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health of the country is good, he
expressed conviction the job would
be done.
Noting the fighting in Korea and
stressing the threat posed by Rus
sia and her satellites, the President
asserted that "the state of our
Nation is in great part the state
of our friends and Allies through
out the world. The gun that points
at them points at us also"
Denouncing Soviet imperialists'
for. seeking "to destroy the free
: nations and win domination over
+ the whole world" the President
. declared that the free world has
"power and resources" to meet
this menace.
Warns on Loss of Europe.
Stressing, however, that the
free nations must act in concert,
the President warned against the
idea of conditioning aid to our
Allies. He declared "our national
safety would be greatly prejudiced
if the Soviet Union were to sue
ceed in harnessing to its war
machine, resources and manpower
of the free nations on the borders
of its empire. .
eff Western Europe were to fall
to Soviet Russia" he said, lit
would double the Soviet supply OF
coal and triple the Soviet supply
of steel. If the free countries OF
Asia and Africa should fall to
Soviet Russia, we would lose the
sources of many of our most vital
raw materials, including uranium
which is the basis of our atomic
power. And Soviet command OF
the manpower of the free nations
of Europe and Asia would con-
front us with military forces
which we could never hope to
equal.
Withdrawal Disastrous.
"In such situation, the Soviet
Union could impose its demands or
the world. without resort to con-
fiict, simply through the prepon-
derance of it's economic and mill
tary power. The Soviet Union
does not have to attack the United
States to secure domination OF the
world. It can achieve its ends by
isolating us and swallowing ur
our allies. Therefore, even If we
were craven enough to abandon oul
ideals, it would be disastrous fol
us to withdraw from the COM
munity of free nations"
The President emphasized that
both economic and military aid
must continue to flow to Europe
and in the Atlantic countries, he
said, the economic aid should not
"be specifically related to build
ing their defenses."
Broad Economic Aid.
In such other parts Of the
world as the Near East, Africa
and Asia, he amplified, "our eco
nomic assistance will need to be
more broadly directed toward
economic development"
The same thing goes for the
countries in this hemisphere, the
President added.
Declaring that the defense o1
Europe is the basis for the de.
fense of the whole free world
ourselves included" the Presiden1
plainly took cognizance of some
questions raised by such top Re.
publicans as former Presiden'
Hoover and Senator Taft, o!
Ohio, when he said that there
has been much discussion recently
over whether the European coun'
tries are willing to defend them.
selves" and then added that "thej
actions are answering this ques
ton"
"Our North Atlantic treaty part
ners, together, are building arrnie
bigger than our own" he con
tinued.
He conceded, however, tina
"none of the North Atlanti
treaty countries, including ou
own country" has done enougl
yet, but progress is being made
he said.
In the Near East and Far East