Evening star., 1941-06-03

adhered to this ancient doctrine. We
shall not now surrender or retreat.
No Rights Surrendered.
The President, as our national
leader, made it clear that we shall
resist the efforts of Hitler and Mus
solini to extend their influence. their
power or their domination to the
Western World or to gain control Of
the seas.
When the repeal of the arms en-
barge was before the Senate I pre-
pared and secured the adoption of
a preamble expressly reserving to
the United States and its nationals
all of their rights and privileges un-
der international law and set forth
that the act restricting their ship
ping was purely a domestic regula-
ton and that we reserved the right
to repeal, change or modify that act
as the interests Of the United States
might dictate. BY the Neutrality
Act we gave up nothing of our in
ternational rights, we surrendered
not a jot or little of them.
The American people have
pledged aid to Britain, and the Con-
gress has translated their desires
into legislation We have pledged
military and naval equipment, ship
ping and supplies to Great Britain.
We must, we shall, keep that pledge.
We must speed supplies across the
sea. We must speed production
more and more and more, We have
pledged to all Of the Republics of
the Western Hemisphere the MAIN
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that no European power - that
neither Hitler nor Mussohni, nor
any of their a11es-shan acquire
single foot-nay, a single inch-of
territory in the Western world
In crisis, the American people will
rededicate themselves to Ameri-
canism. Thrilled by the sacred
memories and shrines of our patriot
fathers, out of whose secrifices and
blood this Nation was born and pre-
served, we pledge anew to protect
and defend our country, our lib
critics and our institutions. We shall
maintain our naval and military
forces in readiness to drive back any
act of aggression.
Gigantic Task.
President Roosevelt called for ma
tional unity. The President, as
leader of the Nation, sounded a ral-
lying cry to every element and every
group and every portion of the
American people. I believe that the
American people will respond-will
respond with enthusiasm and with
a spirit Of fervent Americanism-to
the Presidents leadership and to the
vitality and vigor Of Americas lofty
purpose.
Our task is gigantic. We are
standing at momentous period in
the fate Of the human race. All
the lights Of history are beating
down upon us, all the mighty up
heavals of the centuries, all the
stirring chapters of mans cropping
and struggling toward liberty and
self-rule come ringing down to us
through the years. The blood of
our fathers commands us to hold the
line. We shall, by Gods help, hold
the line.
We are now building a Navy great
enough to dominate both the Allan
tic and Pacific. For years. / have
advocated such a Navy. We must
have a Navy strong enough to DOM
mate all the seas. In armed strength
we must rely.
We have been shocked by the re-
port that France may give military
or naval aid to Hitler and Mussolini.
If France gives any military or naval
aid to Germany, the United States
should seize Martinique, French
Guiana and other French terri.
tories in the Western Hemisphere.
The staggering sums which we
have appropriated will require not