The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-13

fight in Europe.
battle & about 70 begin.
parts Of the government already
have quit Paris, I. myself, am pre-
pairing 10 leave for the army In order
10 intensity the combat with al our
remaining forces and not 10 ahan.
don Il.
It was disclosed here that Presi-
dent Roosevelt IN . message 10
Reynaud said:
II am compelled and you are COM
PEELED 10 look ahead. The peace,
the freedom and the security Of %
per cent Of the population Of the
world is being jeopardi1ed by the
remaining 10 per cent who are
threatening Q breakdown OF all IN
ternational order and law. Surely
the 30 per cent who want 10 live
In peace under law and In accord.
ance with the moral standards that
have received almost universal 90.
ceptance through the centuries, can
and must find some way 70 make
their win prevail"
Reynouds message to Mr., Roose-
welt said:
"Mr. President. I wish first Of all
10 express my gratitude for the
| generous aid which you have de.
cided TO- give Us IN the matter Of
aviation and armament.
For the past six days and six
nights our divisions ere fighting
with an hours respite against an
army having crushing numerical and
material superiority. Today the
enemy Is near the gates Of Paris"
Are Fighting Everywhere
I'VE are fighting In front Of
Paris, we are fighting behind Paris,
we are enclosing ourselves In one OF
our provinces and II we are chased
therefrom We shall 70 10 North
Africa and II necessary 10 our Amsri-
can possessions.
part Of the government has al.
ready left Paris. I myself am getting
ready TO leave for the armies. This
Is to intensity the struggle with all
our forces we still have and not to
abandon the fight.
MAY I, request, MIR. President,
that you explain al that TO your
people, TO all American citizens, tell.
Ing them that we are determined 10
sacrifice ourselves In the struggles
we are leading for all free men.
"At the moment I speak TO you an
other dictatorship has hit France IN
the back. A new frontier Ia mem
aced. A naval battle "a about 10
begin. You generously replied 10
the appeal ! launched q few days
ago over Che Atlantic. Today, June
| 10, 1904, It 10 nav ala, even wider.
that II 10 my duty 10 ask Of you.
AT the same time that you will
expose the situation 10 the men
and women Of America I beg you
publicly 10 declare United States
accord with the Allies and moral and
material aid by oil possible means
excepting the dispatch oe IN sx-
peditionafy corps.
Before u II Too Late
" beg you 10 do this before Il
Is too late.
&VWAAo0 VAAS 8S&VAW W wuV0 u
gesture. The gravity necessitates
that II does not come TOO late.
"You, yourself said on october 8,
1887: 7 am compelled and you are
compelled 10 look ahead. The peace,
freedom and security Of 90 per cent
Of the world population begins TO
be jeopardized by the remaining 10
per cent who are threatening 10
breakdown oil international order
and law. Surely the 90 per cent
who want 10 live Ia accordance with
the moral standards that have re.
ceived almost universal acceptance
through centuries can and must find
some way 10 make their will pre-.
vail
"The hour has come for these 90
per cent OF the citizens Of the world
to unite against the mortal danger
menacing oil. have confidence In
the solidarity Of the American peo-
pie, In this vital battle the Allies
are waging for their own salvation
but also for the salvation Of
America and democracy"