Show McNutt Calls on U. U S. S Colleges To o Provide rove a Naval Reserves BALTIMORE Jan 3 AP The AP-The Thc The nations nation's colleges ca called upon for a minim minimum m men annually for naval reserve officer officer officer of of- training were told Saturday they would have to play a I major role in keeping the road to Singapore vital to American I victory open at all an costs Federal Security Administrator Paul V. V McNutt told haired grey-haired college presidents and deans You are In the army now now that or a nazi straitjacket later Every resource of t the e nation must be geared to victory Stating that if the Philippines were saved it would be by the skill and ingenuity of Douglas MacArthur and by the grace of God not God not by any wisdom and foresight foresight fore fore- sight ight of American policy in the years following the last great war McNutt continued The fall of Manila stands as asan asan asan an Indictment of the international thinking of educated Americans We built for peace promised I I I Ithem them freedoms as though we I were omniscience itself But at no time did we look atthe atthe at atthe the total situation realistically enough to create the conditions upon which real Independence and freedom real freedom real security and opportunity must must depend We built for peace in an ivory tow tower r. r McNutt former governor general general gen gen- eral of the Philippines warned educators educators educators ed ed- ed- ed to abandon that tower and puerile pacifism pacifism to to realize that Singapore is a road to American victory that must be k kept pt open at all costs Joseph W. W Barker special assistant assistant assistant as as- to the assistant t secretary of the navy stated that in recruitIng recruiting recruiting recruit- recruit Ing personnel for a two-ocean two navy some Interference with normal college programs is inevitable |