The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-24
Interesting Excerpts From
Presidents Radio Speech
(NEA Telephoto)

and ultimately overwhelm her on
sea, on land and in the air. We
knew that, to obtain our objec-
tive, many varieties Of operations
would be necessary in areas other
than the Philippines.
MacArthur's army of Filipinos
and Americans, and the forces of
the United Nations in China, in
Burma and The Netherlands East
Indies, are all together fulfilling
the same essential task. They are
making Japan pay an increasingly
terrible price for her ambitious at
tempts to seize control of the whole
Asiatic world. Every japanese
transport sunk off Java is one less
transport that they can use to car
ny reinforcements to their army OPP
posing Gen. Macarthur in Luzon.
You and 1 have the utmost con-
tempt for Americans who, since
Pearl Harbor, have whispered or
announced "off the record" that
there was no longer any Pacific
fleet-that the fleet was all sunk
or destroyed on Dec. THAT more
than 1000 of our planes were de-
stroyed on the ground. They have
suggested slyly that the govern
ment has withheld the truth
about casualties - that 1000 or
1900 men were killed at Pearl
HarbOr instead of the figures as
officially announced. They have
even served the enemy propa-
gandists by spreading the incred-
IDLE story that shiploads of bodies
Of our honored American dead
were about to arrive in New York
harbor to be put in a common
grave.
Let me say once and for all to
the people of the world: We Amer
leans have been compelled to yield
ground, but we will regain it. We
and the other United Nations are
committed to the destruction of the
militarism of Japan and Germany
We are daily increasing our strength
Soon, we and not our enemies, Will
have the offensive; we, not they,
will win the final battles; and we
not they, will make the final peace
Here are three high purposes
for every American:
: l. We shall not stop work for
a single day. If any dispute arises
we shall keep on working while
the dispute is solved by media
ton, Cancellation or arbitration
until the war is won.
2. We shall not demand special
gains or special privileges or ad-
vantages for any one group of &C.
cupation.
3. We shall give up conven-
fences and modify the routine OF
our lives if our country asks us
to do so. We will do it cheer
fully, remembering that the COM
mon enemy seeks to destroy every
home and every freedom in every
part of our land.
From Berlin, Rome and Tokyo
we have been described as ma
llOI u WCdhllllSo- pay co51 WAN
would hire British soldiers, or Rus
sian soldiers, or Chinese soldiers te
do our fighting for us.
Let them repeat that now.
Let them tell that to Gen. Mac
Arthur and his men.
Let them tell that to the sailors
who today are hitting hard in the
far waters of the Pacific.
Let them tell that to the boys II
the Flying Fortresses.
Let them tell that to the ma
rines!
"The summer soldier and the
sunshine patriot will, in this cri-
sis. shrink from the service of
their country; but he that stands
II now, deserves the lGSe and
thanks of man and woman. Tyr
amy, like hell, is not easily con-
quered; yet we have this cOnsO-
Iation with us, that the harder
the sacrifice, the more glorious
the triumph"
So spoke Americans in the year
1776.
So speak Americans today!