Evening star., 1941-03-17
BY the Associated Press.


Editorial comment on President
Roosepelts address Saturday
night before the White House
Correspondents Association fol-
lotDS::
New York Herald Tribune (inde-
pendent Republican)-Here at last
is the call to a genuine sacrifice and
effort to which every one will be
eager to respond, because sacrifice
and effort are being asked which
will be adequate really to achieve
great results. - Never have Amer
leans faced job SO well worth
while, and never can there have
been less doubt that a job will be
done.
New York Times independent
DemOcratic)-The Presidents ring
ing words of Saturday night were
heard round the world both meta
phorically and literally there
can be no lingering doubt in any
mind as to where America stands
and what its course will be.
Philadelphia Record (independ-
ent) is fortunate in having
a President who dares tell the peo-
pie the truth in summoning them
to their own salvation. Had
the spokesman for England been as
courageous and as realistic from
1884 to 1899 Hitler could never have
gotten started.
The Baltimore Sun independently
-"S The President recognized
and dealt with the sterner side of
the policy to which the Nation is
committed under the defense pro-
gram and the Lease-lend Act. His
words carried much more of a call
to responsibility and sacrifice than
has been usual in White House pro-
nouncements up to now. ="
80 More Immediately in
tereSting were the pas
sages in which the President prom
ised q more intensive industrial eff
fort and those in which he called
for sacrifices. The country
as a whole has been ready and
willing to fall into line and sur
render its privileges and conven-
iences but the emphatic call
for such sacrifice has not come
from Washington. The Presidents
words bespeak a welcome
change"
indianapolis Star (independent
Republican)-The President served
notice to all the world, axis powers
and others, that there should be no
mistaking the part this country is
prepared to play as the arsenal of
democracy.
Chicago Tribune (independent)-
MIR. RooSevelt's speech was filled
with very large promises. !.
What, If anything, we are to get
In return was passed over in the
broadest generalities. - It is
to be hoped that Congress, COM
posed as it is of men most of whom
have had some practical experience
outside of politics. will not be equal
ly unmindful of the interests of the
United States.
Detroit Free Press (independent)
Every loyal American will respond
to the Presidents exhortation to-
ward unity whenever unity was
clearly defined. -" But the oues-
tion is: Will young America have
to give more? The Presidents call
would have elected an even greater
response if any discernible hope had
been held forth that the supreme
sacrifice of lives will not be the next
step, to be proclaimed only when
the Nations collective mind is prop
erly conditioned to sustain the decla-
ration.
Kansas City Star independently
The complete material resources
Of this country are to be thrown into
the battle against totalitarian ag-
gression. - Our prestige as a
world power now and for the rest
of historical time hinges upon the
issue Of a full and final victory.
st. Louis Glove Democrat Cinde-
pendent)-In this address he Roose-
velt) notified the world, and par
ticularly the dictators of the axis
group, that . - whatever the lead
ers of those forces may have thought
in the past they know now that
the United States has settled def
nitely upon a policy, and that that
policy is directed specifically at them
and will be carried out to the fullest
extent and with the utmost speed.
Louisville Courier-Journal (inde-
pendent Democrat)-At last a large
part Of the ugly truth has been told
us by the one man in our world
whose words have real authority
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke Of bridge of
ships" that &. p. will probably be