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Show (Bj Telephone to The New York Times) "BUDAPEST, Mar 12 . . . 'Our submarines will sink (American) troop transports, and bomb her warships and even America Itself. America la In a very dangerous position now'." German lieutenant. In Interview with Correspondent Ray Broek LET'S FACE tlie plain truth with old-fashioned American honesty. And let's think of ourselves for a change; let's think of the freedom we've fought for since 1776. We have a fight on our hands; a fight or freedom. There can be no honest denial of it. The truth is that this freedom Is In real, Immediate danger of disappearing. In another decade, our American freedom, our cherished American ideals of independence, inde-pendence, may he as outdated as lust year's Almanac. Let's go! We Americans cannot sit hack and, with our heads In the sands, pray that the triumphant, blood-spilling Nazis will get no closer to our shores. We cannot say to others, "Co to it! We'll hold your coat!" We can't do that, because unless we lend the strength of our arm to defeating this sworn enemy of what Americans hold to be the Rights of Man, there's every likelihood the United States will forfeit those rights. That is the unvurnished truth. It is not pleasant to contemplate. con-template. But we must and we can face it with courage and without flinching. Let't go, U.S. A. I Toduy is not one year ago though many of us think so. In twelve months, the war has come almost to our front door. Unless we act with utmost speed and decision, supported by our strong convictions of right and wrong, that war may surge up not only to our porches, but overnight swirl around to our backyards. Let us pause for a moment and, if you like, do a little concentrated whittling. As a people we have pronounced a hearty "Aye" to "all steps short of war." But what has happened in four weeks? Hitler's U-boats and bombers are sending American war supplies, including desperately needed food, to Davy Jones locker. As a nation, we are committing suicide and not slow suicide by hoping against hope that Hitler can't torpedo many more ships that carry the weapons of our sweat and toil, and of our savings invested in defense bonds. Why can't he? Lei's go, U.S.A.! To avoid the horrors of a ten years' war, a twenty years' war, or another Hundred Years' War, let's roll up our sleeves and exterminate the creeping, filthy menace that threatens the freedom of ourselves, our children and their children. To safeguard our democracy and our freedom, we have done it every generation; since we must, Americans of courage and faith can do it aguin. .et's go, U.S.A.! I |