The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-31

styles of dive bombing ski and parachute trooping were adopted.
 The navy went to work on its two-ocean building program.
 But the impetus for overall de- fense organization came from the White House where Franklin D. Roosevelt labored iong hours ct his gadget-llttered desk to keep the mushrooming agencies running smoothly. From California, Mon- tana, Nebraska, Texas, Maine Florida and all the other states came tens of thousands of workers flocking to Washington to bolster the defense program. Other hun dreds of thousands converged on defense areas to begin new jobs forging the war weapons. Employ ment from June, 1o40 increased in ie major defense industries by 6s per cent and unemployment through November dropped SS per cent.
 The key to Americas future was laid down early in the year by the President on the occasion of his third term inauguration. He de. clared: "Democracy is NOT dying We do not retreat. We are not con. tent to stand still. As Americans we 90 forward, in the service of our country, by the will of God"
 Ship . Day Built
 Previously he had asked Congress to authorize an immediate appro- prtatIon of t350 ,000 ,000 needed to initiate construction of at least 200 strong steel cargo vessels to speed nd-lease sid to the nations fight ing aggression. Merchant ships now are being produced ct the rate oi one a day. During the first 90 days of ie42, 90 ships will be delivered That figure will increase to i46 ships during the second quarter; bA ir the third quarter, and is4 in the last quarter.
 On the observance of his 6oth birthday Jan. 30, Ie4i, the President observed:
 That the lights of peace blaze in our great cities and glow in OUT towns and vIllages--that laughter and music still ring out from coast to coast--that we will return to safe beds tonight" But il months later uniformed guards marked all White House entrances, steam shovels were tearing up the yard and the nations cities were readying their "hlaek- outs equipment and experience. The Japs had attacked the Pacific out posts of Hawai-, Luzon and Manila in the Philippines. Guam, Wake and Midway Islands. Chinese Ain- basgador Flu Shin remarked candid ly that the conflict would Do over iTl . year or lS months.
 Ne H0ttlenecks In Agriculture
 On March 6 in on address tc American farmers, the Chief Execu- tive asserted that there fare no bot tIenecks in our agricultural produc- ton. The farm front ts ready foS any demand of total defense" Tn December he told Q press confeTeTice that the nation faced war with nc shortage of foodstuffs:
 Then, doubting that even ST,0O0,- GOO 900 would be enough to provide lend -leage aid for Britain and other countries. House Speaker Sam Ray burn at the preSident'S request asked Congress to approve an approprta' ton "to make for the democraciel every gun, plane and intuition ot war that we possibly can."
 By the years end, cargo Ghipe-- some under the protection of naval gVinS--were unloading ct Rangoor In the Red Sea end rerslan Gulf ports the armaments needed In Eu- rope, the Middle and Far East by allied fighting forces. The trickle of lend d-Iease soon became . flood, 4 second iend-lease appropriation amounting to e6.e8s 900 900 was all- th0rIzed. By mld-D December q ,202,. OO0,0OO of arms and supplies had been shipped abroaA under the act
 Agedlatlen Reagd Named
 Tn early spring the Arsenal of Democracy was prlcked hy atgikes; labor and management, uIiaccus- toned 60 new heavy backIogs of nr- deFg end higher prices, were at odds. BY Executive Order On March IQ, tlle Remember National pefenae hGealation noard was created to az sure khat sIl work necessary f0r mo- tiQnaf defensa shall proceed without sui fFnlloa alld co pose'hIe speed. 3v iaSe November tho baafs was up-
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