Franklin D. Roosevelt Library & Museum Collection: Grace Tully Archive Series: Grace Tully Papers Box 5; Folder = FDR Inscribed Speeches: Fireside Chat on National Security (Arsenal of Democracy Speech), December 29, 1940

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IlADIO ADDI\EIIS or 'HE PI\ESIIllH

THE WHITE KOUSI:

DEOE)lBER 29. 19&0

!bi. 11 not a tire.ide abe, on war. It 11 • "1k Oft

national •• OU1'1t;'I beoauee the bUb ot the whol. pUl"po •• ot

JOur Pree1dent 1_ 'to keep 70U now, and 70ur ohUdNl\ lat ... ,

and 70\11' ,re.n4chUdrln muah later, out ot a 1 •• '-41'ob ....

toP 'the prl.la ,atlon ot Aa.r:loan independenoe and allot t •

fib'._ that Amlrloan ln4ep.n4enoe •• ana to ,ou and to ..

and '0 OU.'.

'onlP'. 1n _ p ......... ot • world oJ'lo1 •• IQ' _n4

SOli baak olsb' p.r. _ '0 • nlsb' in tho _dt, 0' •

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I well rea .. ber t;hat whl1. I Nt 1n -7 ,tu4,J 1n the

Wh1tl HOUI', pro,panna '0 talk with the plopl. ot the

United ltat •• , I had b.tore ., 'J" thl pioture ot all tho ••

• ,noan. With who. I •• ,.lkina. I ... the woi!li::aln 1.

'Ch. aille, 'hi atn •• , Ul, tao",orl." tbe 111'1 'behind. "'I

oouat ... , th, lUll .hopuep.1"J the t&ftlr 401,.. hi, lpJ"lq

plowiqt th. w140 •• and th. 014 •• n wondlrift& abo"t thetr

11t,', ... inc'.

1'1'1,4 to OORY" to thl lila' .... ot Aa.rit'. plople

what \h, banklna or:1111 •• ant ~ ,b .. 1ft tbelr dell, 11.".

tOMpt, I ... t to 40 the .... till •• w1th tb. 1'"

W •• tt 'bl 1 ..... ot llU nth 00.,... aad I s"1_.

W, tao. 01, ft •• trlll' - tilla new .u.., to o •

.... OOWNC' Ag' .. ell_.

OU" .... r1.&ft o1Y111aa'loa Mia 1a .1I,h ..... r .t ....

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.or, on aept •• ber 27, 1940. b7 an agre ••• nt 8lgnla 1n.

Blrl1n, threl powerfUl nanon., two 1n Europe and ani ln.

A.la, J01nla th •••• l" •• together 1n thl threat that 1t the

Un1 ted eta tea lnterterl4 w1 th or bloolr..4 thl Ixpane10n pJ"Orr-­

at th, •• tbrel Dat1an. -- • P1"011'U &1 .. 4 at world oontrol -­

the, would unite 1n ulUaat. aoUon &I&1ut thl United Stahl.

!hI yell .",rl at GeI'U.ftJ' bay. ·.4, l' ollU" that

~'7 lnt.ad no' onl.7 to doalnl:h all I1t. and tho"",' 1n

their own. oountl'7. bu.t alia to .nlla"l the whole at broPI,

and thin to u •• thl rllOllJOO" at Europe ~ 40alnatl the

nl' at thl worl.4.

t'b.Joel .. IU aao "'Ilr 1,.cilr .b.te4 'n, .. an two

worlet. tbet .'-"4 oppt.e4 to .aob oth.r". n.n. 1ft 4etlu,

r.p17 to h11 opponent., h' .'14 ,h'll ·O~.r. ar. 001"""

_In the, ",1 W1 tb t M • woJ'l4 •• oan.not Iftl' r.DOaellt

ounel ... • ••••

10 .=sa the 1,.4Ir at \be ""1,.

