Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
SEN. ]. M. TIjNNELL
SUPPOR rs The.
LEASE-LEND BILL
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guished gentlemen who have SO elo-
quently pleaded that there shall be
no war might be induced to change
their minds on this subject, if and
when any President of the United
States on bended knees is compelled
to ask a favor from European dicta-
tors"
Tunnel praised the memory OF
Woodrow Wilson and asserted that
the philosophy in which he breathed,
lived and died, had impressed the
people of the world. He said, Il am
one Of those who believe that mil
lions of Europeans today are wait
ing for the success of the philoso-
phies preached by Woodrow Wilson,
and which have been practiced by
the nations of the Western Hemis-
phere, and of which our President,
Franklin d. Roosevelt, is the most
outstanding advocate"
Continuing Senator Tunnel said;
Il hope that may never lose con-
fidence in America, American leg
islators, American executives, to the
extent that would fear both the
wisdom and the patriotism of our
leadership. / believe that the Sena-
tors and the Representatives in the
Congress are responsive to the Will
of the people of the nation. / believe
that the people of the nation would
not hesitate to take from the Presi-
dent the power they have given him,
If they believed that that power was
being abused. l hope l may never
lose confidence in America to the
extent that l should suspect either
the integrity or the ability OF the
President of the United States, the
Congress of the United States, or the
people of the United States. The
charge that Congress is attempting
to pass an act changing the govern
ment of the United States from a
democracy to a dictatorship does not
appeal to me. ! have too much faith
ia the efficacy of democracy itself,
in the sovereignty of our form OF
government to believe such a thing
possible.
II have an abiding faith in the
American people in their Judgment
of public questions / have an abid-
ing faith in the democracy which has
made of the United States the great
est nation on earth. / believe that
our democracy is worth saving,
think that democracy need not per-
ish from the earth. This is a warn
ing to the millions in America that
neither American property nor Am
erican lives will continue under the
government of free America if the
new order is allowed to prevail"
Making his attack on the oppo-
nents of the bill and resenting their
implication and cry of America
First in the United States Senate
as an unnecessary slap at the intel
ligence and the patriotism Of Ameri-
ca and Americans, Tunnel exclaim-
ed, Il cannot envision the Goddess
OF Liberty with a Nazi collar. l do
not see America bowed in subsection
to any foreign power do not see
in the present situation a test Of
democracy.
Il am one of those who believes
that this bill will not cause war. |
am one of those who believes that if
war does come, it will be easier for
America 10 ueledt WedAeueu Yer
many, than to defeat Germany with
out the dissemination of both re-
sources and men. which will come
by real defense of England made
possible and stronger by American
aid, as provided by this bill.
The junior Senator from Delaware
reminded the opponents of the bill |
that the greatest preaching of fear
in America today is by those who
fear democracy, who suspicion its
Executive, who suspicion the Con- |
gress of the United States, who
suspicion and distrust the ultimate
power back of both Congress and |
the Executive, the American people.
Tunnell concluded his speech de-
claring, Il rejoice that neither the |