No Appeasement: President Puts Nation On All Out
No Appeasement: President Puts Nation On All Out
No Appeasement: President Puts Nation On All Out. Calling on all Americans to tighten their belts in the face of the gravest threat to our national security, President Truman signs the emergency proclamation that puts this nation on a war footing. No appeasement of Communism is the rallying cry as America heeds its President's call to arms. December 15, 1950. Excerpts from the Report to the American People on the National Emergency. President Harry S Truman sitting at his desk addressing the public, "Our homes, our Nation, all the things we believe in, are in great danger. This danger has been created by the rulers of the Soviet Union. The future of civilization depends on what we do - on what we do now, and in the months ahead. Here are the things we must do: First, we will continue to uphold, and if necessary to defend with arms, the principles of the United Nations Second, we will continue to work with the other free nations to strengthen our combined defenses. Third, we will build up our own Army, Navy, and Air Force, and make more weapons for ourselves and our allies. Fourth, we will expand our economy and keep it on an even keel. Though the present situation is dangerous, we do not believe that war is inevitable. here is no conflict between the legitimate interests of the free world and those of the Soviet Union that cannot be settled by peaceful means. We will continue to take every honorable step we can to avoid general war. But we will not engage in appeasement. The world learned from Munich that security cannot be bought by appeasement. The photographers and their cameras. President Truman signing a proclamation.