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August SO, 1111/11.
Dimas rottass, (Greek)
cootorge Oaf',
'athodrel Place,
tt. Augustine, irloridu.
Hose Olephard, 4riter.
POTIHM (ont111
P-RT
"Yes, -merloa is u grand country, the best eountry, And
the richest counts, in al world today," continued Vr.Potinoe.
"Although th, best thin;o All is the form of Amerioan govern-
ment, the frond= of tha individual. AS long us one under-
etands the -avirnment And understands the people, there is
nothin,'4 to lorry about, und nothing stunds in the way of your
oucoels unit your progress in business, or otherwise.
hen I iclout of 01 ;es things in relution to tho
,muricane, it brintze to mind the glori of ancient °rev's,
And the Irecao t my yeaugar days the free speech, assembly,
expression of th 14g, t ur.d political idaas, the splendid ath-
latios And other features und ideals similar in mserioan
to my beloved homeland. I am very proud that 1 live in
"merica, sin.;c it so uoarly resembles in thought and ideal,
my ancinut anoestry.
"1 Am lookin- for ;:meriou, in the future, to set au
example to the world to influeme the people of the yorld to help the 7eccle of the world in down -trodden ofountrios to
acquire u different form of rovernment, rluarantestng their
freedom.
26071,
Dennis Potinos (Part II)
2.
think 2resident noosevelt ham boon inkipired by
the Divine 2roviaence to initiate new conditionr for
the .,_.meric:an peoplo aud or tha world, also.
"He ir :Ala; Qi t reatest humanitarians the world
has ever known. To my individual opinion, ha haarloartain-
saved the c;ouritrar frasloble,ext revolution. God has
given the people of .,neriowito y!rat him such power that
he took advantage of it at the ri!!;ht tLme and saved the
°pantry from rroat oulumity.
"For myself, or business has teen tine; I have made
money siuoe ?ranklin 14. Rooeevelt hue beim kresident oS
the United -tates, and if th(.:se following him will be half
ae good presidents as :ooeavalt, tha country will always
prosper.
"American itan a .7:reat task t. fulfill on earth. It is
a new empire, with i Lamm* fora* power --wealth oppor,
tunities for edueation ,AnA thl people who live in such
a country as this aannot be deterred cannot go backwards.
"I do not agree with so many people fussing and oriti-
oising the'countryte actions in rigitrd to ioreign
In my opinion, wa h4ve no businese to mix in and interfere
with the r)olitias of tther nations or other lands.
"Amerioa le tryin7 to preserve tho freedom of the western
hemisphere for tiro to oome. Th3 avorage oitisen does
not know or anderetand ,;ut,lt what that meane what the natio*
4hall do for its children, aud tilse of future generations e
to preserve for them political friotose the right to work, And
the right to live without entanglement of foreign peWors.
Dennis Potinoo (Part II) 4.
Mut the ,'rat MO4 in Oalihingon know what tho;), ohould dol
The policy of tho jnitod ;.itotse governmont is that aggrossivo
nations shall hewer sequins thim oountry; **pact/ally, that
outh amerioa :dual nov.4r '4 alas to invodi this uountry.
The ?.orld now has L:ome mo awls together t,hrough inventions
aud thti disooveriea of 4V.131100 that life now Jo difforent to
what it W40u. huhdrad ioars ago, or even fifty pears ages
just no tho polidies of nutiohe will ehonge. Plat se, the
United Litotes, of whom some uationa of the world .are swot
oavious on aouount (LC our prosparity and,krogreso, never
could be a larty to turning the government over to a
ruthloss foreign powor.
"In thlwur whiuto is to eons, I mit sure amerioa will
hove a big part to ploy, Ati objeot to the other nu ions,
for the Li:gifting and bettorwont of 4ho world.
"The United .Aates, at tho 140111414 oS injustioe in am,
eonfliat, will *limp dor4n on the diotatore, awl Just is soon
as thoir poliolos uollapse, they will hold out their hands
to the. oloor countriee taid akkiI help you, and supply
you with food uni mohoy to o4,rry onyour life of independonoW
"I am lookihg ior that ilJry his in itay, the some
in Gerany and purts of ithirelli•
"The war in irospeat ia forosd on thil people by the
dietutors who ars mad who oamo into rover by
their )eopls impossible things.
Dennis Patinae (Part II) 4.
"Us /mauls of the v.ar will ohange, t hen the mar
is ended, ili aot, before, the armies of the world will
fight for other OUUSOS thiai those that originated the war.
"The L,nit3d .Autos -rmy aud the Prenoh Arnw will 10 the
etawlard taarare for the hi -41 ideals of mankind. The
3nglieh ,avy uhd the JA.ted tattoo Navy will fight for the
freedom of the small hations. This is Ohs era riven by God
to the luglish, the -rehoh, and tha mi.erioans to do their
duty Ivr mankind,
"then oar small islati rale in troutfo and the &nglieh
flk,g we there, it uas tha flag of hope; more so, is the
flag cf ',;12 ted i,tates.
"I believe also this one thing In this world engage-
Meht oi vair, the areaA nation will 4=14 out pith e.muoh
bettor fil,u.ce.
"%rectos 4./14 t neople have ..lwaye loved freedom, and
they want to live, lika to live,in P06.041 Ut.1 have a plats*
in the world of afiaire."
1To be .ontiuned)