Evening star., 1942-01-30
REPORT TO THE NATION
9th InstoIIment Of MocLeish
Statement on War Efforts

sist State and local defense cotln-
cils. 1t has assembled . stan Of
experts on afraid protection. 1t
has sent two missions to England
to study and report on the Eng
lish experience. 1t has drawn up
plans for handling such emer-
gencies as gas attacks and evacu-
ations. 1t has published So PAM
phlets and handbooks on civilian
protection, and of these it has
distributed more than 5000, 900
copies. Thousands of instructors.
who were trained before Pearl
Harbor, now are holding classes
daily for volunteer policemen.
f1remen and AFRAID wardens.
A civil air patrol has been
established, in which 1t Is planned
to enroll 10000 certified pilots, be-
sides other thousands in the
ground personnel. BY perform
ing many non-mihtary functions
now assigned to the armed forces,
these civilian volunteers will re-
lease Army and Navy flyers for
combat duty.
The Emergency Medical Serv-
ice of o. c. D. is carrying out a
detailed plan for the emergency
expansion of medical facilities.
The American Red Cross has
made all its services and equip
ment available. Cooperation be-
tween the Red Cross and o. c. D.
will include programs for the
collection Of blood plasma. the
enrolment Of medical technol-
ogists and nurses, and the train
ing of hrst-aid workers and
volunteer nurses aides.
The work Of organizing local
defense councils has gone ahead,
beginning with the more critical
areas near the two coasts and ex-
tending inland. Last May there
were only 1,50O councils and many
were inactive. BY November l
there were 5,549 councils with
$4,000 persons enrolled. Late in
December there were more than
5000 councils and more than s.
100000 volunteers had offered
their services.
Sabotage Prevented.
On the first day of the last
war when our alien population
was twice as large as it is now,
only So alien enemies were taken
into custody. More than 1000
were apprehended by midnight
on December 8, 1941.
This time we were well pre-
pared for dealing with the alien
enemy problem. Registration of
more than 100000 aliens had
been largely completed one year
ago. To prevent the entry Of
undesirables or the departure Of
aliens without proper documents,
our borders were practically
closed. The size of the border
patrol had been doubled.
The Voorhis Act Of 1910 had
made it possible for our Justice
Department to survey and dis
close the intent, good or evil, Of
certain organizations under for
eign control and other groups,
including exiles from conquered
countries and their sympathizers,
who advocate the overthrow of
governments. These precautions
made unnecessary such a general
roundup as took place in Great
Britain in 1910 when some 10000
aliens were picked up.
We know already how many
aliens there are among us, who
they are, where they are and
what they are doing. We realize
that 95 per cent of them are
law-abiding and democracy-lov-
ing sojourners.
Since the fall of 1899, the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation has
served as single co-ordinating
agency for the investigation of
matters bearing upon our in
ternal security. 1t directs the
hourly vigilance of its own $500
agents, especially trained in
modern techniques of counter
espionage.
Sabotage is most effectively
met by preventive methods. More
than two years ago a system of
surveying and instituting pro-
tective facilities for defense in
dustries and public utilities was
set up. Detailed instructions for
detecting possible sabotage at
vulnerable spots have been dis
tributed widely. There have been