The Bismarck tribune., 1937-10-05
BITTERLY ASSAILS
AGGRESS0R NATIONS
IN CHICAGO SPEECH
Calls on Peace.Loving coun-
tries for Concerted Effort
to Restore Tranquility
SAYS U. S. WILL COOPERATE
Lashss Out Against 'Presen.
Reign Of Terror and inter-
national laWIossness'

Chicago, oct. President
Roosevelt bitterly arraigned aggressor
nations before the bar Of world opin.
ion Tuesday and called upon peace.
loving countries to Join In concert.
ed effort" to restore internationa'
tranquility.
Speaking out formally and aggres-
sively on foreign affairs for the first
time In months, but Withholding any
definite proposal for m international
conference or invocation Of peace
pacts, he asserted In dedicating the
Outer Link bridge here:
There must be positive endeavors
to preserve peace"
He said America, determined to
stay out Of war, would not remain
aloof from these efforts, and, as II in
reply to those who have been urging
an American neutrality proclamation.
declared:
''The peace-loving nations must
make . concerted effort In opposition
to those violations Of treaties and
those ignorinss Of humane instincts
which today are creating state Of
international anarchy and instability
from which there Is no escape through
mere isolation or neutrality"
Threaten FoundstiouS
He said the present reign Of terror
and international lawlessness" began
. few years ago with tho "unjustified
In the internal affairs Of
other nations Or the invasion Of alien
territory in violation Of treaties.
has now reached . stage where tho
very foundations Of civilization are
seriously threatened"
Speaking Of mare recent disorders,
he continued: without declaration
Of war and without warning q
justification Of any kind ciyilisns IN
cludin4 women and children, Are H.
tng rathle1sly murdered with bombs
from the atr.
I'm times Of so-called peacs, ships
are being attached and sunk BY SUD.
marines without cause Or notice.
Nations are fonenting and taking
sides In civil warfare In nations that
have never done them harm.
"Nations claiming freedom for
themselves deny 1t to others.
Innocent peoples and nations ars
being cruelty sacrificed to = freed tor
power and supremacy which y devoid
Of all sense Of justice and humane
consideration"
Tho president, near the end Of the
Longest and most significant speech Of
his current coast-to-coast trip, as
sested America was determined to
keep out Of war, yet We cannot insure
ega1ust tlao disastrous effects Of war
and tl,e dangers Of Involvement.
I'VE syo adopting such measures -
Aill minimise our risk Of involve
ment, but ~ cannot have complete
protection In . world Of disorder "a
which confidence and security have
broken down."
WIN Purse Heaoe Policy
AZ another point he said It was his
determination to 'pMsue . policy Of
peaoe and TO adopt every practicable
measure 70 avoid involvement In war;"
mo nation which refuses to exer-
e.so fcebearance and to respect the
freedom and rights Of others can long
remain strong and retain the confi-
3ence and respect Of other nations.
he asserted.
Fur those who have been advocat-
Ing complete American isolation. the
President had this to say:
"There u = solidarity and interde-
pendence about the modern world,
both technically and morally, which
nakAs n imnoasihIA for anv nation