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R apt Crowd Cro w d Listens t- t to n Presidents President's 1 f essa s sYM YM Message M S e t I Part Fart of larA Jo rr f Salt kers hO who gath gathered red In t of of the Salt Sal Lake Tribune gall ule-S ule ne r Lake ak rr Telegram l gr 1 i bui building to read e t. t bulletins on Pre President l el Ha Harry HanyS i. i S S preparedness p ess a address de 8 a and d J listen st to o. o line the address ss In IJ shown hown rp V illness a and nd rapt rapt rapt-at at- at t- t I can be not noted d on th the of son 19 i o 0 the h crowd Portent 1 S of address was a be e ng discussed ed on all aU sides sides' here Wednesday President Tells T N NatIon tion WeI We t I Must Pr Prepare paro f NEW V YORK March l 17 OP Tm P Im not happy over it but it was Vas I necessary ece sary It had hail to be said That was President Truman's answer to the question U Are you happy about your c congressional speech when he arrived in New York to review the St. St Patricks Patrick's day parade By Lyle C C. Wilson S W WASHINGTON SHING ON March 17 17 UP President Truman on Wednesday asked congress to th revive the d draft t temporarily to prevent war in a world faced with the growing menace of oi Russian expansion In a momentous appearance before a joint session of the house and senate the president also called for prompt enactment enact enact- ment n of universal training leg legislation and of the European r recovery covery program ram S Full Text Tet of Speech ceon on Page 2 Declaring Declaring- that Russia and aDd her satellites seek to subjugate gate gate- Europe Europ Mr Truman grimly w warned tn d that S We must be prepared to pay the price ce of pea peace or ors orAas- orAas a s red y we the price o of W war S SS S Mr Truman n. n in his strongest public condemnation of Russia s said i t S 5 I f Since c th the close l se of hostilities i tJ the Soviet Jn Union and its agents h have v ve cj destroyed s royed the be in independence and demo democratic rati cha character of ofa a wh whole serl series o of n nations tio s in eastern and cen central l E Europe ope This Ruthless Course of Action S It is Is' this ruthless course of action action and the clear d design fg to to ei extend nd it if- to io the rem remaining ining tree free naU nati nations ns of E Europe r iop e Ui th thai hive hiV brought about the critical situation in E Eur Europe ropel pe to today oda a Congressional reaction to th the p si draft ft bid ibid was was can can- au u o s and mixed The reg request est evo evoked d nothing but silence si el c t during J ng delivery of the speech S I But ut C Chairman Ch Chan Gurney R. R S. S D. D of the senate enate armed services committee itte said aid afterward rd that t his gr group Up would give it consideration Wednesday af afternoon S Secy cy of of State Ge- Ge George Gerge rge C. C Marshall was was called to discuss universal military ry training with the commit committee ee But Gurney said the d discussion would be broa broadened ened to include sel selective s service Marshall told the committee that the United States m must st demonstrate t i its s ln Intention to uto keep the European world both at peace and free I Reviews Communist Sw Sweep e eHe He reviewed the Communist sweep t through rough the Bal Balkan an and central European states He said the ItaI Italian an elections next month will foretell whether e elithe the lithe disintegrating trend will reach to the shores of the At At- t- t lantic And he added the European recover recovery program now before congress is not a complete answer We must show conclusively by decisive legislative action to all the nations of the world that the United States intends to be strong and to hold that strength ready to keep the E European European Euro Euro- r world both at peace and free Marshall said j jIh In Ih his speech Mr Truman acknowledged that I there is some ome risk involved in action there action there always is But there is far more risk in fail failure re to ac act he said The president placed squarely upon Russia the blame for failure thus far to achieve peace and stability in th the world It is chiefly due to the fact that one n nation tion has not only refused to cooperate in the establishment o of a just and honorable honorable honor honor- able anle peace but even hut even worse worse has has actively sought to o prevent it S La Lays s Down o n Bill of of Particulars Then he he laid d down n his bill of P particulars against t the Soviet oyie oyie S Union It has persistently ignored and violated agreements which could have furnished the basis casis for a peace ea e t tIt It has persistently obstructed the work of the United Nations by constant use of f the veto It has destroyed the independence and democratic character of a whole series of nations in eastern a and d central Europe It is responsible for form or the tb critical situation in Europe today Mr Truman said pressure n now w is being brought to bears to-bear's b bear S. S See Sec Page Pai 2 Column 1 S Truman Urges Draft To Halt Russia Drive Continued from Palo Page Ono One on Finland to uto the hazard of the thc entire Scandinavian peninsula Gr Greece e is under direct military attack from C sup Communist ported rebels and a determined and aggressive effort is being made by b a Communist minority