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(On thc night of l)cccmlrcr 14, 'l'homas I,). l)cwcy, Governor of Ncw York Statc, <lclivcrcrl an arl<lrcss to a nrccting of lawyers in Ncw York City. It was a slrccch so cloqrrcnt in clclivcry, so forccftrl in vcrlriagc, an<l s<> thrilling with patliotic fcrvor, that it will prolralrly bc callc<l onc of thc grcatcst orations of thc history of this rratiorr. rlclivcrc<l in atr hottr of grcat nccrl. Wc lravc not tlrc sp:tcc in this isstrc to rcpro<lrrce that oration in frrll, lrtrt wc l)rescnt hcrcwith allout half oI thc salicnt paragraphs that nrarlc it glcat. Rcad it calcftrlly. lt has a mcssagc for cvery Anrcrican who lovcs this lan<I, as wcll as a challcngc to cach of us. Iirlitor''s note )

Wc mcct at a tragic monrcnt in thc histoly of mankirrtl. Arncrican trool)s <lcfcrr<lir-rg frcc<lom havc strlTerc<l a tcrriblc catastrophc. Otrr prcstigc is at a low cltlr an<l worlrl Commttnisrn has gained a grcat triurrrph.

Wc stancl almost nakecl bcfolc thc worlcl. Right now, asiclc from four partly traincd National Guard <livisior.rs, thcrc are only l0 <livisions of thc Unitcd Statcs Arrny. Two arc in Germany. Seven are facing drcadful odds in Korea antl in all continer-rtal United States there is just one division ready f or combat-not cltough to clef end a singlc Amcrican city.

Tl.re only apparent reason Sovict Rr.rssia has not already launched total war is fcar of atomic bcn-rbing. Wc do not know how much longer she will be afraid of that. Or.rr country-the free vzorld-the very idea of human freedom arc in deadly, immediate danger.

For four ycars I have been saying to all who would listen to me that this crisis was rushing toward us at headlong speed. I have been saying-and have been sneered at for saying it-that national unity was urgently necessary because we faced great perils.

Three years ago, in this very room before another great audience of an equally nonpartisan nature, I forecast in detail what has since happened in China and what is happening today in Korea.

I now say again, toniglrt, that trnless orrr nation dcvclolls a tltrality of lca<lcrship and a capacity for clTcctivc action which havc thrrs far not appcared, I do not lrclievc wc will sttrvivc.

Surcly it rrrtrst lrc plain-at las{-sysn to thosc who will 11o{ 5cs-{hat worlrl Cornrnunism rrnder thc lcadcrshill of Sovict Russia is waging rrrthless war against thc wholc [t'cc worlrl. Strrcly it must bc clcar-at last-that or.rly far morc rlccisivc action by the United Statcs will make it possiblc to stem thc Sovict tide.

Srrrcly thc drcatlful clar.rgcr must now be cleal to thosc trations who arc wolrbling in thcir will to resist Soviet aggrcssion or arc running for the illusory cover of neutrality. 'l'hcre can be no neutrality in this world-for long. We shall all be bravc and strong and remain frce or we shall bc tinricl ancl weak and bccorne slaves.

I am not concelned tonight with how we Arlericans got int<-r this dcspcrate pcril. I am not concerned tonight with why some other free nations are losing their will to resist. I am desperately conccrned with where we go from here.

Iiirst of all, let us finally and forever abandon all those cor.r.rfortable illr-rsions which havc allowed our country to sink to this perilous ltoint. Our government and our people have been living in a dream world based on self-deception. That deception was not even "made in Russia" because Stalin has never concealed his purpose of conquering the worlcl any more than Hitler: did. He has written it time and time again just as Hitler did. But everybody refused to believe it.

The cold fact is that the Russian war machine has never been demobilized. Nearly one-half of Russia's total economic productivity has been devoted to military purposes. Without shooting a gun or losing a man since the end of the war, but through propaganda, bribery, falsehood, coercion, satellite troops and treason, Russia now rules 800,000,000 people, or one-third of the world.

Let us get rid once and for all of the idea that Russia wants less than the wholc world'

Let us also get ritl of thc sttrllid idca that wc can sit down and clo bttsiness with Stalin whilc we are weak antl he is strong. Nation aftcr natit.rtr tricd it with Hitlcr and was swallowccl rrp bcfor.c thc wal'. Natiorr aftcr nation has tried it with Stalin and thcy, too, havc bcen swallowed up' It is time wc listenecl to the nrtrte testimony of the lcaders of those nations from thcir torttlrcd gravcs'

Let us get rid of the idea we can stop Rtrssia by appropriating billions of dollars, setting up new government boards and then contintring wagc rottnds as tlsual, price increascs as usual and politics as usual. only all-out effort, all-out sacrificc and all-out use of the brains and skills of this corrntry, backed by an abiding faith in the justice of our cause, will give us a chancc of survival'

If. at last, we Americans will get out of our dream world' bury every one of ottr false illusions forever and gird up our loins to meet this terrible challenge, then we will have taken the first step toward sttrvival'

Second. our armcd forces should at the earliest possible moment be brought to overwhelming strength' The day for temporizing, shilly-shallying and compromise is long since gone. Only four divisions of our National Guard have even bcen called into service. There are 25 divisions of the National Guard and two armored divisions which could have been called to the Colors months ago'

I know perfectly well, and this is no secret from the Russians, that our National Guard has barely enough arms for training purposes, to say nothing of any arms to fight with. I know perfectly well that these divisions are at half strength at most but until something is done they will remain without arms and at half strength'

They should be called to national service tomorrow morning.

