Washington, July 22. 'PRESIDENT Roosevelt yesterday asked Congress to authorize the extension of the one-year period of active service in the Army. for selectees, Ni America was in ional Guardsmen and reservists, declaring that infinitely greater" danger than a year ago.
Unless the extension was granted victim. Each. campaign hasbeen the nation would be taking a grave based on disarming fear and gaining national risk, said the President, and time until the German Government disintegration of the Army would be was ready to throw treaties and pacts tunder way within two months. The tov the. winds and" simultaneously responsibility. for, maintaining _ef-Glency of arms rested solely witn the Jaunch an attack in overwhelming legislators, he added.
"Each elimination of a victim brought the issue of Nat domination Speech Transcribed closer to" this " hemisphere, while month by month "their" intrigues President Roosevelt dramatized his Propaganda and conspiracy sought request by trying an Innovation—he transcribed his. message on. records 0 that his words might be broadcast Several times, U.S. Soldiers Land The President emphasized that conditions had changed since the In British Guiana Y2month" imitation was placed fear ago on the service of selectees, Georgetown, B.G., July 22. uardsinen and reservists, "he de= Two detachments of United glared: "Today it is imperative that States soldiers arrived at Loficlany report, te Congress. what British Guiana over the week-Congress," undoubtedly knows: that end, it was revealed last night. the international situation is not less Brave. but far more grave. than it One of the detachments arrived fas & year ao, it ig so grave in aboard a yacht and the other opinion, and in the opinion of a Dutch steamer. all who. are conversant with facts, It was revealed in Washing-that the: Army should be maintaine ton yesterday that American lminution of its, effective. numbers eflstive strength, and without ~troops had landed on a base in ina complete state of readiness.
British Guiana which was ac-Small as it is by comparison with quired by the United States other armies, it should not suffer any from Britain in the deal for the form, of disorganization or disintegra 50 over-age American destroytion" ers. Details of the landing were Grave Risk a military secret—United Press.
'The President said, therefore, it would be taking a. grave national isk unless Congress Were, to. make to weaken every' link in. the compossible the maintenance of the pre-Munity of interests that should bind
homy during. the coming year an ent fun effective "strength of the he' Americas into! a" great western ive teaming to's many additional Cannot Take Risks'
'Americans a possible "t do mot think that any branch "It would bea, table, error of the United "States Government eliminate. two-thirds of the trained Would' be willing "to. let America Soldiers "and. three-quarters of the share the fate which destroyed the Who Thought Up This "V for Victory" Campaign, Anyway illeer personnel," he asserted.
Independence of other -nations. We
asking Congress for specific language "ihe resident said that he, was not Americans cannot afford to speculate security of America: n-a specific bill and said, he: hoped that' legislators wilt "acknowledge responsibility to "every country "Eurihermore." we have. a definite that this isa national " emergency, the Western' Hemisphere—to ald each either for a specific period, or until Fevocation by Congress or by the and every one, of It against attack "Victory" Campaign Catches On from without 1 do not. believe that President."
New York, July 22. any branch of the Government would National Danger desire to abrogate our Pan-American evidence of how Mr, Winston Churchill's "V" sign campaign pacts' or discard. the policy which Presiden Roosevelt said that obwe have maintained for early has caught the imagination of Americans, Mr. Alexander ggetive Was. the allsmportant sue, century and a quarter, Stewart, father of the film star James Stewart, has erected a 10-foot He was confident. that the men. in "It we do nol reverse this historic the Yanks realized better than. the aluminium painted "V" on top of Indiana County's court house. policy. then it ly our duty to-main-public the "disastrous effect". which fain i. "'o' weaken our army at this The sign, which hangs 300 feet over {nto a motif of inevitable knocking Would result from. permitting the articular time would. in my jude: streets, fs" illuminated by Moodlights ominously on doors and windows resent Army to melt away and sot nent. be an act, of bad faith towards euch evening.
Whenever Nazi oppressors pass by. Jour' neighbours."
The press continues to give con Reuter. Programme at Toast six months, ack the training and expansion President Roosevelt concluded as fdo not believe ihat the danger siderable prominence to the campaign. Secret Attacks On Germans follows: "Time counts, Within. two The "New York Sun," in a leader, to American safety is less than it was, months disintegration, which would a year ago, when. so {ar as the Army says: "Now the Nazis have decided follow failure to take Congressional fo tse the letter V for victory, 'This Seah London, July 22, was concerned, the United States was action, would commence in the armies milliary authorities, "derahment ite repression. by" the German n'a woefully weak' position. "do German imitation is doubtless intend. the "United States. Time. counts. ed to confuse, but it is doubtful if military waing, blowing up of military not "believe that the danger to our Responsibility" rests solely with Con ational safely is about the same. many will be fooled. When Europe's Slores and disappearance of many {wasn year ago. I do belleve—t captive people hear the word victory German ofoers "are. frequent occur know, that. the danger. today ig. in-or see the sign on walls, there is no Fences in oveupled France, states. the Resolutions Introduced nitoly "greater. do belleve~T doubt in their minds whom victory Moscow radio, Jmow=in all truth, that we are, the midst of a national emergency.' ammeditacly after President meant for.
The authorities try in vain to. disjoosevelt's message Chairman May of cover the perpetrators and the Paris "the President pointed out that un-the House Military Affairs Committee May be Boomerang Police high has now offered a re~ less the service period was extended introduced two resolutions to retain Ward. of 205000 france to anybody" who "The only victory worth the name Hat the "beginning of "this autumn the Army in service and remove the Will Nand over: to the milfiary autho inal vielory over Nazi tyranny. about two-thirds of the United States limit on the number of selectees but Duties those responsible for: the What seemed a cute trick may prove 'Army will be demobilizing' making no declaration of emergency ent disaster fo.a train which result-a boomerang for Goebbels depart-behalf of Congress itself a inthe deaths of. many" German Objective Clear Simultaneously Senator Thomas. of ent Mere and men.—Reuter "The "Christian Selence Monitor"
Referring to national security, Utah. of the Senate Military Affairs styles: "Beethoven would never have President Roosevelt. said. that' two Committee introduced legislation 'Geen' & Nazi. He would be glad to eps were, taken ast. year. Firstly, viding for @ declaration of national know that the motif of Fate Knock-She Selective Service Act introduced emergency but restricting the Presi-Survivors of British annual military training as 9 prime dent's authority under it merely" ing at the door, with which the Sth duty. of citizenship." Secondly, the Felaining selectees and National Symphony open: thas "been turned
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