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In othlr word., the •• " not .. relt .thl1 •• 'but plOo1.' ••

"'-, till" oan be no ult'P'M pe&OI betu"n 'bell' philol.'

ot IOYII'M,n' and OW" phUoeopiq ot &0.''''''''''. In Tl •• ot 'hi nature ot thl. undeniable tbJteat. l'

oan be •••• 11.0., P:ropel'17 and oatll101"1.,,11, 'be' ttl Unlt_

... t •• hal DO 1'1Ih' 01' raalon '0 InOO\lft8'1 talk ot p .....

un'll the 4at ""'1 00.. tfhln 'lb," 11 • 01, •• In,.aUon oa

... pen ot tIM naUOD. to abandon all tIIooIP'

Of '771 .. 'lne or oonquIJI1nc the wo1'l4 •

At 'bi. Rmln'. til, tel"" at ... ... te. "" aft

l~ ... alD.' all p.opl .. ." 11 .. 1ft t ... 'oa, .... 1001 ...

fbi Oel'll&ft •• M Italiaa. aN

1001". blo.h4 OD ......... alII ot ... "'UuU •• tile

IrlUa, an4 bJ the (Jr.uI, an! b, "'oU"n". ot 10141,"

an« ,dlorl 1Ibo "" able ~ ••• pe tN. nbJ ... , •• 00,,'1"l •••

!loo lapOD ....... 1001". --' 1D .\ola .... CJII1 .... 1.

ana .... poa' IIt.no ••

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In 'hi Paolt10 11 our ttl.t.

ao •• ot our plople like to b.ll'.1 tb·t Art ln Europ.

and ln .lIla are ot no oono.rn '0 UI. But It 11 a ""'1' ot

~It Tltal oono.rn ~ UI that Europ.an ana A.latl. war-e.k.rl

lIhoul.4 no' gatn oon'l'Ol ot th. oo.an. wb10h 1.a4 to "'"

h_'~h.re.

On. hundred and I ••• nt .. n 7'&1'1 &CO th. Monro. Do,'rift •

.... ooftot1 .... 4 b7 Olll' CO.Il'nMnt a. & "aftI', ot det.nl. 1.

the tao. ot a tbHa, apla.' 0.1. htallJ)h.re b7 an. al.11&1\ ••

ln Contin.ntal. Europe. !h.r •• ttlr, w •• '004 Oft pard. la

~. AU .. 'l •• wi tb 'hI .1'1 '111h •• nt1Ih'bor.. ntH.' DO

X,'. "'.n •• the t •• 1111&, proy.a OOITH' 'bJ lL1.~.,.,

n·t W, .1 ,..lPbo" oould. I.'tl. &ft7 41.,,,, •• 1ft p •••• M

t.1h10ft. ft, I'&ot 1. "'., dun.,.. the whol. of tb'l up.

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no ••• n70n ••• rlou.IT bell ••• the, •• ne.d to t.· • • t'taok whl1 •• tu. BrUun r ... ln. our .,.t po •• rtul nayal

n.llhbor ln the Atl.ntlo' Do ••• ft7on ••• rlou,17 b.ll • .,.., oa

•• " Ollr neighbor th.re'

the oon'ln'nt, ot Europ" •• 1., Atl"1oa, Au.t.7' aala, .... .,..

hlp •••• - and theT wlI1 'b. ln • poal tlon to bl"1 •• noI20.,

'be 11n ... , tlIe poln' of .... -- a lUll load ... wlUt.

..... ,. ot 'bra" to..... 70 ...nT. ln ft •• wort .. , W'

wo1l14 baT. '0 .Oll,...' 0 .... 1 ... plm&alDUr 1.'0 a

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eo •• ot u. llke to bell •• e tha t e •• n 1t Great Brl'·'n

tall., .. are .t1ll lat., beoau •• ot th. broad .xpan .. ot

the Atlantl0 and ot th. 7aolt1o.

ht the width ot the .. oo.an. 11 not what It ftl 11l

the 4&71 ot ollpp.r IMpl. At on. polnt be'n.n Atrt.oa aad

aras1l the 41.tano. 11 1 ... than tro •• aebinaton '0 Dea" •• -

n •• hour. to. the lat .. , tIP' ot ~a'bl.. b4 at thl 10PUl

ot Va. p.olno OOUJ'l, Aa.rl_ and. All •• 1-01' 'ow." •••

othe ••

E".n todaJ .. ha •• pl&Jl11 1dllob 00-.14 fir tN. n.

ar1Uah I,l •• to I •• lnaland del baok ,,1 thou, NfUlll",.

