Mr. BURTON. Mr. President, I ask
unanimous consent to place in the Ap¬
pendix of the Record a radio address by
my colleague [Mr. Taft], delivered over
the Columbia Broadcasting System on
June 25, as to Russia and the Four
Freedoms.
There being no objection, the address
was ordered to be printed in the Record,
as follows:	I
Are we going to get in the war? And If so,
when? Those are the questions which every
American, certainly every American In Wash¬
ington, Is asking. I have often stated the
reasons why I believe that It would be con¬
trary to the future welfare and happiness of
the people of this country for us to inter¬
vene in the war now proceeding between Ger¬
many qnd the British Empire; that it would
mean war for many years to come, with aU
Its terrible results. Those reasons are not
shaken by the surprising war between Ger¬
many and Russia. I believe they are greatly
strengthened.
There can be no doubt that a great ma¬
jority of the American people are opposed
to our going outside of this continent to
make war on a nation which has not attacked
us, no matter how wicked that nation Is.
But there Is an active war party and I do not
mean to identify that with either political
party! which has urged one argument after
another upon the people In a frank effort to
change their convictions and develop an ex¬
citement and hysteria for war.
First it was said that we must go to' war
now for fear that Hitler wlU later overwhelm
the world and conquer the United States.
The force of this argument has steadily de¬
clined until today hardly a military or naval
expert claims that Hitler can successfully
attack the United States across the Atlantic
Ocean. I notice that even the President is
laying little stress on this argument today.
There has been some question raised as to
whether we were going to have all of our
defenses ready In time to meet any possible
attack. The Russian war certainly postpones
for many months any attack which Hitler
could possibly make;! and makes even more
certain a defense of the United States suffi¬
cient to discourage any military or naval
attack.
As for foreign trade, I have often pointed
out that the danger to our trade, which the
President now emphasises,
gerated. I ‘do not
Is grossly
believe the American