Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 October 1940 — Page 20

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- NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (U. P.) .—Partial text of President Roosevelt’s| address in Madison Square Garden last night follows: :

“No campaign could possibly be complete without aig Cli Garden meeting. . Tonight—it’s the second time—I take up once more the. public duty, the far ffom disagreeable duty, of

answering major campaign falsifications with facts. Last week in Philadelphia, which is supposed to be the city of brotherly love, but isn’t always, I nailed the falsehood about some fanciful secret brealjes to dry on the barn door. -, , , Tonight I am going] to nail up. the falsifications that have to do with our relations with the rest of the world, and with the building up of our Army, Navy and Air defense. It is a very dangerous thing to distort facts about such things. repeated over and over again, it_is also apt to create a sense of fear and doubt in the minds of some of - the American people. | , I now brand as false the statement being made by Republican campaign orators, day after day and night after night, that the rearming of America was slow, that it is hamstrung and impeded, that it will never be able to meet, threats from abroad.

‘EYES ON BALLOT BOX’

1 . That particular misstatement was invented about the time of the Republican National Convention. Before’ that, the responsible Republican leaders had been singing an entirely different song, For almost seven years the Republican leaders in the Congress kept on saying that I was placing too much emphasis on national defense. . And now today, ese men of great vision have suddenly - discovered that there is|a war on in Europe and another one in Asia. And 80, now, always with their eyes on the good old ballot box, they are charging that we have placed too little emphasis on national defense. But, unlike them, |the : printed pages of the Congressional Reccord .cannot be changed or |suppressed at election time. And based on that permanent record of their speeches and their votes, I make this assertion—that if the Republican leaders had been in control of| the Congress of the United ‘States during the past seven years, the important measures for our defense would not now be law—and that the Army and Navy of the United States would still be in almost the same condition ‘in which I found them in 1933.

CHARGES G. O. P. BLOCKING

I make these charges against the responsible political leadership of the Republican Party, There are millions of patriotic Republicans who have at all times been in sympathy . with the efforts of this Administration to arm itself adequately for defense. When the first World War ended

When the Administration first came into office 15 years later, we were one of the weakest. As early as 1933 the storm was gathering in Europe and in Asia. Year by year I reported the warnings of danger from our listening posts in foreign lands. But I was only called “an alarmist” by the Republican leadership, and by the great majority of the Republican newspapers of the country. Year by year I asked for more and more defense appropriations. In addition, I allocated hundreds of millions "of dollars for defense work from relief funds, Civilian Conservation Corps funds and for public works funds—as was understood by the CongPess when the funds were voted. Today our Navy is at a peak of efficiency and fighting strength. Ship for ship and man for man, it is as powerful and efficient as any single navy that ever sailed the seas. But it is not as powerful as any combination navy that might be put together against us. Our Army and our Air Forces are now at the highest level they have ever been in peace time. But in the light of existing dangers they are not great enough for the absolute safety of America. While this great, constructive work was going forward, the Republican leaders were trying to block our efforts toward national defense. They not only voted against these efforts; but they

years that they were unnecessary and extravagant, that our armed strength was sufficient for any emergency.

I propose now to indict these Re-

we were one of the strongest naval and military powers in the world.

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publican leaders out of their own mouths—these leaders who now dis-

stated time and again through the|

parage our defenses—indict them with what they thémselves satd in the days before this election year, about how adequate our defenses already were. . .s I quote: “The facts are that we have the largest and most powerful Navy we ever had except for two years after the World War, and the greatest air forces we ever had and a match for any nation.” . Now who do you think made this statement in June, 1938? It was the ranking: Republican member of the House Committee on .Foreign affairs, Republican Leader, Hamilton Fish. And now listen to the only living

‘ex-President of the United States,

speaking in that same year of 1938. I quote: “We shall be expending $900,000,000 more than any nation on carth,” he complained. .“We are leading in the arms race.”

