Evening star., 1940-06-25

the American way. We need more
skilled and trained mechanics and
technicians, but the American way
to get them is through the vocational
training system of this country
and through private industry. The
Federal Government should furnish
the funds FOR the immediate ex-
pansion Of the skilled training and
apprentice programs. We should re-
peal the restrictions that make it
almost impossible for industry to
train young men. This part of our
preparedness program should be CO.
ordinated under the officers of the
Army and Navy and directed by q
man who has had practical ex-
perience in training skilled men. It
should be kept away from the i'm
practical dreamers.
Give our young men and our young
women the chance to train them
selves for the opportunities and
duties that are opening up and you
will not have to herd them by COM
pulsion to a Government camp.
When we need more men in our
armed forces, we should secure them
in accordance with the program of
the Army and Navy officials and we
should not turn this task over to
the New. Deal social experimenters.
The President said these camps
would teach discipline and keep these
young people away from foreignisms.
I would much rather trust our
churches, our schools and our
homes to teach discipline and love
OF America than I would a COM
pulsory Government camp.
Calm Voice and Big Stick
Declared Needed Now.
Facing these facts, dare this Ma
tion continue for the next four years
under such leadership? For too long
time industry has been hobbled
by bureaucratic interference and
dreamy -eyed governmental delays at
every turn while the Army and Navy
plead in vain for the release of re-
strictions so they can speed up de-
fense. They seriously disrupted and
ASSoA ASa VIC OtltiI dll u dlG
by the ill-considered cancellation OF
the airmail contracts, and Army
pilots crashed to the earth, Just
when every encouragement should
have been given to build up our air
industry. 1t is hardly believable but
1t Is true that because of New Deal
restrictions our aircraft manufac-
turers have turned to foreign
financial centers speedily to secure
new capital for plant expansion
while idle capital and idle men are
all about us.
For too long time we have wasted
millions and millions of dollars on
"PassamaQuoddies" and Florida
canals while neglecting needed de-
fenses.
For too long a time our leaders
have Strutted down the avenues of
the word jauntily knocking chips
on shoulders without even preparing
TO raise our arms in self-defense
For too long time we have talked
boldly OF quarantining aggressors in
order to protect other nations and
now find we are not even prepared
TO protect ourselves. For too long a
time our foreign policy has been one
OF big noise and a little stick, and
even that little stick ION order
We need again calm, resolute voice
and big stick.
1t is one of the primary challenges
to the Republican party today to
furnish the leadership for the calm,
determined, rapid advance of this
Nation on the front of national
preparedness.
Attack on Fifth Columns
Must Be Waged.
Our citizens also know that we
must defend ourselves against the
fifth column. They have heard and
read the almost unbelievable stories
of boring from within, of treachery
and of treason in one nation after
another. They have seen how this
fifth column of traitors within has
joined hands with enemies from