Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-22

DENVER, Sept. 22.-FollotDing
IL the teri of the address by
Coz. DetDey at the City Audi
forum last night.
For two days have been travel
ing across this immense and beauti-
ful and seemingly limitless country
of ours. From the teeming cities
and the soft rolling, wooded country
OF the East I have crossed the fer
tile plains Of the Midwest to come
once again to Denver and the in
credible beauty Of the Rocky Noun
tains. I cannot remember exactly
but this must be something like the
18th time I have gone on trip
across this Nation of ours. The
wonder Of it, its strength and its
sheer magnificence leave me with
an ever increasing sense of awe.
AS we meet tonight, the assembly
Of the United Nations is converting
in Paris. 1t faces more than hun
dred serious problems affecting the
peace of the world. To these there
may be added action of the critical
situation in Berlin. The prayers of
our people flow in unison with the
prayers of peace-loving peoples
every where for the successful solu-
ton of the crisis which haunt those
labors.
Our country will make an i'm
mense contribution to the success
Of that conference by a mighty
showing Of the unity that binds us
together.
Need Leadership for Peace.
It is my belief that this strength
and unity of ours can be increased
In the years ahead. 1t Is my belief
that our country can and will de-
velop foreign policy which is both
strong and consistent in its search
for peace. It is my firm belief that
our country should never again
seem to wobble in foreign affairs
so that dictators may think us weak
and irresolute We must not only
have the strength of freedom. We
need leadership which knows how
to use this power to build lasting
peace.
Tonight want to talk with you
about some of the basic sources of
our strength in this troubled world.
Here In the West with the grandeur
of the Rocky Mountains in view, a
man grasps the sweep and majesty
of our country. Here you feel the
power Of the land.
want to talk with you about our
land-your land and mine. Even
more Importantly, want to talk
about our children's land. Unless
we have a government which really
understands our land and its prob
lens, future generations will surely
suffer. Our children will be denied
a part of their inheritance.
Nearly everything you and I have
In this world comes from the good
earth. Everything we eat, every
thing we wear, every piece OF board
and brick and iron and steel in our
homes, every automobile we use,
every railroad we ride on, every bit
of gasoline, coal or wood that we
use for heat and power, was born
in the ground. Even the means OF
producing atomic energy comes
from the ground.
What the land grows, the rivers
that keep it green, the minerals
hidden deep inside it-all these af-
feet the livelihood and are the
source of well-being of every one
of us. We have reached the stage
In our country's development when
to be careless is to gamble with
our country's security and the fu-
ture of free man everywhere.
Liberties Challenged.
There is a tremendous urgency
about this now. We live in nerv-
GUS world Our liberties and our
rich way of life are under constant
challenge. Earnestly as We work