The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-11

the German army has conquered
Belgium. Holland and Luxembourg,
and mas outed the Allied armies in
the north Of France, and is now
marching on Paris; and
WHEREAS there now exists in
thu world the gretest coalition of
INSCRIPTIONS military powers ever
In history assembled; and
WHEREAS this coalition of
powers is known to be inimical to
the principles Of democracy and
hostile to the United States OF
America; and
WHEREAS 1t is apparent that
in the interest OF the preservation
Of democracy all possible aid
should be extended to the Allies
by the United States; and
WHEREAS, it is nevertheless the
first duty of the government and
citizens of he United States to
look to the protection of our own
shores against aggression;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
1. That the President and Con-
gress Of the United States be urged
to act upon the assumption that
1t is the purpose of the existing
coalition Of totalitarian powers to
attack the United States immedi-
ately the Allied armies are de-
feated; and
2. That the President and Con-
gress be further. urged, for the
sake of the national safety, to
assume that the Allied armies will
be defeated; and
3. That the President be urged
to declare instantly a state Of full
national emergency; and
4. That a standing army Of not
less than 1900, 900 men be i'm
medaitely raided by whatever
means necessary, but with the ex.
press statutory provision that said
army shall not be called upon to
bear arms outside the Western
Hemisphere; and
5. That a navy be constructed
capable Of defending the entire
Western Hemisphere against any
foreign coalition, and the necessar
personnel to man such navy On
a war strength basis be raised by
Whatever means necessary;
8. That an air force of not less
than 100000 first line planes be
built and the necessary personnel
to man said planes be raised and
trained without delay by whatever
means found necessary: and
Z. That all the manpower and
industrial and financial resources
OF the United States, of whatever
nature. be modified at once for
the equipping Of the army and
the navy and for whatever other
purposes demanded by the national
defense, and that the public inter.
est be protected by the enactment
OF legislation limiting the diyi.
del.ds produced by a. industry mo-
oilized for the national defense:
and
8. That the President and Con.
gress by urged to recognize the
danger of invasion Of the United
States via the nations of Central
and South America and to insure
against such invasion by the seal.
ing of definite military and eco.
nomic alliances with these
countries for the defense of the
Western Hemisphere; and
3. That all organizations support.
ed by foreign governments, owing
allegiance to foreign governments
or advocating the overthrow of the
Government of the United States
by force. be forthwith dissolved,
their leaders taken into custody
Tor the duration of the present
emergency and their MEMBERSHIPS
kept under surveillance; and
III. That no organizations be per.
mitted to possess arms except un.
der the direct supervision of the
United States Government: and
l. That citizens everywhere take
cognlzance of the fate of other
nations which have delayed in
making adequate military and
economic preparations, and that
they insist that immediate
measures be taken to place the
United States on a wartime footing
to the extent ecessar IN cote
guard this nation, the cradle and
the way of freedom, against any
perhaps the last repository of
and all threats of foreign aggres.
sion. .