The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-06
President

"When the dictators are ready
to make war upon US, they will
not wait for an act Of war on
our part" he continued. "They
did not wait for Norway or Bel
GUM or the Netherlands to COM
nit an act of war;"
Mr.. Roosevelt set forward in
three points what he described
as "our national policy" in this
time of serious danger" and he
also proclaimed the principles of
"four essential human freedoms"
to which 1--WE look forward" in
"the future days"
The national policy" the
president stated as:
First, by an impressive ex-
preston of the public will and
without regard to partisanship,
we are committed to all-inclus-
i've national defense.
Second by an impressive ex-
preston of the public will and
without regard to partisanship,
we are committed to full sup
port Of all those resolute peo-
Piles, everywhere, who are resist
ing aggression and are thereby
keeping war away from our
hemisphere. BY this support, we
express our determination that
the democratic cause shall pre-
vail; and we strengthen the de-
tense and security of our own
nation.
Third, by an impressive ex-
preston of the public will and
without regard to partisanship,
we are committed to the propo-
sition that principles of morality
and considerations for our own
security will never permit us
to acQuiesce in a peace dictated
by aggressors and sponsored by
appeasers. We know that en-
during peace cannot be bought
at the cost of other peoples
freedom"
The -four essential human
freedoms" were described by the
President as "the very antithesis
Of the so-called new order of
tyranny which the dictators seek
to create with the crash of
bomb"
He described these freedoms"
as:
1.-THE first is freedom of speech
and Observation-Disclosures in
the world.
"The second Is the freedom of
every person to worship God in
his own way-everywhere in the
world.
'The third is freedom from
want-which, translated into
world terms, means economic
understandings which will Sc
cure to every nation a healthy
peace time life for its inhabi-
tants-everywhere in the world.
"The fourth is freedom from
fear-which, translated into
world terms, means a world
wide reduction of ornaments to
such point and in such a thor
ough fashion that no nation will
be in a position to commit an
act of physical aggression against
any neighbor-anywhere in the
world"
In terse phrases, the President
warned Congress and the coun-
try against what he called ZAP
peasement."
"As a nation we may take
pride in the fact that we are
soft-hearted," he said, "but we
cannot afford to be soft-headed.
1--WE must always be wary of
those who with sounding brass
and tinkling cymbal preach the
ism of appeaSement.
1--WE must especially beware
of that small group of selfish
men who would clip the wings
of the American Eagle in order
to feather their own nests"
ITO make the United States
safe" Mr.. Roosevelt said, "the
immediate need is swift and
driving increase in our arma-
ment production"
He reported that he was
not satisfied with the progress
thus far made" and neither were
the men he has put in charge of
the program.
"None of us will be satisfied
until the job is done" he de-
clared.
Illustrating the status of the
defense drive, MIR. Roosevelt said
that I'VE are behind schedule
in turning out finished airplanes;
we are working day and night to
solve the innumerable problems
and to catch up. We are ahead
of schedule in building warships;
hut we arc workinp IN oct oven