Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-11-27

tarianism of war that we can forget
the four freedoms and the fifth free
dom as well.
"The destruction of freedom will
come to America from within our
borders, not from overseas.
quences is the grief of every Ameri-
can home. The wholesale loss of the
best of our race will MAIN the pro-
gress of America for two genera
tions." a Ink
Going on Mr.. Hoover said that
"many of our people are suspicious
they do not get the truth; they are
by large majority opposed to send
ing expeditionary forces; they are
apprehensive that the fifth freedom
is being destroyed; they are distracted
at labor conflict; the conscience of
many hurts from the dying children
of occupied Europe; and they are
befogged over how lasting peace is
to be had after all these sacrifices "
The former President summed up
his address with the following sug-
gestions:
"1-This attempt at artificial con-
ditioning of American mind for war
should stop. The congress should
continuously investigate and expose
it. Democracy will live on truth
alone.
"2-The large majority of Ameri-
cans are opposed to sending our arm
les to Africa or Europe. The country
needs assurance that no preparation
for moves in that direction will be
taken without prior authority of the
congress.
"3-To get national unity the con-
fidence of our people in the return
of the fifth freedom must be re-
stored. Truly we must surrender
much economic freedom during this
period. But the economic measures
used could be devised as they were
in the last war so that the fifth free
dom would come again with peace.
"4-The greatest disunity in Ameri-
ca is labor conflict. Why cannot the
labor leaders of the United States
themselves show their own states
manship as they did in the last war
by providing method of labor peace?
"5-We face millions of starving
women and children in the Ger
man-occupied democracies of Europe.
Hitler cannot be overcome with arm
les of starving children. Their only
hope is in our country. Their faith
in America and its ideals is fading
daily. 1t would give unity and spirit
ual purpose to compassionate America
if we made at least an effort to save
them.
"6-To get unity our people must
have confidence that war will be
made under the sole constitutional
authority-the congress. When the
congress directly and openly author
ICES a step our people will accept
it without question.
"7-Our people are bewildered
over the aims of this war. There
will be no time to discover these
solutions after the war is over. I
am not proposing peace negotiations.
But some day we must 60 to a peace
table. Why should not a representa-
tive American body be assembled
now to prepare realistic methods by
which peace and prosperity can be
made to prevail? We have some light
from the worlds tragic experiences.
"Surely if we ceased to fan hate
and fear; if we have labor peace;
if we definitely act to preserve the
fifth freedom; if we strive to save
these millions of European children;
if our people were definitely assured
that we are not going to send our
armies to Europe or its suburbs with
out the authority of congress; that
we have practical plan to preserve
peace after the war-then we could
summon far greater unity. Then, also,
my fellow Americans, we might sum-
mon the whole world to reason"