TAFT ALSO QUOTED

And now listen to Republican leader, Senator Vandenberg, also speaking in 1938. He said that our defense expenditures had already

bought us and (and I quote) “An incomparably efficient Navy”; and he said further “I rise in opposition to this super-super Navy bill. I do not believe it is justified by any conclusive demonstration of national necessity.” And then listen to Republican Leader Senator Taft—the runnerup this year for the Republican Presidential nomination this year. Why, just this February: “The increase of the Army and Navy over the tremendous appropriations of the current year seems

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to be unnecessary if we are concerned solely with. defense.” . , Today they complain that this Administration has starved our armed forces, that our Navy is anemic, our Army puny, our air forces piteously weak. Yes, this is a remarkable somersault. I wonder if the election could have something to do with it. . .. The simple truth is that the Republican Party played politics with the defense of the United States in|; 1938 and 1939. They are playing politics with the national security today. That same group will still control their - party policy in the Congress, . ..

RECALLS NAVY BILL FIGHT

Not only in their statements but in their votes is written their record of sabotage of this Administration’s continual efforts to increase our defenses to meet the dangers that ldomed ever larger upon the horizon.

For example, deeply concerned over what was happening in Europe, I asked the Congress in January, 1938, for a naval expansion of 20 per cent—forty-six additional ships; 950 new planes. What did the Republican leaders do when they had this chance to increase our national defense almost three years ago? You would think from their present barrage of verbal pyrotechnics, that they rushed in to pass the bill, or that they even demanded a larger expansion for the Navy. But, ah! my friends, they were not in a national campaign for votes then. In those days, they were trying

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the way to win votes was by representing this Administration as extravagant in national defense, indeed as hysterical, as manufacturing panics and inventing foreign dangers.

‘ALL IS CHANGED’

But now, in the serious days of 1940, all is changed! Not only because they are serious days; but because they are election days as well. To use the old2example that is always good, on the radio these Republican orators swing through the air with the greatest of ease; but the American people are not voting this year for the best trapeze performer, The plain fact is that when the Naval Expansion Bill was submitted to Congress the Republican leaders jumped in to fight it. Who were they? There was the present Republican candidate for Vice President, Senator McNary., There were Senator Vandenberg and Senator Nye. There was the man who would be the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Congressman Fish. Again, in March, 1939, the Republican senators voted 12 to four against the bill for one hundred and two million dollars to buy certain strategic defense materials.

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The simple truth is that the Republican party played politics with defgnse in 4938 and 1939. They are playing politics with national security today. ” » ”

For almost’ seven years the Republican leader in Congress kept saying that I was placing too much emphasis on national defense. Now these men of great vision have suddenly dliscovered that there is a war on in Europe and’ another one in Asia. ” 2 2 Not only in their statements but in their votes is written their record of sabotage df this Administration’s continual efforts to increase our defenses. 8 Bn ”

The - Republican campaign orators and leaders are all now yelling “nie too” on help to Britain. But last fall they had] |their ‘chance to vote to give aid to Britain and other democracies—and they turned it down.

along—that overseas success in warding off invasion by dictatership forces means the safety of the United States as well as to those smaller nations which still retain

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YELL ‘ME TOO’

In March, 1939, the Republicans in the Senate voted 11 to eight against increasing the authorized number of planes in the Navy. In June, 1939, Republicans in the House voted 144 to eight in favor

of reducing appropriations for the Army Air Corps. . . . I say that the Republican leaders played politics with defense in 1838 and 1939. I say that they are playing politics with our national security tocay.. Then another. page: The Republican campaign orators and leaders are all now yelling “me too” on help to Britain.. But last fall they had their chance to vote to give aid to Britain and other democracies—and they turned it down. This chance came when I recommended the Congress repeal the embargo on the shipment of armaments and munitions to nations at war, and permit such shipment on a “cash-and-carry basis.” It is only because of the repeal of the embargo law that we have been able to sell planes and ships and guns and munitions to victims of aggression. -

‘TWO MONTHS. AGO’

How did the Republicans vote on the repeal of this embargo? In the Senate the Republicans voted 14 to six against it. In the House the Republicans voted 140 to 19 against it. Yes, the act was passed by Democratic votes but it was passed over the opposition of the Republican leaders. . . . Now, at the: eleventh hour, Pex have discovered what we knew all

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tion of sovereignty to those smaller nations which hdve temporarily lost it. ... Let us come down to one more example—which took place just two months ago. . In the Senate there was an amendment to permit the United States Government to prevent profiteering or unpatriotic obstruction by any corporation in defense work. It permitted the Government to take over, with reasonable compensation, any manufactureing plant which refuised to co-operate in national defense. The Republican Senators voted against this RussellOverton amendment on Aug. 28, 1940, eight to six. The bill was adopted all right— by Democratic voies. But the opposing vote of those eight Republican leaders showed . . . that they put money rights. ahead of human lives—to say nothing of national security.

