Evening star., 1941-10-28
Women Hear
Breckenridge
Hit Defeatists
Democratic Club
Hears Appeasers
Called Munich Men

a strong denunclation OF defeat
lists and those who are trying TO
muddy the waters" of national unity
In the present world crisis was
voiced by Col Henry Breckenridge
before members of the Woman's
National Democratic Club yesterday
at club headquarters.
As guest speaker at the first of a
luncheon information hour" series
OF discussions on the Roosevelt
Churchill eight-pOint program spon-
sored by the clubs Education Com
mittee Col. Breckenridge termed
american Munich men" those who
preach appeasement or the invinci-
bllity of the Axis powers.
Nothing makes me so tired as the
myth of Nazi invincibility," Col.
Breckenridge declared. The same
efforts have been used here as were
used in Britain and France to lull
us into apathy and inertia which
were successful in anesthetiZing the
series OF European nations before
their approaching doom" he said
National energies must be bent
toward utter destruction of the
Nazi menace. Col Breckenridge en-
interfere with the execution of that /
policy is marplot who skates close F..
to treason he declared
The speaker placed particular en- |
phasis on the necessity of American
aid to Russia.
The resistance of Russia has /
become vital factor in American I
security" he declared. The latest /
dodge of obstructionistS is to play !
on Our dislike of Communism to
stop aid to Russia. 1t is one thing
to have Russia Sc miles across the
Bermg Strait and another thing to
have Hitler there he added.
Compromise with Japan in its re-
iations with China should not be
tolerated, the colonel emphasized.
To appease Japan at the expense
OF China would be as futile, as dis
honorable, as disastrous as the ap-
peasement OF Hitler at Munich" he
warned. Japan started the train
of barbarous aggressions which have
brought the world into shambles,"
he declared.
The chaotic condition in the world
today is the responsibility and prob
lem of all, Col. Breckenridge stated.
Unless and until there Is world
wide acceptance Of mutual and
universal responsibility for the con-
tinuing bettermenU of the lot of .
mankind everywhere there is no .
foreseeable future except of con- /
tinuing and recurring bloodshed on .
an ever expanding scale Of horror"
he concluded.
Col. Breckenridge was introduced
by Senator Garter Glass of Virginia.
chairman of the Senate Appropria-
tionS Committee. The Senator eX-
planned that it was appropriate for
the colonel to come to Washington
on Navy Day. as he was firm sup
porter OF the Presidents foreign
policy
Voicing his approval of the Presi-
dents declaration that the Navy
would shoot on sight those who ap-
posed freedom of the seas. the Vir-
glnla Senator said the Navy should
60 on the high seas wherever they
want and shoot hell out of all they
encounter who oppose them, and I
hope they encounter all of them"
Following the introduction. Sena-
tor Glass left for the Capitol, ex-
planning he must return to vote
billions to help beat Hitler"
Mrs. Meade Fletcher. chairman Of
the Educational Committee, intro
duced Senator Glass. Mrs. Curtis
Shears, the president. presided at
the luncheon. Special guests in
cluded Mrs. Glass, Mrs. John T.
Vance. sister of Col Breckinridge:
Mrs. John Summerscale, wife of the
Commercial Secretary of the British
Embassy: Mrs. Lucius Wilmerding,
jr.. Washington chairman of Young
America Wants to Help: Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Straight. Washington
vice chairman of Fight for Free
dom; Livingston Hartley. Washing
ton chairman of the Committee to
Defend America by Aiding the AL
lies, and Mrs. Paul V. McNutt.