Daylight Saving First Political Speech Since Nomination For "To the Editor of the Third Term "NonrH-CHiNA Dany News" and summarize the reasons continuation of Washingtos, Sept. 12.
President Roosevelt condemned war yesterday in his first political speech since his renomination and said "America is rising to meet the ever growing need for adequate physical armed defence of the country."
Any show of weakness these days is a cordial invitation to attack, Mr. Roosevelt said in an address to the American Federation of Labour's Teamsters Union.
"I hate war more than ever, declared, "I have one supreme determination—to do all I can to keep war from these shores for all time Ours is a great heritage and we ar determined with alloureffortto keep it intact. No selfish interests, no personal ambitions, no political campaign can sway the majority will of our people to make America strong und keep it free."
"he President promised that the New Deal would not abandon the gains made for labour and endorsed measures to give the Government power to force cooperation on recalcitrant war industries.
"It is one of the characteristic of a free, Democratic modern nation that will have free, independent labour unions.... When the union workers can assemble with freedom and independence in conventions like this," he said, "it is proof that American Democracy has remained unimpaired—it is symbolic of our determination to keep it free."—United Press.
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