His intrigues, his plots, his machinations, his sabotage in this
New World are all known to the government of the United States.
Conspiracy has followed conspiracy.
For example, last year a plot to seize the government of Uruguay
was smashed by the prompt action of that country, which was
supported in full by her American neighbors. A like plot was then
hatching in Argentina, and that government has carefully and wisely
blocked it at every point. More recently, an endeavor was made to
subvert the government of Bolivia. And within the past few weeks
the discovery was made of secret air-landing fields in Colombia,
within easy range of the Panama Canal. I could multiply instance
upon instance.
To be ultimately successful in world mastery, Hitler knows that he
must get control of the seas. He must first destroy the bridge of
ships which we are building across the Atlantic and over which we
shall continue to roll the implements of war to help destroy him,
to destroy all his works in the end. He must wipe out our patrol on
sea and in the air if he is to do it. He must silence the British
Navy.
I think it must be explained over and over again to people who like
to think of the United States Navy as an invincible protection,
that this can be true only if the British Navy survives. And that,
my friends, is simple arithmetic.
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