And tb. rane. at the ao4eZOll beabe. 11 '''r b.lnc lao ..... I.

Dunlll' the p •• ' .I.k MIl7 plopl. in all pan. ot "',

aaUolI. ba", told. .1 wha' thl7 want, .... to • ..,. ton1ah'.

41'01' allot til_ ,xpJ'l.,.a a 00 ........ ' .. 4.11" '0 bea. e.

bo"n.,

... , '" ... DO Idl ana 110'. ftO .Til, '.In. tilO1lP ""7 Jrll.o.

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1n Ollr he.r", that aTil Ixll'l. !'hat ,.legna blgged ••

not to ,.11 _In ot the •••• with 1Ih1oh OUl' AaIl"'1oan .1 tll,

Gould b, bo.bld b1 &Jl7 ho.Ull po •• r which had .aiM. bal ••

1n 'ht •••• tem H •• S.pbere. !bl gll' ot that tatlarMa ... 1

·Pl •••• , Mr. Pr •• ldlnt, don't tr1sh'.n UI 'tt1 ,.111ne •• tbl

t.o· .. ••

Prsnkl7 and d..tin1 '117 ~'H 1, 4analr &hlat - 4anClr

acainl' whlob we ... t prepaN. Blat .. dll ;,Do .. the' we

cannot •• oape 4aftClr, or Co. t •• r ot U:, 'bJ ON.w1111C la'o

be. an4 pulll", 'hi ooftr. onl" OW' headl.

10 •• naU8"1 ot £utop, "" boWl4 'b7 IIOlean aoa-

l",.,fln"OJl paotl nth ChN&ll1. 0""11" natl0.' "PI

.a.ure. 'tt7 G.~ ~., the, n,.4 al"l" t ... la,.,loa •

.... _''-oua, onP-NIl &ft4 thron laW 0, _411ft t •••

a' ~l. A, an anl.d 11&411' ot Oftl ot "' ••• aaUou I".

W _ the other 4&7 -- 'nl notlol ••• al.1 quat!".

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It •• glTen to lIT gOT.rnaent 1;110 bour. attlr hl'll&n troop.

had po\tHd 1nto 117 oountJ"7 1n a hundred plaol".

ft. tat. ot tha •• natlon. ,,11. UI what l' •• &ft. to

11YI at thl polnt ot .... 1 IVD.

!b. lIall, hay, JlI.Un14 wah aoUon. b, 'f'aI1.ou.l pio ••

Ila\l4,. Onl ot thl" tla\ld, 1. the 01.'. the' 'bl, aft

oo'",,71ac •• -Uon to'l' 'lbe pul"pO" ot 'PI.to1"1q oJ'ld.epl.

Anon'l" 1. the' thl, aN oO'T'lP71nc 01' oon'1'0111111 • _'1011

on ~. IZOU" (hI' thl, are ·prot.ot1nc 1" acain." 1b,

aoMbo47 Ill ••

100gl ... '0 oaYO ~. 10111"" t.v. tho II'1UIh. 1101114 Ih.

ull'-'. '0 1', '0 U7 Io.~ AII,noaa 00""'17 .... aN

oooup71111 70" to prot.o't 70U tloa &I,II.lI1on _, 1b1

Val. ,"4 Ito h."

lolela -r 10 11.1 ..... 4 •• an 1 .... 10 .. lIa ..

• J_l • • tt ,1 ••• t ... 110 ...... ",toolt '" a.., .... • t ft,

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0"'. "publiol ot 'M. H.a1~h.re.

