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FCHICAGO, July lS.-The teri
at the Democratic platform
PREAMBLE.

IS Inc WOrlQ is undergoing VlOleuC
change. Humanity, uneasy in
this machine age, is demanding
q sense of security and dignity
based on human values.
No democratic government
which fails to recognize this
trend-and take appropriate &C.
tion-can survive.
THAT Is why the Government
Of this nation has moved to keep
ahead of this trend: has moved
With speed inexplicable to- those
who do not see this trend.
Outside the Americas, eStab-
lished institutions are being over
thrown and democratic philoso-
phies are being repudiated by
those whose creed recognizes no
power higher than military force,
no values other than q false ef-
ficiency.
~ What the founding fathers re-
allied upon this continent was a
daring dream, that men could
have not only physical security,
not only efficiency, but something
else in addition that men had
never had before-the security
sof the heart that comes with
freedom, the peace of mind that
comes from sense of justice.
Cannot Relax Guard
Until Revolution Threat Dies.
IS To this generation of Ameri-
lcans it is given to defend this
democratic faith as it is chal-
tlenged by social reimbursement
within and totalitarian greed
without. The world revolution
against which we prepare our
defense is so threatening that
mot until it has burned itself
tout in the last corner of the
earth will our democracy be able
ito relax its guard.
4. In this world crisis, the pur-
pose Of the Democratic party is
to defend against external at
tack and justify by eternal prog
,ress the system of government
and way of life from which the
democratic party takes its name.
Toward the modern fulflllment
of the American ideal. the Dem
.ocratic party, during the last
iseven years, has labored success
fully
! /. To strengthen democracy by
defensive preparedness against
aggression, whether by open
attack or secret infiltration:
2. To strengthen democracy by
increasing our economic eff
'ciency, and
! 3. To strengthen Democracy by
improving the welfare of the
people,
strength of Nation Depends
Not on Arms Alone.
These three detectives are one
land inseparable. No nation can
be strong by ornaments alone.
1T must possess and use all the
. necessary resources for produc-
, ing goods plentifully and dis
/. tributing them effectively. It
, must add to these factors of ma
terial strength the unconquerable
spirit and energy of contented
people, convinced that there are
no boundaries to human progress
and happiness in land of lib
erty.
Our faith that these detectives
can be attained is made unshak-
able by what has already been
done by the present administra-
tion-in stopping the waste and
exploitation of our human and
natural resources. in restoring to
the average man and woman
stake in the preservation of our
democracy, in enlarging our ma
tional ornaments and in achiev-
ing national unity.
We Must Strengthen Democracy
Against Aggression.
We shall hold fast to these
gains. We are proud of our rec
ord. Therefore the party in con-
,vention assembled Endorses whole
lheartedly the brilliant and cour-
ageous leadership of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt and his
craftsmanship and that of the
Congress for the past seven trying
years. And to our President and
great leader we send our cordial
greetings.
, The American people are de-
itermined that war, raging in
Europe, Asia and Africa, shall not
come to America.
We will not participate in for
Ieign wars, and We will not send
our Army, naval or air forces to
fight in foreign lands outside of
,the Americas, except in case of
attack. We favor and shall rig
sorously enforce and defend the
Monroe Doctrine.
The direction and aim of our
foreign policy has been, and will
continue to be, the security and
defense of our own land and the
mainstay of its peace.
Fall of IL Nations
,Awakens Public to Warnings.
| For years our President has
warned the Nation that organ
lied assault against religion, de-
,ocracy and international good
faith threatened our own peace
and security. Men blinded by
partisanship brushed aside these
warnings as warmongering and
,officious intermeddling. The fall
Of II nations was necessary to
bring the belated approval of
Legislative and executive action
that the President had urged and
undertaken with the full support
,of the people. 1t is tribute to
the Presidents foresight and &C
| ton that our defense forces are
today at the peak of their peace
time effectiveness.
Weakness and unpreparedness
invite aggression. We must be
so strong that no possible combi-
nation of powers would dare to
attack us. We propose to provide
America with an invincible air
force, a Navy strong enough to