The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-11

washington, Ds VI, July ~
Urging people Of the United States
to look at the national defense
problem with dispassionate realism
President Roosevelt in o special
message to Congress here today
outlined four detectives for an ade-
quate total defense program car
rying with 1t potential expendi-
lures Of nearly five billion dollars.
No war Of aggression is planned;
no American troops going to Eu-
rope, declared the president. He
asserted that the storms abroad
are threats to the institutions Of
religion, democracy and interna-
tional good faith. The text Of his
important address follows:
AS president of the United States
and as commander In chief Of its
armed forces, I come again to the
representatives of the people In
Congress assembled, to lay before
them an extraordinary estimate Of
funds and authorizations required
for the national defense.
In September last, I increased
the strength Of the army, navy,
coast guard and the federal bu-
reau of investigation within statu-
tory authorizations made by the
Congress. In January, 1910, I sub
mitted budget to the Congress
which included provision for that
expansion Of personnel, as we'll as
estimates for the national defense,
amounting to approximately two
billion dollars for the fiscal year
194l.
On May 16, In a message to the
Congress, I pointed out that the
swift and shocking developments
Of that time forced every neutral
nation to look to It's defenses In
the light of new factors loosed by
the brutal force Of modern often
sive war. I called attention to the
treacherous use Of the Fifth
Column" by which persons sup
posed to be peaceful visitors were
actually a part Of an enemy unit
Of occupation, and called especial
attention to the necessity for the
protection Of the whole American
hemisphere from control, invasion
or domination. I asked at that
time for a sum totaling one billion,
1872 million dollars for the national
defense.
On May 81, 1910, again sent
a message to the Congress, to say
that the almost incredible events
Of the then past two weeks in the
European conflict had necessitat-
ed another enlargement of our
military program, and at that time
I asked for $1,277 TAI ITO for the
acceleration and development of
our military and naval needs as
measured in both machines and
men.
Again today, in less than two
months time, the changes in the
world situation are so great and
so profound that I must come
once again to the Congress to adj
wise concerning new threats, new
needs, and the imperative neces-
sity of meeting them. Free men
and free women in the United
States look to us to defend their
freedom against all enemies for
eign and domestic. Those enemies
of freedom who hate free insti-
buttons now deride democratic
governments as weak and ineffi-
cient.
To Be Free, Strong
We, the free men and women of
the United States, with memories
OF our fathers to inspire us and the
hopes Of our children to sustain us,
are determined to be strong as
well as free. The apologists for
despotism and those who aid them
by whispering defeatism or APP
peasement, assert that because we
have not devoted our full energies
to arms and TO preparation for
war that We are now incapable OF
defense.
We fully understand the threat
Of the new enslavement in which
men may not speak. may not lis
ten. may not think. As these
threats become more numerous
and their dire meaning more clear.
II deepens the determination OF the
American people 10 meet them
with wholly adequate defense.
We have seen nation after ma
ton. some OF them weakened by
treaehery from within. slccnmb 10
the force OF the aegreasor. We see
great nations still CALAMITY fight
Ing against aggression. encouraged
by high hope OF ultimate victory.
That We are opposed 10 var Is
known net only 70 every Ameri-
can. bot 10 every government IN
the weFid. We Win not use oar
arms not send eur men 10 take
part In European warn