Evening star., 1942-09-03

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Government has accepted the re-
sponsibility for seeing to it that,
wherever possible, work has been
provided for those who were willing
and able, but who could not find
work. That responsibility will con-
tinue after the war. And when you
come home, we do not propose to
involve you, as last time, in a do
mestic economic mess of our own
making.
You are doing first things first
fighting to win this war. For you
know that should this war be lost,
all our plans for the peace to follow
would be meaningless.
Victory Is Not Enough.
Victory is essential; but victory is
not enough for you--or for us. We
mast be sure that when you have
won victory, you will not have to
tell your children that you fought in
vain-that you we're betrayed. We
must be sure that in your homes
there will not be want-that in your
schools only the living truth will be
taught-that in your churches there
may be preached without fear a
faith in which men may deeply
believe.
The better world for which you
fight-and for which some of you
give your lives-will not come merely
because we shall have won the war
IT will not come, merely because
we wish very hard that it would
come. 1t viii be made possible
only by bold vision, intelligent
planning and hard work. 1t cannot
be brought about overnight; but
only By years OF effort and perse
'verance and unfaltering faith.
You young soldiers and sailors,
farmers and factory workers, artists
and scholars, who are fighting our
way to victory now, all of you will
have to take your part in shaping
that world You will earn 1t by
what YOU do now: but you will not
attain 1t II you leave the job for
others to do alone. When you lay
aside your gun at the end of the
war, you cannot at the same time
lay aside your duty to the future.
What I have said to our American
soldiers and sailors applies to all the
young men and women of the United
Nations who are facing our common
enemies. There is complete
unanimity of spirit among all the
youth of all kinds and kindreds who
hight to preserve or to regain their
freedom.
Still Oppose Oppressors.
In Norway and Holland, Belgium
and France, Czechoslovakia anc
Poland, Serbia and Greece. there /,
a fighting spirit that defies the
harsh oppression, the barbarou.
cruelty and terrorism of the Nazis
Although disarmed, the unconouer.
able people still strike at their op.
pressors. Although forbidden te
know the truth, they listen at the
risk OF their lives to radio broad.
casts from afar; and, by word oi
mouth and by secret newspaper
passed from one patriot to another
they still spread the truth. Wher
the time comes for these peoples te
rise, Hitler's new order will bt
destroyed by the hands of its owr
victims.
Iooay the embattled youth of Rus.
sla and China are realizing a new
individual dignity, casting off thu
last links of the ancient chains O
imperial despotism which had boune
them so long.
This is q development of histori,
Importance. 1t means that the olt
term, Western Civilization" n,
longer applies. World events an,
the common needs of all humanit,
are joining the culture of Asia witt
the culture of Europe and of tn,
Americas to form, for the first time
a real world civilization.
In the concept of the -Four Free
dons, In the basic principles of tn
Atlantic Charter, we have set fo
ourselves high goals, unlimited OBJ
jectives.
These concepts and these prin
clples are designed to form a worlt
IN which men, women and children