Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-12

mere anu a llLIlS CIleTe. we lluoC NC
able to defend ourselves wholly and
at any time. g ,''f''
Our plans for national security
therefore, should cover total defense.
1 believe that the people of this coun-
try are willing to make any sacrifice
to attain that end.
After consultation with the War
and Navy Departments and the Ad-
visory Commission Of the Council Of
National Defense. ! recommend a
further program for the national de-
tense. This contemplates the provis-
ion of funds and authorizations for
the material requirements without
which the manpower Of the Nation,
if called into service, cannot effective
ly operate, either in the production of
arms and goods, or their utilization
in repelling attacks.
In broad outline our immediate OBJ
jectives are as follows:
1. To carry forward the naval ex-
pansion program designed to build up
the Navy to meet any possible COM
bination of hostile naval forces.
2. To complete the total equipment
for a land force of approximately l.
zoo, 900 men, though of course this to-
tai of men would not be in the army in
time of peace.
3. To procure reserve stocks of
tanks, gun, artillery, ammunition, etc.,
for another 100000 men or total of
1000, 900 men if a mobilization of such
force hould become necessary.
A. To provide for manufacturing
facilities, public and private, necessary
to produce critical items of equipment
required for a land force of 100000
men, and to produce the ordinance
items required for the aircraft pro-
grom of the Amy and Navy-guns,
bombs, amor, bombsights and am
munition.
5. Procurement of $1,000 additional
planes for the Army and 1000 for the
Navy, complete with necessary spare
engines, amaments, and the most mod
ern equipment.
The foregoing program deals exclu-
sively with material requirements.
The Congress is now considering the
enactment of a system of selective
training for developing the necessary
manpower to operate this material
and manpower to fill Army non-com-
blatant needs.
In this way we can make certain
that when this modern material be-
comes available, it will be placed in
the hands of troops trained, season.
ed, and ready, and that replacement
material can be guaranteed.
take this occasion to report the
excellent progress being made for the
procurement of the equipment aleady
ordered under authorization by the
Congress. Every week more and
more is being delivered. The several
branches OF the Government are work.
ing in close cooperation with each
other and with private manufacturers.
We are keeping abreast of develop
ments in strategy, tactics, and tech
nique of warfare, and build our de-
lenses accordingly.
The total amount which I ask of the
Congress in order that this program
may be carried out with all reasonable
speed in $2,161,441,957, which it is
estimated would be spent out of the
Treasury between now and July 1,
1941 and an additional $2,686, 73O, 900
for contract authorizations.
So great sum means sacrifice. So
large program means hard work
the participation of the whole coun-
try il, the total defense of the coun-
try. This nation through sacrifice
and work and unity proposes to re-
main free.