Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24

Gen. Douglas Macarthur and his
American-Filipino heroes in Ba-
taan province and the fortified
islands of Manila Bay
Macarthur and his men are
fighting a delaying action, the
President said But he added that
they were doing monumentally
more than ever had been deemed
possible when the strategy for the
was laid out long ago.
Mr.. Roosevelt laid down a three
point program for Americans:
NO strikes.
y No special gains. privileges
- or advantages for any group
or occupation.
> Cheerful abandonment of
- ConvenienCeS and modifica-
ton Of the routine of our lives
10 win the war.
There was real cheer in Mr..
RooScVelt'S reference 10 Pearl Har-
Dor. He said the United States al
ready has downed more Japanese
planes than the number of Ameri-
can planes lost TO Japan at Pearl
lIarbor. Unofficial estimates are
that around 295 Japanese planes
have been brought down by Amer
lean alrmen.
Mr. Roosevelt gave the Pearl
Harbor casualties and damage
again 234O killed 946 wounded.
three warshipS destroyed. others
damaged, some Of which are back
in service and others coming back,
and some ships not damaged at all
Better still was his assurance
that the vast 1912 armament plans
January s would be
realized $4,000 airplanes. $4,000
tanks. 10000 anti-aircraft guns
5000, 900 dea d light tons of
The 1913 program is even
bigger.
THE Axis propagandists called
IL fantastic" Mr. Roosevelt said
II can tell you that those goals
will be attained"
Sharply. almost bitterly, nc
fifth columnists. the
selfish, the fearful and the jealous
and the Americans in and out Of
public life who have made damn
able miSStatementS" and wildly
exaggerated our losses in men or
materials at Pearl Harbor
"ThoSe Americans who be-
lieved we could live under the
Illusion OF isolationism." Mr..
Roosevelt said. wanted the
American eagle to initiate the
many of those same people,
afraid that we are sticking our
necks want our national
bird TO be turned into turtle.
But we prefer to retain the
eagle as II is-fying high and
striking hard.
NO TURTLE POLICY
~ know that speak for the
mass Of American people when
I say that we reject the turtle
policy :.
"SOOn, we and not our
enemies, will have the often
Sivc: we. not they, will win the
final battles; and we, not they,
will make the final peace"
He cited the lies Of Axis
propaganda and the Axis story
that we arc soft playboyS who
would hire Dutchmcn, English
men or Russians To fight for us
He advised the Axis 10 tell that
one 10 the marines, or 10 Mac
Arthur'S men. or 10 the American
sailors or soldiers who are shoot
ing it out today with the Japa-
nose.
But. most Of all. the President
demanded uninterrupted produc-
ton" so that the supply lines
which link the far flung United
Nations may be kept open and
reasonably Safe-for our munitions
ships and transports.
"If we lost communication
with the Southwest Pacific"
he warned "all Of that area, in
Guiding Australia and New Tea
land. would fall under japanese
domination. Japan could then
release great numbers OF ships
and men to launch attacks on
large scale against the coast
Of the Western Hemisphere, in
Guiding Alaska.
AT the same time, she could
Immediately extend her con-
quests to India, and through
the Indian Ocean, TO Africa and
the Near Fast and try to join
forces with Germany and Italy.
III we were to stop sending
munitions to the British and the
Russians In the Mediterranean
and Persian Gulf areas, we
would help the Sazis to over
run Turkey, Syria. Iraq. Persia,
Egypt and the SueZ Canal, the
whole coast of North Africa
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