Washington, Oct. 28.
IHE United States stood ready to face the newest and greatest challenge, declared President Roosevelt in his Navy Day broadcast last night, in the course of which he vigorously denounced the Nazis.
"We have wished to avoid shooting, but the shooting has started," he declared, "and jory has recorded who fired the first In referring to. the attack on the United States destroyer Kearny, the President said that "Hitler's torpedo was directed at every American.
"The purpose of Hitler's attack," he continued, "was to frighten the American people off the high seas. This is not the first time that he has misjudged the American spirit. That spirit is now aroused,"
The Presidaht then said that he had 150 many fearless mon are being tor-in Me possession a secret map. made tured because they "placed God
of Soh America and part of Central by Mls Goverament i la man above Hitler.
'Amerien as Hitler proposes to Teor trait he, lace of our, iviliation ere set up an' international Nazi chureh—a church which will be Provident Roosevelt advocated reserved by orators sent out by the vising, the, Neutrality Act not only {olari merchant ips wa to et hem Garry out American goods Into the harbours of our friends.
The New Bible Morchontshps must bp protected by angi® place of the Bible, the words ings Navy ein Kampf wi Imposed ime iit objective of United States enforced as the Holy Writ. And national defence, the Chlet Executive Place of the Cross of Christ will be Aeclared, was, stop Hider. vite Put two symbols—the Swastika and fan be stopper. "He will be gomoctied the naked sword, The god of blood fo'aig me hot, wilt be the begloning, fand Iron. will take the place of the Of his downfall"
Ged of Love and Mercy.
the United States Government, the "these grim truths which Ihave President said, posseisod 2 Getmon told you Of the present and future Aetment pisfna to abolish plans of Hitersna wil of course, be jolly denied tomorrow In the con United States and Belish ety to Wrolled. press and radio of the Axis Russia," he proceeded, "will continue, Powers." And some Americans will continue 10: insist that Hitler's plans fo pull off our own oer in the des.
Simply and? bluntly Wwe are' pledge Reed "not worry us—and that we {euellon of aliterism, "We shalt herb should "not "concern ourselves. with establish a new peace which will anything! that foes on. beyond "the five decent people everywhere a Det-horizons of our own "shores. fore chance' to five and: prosper. We Americans have cleared our, decks! can citlzens—few in number—will, "othe protestations of thes Amert-Taken on bailie stations" usual, be paraded with applause Nea hasbeen attacked" through the Axis press and radio in ciated the President. " The USS. the next few days in an effort to Kearny i not just a Navy ship. She convince the world that the majority belongs to every man. woman and Of Americans are opposed 0. their Child of this nation. "Titinols, Alabama, duly chosen Government, and in rea-California, North, Carolina, Obi Toulstana, 'Tex2s, Pennsylvania, Goorlity" are (only waiting, io. jump "on Hiler's. bandwagon when it' comes la, Arkansas, Now York and Virginia those are the home states of the this way. Phe motive of such Americans ig not the point at issue. "It is inonoured dead and wounded of the that Nazi propaganda continues, in desperation io seize upon such Isolat-"Hitler's torpedo was directed at fed statements og proof of American every American, whether he lives on Gisunity. "The Nazis have made our ana coasts or in the innermost part their own list of modern American the nation for from the seas and heroes. it is fortunately a short list far fromthe guns and tanks of the marching hordes of would-be con Mitlerism Will Be Stopped querors of the world, "the. purpose of Hitler's attack wax "I am glad that It does not contain my name. All of us Americans of all the: lilith seasmto force us" to" mhoke fenton" the American, people oft Opinions "are faced. with the chai between the kind of world we. want fo live In and the kind of world which USS, Spirit Roused Hider and his hordes. would impose upon us." None of us wants to bur "this:" stated. the President, "is not the frit ime he has misjudged the Yow underground and live in total Garkness like a comfortable" mole. Rmorlenn spirit: That spirit is now 'The forward march of Hitlerism can fMouseds" Tf our national policy were he. stopped—and will be stopped. {obo dominated by fear Of shooting Very. simply and very Bluntly—we then' all"our shiba and those of on are pledged to pull our own oar in tity replot have to ba fie the destruction of Hitlerism.
