The Coolidge examiner., 1940-08-15

| Baldwin, who was more concerned
with whom the King should marry
than in what Hitler was dong. Eng
land also had seniority in Cham
berlain with his umbrella ant
France had her men of seniority
! These same men of France ant
! Great Britain are today response
BILE for the condition Of Europe
for the downfall of nations, de
struction of property, and loss OF
lives. They are guilty Of criminal
negligence. We have other crimi
nails at the head of the ism ma
tions, who recognize only might
Let us not lull ourselves into a
sense Of security by saying they
will not come over here. / stand
squarely behind an ADEQUATE ma
tional defense program. We are
fortunate that we have the ex-
ample of countries across the At
lantic to arouse our seniority
members in time for our nation to
prepare, but let me state that this
is not sufficient. We must keep
ourselves prepared for any event
uality. When we are adequately
prepared they will recognize our
might and then, and only then,
will We be safe from assault.
The American Legion and other
organizations have had definite
programs looking toward universal
service in the event this country
again becomes involved in war.
Their plan would deprofitize such
a conflict, leaving special privil-
ege for none and equal service for
all. Let me say to you that If the
United States can draft blood, 1t
can draft every industry and every
resource of this nation in order to
win a war. We should have such
legislation before the declaration
of war. Everyone should have the
same interest and that interest
should be to win the war without
one cent profit. In times of crises,
capital. and man power would
then sit around the table with a
common interest at heart and our
country never would be plunged
into a war to enrich the pocket
books of everyone.
In Flanders Field, at least be-
fore the graves were disturbed by
this last war, rows and rows of
beautiful crosses marked the rest
ing places of thousands of red
blooded Americans who gave their
lives that this nation might en-
dure. Added to this number we
have thousands here in the Unit
ed States. We have men in our
Government hospitals today sur
fering from diseases and injuries
received in the late world war.
Ask those men, ask the widows
and orphans and the mothers OF
those men lying in Flanders Field
and in the United States which Is
more important, blood or capital.
Had been an orator and in the
United States Senate, and II ora
tory would secure the passage OF
important legislation, l would have
raised my voice and continued to
raise my voice again and again
until such a universal service pro-
gram were enacted.
While l believe that the United
States should give aid to Great
Britain, we should not send our
men to the other side to engage
In this conflict unless or until
some rights of the United States
are seriously violated.
While I deem an adequate ma
tional defense and the enactment
of universal service laws import
ant in preventing wars. they alone
are not all that Is necessary to IN
sure that this government will con-
tinue. We must protect ourselves
from the forces within. We have
seen the workings Of the fifth
column in other nations. We have
no place for these subsersive
foreign elements in the United
States nor for those people who
would live here a long number OF
wears profiting by the resources OF
this country without securing
citizenship. I am in favor OF the
enactment of legislation for thelr
immediate deportation. 1 am also
in favor of such legislation as Is
necessary to rid ourselves OF fifth
columnists and non-citizens VINO
want to destroy our form Of gov
ernment.