The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-16

Iesslonal Communist proceeds nv
the way OF deceit. He will profess
to be a Democrat in order to carry
MS point. He intends that the
american Labor Party shall take
our Farty over. The people of
North Carolina will do well to sus-
pect any candidate who is sunnort-
ed by the CLIO or PAC, whether
IN the Primary or the General
Election. They have drawn the is.
sue and we must meet it. It is an
issue we must meet squarely and
IN the open, and any man who rms
Tor office without frankly stating
ms position ought to be voted
against. Amongst other things thev
propose to overthrow White
supremacy in the South. and vote
great masses of the ignorant for
their foul purposes.
Il this movement by the CO.
PAC shall succeed there is grave
Danger that the Democratic PARTY
Will go the way of the Liberal
Party in England-that is. be alb.
sorbed by the Labor Party.
have been greatly disturbed by
me international situation. So far
Russia has made a policy of dis
sent and obstruction. There are
those who think that Russia does
not intend to destroy the United
Natlons Organization. 1T is nv
opinion that Russia does not intend
to go along with it unless Russia
can have her way. She means to
dominate Europe and Asia, and
then the whole world. There is evil
dence that Russia is operating in
this country now by way of propa-
ganda and infiltration. Her parti-
sans are everywhere, protesting on
some occasions to be Republicans
and protesting on others to be
Democrats. but being at heart
Communists loyal to Russia and
not to the United States. This is
sue is drawn in this country and in
the world.
If the United Nations Organiza-
tons fails, this does not necessari-
ly mean war. 1t does mean that il
will be necessary for us to get
along in a world not fully organic.
ed for peace, which will be most
difficult. We must avoid war, m
gaglng therein only when the in
dependence of this country and the
security of our people are plainly
at stake. Isolation is obsolete. But
internationalism does not predicate
that u country must have a hand
in every controversy or that we
should assume responsibility every.
where. Let us press in all events
for a world organization to pre-.
serve peace throughout the earth.
This country can get along in
the existing circumstances only by
way of bein armed to the teeth.
We must have a mighty Army and
mighty Navy and a mighty Air
Force, and a mighty industrial and
agricultural capacity, and every
thing in ornaments that will give
us superiority. The way to peace
for America in such a world is by
way of being so strong that we will
be able to beat down into the dust
of ruin in any nation that attacks
us-just as we beat Japan down
and Germany down. They will not
attack us again. They attacked us
because they thought we were
weak. If they had known we were
strong they would not have dared
lift a hand against us. If they had
known five years ago what they
know now there would have been
no world war and we would have
been delivered from the ordeal
through which we passed IN great
tribulation. We must not run the
risk ct being attacked again. W.
must avoid war and establish oul
peace. And in order that we may
We must be so st -ollg that every
nation will know that we have the
power to crush and to destroy any
who rise against us. This is HARD
doctrine, but it is necessary. We
may hope for a time when the
nations disarm in ,the interest Of
peace, but we must not be the e
to disarm. We must not dis
until we know that every other ma
ton is disarming. This is why ]
am for the Selective Service anc
Compulsory Military Training. !
am for the peace and security OF
our country.
l do not think we should tie our
selves up with the destiny of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain
We should be as friendly as pos
sible with every nation, but should
act only in our W self-interest
l voted for the Lend-Lease Bill If
order to get time in which to pre-.
pare this country for the var which
was surely coming. Mr.. Roosevelt
felt that he could head off the
war.
I followed Mr.. Roosevelt in his
measures of foreign policy prior te
and throughout the war. This was
because l was persuaded that he
was doing everything to keep this
country of of the war, and once ir
he was doing all possible to win.
He was mistaken because he die
not give Japan credit for the ig-
norance under which that country
was laboring.
There is no reason why we
should attach our fate to the Unit
ed Kingdom of Great Britain. We
cannot fight her battles, nor car
we afford to make her foreign
policy ours. We must have u own
foreign policy;-the policy of be-
ing strong, firm and peaceful, ana
of retting into no controversy eX-
cept in clear defense of our own
country.
l am opposed to the loans to for
| eign nations, except through the In
ternational Bank authorized by the
| Breton Woods agreement. l was
paired against the loan to Great
Britain. l shall not support a direct
loan for Russia nor for France nor
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