to seize control of Italy In what s seemed emed a direct bid to Russia Mr Truman said the United States States' shall remain ready and anxious to join with all al nations I nations I repeat all nations nations nations-in in every possible effort to reach f International understanding ing and a agreement by peaceful means S 1 Describes Draft as Necessary In calling for a temporary revival of the draft Mr Truman I sai said said- such action Is necessary to o maintain the tho nations nation's armed forces at the authorized strength He said the armed forces now lack the necessary men to maintain this s strength We uWe cannot meet our International responsibilities unless we e maintain our armed forces Mr Truman said there is no conflict between the require require- ments of selective service for the regular armed forces and universal training raining for the reserve components Selective service is necessary until the solid foundation oJ of of universal training traming can be established Selective Sel service can then be terminated and the regular forces may then be maintained on a voluntary basis Mr Truman said adoption of universal training at this time tim would be unmistakable evidence to all the world of our oUt determination to ba back k the will to peace with the strength for peace Situation Rules Out Delay DelayA A situation has hns developed Mr Truman said w which ich forces the United States to ac act Immediately on fundamental issues of vital ital importance I believe t that at we have reached a point at which the position of the United States should be made bly clear the president ent said id In his his draft recommendation the president t said sUd the armed forces have been unable enable to maintain authorized str strength and he asked for a temporary selective seV service ce law to correct this de I fici c international unless We Ve cannot meet our responsibilities ss we mai maintain t 1 n o our r armed forces Mr T Truman an said The pres president d nt proposed that a temporary draft be set up and nd operated until the solid foundation of universal military training can be established Selective service can then be terminated and the regular forces force may then be maintained on a voluntary basis he added Urges Congress to ta Be Ready Beady Urging the nation to pay the price of peace le tit p pay y the higher cost of war Mr Truman counseled the congress to be r ready ady to take tak every wise wiser and necessary step to avoid another world conflict After setting the stage with witha a a gen generalized picture o of the critical foreign sItuation situation Mr Trum Truman n d delivered livered a bli blistering de denunciation dee de- de nun elation of Russia Since the close of hostilities hostilities' the tle Soviet Union and its its' agents have destroyed the Independence and democratic tic c character of a whole series of nations in eastern and central Europe he said It flit is this ruthless course of action and the clear design to extend it to the remaining re free nations of f Europe that have I brought about the critical situation in Europe today i The president called the roll roU He e described bed the Communist mist grab b of Czechoslovakia as the tragic death of a republic Hes He s sa Russian pressure re on a hazard to the th entire te Scandinavian vian peninsula p ei 4 Deplores Greece Italy Red Acts Acts Acts' THe He also d deplored lored Communist activities aimed at it control of Gr Greece ece and Italy Then Theft he jumped on oh Russia f for r rejecting invitations to cooperate cooperate cooperate co co- co- co operate with E ERP R It P and later aggressively attempting to wreck it They see in it a major obstacle to their designs to subjugate the free countries of Europe Europe Europe- t the e president said They do not want the United States to help Europe They do not want th the 16 cooperating countries to themselves If European If-European recovery is to be s successful Mr Truman said the participant t nations must be afforded some protection against internal and external aggression n. n The president was full of praise for the work of the United Nati Nations ns But he said the time has come for supplemental help for forthe r.- r. the U. U N. N by this country Acknowledges Risk in hi Action There are times in world history when it is far wiser to act than to hesitate he said There is s some same me risk involved in n action action- there always is But there is far more risk in failure to act For if ff we act wisely now we shall strengthen the powerful for forces es for freedom justice tice and peace which are represented by the United Nations Nations' and the free nations of the world I I 1 rega regard d it as my duty therefore to recommend to tile the congress cong those measures which in my judgment are best calculated calculated cal cal- l- l to give support to the free and democratic nations of Eu Europe pe and to improve the solid foundations of our own own national national strength This was by far ar the toughest public attitude toward Russia eve ever taken by Mr Truman or any ny other top official of the go government gay gov v His call for call for r renewal newal of the draft came only hours after the Russians had announced that their their a army y is being reduced to only the 21 and 22 year old classifications |
