President Roosevelt proceeded "As tong as the aggressor notions maintain the offensive, they, and not we, will choose the'. time, place and method of their attack. That is why the future of all the American re~ publics Is today in serious danger. That is why every member of the executive branch of the Government Jand every member of Congress face great responsibility and great accountability."
Declaring that the national policy in foreign al Based on decent respect for the rights and dignity of all nations large and small, and that the justice of morality would win in the end, Preident Roosevelt condensed his policy into three points.
First, by the impressive expression of public will, without regard to par-Usanship, the United States is committed to_an_ all-inclusive national Gefence. Secondly and similarly, the 'United States is committed to' the full support of all those resolute peoples everywhere who, by resisting aggression were thereby keeping war Jaway from this hemisphere. Third, the United States is committed to the proposition that the principles of morality and considerations of her own security would never permit her to acquiesce in a peace- dictated by the aggressors and sponsored by the uppeasers. The President declared that he was for satisfied with the progress thus far made in production, end quicker and better results must obtained. They were behind schedule in turning out finished acro-Blanes, but abeed In pulling war-'New Appropriations shall ask Congress for greatly increased new appropriations and new authorizations (0 carry on what we began, and for authority for funds useful role is to act as an arsenal {for them, as well as for ourselves, They do not need man-power. They do need billions of dollars worth of weapons of defence.
"The time is near when they will not be able to pay in ready We cannot and will not tell they must surrender because of their resent inability to pay for weapons which we know they must have, "Ido not recommend that we make them a loan of dollars with which to pay for these weapons—loans be repaid in dollars. T recommend. that we make it possible for those nations to continue to obtain war materials in the United States, Atting their orders into our own pri gramme.
America Vitally Concerned "Nearly all their material would, it the time ever came, be useful for our own defence. For what we send abroad we shall be repaid within a Feasonable time following the close Jot hostilities, either in similar materials or, at Our own option, in other goods Which they can produce and which we need, "Let us say to the democracies "We Americans are vitally concerned in your defence of freedom. We are utting forth our energies, resources and organising powers to give you the strength (o regain and maintain a free world... We shall send you, in ever increasing numbers, ships, lanes, tanks and guns. This is our Purpose and our pledge."
"In fulfilment of this purpose we will not be intimidated by the threats of the dictators that they will regard '88 a breach of International Law and as an act of war our ald to" the democracies which dare to resist their aggression, Such ald is not an act of war even if a dictator should unilaterally proclaim it so to be.
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