Would, romain. respecttuly abject.
homo harbours. Our Nays "We shall help to establish a new soning "any fine awhieh Hitler. might peace which will give to decent peo-Hearty ora See, wax vane.
Ble everywhere a better, chance. to Tive and prosper Ju security, freedom OUNaturaiy Mie reject thi dbsund and in faith.
Sin each day passed we are pro-and insulting, 'suggestion. We "tele because of our own' self-interest, ducing and providing more and more our own sel{-respect, our own ood rms for the men fighting on actual Battlefronts," "That is our primary thie freedom of the sens And it is the nation's will that MPhie freedom of the seas is nov, og i hog sary Geen the fundaiment= these vital arms and supplieg of all Kkinds, shall neither be" locked up in sGfiicr hes often protested: that tis polley of thie Government American harbours mor sent to" the plans for conquest "do. not extend Bottom of the sea.
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Int is the nation's will that America oosevell. "fils submarines. an shall deliver the Foods. In open de~ Talders prove otherwise. "So docs the Rance. of that will our ships have Entire design fo his new world order. been sunk and our sailors Killed, 1 Bor "example, T have in my. posses: say we do Tot propose to take this tion, graceret'map made in Germany lying' down," Our determination not by'iuers Government—by the plane take it lying down has been ex-les of the now world order. 1 is 3 pressed in orders to the American of South America and, part of Gontral Amerien us Hitler proposes to stand.
Navy'to shoot on sight. "Those orders Foormanise ity Today. in this, area are Rattlesnakes of the Sea fourteen sapirale coupes: The geo-fave ruthlessly obliterated' all oxistraphieal experts in Berlin, however.
"Furthermore, the House of Repre~ sentatives has already voted 0 anend Inn boundary lines. snd have divided the. part. of the "Neutrality Act of South America nto five vassal states 1957 "today. outmoded by. force of fo" bring the. whole continent unde: violent circumstances. "The Senate Committee on foreign relations. has 'The Life Line of America igo Fecommended the elimination of ther hamstringing, provisions of that "And they have also. s0 arranged 'Act. That is" the course of honesty Gat the territory" of one Bk these and' realism. "Our American mer-Hew pup tator includes. the chant ships must. be armed to defend fnubuid of Panama and our great Mite: themselves against the rattlesnakes ing, the. Panama Cant. of the sea. Qur American merehant-"Sinia' map. makes We clear that the Ships" must be free to carry our aso desn is not only sts nat Sout 'American goods into the harbours of Rmerieg bin 3ytmnat the United Sinter our friends. Our' American mer tee "our Government "has ini josteesion another gaenment made hantships must be protected by our American Navy.
german' by Hitlers Government. a defiled plan which, for obvious "It can never be doubted that the Featons, the Novis ala net wish goods "will be delivered by this na-Dubliee just yet but which they' are fon, whose "Navy believes, in the Fenty (9 impose bu dominated world tradition of 'Dao the torpedoes, full Sign wing" It ig a. lan speed ahead." Our national will must otis all Misting teligiogs "brates Speak from' every 'a: sembly' line of LantsCatholle, Mahommedan, Hind, ur vast industrial machine. Our Tae-BuaGinit and Yewish nites, "ye. prot {ories, our shipyards are' constantly erly of all. churches yi be astred expanding. "Our output must "be multiplied It cannot be hampered ther symbols of vision are' to be the, each he, Grosse anda forbidden, "The. Dory" ate te by the selfish obstruction of a sll but dangerous minority of industrial forever silenced under penalty of the managers who hold out for extra pro-Concentration camps, were even nose fits oF for "business as usual
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