The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-06

full philosophy and theology, are
marching toward the destruction
Of God-fearing people. Religious
Poland Is gone. Czechoslovakia Is
in the dust. Holland and Belgium
have been .bjected to indignity,
humiliation and distress. France
has her back against the wall.
England is In terror and terrible
danger; and the totalitarian lead
ers, who have turned their backs
on God, are going forward. Why?
Because they are united people:
because TT ~ have a national ideal
base ideal, to be sure, but
national ideal.
National Unity
TN the shadow of all that ter
ror an6 reason for fear, with
Gethsemane probably Just down
the road, In the United States
Senate, represents i've of the Ma
tons leadership, the ambassadors
Of the great sovereign states are
tearing Themselves arsrt, when
the crying need of the hour, in
addition to preparedness, is ma
tional unity.
II do not know that Mr.. Slim
son and Colonel Knox need my
defense, and do not know that !
should come to their defense at
this moment, because am not
sufficiently informed as to their
background or their ideas, but I
have a supreme faith in our ma
tional leadership and in an out
standing man who has an imagi-
nation capable Of coping with the
situation. 1t not only deeply dis
tresses me, Mr.. President, but, as
a Senator Of the United States, /
resent 1t when, in an hour of per-
II, which we all admit, there is q
question rs to whether or not a
man has right to serve because
he may he a conservative rather
than liberal
mfr. President, am quite will
ing to match my votes for the
short time I have been in the
Senate, on any liberal standard
that may be chosen, with those Of
Senators who question the po-
ltical views Of any men now call
ed to serve. At such q time as
this very much resent the at
tempt to wave the exciting flag of
Wall Street before the American
people. ! know, as the result Of
an experience on a committee of
this body, that men who were en-
gagged In the manufacture Of mu-
nitions during the last war have
tried to avoid participation now
because Of the stigma cast upon
them as a result of their expert
ence in the last war. I know
that our Government, our people,
and Members OF the Senate are
hoping and praying that we may
again accelerate and stimulate
their interest and activity in the
manufacture Of munitions and i'm
plements OF war as we rush to-
ward preparedness.
Darkest Hour
Mr.. President, in probably the
darkest hour In all the worlds
history, when there should be a
melting of the hearts and meet
ing Of the minds of the men OF
this great Republic, we find the
leadership Of the United States
Senate going in different paths
and raising questions Of politics,
such as the question Of whether
o man is a liberal or a conserva-
tive.
Mr.. President, am old enough
to remember the last war. No such
questions were then raised. !
have lived long enough to know
that come war again-and I pray
God 1t will not come-a mans po-
litical views will not be ques-
toned. He will not be asked
whether he comes from Main
Street. Oak Street, or Wall Street,
While I speak today unprepared
and only because I felt that there
was a need for someone to raise
his voice against these charges, !
hope that some heed will be paid
to one feeble voice, so that, des-
pite the excitement of an election
year. and because Of the uncer-
tainties and worry of the times,
we may come together, particu-
larly in the body, as we consider
the problems which are a sacred
responsibility now more than ever
before in our country's history"