Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-05
of Trumons Warning Against E|ecting IsoIationsts

speech here tonight tOllolDS::
This reminds me of another
meeting we had here in 1948
That was on the Saturday nigh
before election, too.
When we met here in 1913, thu
Democratic Party was on its way
to victory. Tonight, the Demo.
cratic Party is on the way tt
victory again.
Here in Missouri, we are going
to elect Tom Hennings to the
Senate, and we are going to senc
a Democratic delegation to the
House of Representatives.
had hoped to make some
speeches in this campaign of 1850
I believe the President and the
Vice President have a special duty
to report to all the people. They
are the only officials who are
elected by the whole country.
But this year, the critical inter
national situation has made il
impossible for me to go out and
take part in this great debate that
our Constitution provides for every
two years. So I have had to leave
my share of the campaigning to
the other member of our team
Vice President Barley.
He has done a magnificent job
Alben Barley is great American
who has fought all his life for the
welfare of the people.
This is my only opportunity to
speak to the American people in
this campaign. intend to tell
you exactly what the issues are
in this election.
The Congress we elect next
Tuesday will have to make decl-
Sions that will determine the kind
of world we and our children are
going to live in for years to come.
Responsibility Stressed.
1t is difficult for us to realize
the responsibilities of the Govern
ment of the United States in the
world today. In one generation,
we have come from an isolated
country-which considered itself
entirely safe with an ocean on
either side-to a position OF world
leadership. AS the most power
full nation in the world, we have
to assume world responsibilities.
Since I became President in
1945, I have worked constantly
for world peace. That is my great
ambition. And, with Gods help.
I think we are making progress
toward that goal.
This Nation has never done any
thing more important for peace
than it did this summer when we
took the leadership in the United
Nations to put down aggression in
Korea. ~
Even though some hard fighting
still lies ahead, our men have al
ready won a tremendous military
victory in Korea. But they have
done great deal more than that.
They have brought about a moral
and spiritual revival among all
men who seek freedom and peace.
By their sacrifices, they have
brought new life and strength to
the United Nations.
I believe that this is the great
est step toward world peace that
has ever been taken i'll my life
time.
I believe with all my heart that
in this year 1850 our Nation-the
greatest Republic the sun ever
shone on-has taken the road the
Lord meant for us to take 80
years ago.
In 1920, We took the wrong road
the road away from peace. That
was when the isolationists kept
us out of the League of Nations.
But we are on the right road
now-the road of cooperation be-
tween free nations. And we must
stay on that road.
Isolationists Criticized.
I have tried to keep our national
efforts for peace out of partisan
politics. Some Republican leaders
have Joined with me in maintain
ing a bipartisan foreign policy.
But other Republicans have tried
to make foreign policy a partisan
political issue.
There are some iSolationists
running for Office in this election.
They have dragged our foreign
policy into politics. They want us
to shut ourselves off from the rest
OF the world and abandon our
friends and allies. Any sensible
man knows that such a course
would be an open invitation for
Communist imperialism to gobble
up the rest of the world. If that
should happen, the United States
would be left alone to face the
threat of Communist aggression.
And the forces of Communism
would have the manpower and re-
sources of all of Europe, Asia and
Africa to use against us.
That is the kind of disaster the
tsolationiSts would lead us into. A
vote for isolationism in this elec-
ton would be a vote for national
suicide. This is the time to stand
up and let the whole world know
that we are going to stick with the
other free nations in the struggle
against communism.
Isolationism is one main issue in
this election.
The other main issue is whether
this country is going forward here
at home toward greater strength
and prosperity. Only if we are
strong and prosperous at home,
can We-do our part to bring about
world peace.
During the last II years, the
Democratic Party has led this
country to the greatest period of
proSperity the world has ever seen