Evening star., 1941-02-23

end a uniform and well-digested
plan is requisite, and their safety
and interest require. that they
should promote such manufactures
as tend to render them independent
of others for essential, particularly
for military, supplies. To be
prepared for war is one OF the most
effectual means of preserving
peace"
Because the fundamental Of
democracy is respect for the rights
of the individual. one of its charac-
teristics is a strong emphasis on
peace. AS Juarez, the Lincoln OF
Mexico, said: Eel respeto al derecho
ajeno es la paZ.' C'Respect for the
rights of others is peace Democ-
racy is against violence and blood
shed, except when necessary to re-
establish or maintain the funda-
mental freedoms.
Contrast Between
Democracy and Nazi-iSm.
What is the contrast between
democracy and NaZi-ism?
Democracy believes that man
rules the state-that the state etsts
to serve man.
Nazi-ism believes the state is
suoreme-that the individual is
nothing except insofar as he serves
the 5tstc
Democracy believes in freedom OF
speech, press, assembly and religion.
Nazism believes speech, press, as
sembly and religion should be used
exclusively to maintain a despot,
his doctrines and his race in
position of expanding power.
Democracy believes in peace as
the prerequisites for eliminating
poverty and attaining the full
| Towering of the arts, of science and
religion.
Nazism believes in war and vio-
lence as supremely the source of all
the manly virtues.
Democracy believes in the rights
Of small nations.
/ NaZism believes small nations
should be subjected to the dictators
will.
Democracy believes that all
/ human beings, regardless of racial,
| social o. eCoh1mic background,
have in them potentialities worthy
Of the highest respect.
/ Nazism believes that one race
/ should be a master race ruling the
entire world by force and exploited
by the Herrenvolk, the overlordS,
/ the same governing class from whom
! the forebears CT the good German
Americans in this audience turned
! to the freedom of America.
Democracy Is Human
And Therefore Victorious.
Democracy is human and there
fore in the long run is victorious.
Simply because democracy is
human it must always in the long
run defeat the inhuman concept
behind Nazi despotism.
Some people view this crisis as
purely emotional. They feel that
the President and all supporters of
aid to Britain are motivated by
hatred of NaZi doctrines. OF course,
all believers in democracy passion
ately reject Nazism as slap in the
lace OF both decency and common
sense. Science simply does not
recognize either the German race
or any other race as being superior
to all others.
But this crisis embodies more
than an emotional conflict. Even a
purely selfish vision based solely on
this Nations material welfare must
resist Nazism by giving all effective
aid to England.
Those who believe the United
States can live peacefully and well
in world of triumphant Nazism
simply do not know what they are
talking about. In such a world we
shall have the choice of being
slaves or fighting, or going despotic
ourselves.
For a time the fighting might be
with economic rather than military
weapons. Let me give you an ex-
ample of one turn the struggle may
take. Argentina and Brazil have a
surplus of wheat, corn, cotton and
beef to sell to the outside world.
Triumphant naziism will undoubted-
ly channel all purchases of food
for Europe through corporations
following a single price policy. 1t
will be buyers market and the
terms of buying will be set by the
Nazis. The Nazis will ask Argentina
and Brazil to exchange their farm
products for products of German
factories. The Nazis will sal: 1--WE
are your only market. You will have
to accept our terms. If you don't
trade with us, we shall buy from
the United States-at our price, or
develop our own source Of supply in
Africa or Southern Russia.
| A single buyer operating against
many sellers can get away with
murder. The result would be to de-
liver the economic destiny of Latin
America and eventually the political
destiny to Nazi masters. The Nazi
method is one of continuous war
fare, whether by tanks or by trade
Hitler has said, The first condition
of success is the unceasing and un-
ending use of force"
Nazi Victory Will Lead
To South America Domination.
We, having watched Nazi develop
ments for eight years, know that g
complete Nazi victory will first re.
suit in Nazi domination of South
America and the efttort to dominate