The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-28
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lantic waters" he said. I'VE are
steadily adding more and more
ships and planes to that patrol"
Mr. Roosevelt also bluntly told
the Axis powers that I'VE are in
the Americas will decide for our
selves whether. and when. and
where our American interests are
attacked or our security threaten
ed"
He specifically extended the
American defense zone to include
Iceland as we'll as Greenland. the
Azores. the Cape Verde Islands
and Dakar. French fortress on the
coast OF Africa. He said that he
did this because IL any one of
them was seized by Germany it
would become "a springboard for
actual attack" on the western
hemisphere.
Explaining this expanded de-
Tense pollen, the President said:
Nobody can foretell tonight
Just when the acts OF the dictators
will ripen into attack on his hem
isphere and us. But we know
enough by now to realize that 1t
would be suicide to wait until
they are In our front yard.
When your enemy comes at
you in a tank or a bombing plane.
il you hold your fire until you
see the whites OF his eyes, you
will never know what hit you. Our
Bunker Hill OF tomorrow may be
several thousand miles from Bos-
ton"
Control Important
The Presiden. went to some
length to explain why control OF
the Atlantic was so important.
First, he bluntly admitted -
with the full knowledge Of the
British government that the
present rate OF Nazi sinkings OF
merchant ships is running three
times higher than the capacity OF
British shipyards 10 replace. and
twice as high as the present-day
combined American and British
output. The United States, he
warned, must speed up ship pro-
duction and help cut down losses
at sea.
Second, he said. the Axis po-
wers can never achieve their OBJ
iective Of world domination unless
they first obtain control OF the
seas" And TO achieve that he add
ed. they must capture Great Bril-
tain"
But" the President continued,
III the Axis powers fail TO gain
control of the seas they are GER
tainly defeated. Their dream OF
world domination will then go by
the board; and the criminal
leaders who started this war will
suffer inevitable disaster"
On the home front, the Presi-
dent called on every man. woman
and child to do their bit for the ma
tional defense.
Il have recently set up the
machinery for civilian defense,
he said. 1T will rapidly organize
locality by locality. 1t will depend
on the organized effort OF men and
women everywhere. All will have
responsibilities to fulfill"
Warns Capital, Labor
He warned capital and labor
alike that he would brook no
further interruption Of defense
production as a result OF strikes.
He said:
"A nationwide machinery for
Cancellation and mediation OF in
dustrial disputes has been set
up. That machinery must be used
promptly and without stoppase
Of work. 80.
This government Is determined
to use all of its power to express
the will OF its people. and to pre-
vent interference with the proGuc-
ton OF materials essential TO our
nations security"
AS to the future, he said finally:
I'VE will not accept a Hitler
dominated world. And We will not
accept a world, like the postwar
world Of the 1905, in which the
seeds OF Hitlerism can again be
planted and allowed to grow.
We will accept only a world
consecrated to freedom. OF speech
and expression-freedom Of every
person to worship God in his own
way freedom from want and