Detroit evening times., 1942-01-06
Powerful Offensive
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mon enemy wherever the great
est damage can he done"
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
The milltariSts In Berlin and
Toxic started this war" he
added. but the masSed, angered
forces ot common humanity will
finish it
I'm WIthering language. the Pres
iceNt 7SSailed the efforts of Hitler
and hS Italian and japanese chess
men 10 destroy the material and
spiritual centerS of civilization
The % united nations. he asserted
know that they are fighting fol
freedom, for democracy and for
religion.
The world is too small 10 pro-
vide adequate living room for
both Hitler and God" the Presl-
dent declared In proof of that.
the NaZis have now announced
their plan for enforcing their
new German, pagan religion
throughout the world-the plan
by which the Holy Bible and
the Cross of Mercy would he
displaced by 'Meln Kampf' and
the swastil<a and the naked
sword.
DETECTIVES CLEAR
Our own objectiVes are clear:
the objective Of smashing the
militariSm by war lords upon
their enslaved peopleS-the OBJ
iective of liberating the subju-
gated nations-the objective Of
establishing and securing free
dom of speech, freedom of re-
ligion, freedom from want and
freedom from fear everywhere
in the world"
The President warned that the
stupendous production program he
1ad ordered may well mean the
1islocation Of the lives and occu-
oationS Of millions of Americans,
out added:
I'VE must raise our sights all
along the production line. Let
no man say il cannot be done.
II must be done-and we have
undertaken 10 do It,"
HALF L. &. INCOME
The President disclosed that
The war program for the coming
fiscal year alone will cost S56.-
)00000000. or over half of the es-
annual income
This means taxes and bonds
and bonds and taxes" he de-
elared. 1T means cutting luN-
uries and other non-essentials.
In word, II means an 'all-out'
war by individual effort and
family effort In united
country"
The Chief Executive called upon
all men and women 10 stand ready
70 work long hours to keep the
wheels OF industry turning "A
hours a day and seven days a
week.
CONVERT ALL PLANTS
lie called for conversion Of
very available plant and tool 10
var production, from the largest
automobile factory 10 the village
machine shop.
only this aIl-Out scale of pro-
duction will hasten the about
victory" he said, speed will
count. Lost ground can always
he regsined--lost time never.
Speed will save lives; speed will
save this nation which Is In
peril; speed will save our free
dom and civiliZation-and slow
ness has never been an Ameri-
can characteristic"
WASHINGTON. Jan. s CINS).
The following IS the text of
President RooSevelts message 10
Congress on the state OF the
union:
To the Congress:
In fulfilling my duty to report
upon The state Of the union, l am
proud to say 70 YOU that the spirit
Of the American people was never
higher than II IS today-the union
was never more closely knit to-
Gether-thIs country was never
more deeply determined 10 face
the solemn tasks before j..
TIE response Of the American
people has been instantaneous. II
VIII he sustained until our security
Is assured
TNEMY'S CHOICE
ENaCtly one year ago today /
SAID 70 this Congress
when the diCtatofS are ready
to make war upon us, they will
not wait for an act of war on
our part they-not We
viii choose the time and the
place and the method OF their
attack"
We now know their choice Of
the time A peaceful SUNDAY