Washington, Jan. 4. United States must be an active and powerful influence in seeking the re-establishment volt said yesterday in his annual of world peace, President Roose-message to Congress on the state of the nation.
War arose from the mismanagement of social and economic forces resulting in "revolution, dictatorship and war", he said. The President asserted that the United States will not become involved in the European war from a military, standpoint, but urged the extension of reciprocal trade pacts to aid in a durable peace.
Mr, Roosevelt asked Congress for substantial defence appropriation increases based "not on panic, but on common sense".
He also asked for increased taxes for national defence, "I am asking Congress to levy sufficient additional taxes to meet emergency spending for national defence", he sai He said that increases for defence would be the only budgetary increase. "Practically all other important items show a reduction."
Mr, Roosevelt said "sélfsh, partisan groups at home, who wrap themselves inthe false mantle of Americanism must be combatted ike the plague if American integrity and security is to be: preserved.
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