afford to be sof t-headed We must always be wary of those who with soundi brass and a tinkling cymbal preach the ism of appeasement. We must especially are of that small group of self ish men who would clip the w ings of the American le in order to feather their own nests I have recently pointed out how quick ly the tempo of modern warfare could bring into our very midst the physical attack which we must eventua ly expect if the dictator nation win this war There is much loose ta lk of our immunity from immediate and direct invasion from across the seas. Obviously, as long as the british Navy reta ins its power no such danger exists. Even if there were no british Navy, it is not probable that any enemy would be stupid enough to attack us by land ing troops in the United States from across thousands of miles of ocean, until it had acquired strategic bases from which to operate But we learn much from the lessons of the past years in Europe -particularly the lesson of Norway whose essential seaports were captured by treachery and surprise built up over a series of years The first phase of the invasion of this hemisphere would not be the landing of regula troops. The necessary strategic points would be occupied by secret agents and by their dupes -and great numbers of them are already here and in Latin America As long as the aggressor nations mainta in the offensive they not we, will choose the time and the place and the method of their attack And that is why the future of all the American Republics is today in serious danger. That is why this annual message to the Congress is unique in our history. That is why every member of the executive branch of the government and every member of the Congress face great responsibility -great account The need of the moment is that our actions and our policy should be devoted primarily -aImost exc lus ively-to meeting this foreign peril. For all our domestic problems are now a part of the great emergency Just as our national policy in internal aff airs has been based upon a decent respect for the rights and dign ity of all our fellow men within our gates so our national policy in foreign affairs has been based on a decent respect for the rights and the dig nity of all nations large and small. And the justice of mora lity must and w ill w in in the end Our national policy is this First, by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard toafford to be sof t-headed. We must always be wary of those who with sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal preach the ism of appeasement. We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests. I have recently pointed out how quickly the tempo of modern warfare could bring into our very midst the physical attack which we must eventually expect if the dictator nation win this war. There is much loose talk of our immunity from immediate and direct invasion f rom across the seas. Obviously, as long as the British Navy retains its power, no such danger exists. Even if there were no British Navy, it is not probable that any enemy would be stupid enough to attack us by landing troops in the United States f rom across thousands of miles of ocean, until it had acquired strategic bases f rom which to operate. But we learn much f rom the lessons of the past years in Europe—particularly the lesson of Norway, whose essential seaports were captured by treachery and surprise built up over a series of years. The first phase of the invasion of this hemisphere would not be the landing of regular troops. The necessary strategic points would be occupied by secret agents and by their dupes—and great numbers of them are already here and in Latin America. As long as the aggressor nations maintain the offensive they, not we, will choose the time and the place and the method of their attack. And that is why the future of all the American Republics is today in serious danger. That is why this annual message to the Congress is unique in our history. That is why every member of the executive branch of the government and every member of the Congress face great responsibility—great accountability. The need of the moment is that our actions and our policy should be devoted primarily—almost exclusively—to meeting this foreign peril. For all our domestic problems are now a part of the great emergency. Just as our national policy in internal affairs has been based upon a decent respect for the rights and dignity of all our fellow men within our gates, so our national policy in foreign affairs has been based on a decent respect for the rights and the dignity of all nations, large and small. And the justice of morality must and will win in the end. Our national policy is this: First, by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to