| Show THE FIGHT GOES ON ON-IV ON IV War and Neutrality By Franklin D. D Roosevelt Copyright cOp 1941 by Franklin D. D Roosevelt Roosevett and ard by the Crowell l Publishing l Co fg r ro part Reproduction r In whole or o In part Is forbidden N 1939 there started another gen gen- general general genI IN eral war for tor which Germany had been preparing since 1933 and for which Italy and Japan had been preparing for tor years before belore It Itis It ItIs Itis is a war which had been definitely and unmistakably foreseeable since 1936 when the Nazis marched into the Rhineland I think that historians will record the fact that ever since 1933 the United States and its government had persistently and actively sought to prevent this conflict and to pre pre- preserve preserve preserve serve peace in the world This search for tor peace was the very key key- keystone keystone keystone stone of ot our entire foreign policy It was dictated not only by a nat nat- natural natural natural ural humanitarian desire to prevent the bloodshed and horrors of ot war but also by a realistic appreciation that any European war would be a definite danger to our own peace and security and to the welfare of ot the entire Western hemisphere In other ways too the thc govern govern- government government government ment of ot the United States actively sought to preserve the peace of ot the world The two great obstacles to world peace in modern times have always been first the piling tip lip of ot armaments particularly weapons of ot offense and second the erection of ot tariff barriers barrier's to prevent reciprocal trade and commerce between na na- With respect to disarmament this administration took the lead as j js is s May 1933 1933 On that date essed an nn appeal to all the theof of ot the world in an endeavor rl n some definite result from lament conference con which thet ineffective ineffective- Jeva aeva since once 1932 Arma- Arma govern g v been been persistently i iJ- International trade trad had td hid lually falling off because quotas and other lers ens In my message to toot toof of ot the world I pointed a very small minority its and of ot peoples have fur for aggression or for tor torf f their own territories of ot others I 1 pointed of ot offensive eliminated the fear held by so many would necessarily pealed pealed therefore Ion Ion In hi offensive ed I that all the should enter pact far ar je e there was necessity of ot trade trades s s f go hand armaments appeal and ands s was this of ot all ll the ere verc content its ills of ot their and would reduce their every other oth r rd Jd d agree to possibility per cent forms terri terri- lands of an ever ever- everild tild lId ild not be bet it t under arma- arma prams rams the than e |
