Evening star., 1944-09-09


remains Of his youthful earnings.
That is no lasting way to win
friends or to influence peoples.
Good will cannot be bought with
gold. It flows to the man who sue
cessfully manages his ,own affairs
who is self-reliant and independent
yet who is interested In the right,
and needs of others
We shall want to help--we win
help-the liberated peoples through
thiss period of crisis, SO they can
again help themselves. We can and
we will seeke to work out conditions
that will lead to an ever wider
exchange Of goods and services with
out injury to our own people. We
look toward a more general access
to the raw materials Of the world as
to an ever widening opportunity for
all to contribute most effectively
their best to the production of the
goods needed by all.
Beyond that, We know that we
shall be able to help in keeping this
long peace we pray for, only il we
are strong at home. We can nc
more separate our armies in the
world from our domestic affairs than
our armies can fight without our
production at home. If we are to
have leaders who set group against
group; II we are to be governed by
the philosophy that America is over
built and is done; if we cease to be
land of opportunity for our own
people, then we shall fail both at
home and abroad.
IL Years of Defeat tism.
But If here this year we can put
down forever this spirit of defeatism
that has haunted our government
for IL long years, If We can restore
the faith of Americans in America
il we can regain the irresistible for
ward progress which never halted
until the New Deal decade of the
l930s, then we need have no fear
either at home or abroad.
I say "if." But we need have NO
doubts. The great achievements OF
American industry, American labor
and American agriculture in meet
ing the requirements of this war
are a challenging demonstration OF
what this country can do and can be
when we can once more turn our
energies to the pursuits of peace.
The New Deal is afraid of peace
The New Deal proposes to keep mer
in the Army after the war Is ovel
because, and they say it, it's cheap.
er to keep men in the Army thar
handling them at home as unem.
ployed. They can see only a return
of their own eight years of mas.
unemployment.
l do not share that fear. I believe
that our members of the armed
forces should be transported hom.
and released at the earliest DOS.
sible moment after victory. I be,
lieve that the occupation of Ger.
many and Japan should very soor
be confined to those who voluntaril,
choose to remain in the Army wher
peace comes. There can and, mus
be jobs and opportunity for all.
For years I have been SAYING ur
and down the country that Americs
is not finished. 1t need never be
finished. America is at the mornins
of her destiny. If you believe with
me, let us now resolve that We will
never rest until we make the Amer
lean dream living and a moving
reality. Ia
A vital and necessary part of the
American dream is that America
shall, by her conduct and example
give leadership and inspiration te
the world. We are still young. WI
are In the fullness of our strength
We shall go forward on this might,
continent of ours to build a better
life for all our people and in 81
doing, we shall help build a better
world for all the peoples OF tn.
earth.