Evening star., 1940-10-06
Text of SecretoryKnox's Talk
National Police Academy Graduates Told
They Must Guard Against Soboteurs
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The tert OF Secretary Knor's
address on foreign affairs to the
graduating class OF the National
Police Academy tollo,Ds:
When Mr.. Hoover q. Edgar
Hoover asked me to speak to you
today, I felt signally honored by
the invitation. Graduates of this
academy form particularly i'm
portant unit in the national defense
effort. On what you have learned
here and your ability to impart
that information to schools in every
section of the United States from
whence you come. rests the safety
of our country from enemies within.
Just as surely as the United States
Navy is our first line of defense
from enemies without.
Recently, I returned from fly
ing visit to the fleet I observed its
routine activities. its maneuvers and
participated in its various war prob
lens. I can assure YOU it is the
most powerful most efficient fleet in
the world today. fully capable OF
upholding the American tradition
of victory at sea. which has done so
much to establish and continue us
as free people.
Every naval activity ashore is di-
rected toward maintaining hard
hitting, straight shooting fleet at
sea Today, we are embarked on
building program of huge proper
| tions. Factories in every city and
State of the Union are turning out
war materials for us. The step up
production of these plans is provid-
ing swift security for our Nation.
This national defense effort requires
the earnest participation of all our
people You will 60 out from here
as protectors of this material power.
a task both complex and full of
danger
Thousands of SabOteurs
Within Our Gates.
We know there are hundreds, even
! thousands of saboteurs within our
gates. We know that many of them
are aliens. but we also know that
many more have fortified them
selves with citizenship Fifth COL
umnists have played major role
in effectively running the defense
Of the countries of Europe in this
war. In a few short months. Nor
way, Holland. Belgium. and France
came under the heel of dictatorship,
| largely through the work of traitors
within their own walls You have the
great responsibility of seeing that
such activities are not permitted to
flourish here.
Enemies of democracy are all
| around US You will find them in
strange places weaving in and out of
all sections of our social fabric. To
be suspicious of our neighbor has
never been an American trait. We
don't want it to be now. But We
must tear out by the roots the evil
weeds that grow in the garden of
our industrial democracy. To do less
invites disaster.
Every shipyard, factory, arsenal
and powder plant must be guarded
against sabotage, just as the indi-
vidual must guard himself against
defeatism Your work will require
patience and intelligence as we'll as
strength of purpose. You cannot af-
ford to be wrong, for mistaken iden-
tity can lead to further and greater
error. The pro-Hitler talker in loud
voice will not be half so dangerous
to our national safety as the sabo-
teur who plots our destruction in the
dark corners of his mind.
Three e-Power Alliance
Directed Against Us.
Our aim is to preserve democracy
and democratic methods, freedom
and speech and the many liberties
we enjoy. We know this can be done
through the perseverance of all of
us. Yours is one of the splendid
roles in this effort.
You will hear people say de-
mocracy just doesn't work at a time
like this, that it cannot begin to ap-
proach the efficiency of organization
under dictatorship. Others will tell
Won we have nothing to fear with