Evening star., 1942-10-17
; U.S.. Units
p AIN pre-Driive
Fund Quotas
Key Workers Told Of
'Rumor' Thot May
Set Pace for All

Sct OSS lO1 All
Three Government agencies are
understood to be planning to raise
their entire quota of the Community
War Fund in advance of the gen.
eral campaign, so as to make COM
plete and final report at the first
report luncheon October 81.
This was indicated yesterday at
an enthusiastic meeting of about
1000 key men and women Of the
Government Unit of the campaign
at Departmental Auditorium by
John L. Sullivan, Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Treasury. In speech
calling on the Government workers
to meet the challenge of the cam
paign to raise more than $4,0OO,0G0
Mr. Sullivan did not name the agen-
cles which had planned a surprise
report.
Labelling the story of the three
Government agencies as only
"rumor," he nevertheless. in a pre-
pared speech, declared: Il am pass
ing this rumor along to you because
know that none of us enjoy march,
Ing at the tail end of parade. But
should warn you," he declared,
''that II you intend to head the pa
rade with those three other depart
ments, it will require all of your
energy and all of your determine
ton"
Constance Bennett Speaks.
The war fund rally of Govern.
ment workers heard several speak
ers outline plans for the campaign
and appeal for the Government Unit
10 go over the top in its efforts to
raise more than half of the total
war fund quota of $4,141,O0O.
Among the speakers were Oscar
l.. chapman, Assistant Secretary of
the interior, who is chairman of the
government Unit; Mr.. Sullivan.
constance Bennett, motion picture
actreSs; Mrs. j. Borden Hartman,
former Minister to Norway; FLOYD
Akers, general campaign chairman,
and Herbert L. Willett, jr., executive
director of the Community War
FUND. The musical part of the pro-
gram included selections by the
United States Marine Band Orches-
ira and community singing OF patrl-
otlc airs, led by George Meyers.
Ihe Community War Fund CAM
palgn motion picture entitled "The
Light Behind the Blackout" was
screened. Copies of the film will be
available to Government units re-
questing it for use in the campaign,
Mr.. Willett said.
Meantime. it was learned that a
gift of $4,000 for the Community
War Fund had been received from
the A. w. Mellon Educational and
Charitable Trust.
The War Fund established down.
town headquarters today at the Will
lard Hotel, to which all campaign
units, staff and equipment was
moved from their former Offices at
1101 M street NV. The four big
soliciting units, with personnel and
facilities, are occupying the congress
sional room on the main corridor.
At their rally yesterday Mr.. Sulli-
van gave the Government workers
the answer he would make to per-
sons who tried to excuse themselves
from subscribing because of in
creased Government taxes.
Taxes for Victory.
THE man who pleads increased
taxes as an excuse for not helping
his unfortunate fellows has some
thing more fundamentally wrong
with him than merely deficiency in
charity" said Mr.. Sullivan. He
should know that today a Federal
tax is more than a financial exac-
ton. He should know-as almost
every man, woman and child knows
today-that Federal taxes are now
imposed to enable us to build a
Navy that will sink our enemys
ships beneath all the seven seas"
Here he was interrupted by
hearty applause.
They are imposed" he continued,
TO build and man an air force that
will sweep the worlds skies clear.
The objective of taxes today is to
enable us to man and equip armies
that will crush the Nazis and Japs
IN Europe, Asia and Africa. or
wherever we have to chase them.
When man pays Federal tax
today he is contributing to the
restoration of liberty which has been
trampled and defled and stolen
from the lands of our ancestors. He
is contributing to the preservation of
ourselves and our children and the
freedom and the opportunity which
we Americans have created for our
selves in this Nation"
The increased cost of liyinp-an.
other excuse-he said, had not pre-
vented such cities as Boston, Cleye-
land, Buffalo, Dallas, San Francisco
ana Denver from going over the
Top IN their community War fund
campaign already this year. Both
the Old home town" and Washing
ton deserve to be remembered in War
Fund campaigns by people who are
here only temporarily, he said.
Ihe United Nations War Relief
he said. constitute an aspect of
this campaign which I think cannot
| De OVeremphaSiZed,"
America Threatened"
Mrs. Hartman told of her exne-
rlences with the terrors of dictator.
snip among the homes of Europe.
and called on the Government work,
ers 10 give freely in appreciation of
the blessings of America"
Mr.. Akers stressed the saving in
manpoWer, effort and exnensa
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