Evening star., 1941-03-16

Is boast, l admit-but it is not
an idle one.
Upon the national will to sac
rifice and to work depends the
output of our industry and our
agriculture.
Upon that will, depends the
survival of the vital bridge across
the ocean-the bridge of ships
which carry the arms and food
for those who are fighting the
good fight.
Upon that will, depends our
ability to aid other nations which
may determine to offer resist
ance.
Upon that will, may depend
practical assistance to people
now living in nations which have
been overrun, should they find
the opportunity to strike back in
an effort to regain their liberties.
AND may that day come soon.
This will of the American peo-
pie will not be frustrated, either
by threats from powerful enemies
abroad or by small, selfish groups
or individuals at home.
The determination of America
must not be obstructed by war
profiteering.
1t must not be obstructed by
unnecessary strikes of workers, bv
short-sighted management or by
deliberate sabotage.
For unless we win there will be
no freedom for either manage
ment or labor.
Wise labor leaders and wise
business managers will realize
how necessary it is to their own
existence to make common sacri-
flee for this great common cause.
There is no longer the slight
est question or doubt that the
American people recognize the
extreme seriousness of the pres
ent situation. That is why they
have demanded, and got, a pol
icy of unqualified, immediate,
al-out aid for Britain, Greece,
China and for all the govern
ments in exile whose homelands
are temporarily occupied by the
aggreSSors.
British Stronger Than Ever
In Magnificent Morale.
The British are stronger than
ever in the magnificent morale
which has enabled them to en-
dure all the dark days and the
shattered nights of the past 10
months. They have the full sup
port and help of Canada and the
other Dominions, of the rest of
their empire and non British
people throughout the world who
still think in terms of the great
freedoms.
The British people are braced
for invasion whenever the at
tempt may come-tomorrow-
next Week-next month.
In this historic crisis. Britain
is blessed with a brilliant and
great leader in Winston Church.
Ill. But, no one knows better
than Mr.. Churchill himself, that
1t is not alone his stirring words
and valiant deeds which give the
British their superb morale. The
essence of that morale is in the
masses of plain people who are
completely clear in their minds
about one essential fact-that
they would rather die as free
men than live as slaves.
These plain people-civilians
as well as soldiers and sailors
and airmen-women and girls as
well as men and boys-are fight
ing in the front line of civiliza-
ton and they are holding that
line with fortitude which will
forever be the pride and the in
spiration of all free men on every
continent and on every island
of the sea.
The British people and their
Grecian allies need ships. From
America they will get ships
They need planes. From
America they will get planes.
They need food. From Amer
lea they will get food.
They need tanks and guns and
ammunition and supplies of all
kinds. From America they will
get tanks and guns and ammu-
ition and supplies of all kinds.
China likewise expresses the
magnificent will of millions Of
plain people to resist dismember-
ment of their nation. China,
through the generalissimo, Chi
ang Kai-shek, asks our help.
America has said that China
shall have our help.
Our country is going to be what
our people have proclaimed it
must be-the arsenal of democ-
racy.
Our country is going to play
its full part.
U. S. Must Play Great Part
In World Reconstruction.
And when-no, didn't say if,
I said when-dictatorshipS disin-
tegrate-and pray God that will
be sooner than any of us now
dares to hope-then our coun-
try must continue to play its
great part in the period of world
reconstruction, for the good of
humanity.
We believe that the rallying
cry of the dictators, their boast
ing about a master race, will
prove to be pure stuff and nom
sense. There never has been,
there isn't now, and there never
will be, any race of people fit
to serve as masters over their
fellow men.
The world has no use for any
nation which, because of size or
because of military might, as
serts the right to goosestep to
world power over other nations