Evening star., 1942-04-29
airplanes and munitions Of war
to the armies of GeneraliSsimo
Chioru Koi-chok

airplanes and munitions Of war
to the armies of GeneraliSsimo
Chang Kai-shek.
We remember that the Chinese
people were the first to stand up
and fight against the aggressors
in this, war, and in the future an
unconquerable China will play its
proper role in maintaining peace
and prosperity not only in
Eastern Asia but in the whole
world.
For every advance that the
japanese have made since they
started their frenzied career of
conquest, they have had to pay
a very heavy toll in warships, in
transports, in planes and in men.
They are feeling the effects of
those losses.
1t is even reported from Japan
that somebody has dropped
bombs on Toxic and on other
principal centers of Japanese
war industries. If this be true,
it is the first time in history that
Japan has suffered such indigni-
ties.
Although the treacherous at
tack on Pearl Harbor was the
immediate cause Of our entry
into the war, that event found
, the American people spiritually
prepared for war on a world
wide scale. We went into this
war hghting. We know what we
are lighting for. We realize that
the war has become what Hitler
originally proclaimed 1t to be-
q total war.
Not ell OF us can have the
privilege Of fighting our enemies
in distant parts Of the world.
Not all of us can have the
privilege Of working In a NUM-
tions factory or shipyard, or on
the farms or In oil fields or mines.
producing the weapons or the
raw materials which are needed
by our armed forces.
All Privileged to Fight
On the Home Front.
But there is one front and one
battle where every one in the
United States-every man, wom-
an. and child-is in action, and
will be privileged to remain in
action throughout this war. That
front is right here at home in
our daily lives and In our daily
tasks. Here at home every one
will have the privilege of max
ing whatever self-denial is ne
cessary, not only to supply our
fighting men, but to keep the
economic structure Of our coun-
try fortified and secure during
the war and after the war.
This will require the abandon
ment not only of luxuries but
many other creature comforts.
Every loyal American is aware
of his individual responsibility.
Whenever I hear any one say
ing THE American people are
complacent-they need to be
aroused" I feel like asking him
to come to Washington and read
the mail that foods into the
White House and into all depart
ments of this Government. The
one question that recurs through
all these thousands of letters and
messages is What more can do
to help my country in winning
this WARP"
To build the factories, and buy
the materials, and pay the labor,
and provide the transportation
and equip and feed and house the
soldiers, sailors and marines, and
TO do all the thousands of things
necessary in war - all cost
money, more money than has
ever been spent by any nation
at any time in the history of the
world.
We are now spending. solely
for war purposes, the sum of
about 100000 900 every day in
the week But, before this year
is over, that almost unbelievable
rate Of expenditure will be
doubled.
All of this money has to be
spent-and spent quickly-if we
are to produce within the time
now available the enormous
quantities of weapons of war
which we need. But the spend
ing Of these tremendous sums
presents grave danger of disaster
to our national economy.
Unprecedented Sums Spur
Buying for Scarce Goods.
When your Government contin-
ues to spend these unprecedented
sums for munitions month by
month and year by year, that
money goes into the pocketbooks
and bank accounts Of the people
/ of the United States. At the
same time raw materials and
many manufactured goods are
necessarily taken away from
civilian use; and machinery and
| factories are being converted to
war production.
You do not have to be pro-
fessor of economics TO see that If
people with plenty of cash start
bidding against each other for
scarce goods. the price of them
goes up.
Yesterday I submitted to the
Congress Of the United States q