The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23


 the oceans of the world, and with the nations of the world chal- lenged to the point of war by any hostile and ruthless totalitarian governments. To maintain our freedom at any point, either po- ntically or commercially, we need air, naval and military strength to ward of from this entire Vest ern Hemisphere the attacks of the rising enemy of democratic free- dom. In world outside our bor- ders that speaks only the lan- guage of force, we must be able to talk in terms that will con- vince those who challenged dem- ocracy, not only of our sincerity but of our strength. We must pre- pare to defend the liberties that have made us the land of the free.
 THIRD OBJECTIVE
 While Preparing Our Defense, Maintain the Democratic Process
 In All Its Forms
 
 In preparing to defend democ- racy we must also cherish democ- racy. We believe 1t is possible to turn the economy of this country during the emergency that is ris- ing starkly before us and still hold our democratic liberties. The temptation, of course, will be to take shortcuts, to be as ruthless within our borders as our enemies are beyond our borders. We be. lieve that the United States can prepare itself and turn its econ- omy whole-heartedly to the busi- ness of adequately arming this country and still maintain and uphold the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. While this neces- sary preparedness program is pro- ceeding, we shall put forth every earnest endeavor to make public opinion that will defend and em- phasize the democratic process in all its forms. In diverting our economy from the ways of peace to the preparation of our democ- ratio defense, fundamental democ- racy itself has its survival value at all costs.
 We shall denounce the Fifth Column activities in every walk of life, among those who work in factories, among those who trade in the high seats of the market place. Both are dangerous. Neil ther group should be permitted to thrive and operate. But in all this we should move within the law and within regard for indi- vidual rights.
 FOURTH OBJECTIVE
 Education of Democracy for the
 Preservation of Liberty.
 Our first and last constant aim shall be the education of democ- racy for the preservation of lib- erty. In this We shall turn eager ly to the youth of this country. We Americans al-old and young - have accepted too lightly the blessings of liberty. We have for gotten the centuries of struggle, of sacrifice, of bloodshed that have established each of our precious liberties of assemblage, of speech, of conscience, of the right to in- formation, of the writ of habeas corpus, of trial by jury, the sac- redness of contract and the Secur- ity fo the individual in the legiti- mate profits of his honest en- deavors, whether he be workman or capitalist. These rights, with their duties, have grown so slowly and have come upon mankind since recorded time in such a nat ural evolutionary process that too many of our citizens hold these gains lightly. The process of edu- cation must now begin.
 We should give to youth the same reason for ardor, enthusiasm and abiding affection for these democratic safeguards of happi- ness that youth in the totalitarian world have found in defending race and national arrogance and the love of conquest. Indeed more than that we should organize youth, cooperating with all the existing well-established organiza- tions to educate definitely and in- still formally into their minds the love of freedom and the sense of the duties of neighborly kindness upon which all freedom rests. In, this emergency while we must de fend democracy and after the critical danger is past, still there Is need to reawaken in all our hearts an understanding and a passion for liberty, its obligations and its blessings.
 Two dangers are immediate which our organization every where should combat. First, de- featism. Great Britain is not conquered. The Dominions will not submit to Hitler no matter what happens in the British Isles. They cannot be conquered in a day, in year, in a decade. We must realize that this struggle for democracy cannot end in any one battle or any one campaign. an dthat the British Empire ;s after all with us the bulwark of democracy.
 Another thing: beware of ap- basement. Beware of the man. the newspaper, the organization which says, Let us make terms with the tryants." So sroke the Fifth Column in Czecaoslovakia: so spoke Chamberlain at Munich. So spoke Baldwin before Abyssinia fell. That was .he siren song which threw Scandinavia up on the rocks. Holland heard that ad- vice. Belgium was asked to fol- low that course. What dic it avail? What do the promises or treaties or economic pacts pro- posed by Adolf Hitler-or any other dictator-bring to those who listen except defeat and slavery actual economic and social slav. cry. The solemn promises of ty- rants, however reiterated, by