Evening star., 1941-01-07
Austin Urges Shelving
OF Discord 10 Achieve
Democracies' Victory
Senator, in Forum,
Says Effort May Keep
u. S. Soldiers at Home


affairs was the subject of an ad-
dress in the National Radio Forum
last night by Senator Austin, Re-
publican, of Vermont. Senator
Austin's topic was America Will
Support Britain, Greece and China
and Exert Utmost Effort to Become
Invulnerable."
The address, arranged by The
Evening Star. was broadcast over a
coast-to- o-coast network of the Ma.
tional Broadcasting Co, and was
heard locally over WMAL.
The complete text follows:
Freedom is under attack.
Throughout the ages, since man
was ordered to eat his bread in the
sweat of his brow, freedom has been
under attack.
Inspires Struggle.
But freedom has always, through
out mans struggle upward, been
regarded as worth fighting for.
Wherever We find freedom, man has
fought to attain it, and to maintain
It,
Today, the British, the Greeks,
the Chinese, stand fast for freedom.
Hitler believes the slogan of
liberty really means freedom of
economy, namely: For every one to
grab for himself without state con-
troll, and says:
Certainly we will not permit
anybody freely to dispose of his
earnings if thereby the common
veal Is interfered with.
He admits the conduct of a world
revolution, and says:
One of these two worlds must
break asunder. The traffic sig
nails are now placed as follows:
Gold versus labor. We know
perfectly well that if we succumb
in this fight, that is the end. The
other world says: "If we lose, then
our world capitalistic structure
will crumble." If the other world
cracks, am convinced that it
will only then become free.
Issue in the Record.
The issue is distinctly made in the
record. Free countries reply, in eff
feet: Gold and labor, cooperating
under the stimulation and opportu-
mites afforded by democracies, &C
count for the progress and prosper
ity of that part of the world in
which they exist; whereas, the slav-
cry of the totalitarian system, with
Its economy of collectivism, is clearly
responsible for the low standards of
living and the brutality of spirit of
the countries in which the dictators
rule.
Though war is general, it is but
phase of world revolution. Leaders
of thought have repeatedly recog-
nized this. The American people
have conducted themselves consist
emily with it.
Hitler said: 1--WE find ourselves
amid a controversy which aims
at more than victory of one or
another country; in fact, it is
struggle of two worlds"
Lord Lothian stated: This war,
therefore, is not a war between
nations like the last war. 1t is
more of a revolution than war
8 revolutionary war waged by
Hitler and his military totalita-
rian machine against all other
nations and the free world in
which we have lived, so as to
make them military, political and
economic satellites OF a total-
tartan world empire"
Quotes Roosevelt on Clash.
President Roosevelt, quoting
Hitler, said: There are two
worlds that stand opposed to each
other Others are correct
when they say: With this world
we cannot ever reconcile our
selves -
In other words, president
Roosevelt added. the axis not
merely admits, but proclaims,
that there can be no ultimate
peace between their philosophy
of government and our phil
osophy of government.
Secretary Hull pointed out:
by deed and by utterance, the
would-be conquerorS have made
1t abundantly clear that they are
engaged upon relentless at
tempt to transform the civilized
world as we have known it, into
q world in which mankind will
be reduced again to the degrada-
ton of q master and slave rela-
tionship among nations and
among individuals, maintained
by brute force"
Mastery of the world is their
object. A form of medieval slavery
Is an incident. They say:
These slaves will by no means
be denied the blessings of illit-
eracy; higher education will in
the future be reserved only for
the German population of
Europe.
AS to England, they say: eng
land must be destroyed as once
Carthage was destroyed" Hitler
envisages America as degenerate
Yankeedom," saying:
I guarantee, gentlemen, that
at the right moment a new
American will exist as our
strongest supporter when we are
ready to take the stride into
overseas space. We have the
means of awakening this nation
In good time.
Americans Not Deluded.
Notwithstanding the obstruction
to legislation encountered, the
representatives of the people of the
United States acted against the peril
Of both the war and the revolution.
They were not deluded by state
ments that we are safe beyond the
oceans; they were not terrified by
the innuendos of "ulterior motives"
and the mouthings of Hitler's
epithets-"warmongers," 'interna-
tional bankers" tories" They per-
ceived that this war is being fought
with spiritual forces, with economic
weapons, with fifth columns, and
with troops.
A great majority of the Arericon