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OF which are expected to be presen
States is to abandon its 20-year
"fruitless" effort to persuade other
leading nations of the world to
adopt universal sane" disarma-
ment and trade programs.
In place of the policy OF sweet
reason" as one industrial leader
expressed it, the United States will
hereafter talk a language the die
tators understand" backing up
diplomatic and trade policies with
armament designed to overaWe any
possible combination of totalitarian
nations.
Gigantic Scope of Program.
They summarized the gigantic
scope of the program-described as
dwarfing by comparison the dreams
of the totalitarian nations-as fol-
lows:
l. An army, navy and air force
which could stand off the world. y
2. Loans to other American coun-
tries for allied defense systems.
3. An international diplomatic
drive ito put starch into the de-
mocracies" to block further totall-
tartan encroachments.
A. Immediate diplomatic and eco
nomic raprochement with all ma
tions in the western hemisphere to
forestall further political and trade
penetration by aggressive European
and Asiatic nations.
S. A swift drive to end unem-
ployment. labor strife, and economic
troubles within the United States
to eliminate the chief argument OF
totalitarian nations regarding de
mocracys failure
6. Peace between business and
government-with loss OF exist
ing gains of liberal social leglsla-
ton.
7. A heavy industry stimulation
program correlated with necessary
rearmament spending in an effort
to bring prosperity.
Because of the vast sums required
to finance such a program, which
they described President Roosevelt
as now believing essential to protect
this Nation during the next 10 years,
they felt it would overshadoW most
other factors in the domestic econ
omy.
Ideals to Be Preserved.
Despite these aggressive protect
i've tactics, however. no departure
from the traditional ideals of Amer
ican democracy is contemplated, !,
they said. No compromise with the
good neighbor" policy is in pros
pect and the United States will glad
ly resume its leadership in disarma-
ment programs and stimulation OF
equitable international commerce
whenever other powerful nations Of
the world "see the light" according
to this view.
No better evidence exists of this
determination to hold fast to demo-
cratic international idealism, some
said, than the fact that the Anglo
American trade agreement, begun
in vastly different international
atmosphere, was carried through to
completion in a period of unparal-
leled international pessimism.
However. recent developments, not
only in Europe and Asia but nearer
home, in several Latin American
countries, were described as having
convinced the President and his
close advisers that certain nations
have already laid the groundwork
for aggressive political. military and
economic penetration detrimental to
the future political and economic
existence of the United States.
Crisis Revealed Danger.
This Nations danger IN the next
decade came to light, they explained
during those tense moments in
Washington two months ago when
with European warfare seemingly
only a few hours away, War De-
partment experts realized that the
United States was hopelessly unpre-
pared to defend itself if necessary.
The War Department quickly sum-
.moned leading industralists, some
of whom discussed the problems in
volved with the President.
Leaders in two industrial fields
which have been at loggerheads
with the administration-public util-
tiles and railroads-promised unre-
served support.
A prominent utility executive said
that every major utility company
but two in the United States had
already joined actively in the War
Department planning, and that
those two would actively participate
in the coming week.
A nationally prominent railroad
executive today said:
Railway management will CO.
operate to the utmost in the national
defense program.
Even more impressive to some of
those consulted, they said, was that
the first cautious stories given out
for publication, on the eve of a ma
tional election, failed to bring effec-
tive protest from pacif1st or other
groups generally opposed to in
creased ornaments.
Contrasted with 1916, when a COM
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