The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-11-27
do not want economic freedom ever


do not want economic freedom evel
to return.
Moreover, II this becomes a wal
Of expeditionary forces 1t will bt
so long a war that vested interests
vested habits, the power of those
who would destroy the fifth free
dom will forge SO permanently the
totalitarianism of war that we car
forget the four freedoms and the
fifth freedom as well.
The destruction of freedom will
come to America from within oul
borders, not from overseas.
But the most tragic of all con
sequences is the grief Of every
American home. The wholesale
loss of the best Of our race will
MAIN the progress of America fol
two generations.
There are certain things eating
into Nazi vitals that will sometime
end this travail to the world. The
German people do not all believe
in this evil theology.
Their victories have brought It'd
ings Of death and manning to every
fireside in Germany. The German
people are living under privations
and under strain.
There is a widening gulf of fric,
ton between the right wings and
the left wings in Germany as rep
rented by the army and Gestapo
The whole internal economic struc.
ture of Europe is degenerating
Even great victories no longer
seem to awaken enthusiasm in
their people. There is coming
hopelessness of bringing the wal
to an end because their armies can
not cross the seas.
Two hundred thirty millions OF
people in 16 races which Hitler has
overrun are seething with un.
quenchable hate. If he takes al
Russia, he will add another 100,-
100000.
I have never said, as some al.
lege, that Hitler will be overcome
by revolt Of these unarmed peo.
Piles. But am convinced that while
he cannot be overcome by armies
by starvation or by air power
nonetheless the forces working
within his regime will sometime de.
stroy his dreams.
We want the end of these evil
and brutal ideas of Nazism, Fac.
ism, and Communism. The slogan
of the day is to "crush Hitler"
The trouble with this world is
far deeper than Hitler. He is only
the symbol of these evil ideas
which threaten civilization. He is
the product of the miseries of the
last war.
A thousand Hitlers will rise when
one falls unless these ideas are
vanquished. All human experience
shows ideas cannot be vanquished
on the battlefield. These evils
must die from within, if the world
is to be delivered.
To sum up, this is presumed to
be a crusade for freedom. Mr.
Churchill says the peril to Britain
is now passed.
We know that with preparedness
our freedom is in no danger from
invasion. On the other hand, by
sending our boys overseas the
chances of military success in over.
coming Hitler's armies is so re.
mote, the decay of NaZism is sc
probable, the war will be so long
the destruction or freedom. in
America is so certain, that we
should have none of expeditionary
forces.
Our American people are united
upon preparedness for defense, and
upon aid in supplies to Britain. We
have been committed to naval ac-
ton.
But our people are sadly divided
and confused. And the first need
Of this nation in the presence OF
danger is more unity of purpose.
We need to concentrate upon our
huge task. No course we can pur-
sue amid stupendous perils is per-
feet. But there is common ground
somewhere upon which our people
would find greater unity.
The task of statesmen is to find
that common ground. A survey OF
the nation would find many causes
of confusion aside from the natural
hardship Of the time.
Many Of our people are suspic'
ious they do not get the truth; they
are by a large majority opposed
to sending 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 al