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2 Ido not blame England for this hope, or for asking for our ascist- ance. But we now know that she declared a war undor circumstances which lod to the defeat of ovory nation that eidod with hor from Polend to Greecoe Wo mow that in tho dosporation of war England promisod to oi1 thoso natione armod assistance that she could not wond 40 ence that eho misinformod thom, as she hae miginformed ing her state of proparation, hor military strength, and tho progross of the war. / MoD Rete’) In time of war, truth is always replaced by propaganda. I do not believe we chould be too quick to criticize the actione of a belligerent nation. ‘There is always the question/whether we, ourselves, would do better under similer (Cpptane) circumstances. But we in this country have a right to think of the volfare of Shoms aypaee America first, Just as the people in England thought first of their own country when they encouraged the smaller nations of Europe to fight against hopeless etal iron Bn land aske t iter thi: he dering hor own fut: G le igiand as: us to onter ewar, 8 8 considering ir own UFO, and that of hor Empire. In making our reply, I believe we should consider the future of tho United States and that of tho Western Homiephoro. /4t(a-+e) It ie not only our right, but it is our obligation as American citizons to look at thie war objectively, and to weigh our chances for euccone if we ehould enter it. I havo attemptod to do this, espocially from tho standpoint of aviations and I havo boen forced to the conclusion that we cannot win thie war for England, rogardless of how much assistanco wo Baie. Gf fame) I ask you to look at the map of Europe today and sesEf you can suggest any way in which we could win this war if we entered it. Suppose we had a ir ate? Be we rpaly trained og ane, Where would we send it to fight? Za ? The campaigna of the war show only too clearly how difficult it is to force a landing, or to miintain an army, on a hostile coast. Suppose we took cur navy from the Pacific, and used it to convoy British shipping. That would not win the war for England. -It would, at best, permit her to exist under the constant bombing of the German air fleet. Supposo we had an air force that we could send to Europe. Where could it oporate? some of our squadrons might bo basod in the British Ieles; but it is physically impossible to basc enough aircraft in tho British Isles alono to equal in etrongth the aircraft that can bo based on the continent of Europe. I have asked these questions on the supposition that we had in exist~ ence an army end an air force large enough and well enough equipped to send to Europe; and that we would dere to remove our navy from the Pacific. Even on this basis, I do not see how we could invade the continent of Kurope euccesefully