The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-07

of war time production of imple- ments of war is no small task. And the greatest difficulty comes at the beginning of the program, when new tools and plant facilities and new assembly lines and ship ways must first be constructed before the actual material begins to flow steadily and speedily from them.
 The Congress, of course, must rightly keep itself informed at all times of the progress of the program. However, there is cer- tain information, as the Con- gress itself will readily recognize, which, in the interests of our own security and those of the na- tions we are supporting, must of needs be kept in confidence.
 To Increase Appropriations
 New circumstances are con- stantly begetting new needs for our safety. I shall ask this Con- gress for greatly increased new approprlatlonS and authoriZa- tions to carry on what we have begun.
 I also ask this Congress for authority and for funds sufficient to manufacture additional muni- tons and war supplies of many kinds, to be turned over to those nations which are now in actual war with aggressor nations.
 Our most useful and inmedi- ate role is to act as an arsenal for them as well as for our- selves. They do not need man power. They do need billions of dollars worth of the weapons of defense.
 The time is near when they will not be able to pay for them in ready cash. We cannot, and will not, tell them they must sur- render, merely because of present inability to pay for the weapons which we know they must have.
 I do not recommend that we make them a loan of dollars with which to pay for these weapons "a loan to be repaid in dollars.
 Make Materials Available
 I recommend that we make 1t possible for those nations to con- tinue to obtain war materials in the United States, fitting their orders into our own program. Nearly all of their material would, if the time ever came, be useful for our own defense.
 Taking counsel of expert mili- tary and naval authorities, con- siderlng what is best for our own security, we are free to decide how much should be kept here and how much should be sent abroad to our friends who by ther determined and heroic re- sistarce are giving us time in which to make ready our own defense.
 For what we send abroad, we shall be repaid, within a reason able time following the close of hostilitieS, in similar materials, or, at our option, in other goods of many kinds which they can DIOOuCC d1lO WAAS41 WC AAOSAs
 Let us say to the democracies: we Americans are vitally con- cerned in your defense of free dom. We are putting forth our energies, our resources and our organizing powers to give you the strength to retain and maintain a free world. We shall send you, in increasing numbers, ships, planes, tanks, guns. This is our purpose and our pledge
 No Intimidation
 In fulfillment of this purpose we will not be intimidated by the threats of dictatorS that they will regard as a breach of interna- tional law and as an act of war our aid to the democracieS which dare to resist their aggression. Such aid is not an act of war, even if a dictator should unilater- ally proclaim it so to be.
 When the dictatorS are ready to make war upon US, they will not wait for an act of war on our part. They did not wait for Norway or Belgium or the Netherlands to commit an act of war.
 Their only interest is in a new one-way international law, which lacks mutuality in its observance, and, therefore, becomes an inStru- ment of oppression.
 The happiness of future gener- ations of Americans may well depend upon how effective and how immediate We can make our aid felt. No one can tell the exact character of the emer- gency situations that we may be called upon to meet. The nations hands must not be tied when the nations life is in danger.
 We must all prepare to make the sacrifices that the emer- gency-as serious as war itself demands. Whatever stands in the way of speed and efficiency In defense preparations must give way to the national need.
 Cooperation Expected
 A free nation has the right to expect full cooperation from all groups. A free nation has the right to look to the leaders of bus iness. of labor. and of agriculture to take the lead in stimulating eff fort, not among other groups but within their own groups.
 The best way of dealing with the few slacke1s or trouble makers in cur micSt is. first. to shame them by patriotic example, and, if that fails, to use the sover- eighty of government to save gov ernment.
 As men 6o not live by bread alone, they do not fight by arm