Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-07
WHAT A HITLER
VICTORY MEANS
TO AMERICA
Der Fuhrer Says The Trouble
With DemOcracies Is They
Wake Up Too Late

The following is radio talk given
by DR.. Arthur o. Lovejoy, speaking
on the question: "Will it matter to us
if Hitler wins?" DR.. Lovejoy said:
Fellow Citizens:
If you want to know how the pres
ent tragic situation in Europe became
possible, Adolf Hitler has already CIV
en- the answer-when he said that the
trouble with democracies is that they
wake up too late. They won't be-
lieve they are in danger until the dam
ger is too threatening to be overcome.
Of most of the free peoples of Eu-
rope, Hitler's prophecy has proved
true. The question now, the immeas-
urably important question, which is to
be settled in these next few weeks
or days, is whether the American
people also, even with the experience
of Europe before them, are going to
wake up too late. The body of citi-
zens for whom 1 speak seek to wake
up all Americans to the dangers to us
which would result from the triumph
of Hitler in Europe. There are still
some who tell us that it is not real
danger-just as there used to be peo-
pie who said this in Norway, Holland,
Belgium, and England. Those in
America who honestly believe this are
thinking of the wrong danger. 1t is
true that Hitler, even if he defeats
the Allies this summer, is unlikely to
try to bomb New York or to land
troops on the coast of Maryland next
fall-or next year. That is not the
immediate danger. But five things
are certain:
l. Hitler's ambitions are not confin-
ed to Europe. His aim is world
domination. He has himself said so;
and even the German school children
are now taught to sing Germany is
ours today, and tomorrow the whole
world"
2. The Nazi government desires the
destruction of democracy everywhere;
it is perpetual conspiracy against
government by the people and against
freedom of thought and faith wher-
ever they exist.
3. If Hitler destroys the Allied arm
les and sinks or captures their fleets,
he will be master of the oceans and
of the trade routes Of the world, he
will control the wealth of all Europe,
he will have air and fleet bases in
Iceland, Greenland, the Azores, and in
the Pacific, and probably at some
points in the Americas, and will thus
continually threaten our American
neighbors, our island possessions, the
outposts of our national defense, and
our trade everywhere. Already his
Trojan horses are plainly visible in
Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, and other Amer
lean countries-not to speak of our
| own.
4. AS a consequence of all this, if
Hitler is victorious in Europe, the
United States, as guardian of the
Americas and as the one great surviv-
ing democracy, will stand alone, fac
ing perpetual menace against the
threat of WARMTH all the evil con-
sequences which will result in our own
life and our internal economy.
5. For these reasons the Committee
for the Defense of America by Aiding
the Allies believes that the first, most
urgent concern of the United States
now is to do all that it can to prevent
Hitler from triumphing in Europe.
1t may prove that we are too late for
that. But we do not believe in throw
ing in the sponge unless or until there
is an actual nock-out-with q long
count. So long as there are any forces
resisting the Nazi terror overseas, our
supreme interests and our plain duty
demand that we shall support them
by any means in our power. To send
troops will not help, for even if there
were no other reasons against that,
the outcome of the conflict is likely
to be decided this summer To send
all possible needed and available sup
plies will help. Such help, if sent in
time and in sufficient amount, can
decide the war in Europe, and keep
the danger of war away from Amer
lea.
If you have walked up, please send
your name to the office of the Com
mittee, Snow Building, 81 S. Calvert
ST., Baltimore-and help to wake up
all your friends and neighbors.