The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-05

ne there would be no escape from
 acphasisln his own 'determina- |tu to pursue e policy of peace and adopt every practicable measure avoid involvement in war" he
 H that "the welfare and security every nation is today being lfeAtened."
 Arralgns Nations
 In laBblng sentences, he arraigned N1t did not name those nations which have jared international eeuilibrium by invading alien terri lcly or by interfering in the do- 11slic affairs of another state.
 10 charged violation of treaties, uclnding the worldwide Kellogg.
 Eiand peace pact and the nine- power treaty to which Japan Is a 8|nRtoFy, which was supposed to guarantee the territorial integrity oz China.
 without Q declaration of war" EKesident oosevelt said, "and with out warning or justification of any &ind. civilians, including women and children, are being ruthlessly mur- dered with bombs from the air.
 Tn times of so-called peace, ships arc belng attacked and sunk by submarines without cause or notice.
 Fomentlng Civil War
 sHatlons are fomenting and taks inc sides in civil warfare in na. tioas that have never done them any harm. Nations claiming free. dom for themselves deny 1t to oth- era"
 Asserting that innocent peoples Were being sacrificed to e greed for power and supremacy devoid of all 1llstice, MT. Roosevelt said this s'reign of terror and laVlessness" began a few years ago.
 HIS address emerged with explos eipe force from Q west coast journey devoid of first class developments and seemed to point the United Htales toward the front rank-per- hnEs the leading role--in an inter. mRklcnal movement to salvage secur- xty from Q world of increasing tur. hillAnce.
 Preserve Peace
 ssrhere must be positive endeavors eo preserve peace," MT. Roosevelt sald.
 NAmerica hates war. America hoees for peace. Therefore, Amer. lca actively engages in the search fot peace"
 Inc president chose his time and fhEme with deliheration. He spoke atkthe dedication of Chicago's out- 1Kinak bridge, $6,574,000 project hunt with the aid of $i,o72,S6S of public works funds to link the north and south lake shores of this city ln A trough highway.
 Mr. Roosevelt congratulated the city and the nation that i've can spend our resources for such pros jeclB and soil conservation and oth- erM useful endeavors instead of spknding hals our wealth for arm aii4nts, either in Q spirit of fear ur,ps aggression"
 Contrasts Our Peace
 Ut MT. Roosevelt entrusted the nence within our borders with con- ditiDns In other parts of the world. Then in solemn language he warned that isolation was not protection.
 At iS because the people of the uxiited States under modern condi. xi0llB must, for the sake of their 0WH future, give thought to the rest of &he world" he said, "that I, aa the responsible executive head Of tho nation, have chosen this great inlHnd city and this gala occasion to Npeak to you on e subject of def. tnits national importance"
 Conditions Worse
 fIe said world conditions of late ha4e been growing progressively woEbe" until e haunting fear oi uaiNmity" pervadeS the air. This aOfinition began, he explained &tfDugh unjuStified interference in ant6Fnal affairs of other antionS or invasion of alien territory. He ahafged that landmarks and tradi- tionB of civilizations progress toward law, order, and justice were neisg wiped away.
 utawing on the works of a recent nnd unnamed author, MT. Roosevelt eaiH we may foresee c time when kaea ''exultant in the technique of hoInicide" will swarm the world un- sil lAall will be lost or wrecked or ut- tefiS destroyed"
 Ilgrning from his namelesS au- fhdf, MT. Roosevelt continued in his nWn words:
 We Can't Escape
 If those things come to pass In 8taIeF parts of the world, let no one sllk kgiEie that America will escape, tfat 1t may expect mercy, that this we1Iern hemisphere will not be at- fackad and that 1t will continue trahnuilly and peaceful to carry on the ethics and the arts of civiliza. ton.
 If those days are not to come to uass If we are to have 6 world In which we ca nbreathe freely and live in amity without fear--the peaee- loving nations must make Q coF,Serted effort to uphold laws and prilciples on which alone peace can rest secure.
 saFhe peace-loving nations must fnake c concerted effort in opposi- tIols to those violations of treaties and those ignorings of humane inc stisaets which today are creating . !. state of international anarchy and instability from which there Is no sscape through mere isolation or zaeI7trality.
 sHhOSe who cherish their freedom ai1d recognize and respect the equal 7i&kts of their neighbors to be free &ild live in peace, must work to- aefher for the triumph of law and lsiofAl principles in order that peace. isiszIce and confidence may prevail za kne world.
 Treaties Need Value
 ss4here must be Q return to c be. Isel< in the pledged word In the 44II.a of q signed treaty. There must