Analrsl tor ;rourlltl "'1 the tutu" ot 'wo oth.1" pla, ••

n'ln n'a:rel' 1;0 OtINanJ' 1t 'he K.al, lI'On. Could Ireland hold

0''" Wo\l14 lrilh fl •• do. b, plt"lllt:ted ., an ···.1ng .xolpUoa

1n an lIntr •• .,r14, 01" thl lelanda ot ~. Dore. whloh .,Ul

t1T 'the nq ot Po,",qal .n.,. t1 YI .,nturl •• , W. tb19 ot

1&-.11 .1 an o,,'Po" at cl,ten.' in ,be 'aoltlo. 1"', 'lae

A.ON, ar. 010"1" '0 OU' Ihore, 1n ,be AUan.Uo a"n Baall

lion u., othlr 114 ••

thl" are 'ho •• who "7 ",., 'be ,zt. PO"" wull

un!" haft • .., dial,.. to .ttaok 'bl W.,tlrn Bn'lPh,n. fill,

11 tbl .. -. 4anCII"O'" to .. ot nahtul *lit nltlna .'. hal

U"i0114 the po .. r, ot H,ll\anol ot 10 a&ft7 ooR, .. ,.4

an4 tlMretorl IlUbJIOt: to 'hell" ord,n_

.t all, 'hI ft.1' reloU"O" aad "al~ ot '1Il1 I.s. ....

oon,'l n,. th, .It: '.apUna 100' 1n all the wortl.

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LI' VI no lonall" blind our •• l YII to thl un4ell1abl.

and ooJ'T'Up"4 ao a&117 other. are &11"&47 wi thin all!' own p ....

rOUl" go .... r.ln' know. wah about ~_ .n.4 ... ·.1"7 4a7 11

thllr "ore' 1a1,u.r1e. are aoUn 1n our own. ·r4

n.elpbol"lftl OOuntrll" the,"ek '0 ,U.- \Ip ''''Plolon u4

411'lallh to GaUl tat.rnal. .hi.t.. ft., '1"7 \0 tu.ft oapl'·'

n., '17 '0 "_..uD loq

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fb,r. are allO Aa.rloan 01"1I1n., aJI7 at th .. 1ft 1l1p

pla ••• , who, unwl'tUngl:r 1n ..,.t oa ... , are a1Une &Jl4

abt'Unc tb. work ot the ..... nt,. 1 40 no' obI',. 1h •••

u.l"1oan 01 U •• n.a wi'th heine to,..lp ... nt.. .., I 40 MU,.

th .. w1 th 401,. .DOU,. ,he Un4 at won 'be, ~. 41."WH

ant 40ne 1n 'b, Un! "d 8'_'". !b.", people no' on17 belley, that •• aan _n 0_1'

Oft .kt ne 'Dr .ma'Unc au .,.. '\0 th. ta" ot 00,. naUoD,.

10 •• ot thea 10 _ob turUl.r 'han "'.... n''''&7 ,hat we

oan ana .haul4 ,"ooa. th. Mead. and • .,In thl partn.!'. ot

the Art. po...... loa, ot Ul_ IT,n '\118'" ,11&, WI 1h01l1&

s., ,-t. ~. _thoal ot th, 41."'orlh1p.. M.r1 .... MY ••

oe" &Jt4

&0_' 'he' IlO naUon oan .pp .... n, katl. ,e. 't"

app ....... , with ftthl. ... U... th ... oe" 'be ao r ... oal ..

wi th an lno.n41a..., 'boab. W, kilo. I\OW ... t • RattOIl ...

• y, pta •• w1 tb .... kal. on17 at 'hi pl"1o. ot tot.' ftJ"Nn .....

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I: •• n the p.opl. ot Ital, h ••• be.n toro.d ~ MOO"

.ooa.pll0" ot the .... 1.; but ., thl. 1IO •• nti tih., 40 IIOt

'lb. Aa.noan .pp •••• r. lenor. ~. -rn1na to ". to .. 4

ln ... t .... ot •• tna, CI •• oM-Blo ••• ta, Poland, 10hL"

.del", ,he •• ~.:r1an4., n.nu.rk, and Planol. fb'7 ,.11

lO" 0" 'be A.,. po •• r. are colne to will &IlJ1Nl1' net all

t;h1. bloo411h ... 1ft the woJ'ld oolllt 'be u.,..4, .ad ""., "'e

n" •• o.ft.

!h., .,'1 l' .-.ICO'l.te. p •• o.·. lon •• n .. t I. It

• a •• oU.tied pea •• lt • PftC at o"n ... nhOM.a. "' ..

