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take hold Of and 60 "all out"
for. / am here as an associate
of the Council for this very
same purpose-to help your
Club find it's part In defending
America, and to become effec-
tive in action.
PERSONAL LIMITS
Often when l long to be more
effective in action, myself, and
to be free from the bottle neck
of self limitations, realize
how little concern we give to
changing this nature in our
civilian front for greater effec-
tiveness in defense. Yet how
greatly concerned we all arc
with increasing the effectiveness
of every machine tool and in
dustrial plant. This fact is well
illustrated by the recent execu-
tive order which created tn.
new OPM Division of Contract
Distribution. One sentence from
the Presidents statement will
make my point clear. He said
this Divisions responsible
lily will be to obi ain
the maximum use of existing IA
cilities and tools by helping.
to make the required changes ir
them. for effective use in de-
tense. ;"
Isn't it likely that these
critical days bring a new chal-
lenge to the officers and COM
mittee chairman of a club like
this-and other groups as wel-to
strive for increased effective
ness in your members for de-
tending America?
SIMPLE OUTLINE
May I follow this thought
further and I suggest simple
outline of the program required
Obviously, defending America
and human freedom must be-
come your first purpose. Hav-
ing made this decision you will
stream-line your organization
and program, and focus sharply
on this purpose. Your officers
and committee chairmen will
become your Defense Council.
They will plan and execute
your defense program, which
should include;
Incorporation with State,
County, and Community Coun-
ellis of defense; (2) helping each
individual member of your
Club find his part and become
increasingly effective in action;
(3) a readiness to take this
same program which I am
bringing you today to other
service clubs and groups.
SECOND POINT
The second point in my sug-
gested program helping each
individual member find his part
and be effective in action-raises
the question, how? This hand
book for national unity "You
Can Defend America" can
greatly help in this task.
have learned ffom it that
I can help build this foundation
Of neighborly, united, and de-
termined people. The section
outlining the way of Change
of facing the facts about one
self and acting on them-has
been of greatest ir~,est to me
I'm here today because of it
The program I am bringing
you has grown out of it.
Your President and team OF
your officers and committee
chairmen are going to take
over for the next twelve min
utes and read this handbook
aloud to us. Afterwards, if you
like, we can sing together the
defense song "You Can Defend
America" which it contains
Then I suggest each one pu'
down on paper an answer-not
ever one sentence long-to
each of three question I will ask
Please turn these answers ir
to your President this noon
Answering these questions will
help each one see more clearly
his own part in defending Am
RIGA and make it possible fol
each one to help his fellow
member take hold and become
increasingly effective. In doins
this you will build team work
and loyalty Of real power anc
contagion. I am prepared tc
return within forty eight hours
and 70 over these answers witt
your Defense Council. This Cal
be a first step in your defenst
program.
AS we consider our answer
to these questions let's remem
Der the answer our Father
gave to the question they facec
how can America - am
human freedom-be secured
Their answer was with a firm
reliance on the protection o
Divine Providence we mutual
ly pledge to each other GU
lives, our fortunes, and GU
sacred honor"
II America was worth thei