The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-07-24
Facing The Facts
With PHILIP PEARL


welt is pushing America into the wal
is goofy or worse. That is Hitler's
line. 1t used to be Stalin's too, poor
fool. But it is not decent for Ameri-
cans to parrot the propaganda of Hit
Ter or Stain. That goes for Lind
bergh, Wheeler, Wood and John L.
Lewis.
American workers have full con-
fidence in President Roosevelt. They
do not believe for one minute that he
is a war-fonger. They know him as
a man who has undergone great suf-
fering without becoming embittered
They know him as President who
has welded greater power than any
predecessor without losing touch with
the common man. They know him as
a benefactor and man of good will
Let us face the facts. America
has not yet forgotten the last World
War and its disillusioning aftermath.
That war gave us the horrors and this
war is giving US the creeps. We don't
want any part of it if we can posi-
bly, avoid it.
If we do get into this war, we will
be forced into it not by President
Roosevelt or any other American but
by Adolph Hitler. 1t was Hitler who
precipitated the present struggle. 1t
was Hitler who, without provocation
of any sort, plunged one European ma
ton after another into war. 1t was
Hitler who entered into alliance with
Japan in an effort to intimidate Amer
lea. And it is Hitler, Unsuitable in
his hunger for power, who consti-
tutes the ugly menace to our pres
ent freedom and our future security.
If We Don't Watch Out
Now here is where our good friends,
the isolationists, step up and howl
We have no quarrel with sincere iso-
lationists. We used to be one our
selves until the impact of this war
shattered our comfortable feeling that
America is and always will be secure
against any outside foe. That is nc
longer true.
The isolationists say America can
not be invaded. They say America
can remain at peace as long as it
wants to be at peace. We challenge
these assertions.
Suppose Hitler quickly conquers So
Wet Russia. Suppose he finally
forces Great Britain into submission
Suppose he next takes over Asia with
his japanese allies and Africa with
Mussolini's help.
Where will America stand then ?
VIII that help bring us peace? Will
that serve to make us feel more Sc
cure? VIII we then be able to call a
halt to our national defense program
and turn our swords into plowshares
VIII we be able to stop building
warships when Hitler takes control
Of the British Navy and adds it tc
that Of Japan, Italy and France? VIII
we be able to stop building tanks
VIII we be able to cope with Hitler in
producing airplanes Will we be in
better position te- defend America
when all our friends are destroyed
and we are ringed around with greedy
and envious and hostile neighbors?
The isolationists may close THEN
eyes to the facts and stop up then
ears and bury their heads in the sane
but the truth is that Hitler will get
US if we don't watch out!
Why Are We Arming?
This may sound like a bogeymar
scare for children but it is the plair
truth. 1t is the basis of our entire
national defense program. 1t is the
very thing that President Roosevelt
has been trying to hammer home tc
the American people for the past two
wears. 1t is the sole justification o1
our lcnd-leaSc program.
Everyone agrees that our nationa
defense program is essential to the
safety of America. On this point
opinion in our country is PRACTICAL!
unanimous. 1t is also the overwhelm
ling consensus of opinion that our pro
gram of aid to Britain is vital tC
American safety.
But why are we arming and pre-
pairing? Why are we spending bill
lions for munitions and airplanes t.
be given away to foreign nations
The answer can be given in one wore
Hitler.
Yet the very people who say The
national defense program is necessar!
and the lend-lease program may b'
all right are the ones who tell u!
that Hitler really doesn't want t'
bother US and that President Roose
welt is trying to push US into war.
Can you understand such logic
| We can't.
American workers reject such ride
ulous reasoning. They do not believe
! President Roosevelt seeks war. The!
are convinced he is doing his utmoS
| to avoid it. They agree with hin
THAT the best way to avoid war here
! is to prevent Hitler from winning thu
war in Europe. And they know tha
Iif war eventually is forced upon us
, it will not be Roosevelt's fault or any
one elSe's fault but Hitler's.
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