Evening star., 1940-10-27
Hull Sees Need
For Many-Sided
u. ). Defense
Cites Aid to Britain
And Chino as Part
Of Foreign Policy
(Tert OF Hull speech on Page A-10J
Bv GARNETT ID. HORNER.

BY GARNETT ID. HORNER.
Only strong and ''many-sided"
defense system. embracing the
fullest practicable" cooperation
with friendly nations, can preserve
American security against the drive
of Germany. Italy and Japan for
steadily expanding conquest. Sec
retary of State Hull declared last
night.
In his first public address since
announcement of the Berlin Rome
Toxic alliance last month. MI Hull
denounced the 'protagonists of con-
quest" in unusually plain language
and warned against any "deluSion'
that they might be appeased short
of degrading all mankind into a
"master-and-Slave relationship.
Carefully drafted over period OF
two weeks to make clear the ne
cessity for vigorous" foreign
policy in the face of what he termed
the gravest danger to confront the
United States from without since
it won independence, Mr. Hull's ad-
dress was delivered to the National
Press Club at a dinner in his honor
and broadcast nationally over a
N B c. network.
Our system of defense must, Of
necessity. be many sided, because
the dangers against which safe
guards are imperatively required
are manifold" the Secretary as
serted. q Essential to effective ma
tional defense are constant and
sklllful use of political. and eco
nomic measures. possession of mill
tary weapons. and continuous exer-
else of wisdom and high moral
qualities"
Aid to Others as Defense.
Among defense necessities in addi-
ton TO a strong Army and Navy,
he listed plans for joint action with
Latln-Amerlcan republics and
Canada, assistance in the form of
supplies to such nations as Grea.
Britain and China. and measures
to stamp out SuoverSive activities.
Pointing out that the conquest
bent nations 'cynically disregard"
all neutral rights and then proceed
TO warn all peaceful nations that
they must remain strictly neutral
until an invading force is actually
crossing their borders" Mr.. Hull
said any contention that this country
should not aid those resisting the
aggressors is equivalent Ito a deny
ing Of the inalienable right of self
defense
AS an important means of
strengthening our own defense and
OF preventing attack on any part
OF the Western Hemisphere, he
explained. this country is a1ordins
all feasible facilities for the obtain
Ing of supplies by nations which.
while defending themselves against
barbaric attack. are checking the
spread of violence and are thus
reducing the danger TO us. We in
tend to continue doing this to the
greatest practicable extent
Outlines Dictators' Role.
After outlining briefly the roles
played by Germany. Italy and
Japan in the epidemic of callous
disregard of international commit
ments" which began with the Japa-
nese occupation of Manchuria in
1881, Mr. Hull declared:
The appalling tragedy of the
present world situation lies in the
fact that peacefully disposed ma
tions failed to recognize in time the
true nature Of the aims of "a small
group of national rulers who have
succeeded in Transforming their
peoples into forceful instruments
for widespread domination by con-
quest"
Peaceful countries permitted them
selves to be lulled into false sense
Of security by the assurances made
by these rulers that their aims were
limited" he continued. while these
rulers and their satellites" masked
the "monstrous deception by brand
ing as war mongers and imperialists
"all who warned against the clearly
emerging dangers"
Outspoken Denunciation.
In his most outSpoken denuncia-
ton of the dictators. the Secretary
said
The rulers of these Nations have
repudiated and violated in every
essential respect the long accepted
principles of peaceful and orderly
international relations.
'MercileSs armed attack, unre-