~'7 and. on threa' at .xt.J'Il1nau'on ....... 70- 'S, bollN'. to .... 70V Oft .... J .. ,

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•• all • 41ota1:,4 pe.o. would 'be no peao. a' &1.1. I'

.,111.4 b, anl, anonlr and,t101, i.adire '0 'hi lIOa' IlpaU..

&IWU,nt 1'&0' and thl ."t deY •• aUna 'rad. _r, 1n hl.tol7.

And 1n tb ... oon".t. thl ".noa. would otter the anl,. 1'.,'

W1 th all the!r Taunted .ttiollnoJ and parade ot plo'll'

thl aono.n'J.'lon O'ap and tb. ,Ir,ant, ot 004 1n oh'in'.

ft. b1.toPJ ot rlOlnt ,..rl proT •• the' ebooUnc' a_

obetn, and oono.n, .. tlon O'apl are not .18p17 'hi ' .... l •• t

tool. lNt th, "IT al'&J"a ot ao4e1"ll 410v.toNb1p.. !be,

_, t,,); ot • ·n •• 01'4 ... ln 'lb. wol'14, IN' nat 'hI' un

1ft 1I1ad. 1. n' • r.'Y1Y&1. ot th, 014 •• t and. til. ""' '7NJlftI'. In Ut., th,re 1. no l1benl. ftO r.11110", no hop ••

the propo.e4. 'n •• oJ'd.r' 1. '\be .'1"7 oppoll' • • t •

Oalt.d 1'-.", ot Europe or a Un1:t.4 ... ". at "I ••

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It 1. not a 10TImaent baled upon the oon.ent at 'hi IOTlrnea.

I' 1. not a 1IIl10D at ordinal"7, •• 1t-reaploUnc •• n anA WiD •• n

'to pro'eo' t;h .... l TI. and their tl"lcto. and th.lr 4111'1'7

tlO. oppr ••• lon. It; 1. an unbolT allianol ot po .. r and p.lt

!he lr1tllh people are aon4uotlnc an aatlT' war aca1 •• ,

tM. unbol, allianol. OUr own tu.t1lre •• oun" 1. il.a'17

dlpena.nt on the outoo •• ot tha, flsh'_ Our abillt, to

'k.ep o~t at war' 1. ,olna to be .tt.o,ea b, tba' 0.'00.,.

fh1nk1na in t.!'W. of to4a7 and 'ollOhla, I •• k. tlt.

UrlO' .... t •• nt '0 'b ••• noaa peopl. ", .. , th.J"I 1. tar

1 ... "'·n •• ot ,be Unl ,ea .'ate. ,.''In,; In'o waJ", lt WI 40

all ,.. oan now to IlUppoJ"t 'hi naUoa. 4Ilt.n41aa th ••• l ...

'18'." .ttaok b, th. 'tS. "be" it w •• oq,n •••• 1 ..... 1S'

4 ..... ', au_l, .. -.17 to an AV' Ylltol"7, ant wal' IV tu-a

to be "'. obJlo, ot .t"ok 1ft ,notb'l" wer 1." .. oa.

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It •• are ~ b. ooapl.t.17 hon .. ' wi ttl our •• ly •• , we

au., ad-lt th.re 1. rllk ln anz ooura •• , "7 t.tl. lu' 1

4 •• 1,. b.ll,.,. the' the great "Jon', ot our p,opll ac ...

th.t th, ooura. 'b·' 1 a4yooa'. 1I\YolY •• the l.a.t n.t. 80.

and. thl grea',.' hop. tor world plao. 11\ 'h. h.t\lft.

fbi p.opll ot J:1U'Op' Ibo &1'" a.t.nUnc 'h .... l ft. 40

not a.t. ". ~ 40 th.lr np'lnc. n.,. alt. "I tor Oa

lJIpl ••• n.'1 ot war, the plan •• , U1. tiM', the I'WUI, "a

tl lipter. wblGh Will anabl. 'h •• '0 nsh' tor thdr 11'b1i"t7

and ollr .. oun". .:.pbatlo,'ll' we _I' ,., th.,a ... poa.

~ th .. in. .utt101.ft' ,81 .. 1 aft4 Cluolrl , .no .... , 10 th"

.. and. our obU4ftn Will be • .,.4 0. ecoftJ' and. nttwrlftl

ot ar whlGh oth.r. haft bed. '0 .n.411N.

