Evening star., 1948-06-22

stuff 1t takes to serve . greater
America.
ASK Only to Serve"
We ask only to serve. We say tt
the American people: Rebuke VI
when we fail, give us measure fol
measure what We deserve. But lei
us serve as Americans should be
served.
Republican congressman prom.
ised to free American economy from
regimentation, and they did 1t
They restored both the fact anc
the good name Of American fret
enterprise.
Republican congressman promised
to balance the budget, and they
did it. They promised to reduce
Federal spending. and they did 1t
Over the outcries Of bureaucrata
they cut between two and three
billion dollars from New Deal
bureaus.
They promised to reduce Federal
income taxes, and they did it. They
did 1t over three presidential vetoes
They promised to increase the take
home pay Of the head-of-the-hou
In every American home, and they
did it. The New Dealers opposed the
tax cut on the false ground that
more money in the peoples pockets
would increase spending and tnfla- =
ton. We Republicans believe that
more money in the peoples pockets
is good for the people and good for
the country.
Secs Increased Production.
We know that more take-home
pay is the first concrete help given
the American people to meet the
high cost of living. The second is
increased production, resulting from
the stimulation which the tax cut
has given to investment and enter
prise.
In 1946 the Republican Party
promised to correct the chaotic con-
ditions in labor relations which were
paralyzing American production and
recovery. They did that, too.
The Republican Congress relent-
lessly has exposed waste, inefdciency
and corruption in the Federal ad-
ministration. Its investigations un-
covered the scandals OF the Meyers
aviation contracts and the Pauley
grain deals.
The American people owe a great
debt to the 80th Congress. 1t has
restored faith in representative gov
ernment.
Out to Check World Slavery.
The Republican Party was created
nearly a century ago to stop the
spread OF slavery in America. 1t
vindicated that principle. When it
takes office in 1949, the heart Of its
foreign policy will be to check the
spread of slavery in the world. 1t
will vindicate that principle, too.
We learned, long ago, that the way
to stop slavery is to build more free
dom. That is what we propose to
do at home and in the world.
Today. tonight, America is losing
the peace. The blood and treasure
which we so willingly gave are being
wasted by confused and incompetent
foreign policy.
We fought for justice and free
dom, but almost dozen nations have
lost their freedom. and millions OF
men and women have been despoiled
Of their property. robbed Of their
liberty, driven from their homes
or murdered IN cold blood. In a rich
world, Europeans and Asiatfcs are
facing starvation. Civilization itself
is crumbling in nations which over
the centuries have been leaders IN
culture and progress.
We fought to end dictatorship. but
despairing peoples are bowling to
tyranny because they can find no
hope in liberty.
Russian Threat Cited.
We fought to make America safe
from attack in the Pacific. Japan is
crushed, but Russia holds the Kuri-
les and Northern Korea. dominates
Manchuria and literally has the
power and position to endanger
Alaska and the Pacific coast
We fought to remove the threat
of war from the American home.
Now the young men who won the
war and their younger brothers face
new call to arms.
The truth is that New Deal di-
plomacy threw away victory long
before our fighters had won it. 1t
permitted the Russians to take Ber-
lin. At Teheran and Yalta one
New Deal President agreed to Rus
sia's domination of Poland and much
of China. At Potsdam. another New
Deal President confirmed the So
viets' domination OF the satellite
countries and their sole right to oc-
cupy Eastern Germany and Eastern
Austria
Their futile policy Of appeasement
of Communist Russia set back the
clock of Polish freedom two CEN
turies and paved the way for the
destruction Of the Republic Of
Czechoslovakia. Their political ma
neuvering with the Palestine issue,
their failure to insist upon the full
flllment of long standing pledges,
was tragic farce which eliminated
in war and bloodshed.
What will history say of this
wholesale record of bad judgment?
History will say that the inept lead
ership of two Presidents permitted
Russia to salsh Europe in half,
Frustrated European economy, i'm
posed upon America the burden of
supporting Western Europe. and
lost us a stable peace.
The cold war We face today is the
lusty child OF the New Deals rendez-
vous with communism. That rendez-
sous began with recognition of the
Soviets in 1882 1t continued with
the socialistic compromises with
communism preached by Henry Wal
lace and the vote-catching COM
promises engineered by Harry Hop
kins. 1t reached its tragic climax
in those years when we supinely suf-
fered communism to master half OF
Europe.
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