The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-08


 harnessed all the energies of their subjugated nations to bring about our destruction. We can de- feat them only by tremendous cooperation and fusion of all the elements in our population. In order to do this it may be neces- sary to send our armed forces to fight on fields and in waters far from the present scene of hostili- ties.
 The President has told us that sacrifice lies ahead for all of us" Already we have begun to feel the pinch with rationing of tires and restrictions on the sales of auto mobiles. This is the merest sug- gestion of what Is to come. To combat nations who have long been geared to war it will be nec- essary for us temporarily to sur render some of the luxuries and privileges which are appropriate in peaceful times. Like England this nation has started this fight back on its heels; We have been caught mapping. Like England we have had baS news early in the conflict. Like England we shall learn that our defense must be shared by all. Eve.n. now large segments of our people do not seem fully to comprehend the gravity of our situation; the in- toxication of the re-armament boom is hanging on. It is time we broke out of the opium dream and came to the cold dawn of reality
 Confidence In Future
 Regardless of the shocks that may be in store for us, we turn our faces to the future with con- fidence, as our fathers have done in dark days in the past. We are ready to make sacrifices and to surrender luxuries because we know that our rights will be re- stored to us when the war is over. Our President has given Us this assurance and it should be the purpose of every Representative in Congress to make certain that the social gains which have been made in the past decade shall not be permanently nullified under the guise of necessary emergency legis- lation.
 But we are not fighting this war as a defensive measure alone. Its primary object is the defeat of Hitlerism, but its secondary pur- pose is the building of just and lasting peace. We have learned the bitter lesson that we cannot withdraw from the quaTels and conflicts of the rest of the world. The same principles apply in in- ternational as well as domestic affairs. We cannot remain blind to injustice and oppression. When such conditions exist anywhere they are bound to have an even- tual effect upon Us. Potentially we are the strongest and the richest country in the world. But we can- not continue to enjoy the advan- tageS of our position of leadership without assuming any of its bur- dens. We failed in our project of making the world safe for democ- racy. At Versailles and in the post war reconstructions we had our golden opportunity.
 Unfortunately our disillusion- ment and postwar depression were so strong that we shrank from continuance of our connec- tion with European affairs. We were told that we could retire safely behind our ocean barriers and the storms of Europe would never touch us. We did just that and deprived the belligerents of our impartiality, our authority and our idealism at time when they were sorely needed. There resulted the confusion of purposes that created the inequalities and injustices that paved the way for Hitler.
 No Economic Upsets
 Now we have completed the cycle. War has come again and with it will come the economic dis location, the rise of national ha- tredS, and the great crushing tragedy of military and civilian deaths. All this could and should have been prevented before. This time it must be done.
 For the war we are engaged in means nothing If 1t is not con- sidered in this perspective; to win the war and neglect the peace would be an empty and costly gesture.
 Only yesterday President Roose- welt said: (and I am quoting)
 But we of the United Nations are not making all this sacrifice of human effort and human lives to return to the kind of world we had after the last World War.
 We are fighting today for se- curity. for progress and for peace, not only for ourselves, but for all men, not only for one generation but for all generations. We are fighting to cleanse the world of ancient evils, ancient ills" (end of quotation)
 These are ideals worth fighting for and they constitute worthy definition of our war aims.
 I believe in the ideals which the leader of the Democratic Party has set forth. believe that this party of social progress in domes- tic affairs can be most effective in securing international well being. Most vital of all, I believe this Party can best mobilize all the resources of America for the war effort. Effective Democratic representation is necessary to make Democratic leadership ef- fective.
 For all these reasons I ask your vote on January 20th.