O.rtaln tao" are .. It-ertd.an'.

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In .. all1ta17 .. n .. Great; Britain and thl ~Ulh bpi"

are to4a7 ~. apl.m.ad ot r .. 11UnOI to wor14 oonqv.e.t. !h., arl pu'Ung up .. tlght which 1f1il 11.1 tore"'lr 1n the "01'1

ot hua&n cal1ant;rr.

Thlre 1, no d, .. nd tor .. n41na an AIllrloan bp.41 Uoft&J7'

Poro. ou,.U.' OUJ' own bozod,rl. 'fblre 1, no intentIon b, .q

••• 'ber ot ,ov lOy,rUln' to .end .uGh .. torel. Tou 0'.,

OUt DaUo,,' pollo, 1, not 41reote4 towarcl war. :U,

lOll purpo •• 1, ~ keep _r a..,. tN. OU OOWl'1'7 aDlll OU

people •

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Ii .IU, &14114, and IN,' be 80" li.aU, &1414, 117 O.

r •• ~ '·,n' ot the Un! ,,4 ltate, and. bJ .. n41nc '''1"7 OU"

'n4 '''1''7 ton ot .1Ift1 tlonl an4 auppl1 •• thl' .1 oan po.albl,

IP&" to hllp 'h. a,t.nder, who are 1n the tJont l1n •••

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It 1, no .ore \lMlutral tor UI to do the' then l' 1, to.

a.'''I., 1\,. .. 1& and other nation. n.ar 0e1'llaft7 to Hal .,.el •• 4 ON and all an4 othlr .&1' .. ,.rial, lato Gina", 1.,.11'7 4aT.

W, are plannlnc OU own. det,n .. wi til 'hi ."oa' ..... n.7' and 1n 1'. "I' 10·' •••• ~., lnt.grat. ~. war n .... • t

Br1"'a and the other tre, nation. rellaUne "pI.aloa.

!hi. 1. not a ""II" ot .. nU.lnt 01" at oontZ"OYIl"ala1

penonal opin1on. It 11 • _"II" ot n&lllUo nil".,

poll 0,. balta on til, &4nOI ot our 8111"'17 expert, who a ..

1. alo .. to.aoh wi.,. IxlaUne _JOtaJOt. n ... alll...., .".

nanl IXPlrt:1 and the

""W'nlet;raUoft haYI • I1ft1l1 .ln4" PUJIPO" -- 'h. ut ••••

at 'bl Unit.a ... , •••

fhl' ftI. Uon 1, pek' ftC • p'.' .fto" to ,J"04 •••

• · ... J1'btq tlt" 1. nlO ... &1'7 1n 'btl .,.,In'7 -- uS ria

all pOlo1"o11 ,,"04 .

... l"I.tlll.

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I would a U. no on. t o d.tend a d n oora07 wb.1ob 1n ....

would no' d.tand • · ... r70n. 1n 'h. nation qalnlt ant aJl4

prl .. '1on. 'fb ... raneth ot 'hi. nation ,b.]l no' b. 411., ..

b7 the tailur. ot the Oo •• rna.n' '0 pro'.ot the loonoll11

well-bl1nc ot all 01tl •• nl.

It our aapaol'7 ~ pl"Od\lol 11 11a1,.d b7 _ohlnll, l'

•• , 1.lr be zoeaabered th., th •• 1 uohS n •• arl oplra'I" ~,

titl .1t111 and thl .,,·1na ot thl worklre. AI the GoTIl"ftIlla,

1. dlhrw.lned '0 prot.a' thl rlpt. at worklrl, 10 the _'loll

••• r:1gJ:1,M '0 'XPIO' th., the •• 11. 1Ibo a&Jl 'h. _ohlnl. wtll

411·b'rcl ,b.lr full r.aponllbl11tll. to ,he uJ,ln' neea.

ot dlt.nll.

!b. worker po ••••••• the •••• b..an 41cn1t7 ani 1.

