The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-18
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ot ao hostility on the Republican
Oido of the crowded House
"%amber, Mr.. Truman spoke
Nth the full awareness that the
;ss,les he was posing would bear
heavily on the 194S Presidential
race.
But he laid them squarely be-
fore tn. legislators as a "pre-
naredness" program without
prhich he said, 1--WE will have
oambled with our national safe
wand lost"
1.-THE future of the free ma
lions of Europe hangs in the
baJapce," he warned. "The fu-
tnre of our own economy is in
jeopardy.
"The action which you take
,vill be written large in the his
torv of this nation and Of the
world" "
Then he asked for a 10-point
legislative program to cope with
the situation. The text of this
proqram appears in another
column.
In its essence, the program
would mean return to the
basic wartime economic con-
trolls which the Republican Con-
press tossed overheard or mod
flied during the past two years.
justice Demands
But the President justified his
demands - far stronger than
most Washington observers had
anticipated-by pointing to the
alarming" price rises which
have occurred over the past 18
months and to the urgent needs
of non-Communist E rope
which both parties have agreed
must be met.
eve cannot abandon foreign
aid. nor can we abandon our
own people to the ravages of
IN checked c h inflation," he
"If we neglect our economic
ills at home, if we fail to halt
the march of initiation, we may
bring on depression from
which our economic system, as
we know it, might not recover.
"And if we turn our backs
on nations still struggling to re-
cover from the agony of war,
not yet able to stand on their
own feet, We may lose for all
time the chance to obtain a
world where free peoples can
live in enduring peace.
1.-THE freedom that we cherish
in our own economy and the
freedom that we enjoy in the
world today are both at stake. "
Mr., Truman refrained care
fully from direct mention of the
Soviet union and the cold war
that is being waged across
stricken Europe. But his mes
sage bristled with clearly inn
piled rebukes to the Russian
leaders for their policy If OBJ
struction on the continent.
Cites Strength
He called attention to the
"awe-inspiring" strength of the
United States and its determi-
nation to use that power "ln
such a manner that men and
women of all the world can
move out of the shadows of fear
and war into the light of free
dom and peace" ="
"We have learned, by the
costly lesson of two world wars,
that what happens beyond our
shores determines how we live
our own lives" he declared. j..
"Twice within this generation
We have had to take up arms
against nations whose leaders,
misled by the hope of easy con-
quest, sought to dominate IN e
world.
'We are convinced that the
best way to prevent future wars
is to work for the independence
and well-being of all nations.
This conviction guides our pres
ent efforts and will guide our
future decisions"
1.-The President, replying indl-
rectly to Russian charges OF
American imperialism" reat-
firmed the United States sup
port of the United Nations and
its efforts to "strengthen a n d
improve" that body.
He cited the vast contrlbu-
tons made by this country too
postwar reconstruction all
around the world, and its lead
ership in breaking down inter-
national trade barriers.
Regret Differences
But, he said, American efforts
to rebuild a peaceful world
"have encountered unforeseen
and unwelcome obstacles"
1--WE have found that not all
nations seem to share our aims
or approve our Methods" he
said in an obvious reference to
Russia. eve regret the differ
ences which have arisen and
the criticisms so londly ex-
pressed.
And yet we cannot afford,
and we do not intend, to let
current differences with some
nations deter our efforts to CO.
operate in friendly fashion and
to assist other nations who, like
US, cherish freedom and seek to
promote the peace and stability
0f the world -