CITES DIPLOMATIC RECORD

Outside the halls of Congress eminent Republican candidates began to turn new somersaults. At first they denounced that bill. Then

when public opinion rose up to demand it, they seized their trapeze with the greatest nf ease, and reversed themselves in mid-air. This record of Republican leadership—a record of timidity, weakness and short-sightednéss—is as bad in international as in military affairs. It is the same reécord of timidty, weakness and shortsightedness which they showed in domestic affairs when they were in control before 1933. . . . It is the same record of timidity, weakness a n d shortsightedness which governed the policy of the confused, reactionary governments in France and England before the war. . . For eight years our main concern has been to. look for peace and the preservation of peace. . ..

‘THROUGH THOSE YEARS

Through all those¢ years there has been no entanglement. And there will be no entanglement. In ‘July, 1937, Japan ° China. On Jan. 3, 1938, I called the attention of the nation to the danger of the whole world situation. . . I asked for large additions to American defense. Yes, I was called an alarmist—and worse names than that. I have learned by now to take it on the chin. In March, 1938, German troops marched into Vienna. In September, 938, came the Munich crisis. German, French and Czech armies were inobilized. The only an abortive

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I said then: “It is becoming increasingly clear that peace by fear has ‘no higher nor more enduring quality than peace liy the sword.”

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WITH WALLACE MOTORCADE IN: IOWA, Oct. 29 (U, P.)—Henry A. Wallace told western Iowa farmers today every Republican vote next Tuesday will be a vote against continuation of the farra program. The Democratic candidate for vice president appealed to voters of the Middle West—the nstion’s richest farm helt—not to place any faith in Republican promises that they would continue the farm program. but to “look at their record of opposition in Congress.” Mr. Wallace concludes a two-day tour of 20 speeches in his home state tonight at Ft. Dodge. It is his fourth and final campaign appearance in Iowa, in which leaders of both parties clain “an edge.” Starting from Sioux City with a speech at the stock yards, Wallace's itinerary for the day includes Lemars, Sioux Center, Rock Rapids, Sibley, Sheldon, Spericer, Emmettsburg, Algona and Ft. Dodge. At Omaha, Neb. last night Mr. Wallace told an audi®nce estimated at 1000 that a Republican national victory would “sound the death knell of fair play for the fermer.”

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Three months later, at Lima, the 21 American republics solemnly agreed to stand together to defend

That declaration at Lima was a

the hemisphere is safe, we are not safe.

Matters in Europe grew steadily worse. Czecho-Slovakia was overrun by the Nazis. General war seemed inevitable.

Yet ‘even ‘then in the summer of 1937 Republican leaders kept chanting, “Thare will be no war.” A few months later—on the first of September, 1939—war came. The steps which we had carefully planned were put into effect. . American ships were kept from danger zones. American. citizens were helped to come home. Unlike 1914, there was no financial upheaval. The American republics set up at Panama a system of patrolling. the waters of the whole western hemisphere.

‘REALISTIC FIGHT FOR PEACE’

I ask you to support a continuance of this type of affirmative, realistic fight for peace. e alternative is to risk the future of the country in the hands of those with this record of timidity, weakness and shortsightedness or in the inexperienced hands of those who in these perilous days, are willing recklessly to imply that our boys are already on their way to the transports.

This affirmative search for peace calls for clear vision. If is necessary to mobilize resources, minds and skills, and every active force for peace in all the world.

We have steadily sought to keep mobilized the greatest force of all —religious faith, devotion to God. Your Government is working at all times with representatives of the Catholic, Protestant and Jewish faiths. Without these spiritual forces we cannot make or maintain

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great step toward pegce. For unless

TUESDAY, OCT. 2, 1940.

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peace, and all three of them work with us toward that great end. Shadows, however, are still heavy over the faith and hope of humane kind. We—who walk in the ways of peace and freedom and light—have seen the tragedies enacted in one free land after another. We have not been blind .to the causes or to the consequences, of these tragedies. We guard ourselves against all evils—spiritual as well as material— which may beset us. We guard against the forces of anti-Christian aggression, which may attack us from without, and the forces of ignorance ‘and fear which may corrupt us from within, We shall continue to go forward with firm faith and we shall continue to go forward in peace. .

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