The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06

AnnonR the BpNMkefS ok the WV6- ming was Edward J. Ryan of T'hoia. aston, political commentator,
 said Mir. Ryan ln part, T chal- ienge our former peace advocates, Chase Klmball, Herb Smith, or any of the Jack in the pulplts' that the war makers have to offer, to Q public debate. I know, of course, that none of them have the courage to face me in c public debate, but these men are among those who would have your sons offer their lives for Q cause which they do not believe In. These are the kind of men who would shoot us into war but who would not offer their lives to that cause. Kim. ball and Smith were early advo. cetes of peace, 50 to speak. They were preaching the propaganda then of Great Britain to get US to reduce our armed strength while Britain maintained hers. These arc the men who dare not come out in the open with their strealnlined for. eign propaganda. If I'm wrong, then they can accept this challenge which I hurl in their directions"
 Nasl Invasion
 TWO reasons have been advanced by the war party to get us in the present wars with nations that have not attacked us and in violation of the principals which every political party has advocated since the World War. The first is that if Britain fall Hitler would overwhelm the United States. The second is that Hitler would destroy our trade, AS for the first reason there is not Q military expert in the United States who will say that Hitler oen sue. cessfully invade this country. The President knows we have Q navy even now larger than the Italian and German navies combined.
 The President knows that for Q navy to attack successfully 5000 miles away from It's homeland 1t must Do twice as effective as the defending navy, The argument that Hitler can invade the United States or control the seas around us has just about faded Into the discard.
 The second reason advanced Is that Hltler would control our for. eign trade AS . matter of ofaeial record our average exports amounts to s3,000 ,000,0 0,000 while our national Income Is and has been for several years S60000, 100000. This amounts to Ave per cent of our national in- come and less than ono half of one per cent of our foreign trade went to South America.
 "Where will Japan sell her silk after this war9" Who will be able to buy it? America of course. And 30 1t will 90 with the other coun- tries that have merchandise to sell.
 Defense Measures
 There are those who advocate taking over the cape Verde Islands, $500 miles from this country, as Q measure of defense. Think what de- fense can Do made to mean under this definition9 Having conquered the Cape Verde Islands we would then have to occupy Dakar in order to defend the Cape Verde Islands, To defend Dakar Wo would have to push on into French Africa. Tn or. der to defend the Azores we would have to push on into Lisbon, 1t sounds much like the Russian ale. gation when they attacked Finland, that the Soviet Empire waS acting in self-defense."
 Conditions may arise, if we should enter tho war, under which the seizure of the Azores, or Cape Verde Islands might be Q wise policy but don't for Q moment deceive yourselves Into regarding 1t as do. fense. This is plain, simple lying pfopaganda. It will mean war if We attempt to seize them before we en. ter war, and I don't think we are going to enter this war"
 "'T'he American people have 6 right to demand that our President now inform Great Britain that we are not going to send Q single Amer. ican soldier or sailor to die for Bri- tain, If our president told this to the British, today, England would sue for peace tomorrow.