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President Asks
Sacrifices From
Every American
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for that kind of legislation.

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for that kind of legislation.
WAGE CONTROLS
Mr.. Roosevelt again said no
American citizen should have war
time net annual income of mere
than $4,000 after payment of taxes
all taxes. To the wage Garner,
he said:
You will have to forego higher
wages for your particular job for
the duration of the wal"
He addressed the nation class by
class.
Sen. Scott w. Lucas, D., H.. a
notable administration supporter.
said the President had very clear
" singled out" groups in opposi-
ton to his cost of living control
program with a challenging appeal
for their support.
The President lodged the I'm
tied Nations to use force If neces-
sary to prevent Axis use of French
territory "a any par o. the world. "
He scored the internal traitors
who would enslave France.
OFFENSIVE PROMISED
He promised an American air
offensive "scon" in Europe where
our flying fortreSses will be fight
ing for the liberation of the dark
ened continent"
There is good reason to believe,
he continued, that Japan's SOUTH
ward advance in the Pacific has
been stopped. He pledged that
Australia. New Zealand and other
territory will be the bases for Of
fensive action and told how "sev-
eral hundred thousand American
men with ships and guns are fight
ing now on a dozen fronts.
Calling the roll of Far Eastern
reverses, Mr.. Roosevelt said that
now the news from Burma was
bad. Japan may cut the Burma
road.
But I want to say to the gallant
people of China" he continued,
that no matter what advances the
Japanese may make, ways will be
found to deliver airplanes and rsl-
nitions of war to the armies OF
Generalissino Chang Kai-Shek."
SALUTE TO SOVIET
He topped his promises of great
American offensives to come with
a salute to a great Soviet offensive
already II being.
These Russian fcrceS,' Mr..
Roosevelt said, have destroyed and
are destroying more armed power OF
our enemies-troops, planes, tanks
and guns-than all the other United
Nations put together.
All of that was in the first part
of his talk. He ended with three
thrilling stories of fighting men as
examples of real self sacrifice. In
between was his explanation CT
what total war" must meal TO
every American man. woman and
child. They are on the home front.
Not all can fight nor even produce
the weapons or materials needed
for the armed forces, Mr.. Roosevelt
explained.
But there is one front and one
battle where everyone in the I'm
tied States-every man, woman and
child-is in action" he continued.
land will be privileged to remain
in action throughout this war. That
is the front right here at home in
our daily lives and in our daily
tasks.
BATTLE FOR EVERYONE
Here at home everyone will have
the privilege of making whatever
self denial is necessary, not only to
supply our fighting men, but to
keep the economic structure of our
country 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"
This appeal was a direct follow
UP to Mondays message TO congress.
That seven point message asked
for taxes to keep personal and cor
porate profits reasonably low, for
ceilings On prices and rents, stabili-
zation of wages and farm prices.
greater purchases of war bonds, ra-
tioning of scarce essentials and
checks against initiation caused by
debt conditions. The price and rent
control orders were issued last night.
Congress must act. too. If farm
prices are TO be stabilized and II
Mr.. Roosevelt offers a further tax
program TO impose limits on per-
sonal and corporate income. With
in the administration there is, also.
considerable pressure TO go a long
step further TO forced savings
reaching far down among wage
earners-the little fellows - where
the bulk Of personal income paid
out is received and spent. Mr.
r -oSeyelt asked that every spare
dollar and dime" but put in war
bonds but there is some doubt that
objective can be reached without
forced saving.
He said we new are spending SOLE
IL for war purposes more money
than ever has been spent by any
other nation. The rate is 100000
0co day and that will be doubled
by the years end.