The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

l The attack on Norway began with the occupation of Denmark. The attack on Greece began with occu- patton of Albania and Bulgaria. The with invasion of the Balkans and attack on the Suez Canal began North Africa.
 "The attack on the United States can begin with the domination of any base which menaces our se- curity-north or south.
 "When your enemy comes at you in tank or bombing plane, if you hold your fire until you see the whites of their eyes you will never know what hit you. Anyone with an atlas and a reasonable knowl- edge of the sudden striking force of modern war, knows that 1t is stupid to wait until a probably enemy has gained @ foothold from which to attack"
 Negotiated Peace scOrned
 MT. Roosevelt scornfully rejected the Idea of a negotiated peace, which he said would be a Hitler peace that would lead to economic encirclement and destruction of the western hemisphere republics if 1t were not actually followed by armed invasion.
 He warned that after negotiated peace "a triumphant Hitler would say: I am now completely satisfied. This is the last territorial readjust- ment I will seek. All we want is peace, friendship and profitable trade relations with you in the new world
 "Those in the new world" MT. Roosevelt continued, "who were seeking profits would be arguing that all that the Relationships de- sired was peace They would op- pose toll and taxes for more Amerl- can armament. Meanwhile, the dlc- tatorships would be forcing the en- slaved peoples of their old world conquests into system they are even now organizing-to build q naval and air force intended to gain aand hold and be master of the At lantic and the Pacific as well.
 "They would fasten an economic stranglehold upon our several na- tons. Qulsiings would be found to subvert the governments of our re- publics; and the Nazis would back their fifth columns with invasion, If necessary"
 Talks Right to Canada
 MT. Roosevelt was talking face to face to the Canadian minister, the diplomats of South and Central America and their families. They were assembled in the east room of the White House for an occasion solemn and heavy with forebodings, in contrast to the gay parties and musicales which usually are held in that largest of White House rooms.
 The president was In sombre mood. Secretary of State Cordell Hull and other cabinet members likewise showed In their faces their grave thoughts as MT. Roosevelt uttered words which defied the Axis navies and notified Berlin, Rome and Tokyo that the armed forces of the United States were at sea and ready.
 We do not accept, we will not permit this Nazi shape of things to come'," the president continued. Tt never will be forced upon us, if we act in this present crisis with the wisdom and the courage which have distinguished our country in all the crises of the past"
 Note of Hope
 But MT. Roosevelt had q note of hope: If the Axis powers fall to gain control of the seas they are cer- tainly defeated"
 "Their dreams of world conquest then will go by the board; and the criminal leaders who started this war will suffer inevitable disaster.
 Both they and their people know this and they are afraid. That is why they are risking everything they have, conducting desperate at- tempts to break through to com mand of the ocean. Once they are limited to continuing land war, their cruel forces of occupation will be unable to keep their heel on the necks of the millions of innocent oppressed peoples on the continent; and in the end their whole structure will break into little pieces. And the wider the Nazi land effort, the greater the danger"
 Warning at Home
 But the presidents warnings were not all directed abroad. He said to disregard those few citizens of the United States who contend that we are disunited and canont act" Some, he continued, were timid and for peace at any price. Others were sin- cere and patriotic but blind to the ugly realities of international banditry," And he said these latter must be embarrassed by the "sinis- ter support" they get from bundists, fascists and communists and groups devoted to bigotry and racial intol- erance.
 Tt Is no mere coincidence" he said. that all the arguments put forward by these enemies of democ- racy-all their attempts to confuse and divide our people and to destroy public confidence in our government all their defeatist forebidings that Britain and democracy are already beaten--all of these are but echoes of the words that have been poured out from the Axis bureaus of prop aganda. Those same words have ben used before in other countries to scare them to divide them, to soften them up. Invariably, these same words have formed the ad- vance guard of physical attack.
 Your government has the right to expect of all citizens that they take Q loyal part in the common work of our common defense-take Q loyal part from this moment for- ward"
 %o know That