The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

tria. The attack on Norway began with the occupation of Denmark. The attack on Greece began with occupation of Albania and Bul- garia. The attack on the Suez Canal began with the invasion of the Bal- kaTis and North Africa. The attack on the United States can begin with the domination of any base which menaces our securtty-north or south.
 Nobody can foretell tonight just when the acts of the d4ctators will ripen into attack on this hemi- sphere and Us. But we know enough by now to realize that 1t would be suicide to wait until they are in our front yard.
 Bunker Kill Of Tomorrow
 When your enemy comes at you in 6 tank or bombing plane, if you hold your fire until you see the whites of his eyes, you will never know what hit you. Our Bunker Hill of tomorrow may be several thousand miles from Boston.
 Anyone with an atlas and e rea- sonable knowledge of the sudden striking force of modern war, knows that 1t is stupid to wait until 6 probable enemy has gained Q foot hold from which to attack. Old. fashioned common sense calls for the use of strategy which will pre- vent such an enemy from gaining Q foothold in the first place. We have, accordingly, extended out patrol in North and South Att lantic waters. We are steadily add ing more and more ships and planes to that patrol. It is well known that the strength of the At- lantic fleet has been greatly ir- creased during the past year, and is constantly being buAt tip. These ships and planes warn of the presence of attacking raiders, on the seas, under the sea, and above the sea. The danger from these raiders Is greatly lessened if their location is definitely known. We are thus being fore. warned; and we shall be on our guard against efforts to establish Naz bases closer to our hemi- sphere.
 The deadly facts of war compel nations, for simple self -preserva- ton, to make stern choices. It does not make sense, for instance, to say, T believe in the defense of all the Western hemisphere" and in the next breath to say, T will not fight for that defense until the enemy has landed on our shores !" And if we believe in the independ- ence and integrity of the Ameri- cas, we must be willing to fight to defend them just as much as we would to fight for the safety of our own homes.
 It is time for iis to realize that the safety of American homes even in the center of our country has a definite relationship to the contin- ued safety of homes in Nova Scotia or Trinidad or Brazil.
 Our national policy today, there- fore, is this:
 First, we shall actively resist wherever necessary, and with all our resources, every attempt by Hitler to extend his NaM domination to the western hemisphere, or to threaten 1t. We shall actively resist his every attempt to gain control of the seas. We insist upon the vital importance of keeping Hitlerism away from any point in the world which could be used and would be used as 6 base of attack against the Americas.
 Second, from the point of view of strict naval and military necessity, we shall give every possible assist. ance to Britain and to all who, with Britain, are resisting Hitlerism or its equivalent with force of arms. Our patrols are helping now to insure delivery of the needed supplies to Britain. All additional measures nec- essary to deliver the goods will be taken. Any and all further methods or combination of methods, which can or should be utilized, are being devised by our military and naval