This is just a beginning. Universal military service of at least two years should be required of every young man to give us at least the foundation for the armed forces we need. It should be enacted now-this month-not next month.

By the swift acceleration of the draft the U' S' Army snouta be brought to a strength of not less than 100 divisions, and our divisions are nearly twice as large as Russian divisions'

At the earliest possible moment the Air Force should be brought to at least 80 grouPs'

Thc U. S. Navy shorrld bc takcn out of mothballs and recornmissioncd withotrt dclaY.

In a worltl of brtrtc forcc therc is frccdom only for the lrravc. If we are not l)repared to fight for our freedom then wc shall strrcly losc it. If wc arc preparcd to fight we still cotrkl win. If wc are strong enough and have strong fricnds wc may hopc that Corrrmrtnism will stop and cotlllt thc cost of f urthcr aggrcssior.r.. Wc may cve n hopc to bring Rtrssia to her senses and so bring peacc to the world'

I-et me renrincl you once again that we must abandon our <lcfensive mood. Defense never prevails against powerfr'tl attack. We must stop letting Russia havc a monopoly on initiative. Within a limited perimeter she can, through satellites, continue to attack the world at one point after another and bleed us white, without shedding a drop of Russian blood. Then she can conquer a prostrate free world with her 200 divisions.

The hour is very t"a.-Jao*rlol uno* how late' Whether we still have a day or a year of two years' not a second should be lost. Our government' our people, the United Nations and the spokesmen of the free world must rally now.

If we respond with all our strength, with all our hearts and courage, I do not know what it will cost in toil and tears and treasure. But I do know we will save our souls' and with God's help we will save our country and the cause of human libertY.

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Robcrt S. Youngbcrg Appointcd Watsm Divirion Manager Of Sicalkraft Co.

Robcrt S. Youngborg

The Sisalkraft Co., manttfactttrcrs of reinforce<l waterpro<lf llaper, announcc the :r'1r1>ointurent 0f ltollert S. YottngL.tg nt rvestern utanager succce<ling l'errv M' (l'at) olsctt' efiective Januart' l, 19.51. After trventy-tu'o years of faithful and rlevoted serVice, t,. NI. Olsen itlltl()tll'tccs his rctirement as active manager ()f the Western l)ivision cotttprisilrg sevcn \\/estern States, I-{au'aii antl Al:tska.

R. S. Yourrgltcrg takes <tvcr his ncrr' <lutics lrfter tiftcerr years' experience rvith The Sisalkraft ('o' lle fornrcrly worketl in the Nerv York Office, travele<l thr<tughout thc South as sales representative, and for thc p:rst six 1'ears serve<l rln the board of <lircctors as 'rvcll lts nratrager of the lt<>ad l)epartment in the central Offices Of the coml)anv in Chicago.

The San Francisco offices of 'I'hc Sisalkr:tft Co' arc itt 55 Neu, Montgomery Strect' Thc telephone ntttlrller is EXbrook 2-306(r.

Frank C. Kilpatrick Elected President Of California Redwood Association

San Francisco, I)ecember ltt, 19.50-It was anttotlncetl today that lirank C. Kilpatrick of the ltockport ltedrvood Company has been electecl president of the Califorrria ltedwood Association by the Association's boarcl of directors' Sherrnan A. Ilishop rvas elected to the ne$'ly-createtl ofhce of executive vice-president of the Association. and u'il1 continue his present duties as general manager' NIr' Kilpatrick succeeds Otis R. Johnson, 1>resident of Union Lumber Company, as head of the Association'

Teco's Eigrhth Glue School Completed

Washington, D. C' The eighth training course in wood :r<lhesives held at Tinrber Engineering Company's Research I-aboratorv ciuxe to a sttccessful conclttsion December 1'

S<lmc intern:rtional atn.rosphere was loaned to this class with the lrresencc of. M. Z. Khan of I'akistan, who plans to ernploy his hnowleclge of Artlcricau gluing nrethods to Himalayan Mountain timbers.

Short courses in gluing practices and low grade hardwood rutilization are held periodically in the I-aboratory of Timber Engineering Company as a service to the lumber industry' Ir-,qui.ies regar<ling these training courses should be addressed to the Director of Research, Timber Engineering Company, 1319 Eighteenth Street, N.W., Washington 6, D'C'