Evening star., 1941-01-31
Security Of u. s. Lies
In Aiding Axis Foes,
Asserts WeIIes
Undersecretory of Stote
Answers Lindbereh Views
In New York Address
BY GARRETT d. HORNER.

The United States must give "all
necessary assistance" to Great Brit
ain, China and Greece in their
battle against "the forces of world
enslavement" because their victory
is our security" Undersecretary of
State Sumner Welles asserted last
night.
In an address outlining the "baSic
Issues" of American foreign policy
to the alumni association of the
New York University School of Law
at New York City he emphasized
the Importance of British sea power
to security of this hemisphere and
described recent outbursts against
this country by Japanese govern
ment spokesmen as "grimly humor-
GUS"
Insisting that those who feel that
the United States would remain i'm
mune from attack regardless of the
outcome of the war in Europe over
look certain primary facts" Mr..
Welles said an axis victory inevita-
bly, would bring economic and sub
verslve" political attacks on South
America and physical invasion
would soon follow"
Answers Lindbergh's Views.
Much Of his address, the text of
which was made public at the State
Department, was devoted to answer
ing the arguments of Col. Charles
A. Llndbergh and other iSolationistS
that this country should promote a
negotiated peace" in Europe and
not fear invasion If England is de-
feated.
He questioned whether, in view
OF Hltler's cynical and fragrant dis
regard for the sanctity of the
pledged word" any peace arrived at
now would be worth "the paper on
which it was written"
Replying to the "grimly humor-
GUS" accusations by Japanese
spokeSmen that the United States is
pursuing an aggressive policy in
the Far East" because I'VE have
placed our line of defense in the
Western Pacific" Mr.. Welles said
that American lines of defense
are determined solely by the acts
and by the policies of other ma
tions."
They are fixed, he added, solely
by what We estimate is required. in
the light Of such policies and acts
oy others, to insure the inviolability
ana the safety of our territory"
Every Course Dangerous"
Stressing the necessity of think
ing out clearly and diSpassionately"
the issues involved in shaping
foreign policy, the Undersecretarv
said he concurred with President
Roosevelt and Secretary Hull that
every course which this country
might pursue lis necessarily fraueht
with danger" adding:
But, in my Judgment, the course
which is least fraught with danger
and which is most likely to make il
possible for the American people
TO stay out OF war, is for this coun-
try to increase its production of
armamentS to such an extent as
to make it possible for us to make
available to Great Britain on an.
ever-lncreaSlng scale the ornaments
winch she requires in order success
fully to determine her war of self
defense *".
'If we desire to insure that the
control of the Atlantic ocean shall
not pass to unfriendly hands and
that other friendly nations like
China and Greece can continue sue
cessfully to Withstand the forces of
world enslavement, the American
people must be prepared in their
own self-defense to render all
necessary assistance which Amer
lea can produce"
Asserting that mankind will re-
vert to barbarism" if the axis powers
triumph, he said the so-called new
order" they are seeking to establish
is not a new order but the Oldest
which the world has known-the
world chaos of the Stone Age"
The kind of world order" en-
Vlsloned by Germany, Italy and
Japan, he added, "is characterized
by the denial to the individual of
the rights of freedom to worshin
freedom to speak and freedom to
think; carried out by fraud and
deceit and founded upon brutal
conquest"
Pointing out that some isolation
lists had argued that Gernanv,s
failure so far to Invade Britain
across the 20 miles of the English