Show What Readers Th Think i Inc n 1 We Need Territory and Time for American Defense Editor Telegram The requirements requirements requirements require require- ments for defense o of our bur ur nation call for a much more far reachIng reaching reaching reach reach- ing defense program than any ever proposed by our federal government The current defense program of the United States has the wholehearted support of tech technocracy tech n cracy however it does not go nearly far enough to produce an adequate defense against any conceivable aggression against our continent Uncle Sam has not yet given us a correct definition of what the United States must defend Only technocracy has correctly defined Americas America's defense zone and strategy The three great requirements for Americas America's defense are set forth specifically in the following following follow follow- following ing summary which is part of an official statement recently re released released released re- re leased by continental headquarters of Technocracy Inc a All the territory of the North American continental area from from Greenland to the and from the Galapagos to Alaska Alas- Alas v Of ka must ka-must must be included in one consolidated consolidated consolidated con- con unit of operation so that there may be unity of de de- This the minimum minimum minimum mini- mini mum area for the maximum defense defense defense de de- de- de of America This territory includes colonies of Great Britain and other European powers Technocracy advocates that the United States purchase these possessions possessions possessions pos pos- sessions in return for cancellation cancellation cancellation cancella cancella- tion of past war debts of 11 billion billion billion bil bil- bil- bil lion dollars and in n return for an additional grant to Britain of 15 billions' billions worth of American goods a a total of some 26 billions b Technocracy proposes full aid to Britain on this basis also because it will help preserve the status quo bellum and keep the war away from America This I would provide America with its next great need time Technocracy Technocracy Technocracy racy favors aid to Britain and China on the grounds that it will help provide the time for America America America Amer Amer- ica to build its own defenses against the militant ideologies of Europe and Asia c If America can obtain the territory and the time we can achieve our third great require requirement ment for continental defense defense- the expansion and modernization of our technology With full development development development de de- de- de of our unmatched technology plus corresponding development of trained personnel personnel personnel person person- nel we can make the North American continental area se secure secure secure se- se cure against any combination of aggressors from Europe or Asia singly or combined Wilford |