The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
R. URGES BOOST
IN ARMS PRODUCTION
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can people in the face of "foreigr
peru, made four recommendations
for domestic action.
olu age pensions and unemploy
nleht insurance should be spread t.
cover a greater proportion of the
population, he said, opportunities TO,
adequate medical care should be in
creased, a better means of providing
employment for those deserving OF
eeolhg 1t should be devised, and nc
person should be allowed to grow
wealthy out of the defense program
Packed Chamber
Onder the maze of steel beams anG
Slroefs erected as a temporary cup
port tor the capital roof, the Presi
ueht addressed a packed house cham
per. Members of senate and house
caplnet members and dozens of not
aoles were or the floor. The galleries
were damned with listeners, includ.
Ing Mrs. Roosevelt, Crown Prince
Olav and Crown Princess Martha of
Norway, who drove to the capita
with the chief executive. The crown
princess was seated directly behind
one of the broad structural steel
supports, and peered around it te
watch Mr.. Roosevelt deliver his
speech.
After a few preliminary para.
graphs he swung emphatically into
the main theme of his message that
the "aggressors" were still on the
march, the democratic way was
under attack the world over. 16
months Of war had blotted out de.
mocracy in IAN appalling number OF
Independent nations, great and
SMALL" and.
Therefore, l find it unhappily
necessary to report that the future
and the safety of our country and
of our democracy are overwhelming
ly involved in events far beyond our
BORDERS"
An Axis victory. he said, would
mean Axis domination of four con.
tinents, with greater population and
resources than those, of the United
States. No generosity could be eX'
pected of a "dictator's peace" he
continued, and an attack on the
Americas was to be expected if the
dictators won, and to speak of i'm
munit, from such an attack was
loose talk"
las long as the aggressor nations
maintain the offensive" he said
"they-not We-will choose the time
and place and the method of theil
attack.
THAT is why the future of al
American republics is today in seri-
GUS danger"
Basic Points
Quickly, then, he swung into ar
enunciation of three basic points OF
national policy:
First, by an impressive expression
of the public will and without regard
to partisanship, We are committed
to all-inclusive national defense.
Second, by an impressive express
sion of the public will and without
regard to partisanship, we are com
mitted to full support Of all those
resolute peoples, everywhere, who
are resisting aggression and are
thereby keeping war away from ou1
hemisphere. By this support, we eX'
press our determination that the
democratic cause shall prevail; and
we strengthen the defense and Sc
curity of our own nation.
Third, by an impressive express
sion of the public will and without
regard to p~artisanship, we are com
mitted to the proposition that prln'
ciples Of morality and considerations
for our own security will never per
nit us to a%cquiesce in a peace die
tated by aggressors and sponsored by
appeasers. We know that enduring
| peace cannot be bought at the cost
Of other peoples freedom
Defense production had sh wv r
much encouraging progress, he said,
but. he and his aides were still dis
satisfied.
1.-THE men in charge of the pro-
represent the best in raining.
ability and patriotism" he said
'They are not satisfied with the prog
ress thus far made. None OF US vii
be satisfied until the job is done
AS he said this, Will s. knudsen
General Motors man borrowed tt
take charge of defense production
slowly nodded his head, and Their
Joined in the applause which swept
til chamber.
The President said the nation wcs
behind schedule on airplane produc'
tion. and the effort was to catch up;
ahead of schedule IN warship pro
d,1ction, and working to get ever
farther ahead.
ITO change a. whole nation from a
basis of peacetime production ct I'M
nlements of peace to a basis OF war
time production of implements OF
war is no small task Mr.. RooseVei'
said.