The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-30
with that the stability of the cost
of living.

Not Enough
Nine days ago I announced the
setting up of a more effective or
g%anization to direct our gigantic
efforts to increase the production
OF munitions. The appropriation of
vast sums of money and a well
coordinated executive direction of
our defense efforts are not in
themselves enough. Guns, planes
and ships have to be built in the
factories and arsenals of America.
They have to be produced by
workers and managers and engi-
neers with the aid of machines
which in turn have to be built by
hundreds of thousands of workers
throughout the land.
In this great work there has
been splendid cooperation between
the government and industry and
labor a..
American industrial genius. un-
matched throughout the world III
the solution of production prob
lens, has been called upon to
bring it's resources and talents into
action. Manufacturers of watches,
of farm implements, linotypes,
cash registers, = automobiles, sew
ing machines, lawn mowers and
locomotives are now making fuses,
bomb packing crates, telescope
mounts, shells, pistols and tanks.
But. all our present efforts are not
enough. We must have. more ships,
more guns, more planes-more of
everything. This only can be accom-
plished if We discard the notion of
business, as usual This, job can
not be. done merely by superimpos-'
ing on the existing productive facili-
ties the added requirements for de
tense. ~. ~. -
Our defense efforts must not be
blocked by those who fear the flu
ture consequences of surplus plant
capacity. The possible. consequences
of failure of our defense efforts now
are much more to be feared.
After the present needs of our de-
Tense are past, a proper handling OF
the country's :peace-time needs will
require all Of the new productive
capacity-if not more.
No pessimistic policy about the
future of America shall delay the
immediate expansion of those indus.
tries. essential to defense.
We Will Build
I}want to. make it clear that it is
the purpose Of the nation to build
now with all possible speed every
machine and arsenal and factory
that we need to manufacture our
defense material. We have the men
the skill-the wealth-and above
all, we will.
I am confident that if and when
production of consumer or luxury
goods in certain industries requires
the, use of machines and raw mater
ials. essential for defense purposes,
then such production must yield to.
our primary and compelling purpose.
I appeal to the owners of plants
TO. the managers-to the workers
Ito. u own government employees
Ito put every ounce of effort into
producing these; munitions swiftly
and, without stint. And with this ap-
peal I give you the pledge that all
of. us who are officers Of your gov
eminent will devote ourselves to
the same whelehearted extent to. the
great task which lies ahead.
AS planes and ships and guns and
shells r produced, your govern
ment, with its defense experts, can
then determine how best to use them
to defend this hemisphere. The de-
cision as to how. much shall be sent
abroad and how much shall remain
at home must be made on the basis
of our overall military necessities.
We must be the great arsenal of
democracy. For us this is an emer-
gency as serious as war itself. We
must apply ourselves to our task
with the same resolution, the; same
sense of urgency, the same spirit of
patriotism and sacrifice as we would
show were we at war.
More British Aid
We have furnished the British
great material support and we will
furnish far more in the future.
There will be no "bottlenecks" in