Evening star., 1941-05-20

philosophy of war, profoundly
influencing its strategy and
tactics, is what might be called
pure political weapons. BY poll
cal warfare the NaziS, who are
its leading exponents to date,
mean all the toughest and
shadiest tactics of politics such as
bribery, blackmail, terrorism, as
Sasslnation and propaganda
utilized in accordance with strict
rules of strategy to destroy the
enemy from within.
Deadly Economic War.
Added to the terrible methods
being employed in the world today,
the German nation has not hesi-
tated to but does freely make use
of the insidious but none the less
deadly economic warfare. 1t is as
much a part of German strategy
as the hordes Of marching armies
Hitler has constantly at his COM
mand. In this phase Of warfare
they adopt every vicious and evil
practice known to the world of
trade. Monopolistic practices, all
sorts Of trade determinations, barter
according to their own peculiar
standards. and many other methods
in which no honorable businessman
would deal, are the rule and not
the exception.
While shall not dwell with these
subtle, insidiouS. and ingenious
practices of the Fifth Column or of
the economic warfare tonight.
think 1t Is we'll that America realizes
exactly the type of warfare that
is being carried on in the world
today, and which we in this Hemis-
phere may not escape-try as we
may. In fact, can there be any
doubt that many of these prac-
tlces are being employed in this
Hemisphere even now? You don't
see these things in the headlines
OF the newspapers you don't read
about them largely because they
are undercover They are secret
and only come to light when their
evil aims and designs have been
accomplished.
Yet. we cannot be blind to these
conoitlons. In the light of Norway.
Denmark, Holland. and ali of the
other strictly neutral countries con-
quered from within and without, to
say nothing of the tragedy of
Greece, and the other Balkan
states, can any of us justify anv
1ond hope that We are to escape
unscstEed and unhurt when the
whole world is being burned and
destroyed by the forces have
mentioned. Only the deaf hear not
only the blind see not. Let America
be neither deaf nor blind.
I said in the beginning that our
cholce has already been made, It
mas been made. There is but one
course and there is but one answer
to these terrible conditions-Which
l have only mentioned and have not
attempted to portray in all their
horror. We must prepared We must
be so strong in military might and
power, in the air, on the sea. ard
on the land, that no outlaw nation,
either in Europe or In Asia, will dare
engage us in battle. We must pre-
pare to fight the hard fight of an
economic invasion. just as strongly
as we would fight an invasion by
force of arms. The activities of the
hated Fifth Column must be stopped
immediately and those who carry on
Its evil work must be rooted out and
driven forever from our land.
All this is the great task which
confrontS all America-not any
group, not any faction, not any
party, but each and every one of us.
The greatest immediate need now
is the immediate speeding up Of our
vast industrial machine. We have
proudly and truthfully boasted that
We are the greatest industrial ma
ton in the world We lead the
whole world in our manufacturing
establishments and our equipment,
skill and energy for the mass pro-
duction of every conceivable kind
of machine and device. A large part
of the German triumphs through
the machine and mechanical equip
ment is due to American genius.
Because We are the kind of people
WHERE TO DINE.