,1l'lU.1 '0 tbe ...... enan'7 ot poll'lon al the .net ....

or •• ··.,r or •• ,... )'or nl workl" pJ"Ortdl 'bl ....

pawl' til., '1U'ft1 Oll' tbl ", •• borerl, the a1rpl.ae .....

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fil, IS tlon u::ploh our de'ena. indu,tr1,. W oontinue

operatlon without interruption b7 ,trik •• or 100k-outl. It

Izp.ot. and lnlll', that .. nag • • • nt and worker. Will rloon011,

thtlr 41ttlreno,' b7 ToluntaJ7 or iepl ••• nt, to oonUnul

to pl'04uOI UtI .uppl1 •• that; are 10 lorel, n',d.d.

And on the loonoaia ,ide ot our 11 •• ' 4,t.n •• procraa,

.. are, al JOU know, b1nd1nc ,."r1 .ttort to ... 1n,&18

... bill', ot prio •• and with ~., tbl ... bill', ot \he

ooot of 11'1'1 ....

11n. 4&1' aco I aIUlOuoed tbl ,,'Uftl "P of a ...

• ttlaU", orpn1aaUon ~ di"ot 0\1.1" ctpntl0 .tton, to

lnorea,. 'hI produotion of .un! tlonl. th, 'ppropria'loll

at ftl' ,\la, of _nal and a ,..11 ooordinated I.IOUU.,.

41rlo'10n ot our 4,tan" .ftort. arl not 1n th •••• l.,. •

• no.p. GUI, p1anl. aftd 'hlp. haT' to be lna.111; 1n tbe

ta.tori •• and &J"I.nal, of .Iriea. !'bl, ha", to M

al4 ot Mohln •• whioh 1n wm ba.,., to 'be 'bul1; 'b, bua4n4.

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In 'hi. lreat work there hal been .p1In414 ooopII"&'lon

beh"n the goTlrnalnt and InduI'1"1 and labor.

"trlCd 1ndu,tr1al CentUI, unu.tohld throughout til.

world 1n thl IOluUon ot pI"04\101;1on probl ••• , hal been oe] 1,1

~on to bring 1t, rl,ourc •• and tallnt' Into aotlon.

Manufaoturerl ot •• toh,., ot tar. lapl ... nt., l1no'",.,

oaah r.c1etlrl, au'o.ob1l •• , "Wing .. obSn •• , lawn 80 .. 1",

and 1000aoU.,. .. aJ"1 now ""'rc h •• " 'boa'b p.oUne ON.'." ,.11IPope _unt., lIbelll, plewle an4 ,.UI •

..., all 0111" PI"".' .ftol't, an DOt .noliP. WI •• t

hay, 80rl u'p', 1tO"1 cune, lien·, plen,. -- .ore ot eftl"J1h1 ...

Yh1. ad onl, b, .ooo~lllhe4 1t we 41,0&1"4 '\hI noUOft ot

'budn ••• U UI"']·. !h1. Job unnot be 40nl .,re17 '7

"plrt.,o.lng on the 'xtltine pro4uotlYe taol11t1 •• ~.

a44ed requlr ... nte tor 4,t,n,'.

Owl" 4eten, •• ttol'1:. _d no' be nooked br

t .... the future oon.lqueno •• ot n,!'pl ... plan' ..... ltl·

poa.lbl •• on.equfto •• ot t.UUI" ot 0111" dlt,n" .tton, ...

D. ..... aOI"' W .... f.u.4.

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Att,r tbe pre.lnt n •• 4, at our d,t,n •• are pal'. a

proper bancU.lnc ot the oountrr'. pe.al-U •• n,,4, will

"quil'l allot thl n •• produoU ... , o'p.aU:;r - it no' 80 ...

10 pI •• S.Setlc pollo7 about lb, ru~re at Aalr10a

.".11 411a, til, l_I41.t. 11p'nl1on ot tho .. lndU.tJo:l, •

•••• ntl .. to 4,'en, ••

I _nt ~ .ek , 1 t ollar that l' 1. thl P"l'pO" at , ...

naUoa '0 bullA no. nth all pOlllbll ~.e4 '''IJ''7 _aIl1al

and are.na1 and. taotol'7 ,bat w. ft ... to ... nu'.o"," OU

btln, ... tert e '. .... ha,.. '*hI •• n - 'hi 'kill - ~.

