Evening star., 1943-02-13

speak to you tonight-Gen. Alex
ander is standing at the right hand
of Gen. Eisenhower planning new
military operations.
These important facts reveal not
merely cooperation but active COL
laboration between the United Ma
tions. Let these facts be duly noted
by our enemies.
Our Men Well Trained.
Our soldiers in Tunisia are we'll
trained and equipped, but they are
facing for the first time actual COM
bat with formidable opponents. We
can be absolutely certain that they
will conduct themselves as bravely
and as effectively as did those young
Americans under Gen. Pershing,
who drove Germany's best troops
through the Argonne forest and
across the River Meuse.
The battle of Tunisia will cost us
heavily in casualties. We must face
that fact now, with the same calm
courage as our men are facing it on
the battlefield itself.
The enemy has strong forces in
strong positions. His supply lines
are maintained at great cost, but
Hitler has been willing to pay that
cost for he knows the consequences
of Allied victory in Tunisia.
Those consequences are actual in
vasions Of the continent of Europe
We do not disguise our intention to
make these invasions. The pressure
on Germany and italy will be con-
slant and unrelenting. The amaz-
ing Russian armies in the east have
been delivering overpowering blows
We must do likewise in the west.
The enemy must be hit and hit hard
from so many directions that he
never knows which is his bow and
which is his stern.
1t was made clear to us at Casa
blanca that all Frenchmen outside
of France are uniting in one great
paramount objective--the complete
liberation of France and all the
French people who now suffer the
torture of the Nazi yoke. AS each
day passes r. spirit of unselfishness
Is more greatly uniting all French
men who have the opportunity to
strike a blow for liberation.
In the years Of the American and
French revolutions the fundamental
principle guiding our democracies
was established. The cornerstone of
our whole democratic ediflce was
the principle that from the people
and the people alone flows the au-
thority of government.
One of War Aims.
1t is one of our war aims, as eX-
pressed in the Atlantic Charter, that
the conquered populations Of today
be again the masters Of their des-
tiny. There must be no doubt
anywhere that it Is the unalterable
purpose Of the United Nations =
restore to conquered peoples their
sacred rights.
French sovereignty rests with the
people Of France. It's expression has
been temporarily suspended by Ger
man occupation. Once the trium-
phant armies of the United Nations
have expelled the common foe,
Frenchmen will be represented by
a government of their own popular
choice.
1t will be free choice in every
sense. No nation in all the world
that Is free to make a choice Is 60
ing to set itself up under the Fascist
form of government or the Nayi
form Of government or the Japanese
War-lord form of government. Such
forms are the offspring Of seizure
of power followed by the abridge-
ment Of freedom. Therefore, the
United Nations can properly say of
these forms OF government two SIM
pie words: ''Never again"
The right of self determination
included in the Atlantic Charter
does not carry with 1t the right OF
any government to commit wholesale
murder or the right to make slaves
Of It's own people or of any other
peoples in the world.
And the world can rest assured
that this total war-this sacrifice
| Of lives all over the globe-is not
being carried on for the purpose OF
even with the remotest idea OF
keeping the Quislings or Lavals in
power anywhere on this earth.
Decisions Reached.
The decisions reached and the
actual plans made at Casablanca
were not confined to any one the
ater of war or to any one continent
or ocean or sea. Before this year
is out 1t will be made known to the
world-in actions rather than in
words-that the Casablanca confer
ence produced plenty Of news and
it will be bad news for the Germans
and Italians-and the Japanese.
We have lately concluded long
hard battle in the Southwest Pacific
and we have made notable gains
That battle started In the Solomons
and New Guinea last summer. II
has demonstrated our superior power
in planes, and most Importantly in
the fighting qualities of our indi-
vldual soldiers and sailors.
American armed forces in the
Southwest Pacific are receiving pow
| erful aid from Australia and New