his administration have
not. so far. been impressive. With special
reference to the war in China 1t may be
said that our national governments atti-
tudc and it's announced policies have been
far from satisfactory to the most intelll-
gent and thoughtful classes of American
citizens.
If we are now to have a more direct and
vigorous foreign policy, touching the prop
lens named by the President in his Chi
cago announcement, we dare say that
policy will have the approval, endorse
ment and backing of large majority OF
clear-thinking and patriotic citizens
What President Roosevelt said In his
Chicago speech-if it may be interpreted
i'm language that he who runs may read
and UNDERSTANDINGS that the world is IN
danger from lawlesS natiOnS-frOm the
policies of aggression OF holdup nations,
determined to take what they want from
less powerful nations and to play their
game of bluff against the worlds most
powerful countries, as they stand them OIL
while they prosecute their depradations.
There is a conflict between good and
evil in the life of every individual; SINH
lar. conflict RACES, for example, in every
community in this vast country, and in the
United States as one of the nations OF the
earth. In the same way the forces OF good
and evil contend among the nations.
There are nations with just and right
eous international policies and there are
nations with selfish, evil, dangerous poll
cies in their dealings with other peoples.
The last named nations are the lawleSs
countries of the earth-seeking what they
may devour, ruthlesSly taking what they
desire from weaker nations, following on
an extensive scale policies which exactly
dunlicate the actions of our we'll known
American gangsters and various classes oil
outlaws. These are fifty characterized as
gangster or outlaw nations.
President Roosevelt did not name these
countries, but that was unnecessary. Inc
world is we'll aware of their identity.
The point of chief Importance, however
To this country, made by the President
was that of the danger which confrontS
the United States because of the existence
and actions of lawless nations. In spite Of
the arguments of the isolationists, Presi
dent Roosevelt evidently sees clearly tha
this coantry cannot, under existing worle