Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-13

ported and aided by patriotic school
children and housewives, with prac-
tically no cost, could reclaim these
and other essential materials that
might in the end mean the differ
ence between victory and defeat.
Also, we should stop making pub
lie parks out of our forts, navy
yards, battleships, and defense fac
tories. There is no doubt in my
mind that every important govern
ment in the world has a photograph
of every boat, every fighting plane,
every munitions factory, every naval
yard, and every railroad center in
the United States. Hitler stopped
shopping and picture taking in Ger
many years ago, and that is why We
do not know what he has in the way
of new weapons We do not know
whether he has a thousand air.
planes or hundred thousand. He
is supposed to have 5000 airports,
but we do not know. He took a
whole section of Poland and train
ed parachute troops, but no one out
side even suspected it.
1t is said that Hitler has the
plans of every bridge between Ber-
lin and Paris. When the French
and Belgians in retreat blew up a
bridge, he had one already built
just like it. 1t was brought up,
slapped into place, and the German
Army rolled on.
No one should be allowed in any
Army or Navy territory or in any
defense factory if he has no busi-
ness there. Picture taking should
be stopped at every point where the
picture might some day be helpful
to a foreign invader.
No group has done more to break
up organized crime in the United
States than the agents of the Fed
eral Bureau Of Investigation. These
men are young lawyers and trained
men who know how to gather evi-
dence and make it stick Today
there are less than 1000 F. B. T..
agents and only $50 are assigned to
national defense work. Five thou
sand of them should be stationed
throughout the Nation to assist and
cooperate with the local police, sher-
ifs, marshals, constables, and other
law-enforcement officers in the con-
troll and suppression of fifth col
umn activities. Let us not forget
that every nation that has fallen has
been betrayed by countless traitors
within it's borders.
There is no place in America for
communism, Nazi bunds, or any 9th
er foreign organization that seeks
to overthrow democratic govern
ment They demand free speech for
their doctrines but if their doctrines
should win none of us would have
free speech They should be con-
trolled by Congress while there is
still time With them should go all
newspapers owned or controlled by
foreign governments or foreign
groups whose avowed purpose is to
destroy the last great citadel of
democracy in the world
Veterans of past wars-several
millions of them-will be only too
glad to cooperate in combating
fifth column" activities and to pro-
mote any phase of the defense pro-
gram. w. 2. A. workers can be
utilized in building, improving, or
extending airport facilities, in con-
structing f1oor-control works to pro-
tect vital industries, transportation
lines, and agricultural supplies, or
for many other defense activities.
Such activity would reduce the de-
fense bill to some extent with no
additional hardship on the unem-
ployed The same dollar would
serve a tWofold purpose.
| am convinced also that we
should pay for our defense as we go.
No one knows what the future holds
or what demands may be made on
the economy and wealth of the Ma
ton. That is why we should pay
now and save our reserve for any
emergency ahead. The people trust
us. We must never betray that
trust.
Our people must be united, the
enemy within our gates must be
controlled, our defense must be more
than adequate. The weak never at
tack the strong. We must be strong.
We must, as Theodore Roosevelt
said, speak softly but carry a big
stick" (Applause.)