Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06
Vast Production
Plan Presented
ToCon9ress
By JOHN c. HENRY.


President Roosevelt told Con-
gress today that Americas blue
print for victory called for a ire
mendous production plan en-
bracing an output of $4,000
planes, $4,000 tanks, 81, 1000 anti
aircraft guns and 100000 tons
Of shipping in 1943.
For this year-1942-he declared
that We shall produce $4,000
planes, 10000 more than the goal
set year and half ago: $4,000
tanks. 10000 anti-aircraft guns and
5000 900 lightweight tons of mer-
chant vessels.
Would Cost IS Billion.
Under an intensified four point
Industrial program. estimated to cost
$4,000. 0OO, 900 in the coming fiscal
year. the Chief Executive promised
the world wide forces OF the united
nations will carry this war to the
enemy.
We shall hit him and hit him
dSdlI WllCISNCl dild "IlCilCSOI VIC
can reach him. he assured an at
tentive session of the House and
Senate.
The Chief Executive outlined the
following as the victory program;
/. For the calendar year 1912
the production of 10000 military
planes, $4,000 Of which will be
combat ships. For l943 this total
will reach $4,000 planes.
2. Production of $4,000 tanks
In 1912 and $4,000 in l943
3. Production of 10000 anti
aircraft guns in 1912 and $4,000
in the year following.
4. The launching of 100000
lightweight tons of merchant
shipping. compared with l94l
production of 100000 tons. In
1943 production will be scaled to
100000
These figures and similar figures
for multitude of other implements
of war" he promised grimly, will
give the japanese and Nazis a little
idea Of just what they accomplished
in the attack on Pearl Harbor.'
Unity of Purpose Hailed.
Mr. Roosevelt's report bristled
with invective against the enemies
of the United Nations and hailed
repeatedly the unity of purpose and
determination which now mark the
snti-Axis front. Out of this de-
termination, he asserted confidently,
will come true coordination of
fighting action and total victory.
Even such victory. he went on,
will not this time be the sole OBJ
iective of the associated powers
opposing aggression.
Our own detectives are clear
he said in explanation, the objec-
tive of smashing the militarism
imposed by war lords upon their
enslayed peoples-the objective Of
liberating the subjugated nations
the objective of establishing and
securing freedom of speech, free
dom of religion. freedom from want
and freedom from fear everywhere
in the world"
Continuing this exposition Of the
war and peace aims, he asserted
further:
I'VE shall not stop short Of these
objectives-nor shall We be satisfied
merely to gain them and then call
it day. I know that I speak for
the American people-and I have
good reason to believe I speak also
for all the other peoples who fight
with us-when I say that this time
We are determined not only to win
the war, but also to maintain the
security of the peace which will
follow"
Vast Superiority Seen.
An attentive and approving body
OF legislators reflected the Presi-
dents own earnest feelings and con-
viction as he declared:
THE militarists in Berlin and To-
kio started this war. But the
massed, angered forces of common
humanity will finish it."
That Mr.. Roosevelt is planning
for this Nation the major RESPONSE
DlllCy OF manufacturing HgnLlng
equipment for our own forces and
for those of the united nations was
indicated at several points in his
message. From such program as
he is even now outlining, and ap-
propriate departments already have
been ordered into immediate i'm
fermentation of this chart, the
President made clear his belief that
superiority of the united nations
will become so overwhelming that
the Axis nations can never hope to
catch up with it."
To no small degree. he prophe-
sled, the supply of fighting equip
(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-6.J