Korea: Allies Hold Tight As Truman Alerts Nation
Korea: Allies Hold Tight As Truman Alerts Nation
News from the Korean front, and pres. Truman's dramatic call to arms. On the Korean front. From Okinawa, super forces just arrived from the US. Take off to bomb North Korean targets. Bombs falling from the planes. At a South Korean port, American reinforcements arrive to bolster our hard-pressed forces. Troops in Korea. Flaming car. Tanks. Officers examine a map. Allies Hold Tight In Korea As President Truman Alerts Nation. In his first major address to the nation since the war, the president warns Russia of disturbing the peace and asks for additional funds to end the Korean conflict. In Washington, President Truman makes his first major address to the nation since the conflict erupted. He says that Communist aggression must be stopped or all nations will be in jeopardy, and reminds the American public that free nations have learned from the 1930's that appeasement leads to all-out war. In the course of his speech, he asks for partial wartime powers and an increase of $10 billion in defense appropriations, with a possible tax increase, saying "the cost of freedom is high". President Harry S Truman addresses the nation: "The fact that communist forces has invaded Korea is a warning that there may similar acts of aggression in other parts of the world. Free nations must be on their guard more than ever before against this kind of sneak attack. The free nations have now make it clear that lawless aggression will be met with force. The free nations have learned a fateful lesson of the 1930's. That lesson is that aggression must be met firmly appeasement leads only to further aggression and ultimately to war. We have the resources to meet our needs. Far more important, the American people are united in their belief in Democratic Freedom. We are united in detesting communist slavery. We know that the cost of freedom is high but we are determine to reserve our freedom - no matter what the cost."