The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-09
America Must Aid In Task
 Of Preserving British Navy Matter of Self Defense Declares Governor Robert A. Hurley in Spirited Address Before Waterbury Womens Democratic Club

America must, in self-defense, dt its utmost to preserve the British navy and the British people, Cover. nor Robert A. Hurley declared last night in an address at the 20tt anniversary banquet of the Water. bury Women's Democratic Club al The Elton. Describing the British navy as e force interposing itseli between Us and chaos until our two ocean navy is completed, the gov. ernor asserted: We cannot let tha' navy disappear; we cannot let that other people be conquered"
 The governor predicted that most of the legislative program which ht submitted to the General Assembly would be adopted, but criticized those who he said were seeking tt block worthwhile legislation because of petty political reasons.
 Text of Address
 The text of Governor Hurley'l prepared address follows:
 Madam Chairman, Members of the Democratic Women's Club of Waterbury and distinguished guests:
 We meet here tonight at Q time when we are called upon to make inome11tous decisions, de- cisions which will have 6 far reaching effect upon our future as a nation. But if we are in truth a Democracy we will solve these problems because the es- sence of Democracy is the ability of It's people to evaluate conditions which affect their welfare and to arrive at conclusions which repre- sent the course which they will pursue. These decisions, when we finally arrive at them. will repre- sent the considered opinions of the vast majority of our people. For that reason they will be enduring. The function of a political group of women is obviously more than to maintain party organization be- tween periods of elections. By organizing in groups such as this one you demonstrate in act in interest in the affairs of the State and the nation. You are alert enough to realize that the body polite is not something for tho welfare of office holders but sor1e- thing which intimately affects our daily lives and Is the resulting product of either our interest or our indifference. As members of the Democratic Party you have in my opinion an even greater irl- terest in the welfare of the com. mon man of our State and our country. You have assumed a responsibility of fulfilling the program which you presented to the people of our State. It Is not your role to sit back and wait for the honors of office. It is not sufficient for you to say that you are liberals and are interested in the welfare of the common man. You are called upon to deInoii- strate your beliefs and your con- victions by affirmative actions. The great mass of people are not very much concerned today with what party labels are attached to any measure of legislation. They are concerned with the substance and aim of a proposed bill and they are impatient with people who find obscure reasons for oppo- sitlon. It Is your task, therefore, to be a militant group and to be leaders in fact of every measure which promotes the welfare of our society.
 Welfare of State
 Last January I laid before the General Assembly 6 program de- signed to promote the welfare of every group in our State. I told the people of the State that I pro- posed to be q governor Of all of the people; that I did not propose to