"ala -- &1\4 abo", all, the Will.

I .. oollf14ln' that 1t and. .Ift pro4 ... '10a ot ooa ....

01' lUU'f 1004. 1n Olrt ,,.\ ina •• 'I"1,. fl,II1 ... 'be .', ot

_oh1ne. aDCl ..... ,.J"lal, .... nU.l tal' 'Itl." p",*;,-o •• I,

Ulln nob pro""aUon •• 1' 71el4 '0 ov pl'laaJT .'.

ooopelllnc pvrpOII.

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I appeal to the ownlra ot plant. - to th, .,n,c_ .. _

to til, worke" -- to our own ga.,mal .. ' "*P107'" -- to pta'

1.11'7 OunOI of .ttoM into proctuoina tbe ••• un1 'lOIlI lwit."

&Ad wl'llaou' .Un.t. And with 'hi. appeal. I 11,.1 roY. tla,

pl'.scl the, allot u.. "'0 aft ottlOlr, of 70ur 101'Ii".'.'

nil 41'9'0'. 0 ..... 1 ••• k ,he .... whole-heart,a '.',.t ,.

411 plan •• and .hlp. and sun' an4 Ibtll, aN pl'ta.oe4,

J'OV lO"amalnt, w1'Ul 1t. «.eten,. UIlI!"h, oan tbl. a..t.,.lM

",0 attend 'bi, Ju·' IpM". thl 4101tloll

al to how --oh ,bell b, •• nt abroa4 and how auoh Ib,'l r. e .'_

at lot., _It: 'be _4, on tbl .111 ot OW" onp-all eUltarJ

uM"lU".

ED. WI ... d b, p. i1 •• ' U'IIlnal of 4..,orao7. h ... "'"

1. All .,rt'U, ., .,no .... war 1 'lilt. 'I. _It .,.,17

oveely •• to WI" "It. nth til, •••• NNI.tioa, ttl ••••

••••• ot _!'11M,. "'I •••• ~1r1 'Ii ot pa'fteU •

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Wo hal'O turn1lhod tho Brlt11h liea' ... 'er1al npport:

and .. e will turn11h tar lION ln the tuture.

there nll be no ·bo1:Ueneok.· 1n our detel'll1n&1:10ft '0

ald ~rea' Irl1:·ln. "0 4101:ator, no ooablna1:1on ot 410"'0",

nIl "alton tha, d.tel'll1na'lon b7 ~Na'. ot how the7 Will

oon.'rue th·, de'era1na'lon.

!h. Irl1:11la bay. reo.1nd 1ft1'&l\l&bl.e a1l1taJ'7 • .,90"

1l'Oll 0.. 11.1"010 Greek al'W7, and h'Oa ''II torol' ot all "'I

coy.maen'. ln .Xil.. thelr .tJ"lnc'\h 1. li,owl.... I' 1. 'b.

"reacth ot .. n and .o .. n wb() nlu "'11r ti 1.loa aoN Jd.&blJ

peft Ull7 nJ.lII 1ib.11r 11ft ••

I bllleye v.., 'h. 'sh pow.ra are no' co1ne ~ Wi.

Utl. war. I ba •• "., b.llet on 'h. la'." anA 'be., 1fttol'll&'10n.

W. hay. no .ao" •• tor &It .. 'l.. •. bTl "'17 po.

r .a.oft tor _pI - bop. tor pea •• , bope tor 'hi "tIn ••

ot OV 01nl1lation. &11.4 tor the lN1111nc ot a 'be". I1rtlUaU.1l 1n "'. tII_.

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I Uy. 'Ul. proround oonT1o'lon that the uel'1oan people

han '.'1" p' _dl to lner •••• our pro4uoUon ot &11 'h.

tatti> •

.a.1 Prel14an' ot thl UnU:t4 State, I 0'] 1 tor ... ·t

.tlona1 .ttort. I oall tor l' 1n tile naal ot "'I _'loa

*Lob •• 10'''' and honor and +"oh .. aN prinl.ged .at.

...... '\0 .,",. I 0"1 lIpon our people w1 til

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