Evening star., 1942-05-05

toriums, to be considered for those
businesses not helped by these acts
No Business as Usual"
In recounting for you here the
various plans being put in operation
or under consideration to assure
continuance of the Nations small
businesses, I do not mean to imply
in any way that We will have
business as usual in these United
States. There will not be, there
cannot be. u return to anything like
our normal economic life until we
nave destroyed the international
bandits and racketeers, who threat
en- this way of life. Every ounce OF
Americas energy must be dedicated
to this single purpose, without
reservation.
Every one will be called on for
sacrifices. There will be increasing
shortages of critical materials and
supplies that will hurt business, fac
tories and consumers alike. There
will be new and tighter restrictions
that will affect every phase of our
daily life. The rubber shortage, for
instance, once not taken too serious
ly and still not fully realized by
many people, is very real and 1t
will probably get much worse before
1t gets better-unleSs by some
miracle = source is found that II
not now even suspected.
We must tighten our belts literally
and figuratively, because we must
not only sustain our own vast war
EFFORT that now extends to every
continent and every sea, but we
must provide for those valient Allies
Of ours-the English, the Russians,
the Chinese and other members of
the United Nations-who are look
ing to us for the tools of war. We
cannot fail them any more than we
can fail our own fighters on the
worlds battle fronts.
Graft Should Be Exposed.
No, neither your President nor
your Congress can so soften the
impact and the demands of all-out
war that every one will be satisfied.
There Is no magic formula, no
panaceA. The best that we can do
is to try to outline a blueprint for
victory, that will, when peace comes,
still have retained for the American
people their essential liberties and
institutions.
There will be grumbling. 1t is an
nal1enable American right. There
Will be criticism of methods and
means and personalities. That, too,
is American, Their will be things
that deserve criticism, for we are
not perfect. There will be some
inevitable 'inefficiency," for haste
makes waste, and haste is necessary.
There may even be some corruption;
there may be some more deplorable
situations, such as those surround
ing control Of our vital patents by
alien foes-but these will be dealt
with as they are exposed!
Americans want all graft exposed.
1t should be reported to the proper
authorities Immediately. But let me
warn you now that there are some
among us who will make false
charges Of graft, corruption, mis-
management and waste, trying to
confuse us and divide us. That is
not American and must not be tol-
Grated, for we cannot afford to waste
a single production hour because Of
such Subyersiye conduct.
When you hear men and women
OF this stamp spouting their lies,
mark them well as, enemies of your
country. Report them to the proper
authorities, for theirs is not in
tended to be constructive criticism.
There are, destructive attacks de-
signed to destroy the very things
for which you and your family are
making sacrifices to preserve.
No II Told You Sos"
In this war effort, constructive
criticism is desired, but we have no
time for self-appointed professional
fault t-flnders and less time for the
Il told you so" or hind-sight expert
type of disturber, who Is helping
our public enemies by creating dis
unity among our people for no good,
worthwhile purpose.
1t is especially true at this hour
that we Americans of all races,
creeds and political groups must
impose complete confidence in our
great President. Our differences
over domestic policies are dwarfed
by the immediate task before us.
President Roosevelt has clearly
demonstrated that he Is the FORE
most leader of the democracies, a
leader with full grasp and under
standing of the worldwide situation
and fully capable of dealing with it.
Some Of the most senseless criti-
cism we hear today are attacks on
some Of the advisers and assistants
the President has called to his serv-
ice. The President knows the Job
he has to do. He has accepted the
full responsibility. Obviously, he
cannot do 1t without help. He and
he alone Is in a position to know
the abilities and capabilities OF men
he selects as assistants.
We can't know all the facts, but
we should respect his judgment. AS
long as the President finds any man
or any woman a help to him, that
should be sufficient for us. The
records of such able patriots as Don
aid Nelson and Leon Henderson
should alone be proof enough that
our President knows what he Is
about.
Cites Presidents Foresight.
His consistent record for being
right so far on everything affecting
this war should have taught us to
trust him by this time. 1t was only
the Presidents foresight and deter
mination that even started us on
the road to preparation before war
struck us. Since December 7 he
has shown himself the master of
the most complex struggle in his
tory Many of those who are criti-
cizing his appointments now, or his
conduct of the war, were among The
loudeSt in denouncing him for fall
ing to save" Gen. Macarthur for