The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-13
TITANIC AND CLIMATIC
FIGHT COMES AFTER
FOUR LONG YEARS

AP Foreign News Writer
WASHINGTON. July 10
The pattern for invasion began 10
take form early in ls43. etched in
the ink Of war production surpass-
ing anything the world has ever
known and in ever-mouniing
numbers CT land. sea. air. air
borne and 'amphibious" fighting
men. trained and hardened to the
finger tip.
There were other signs too
The mefCIless hammeTIng ui tllc
European continent 10y our OWE
and British hombeTs to soften
Il up for an INVASION roid
Commando raids 10 test the de
lenses of the foe and InCTeaS
ing success IN the efforts of the
United Nations to clear the con-
voy lanes of the North Atlantic
of the AXIS submarine menace.
But the latter signs were only
tile beginning Our Sunday
Punch" was being saved for the
proper time.
There may have been prophecy
IN the words of War Production
Chief Donald NJ Nelson at the
close of 1912 that: To-day we
are making as MANI COmba'
wespons-tanks. planes. guns,
ships-ss the entire AXIS Today
/. the United Nations together ere
turning out twice as many wesp-
ons as the enemy
And there was even stronger
iu.poIt III a JOINT statement 81
the Army. Navy and War Pro
duCtIou Board that IN 1913 the
aim Was. To double tine output Of
1912. with the goal for aircraft
merchant shipping and naval
vessels vastly increased.
Attainment of these goals,
WiB snnoCnced. would Elean
that bv the end OF 1913. the
CrIie1 States alone would b.
outproduDng the ANS two 80
one. and with rs Allies would b.
out producing the ANS three 1"
one
Al the beginning oi the year .
We had I7.500.0OO men and WON
On engaged IN war production
work. and their numbers were
being increased at a rate design
ed Ia have 22.5JO.OO0 toIlcrs en-
gagged 81 the battle Of production
ny years end.
1925 Records
Behind them IN 1912 was this
record OF achievement:
$1,000 military planes More
than the aircraft production of
all the ANS countries put to-
.ether." President Roosevelt said
56.0D0 combat vehicles. includ-
iug 5000 tanks.
$4,000 machine guns.
BLOOD antl-tank guns
1880. 0O0.O rounds 81 small
arms ammunition
i8l.OOo.000 rounds of artillery
ammunition
Increased Tempo As AZ Eesred
But they stepped up the pac"
as the critical wear Of 1913 adj
vanced and. as though inspired
by the pledge of the Ca,abIanca
Conference that wc would frcS
the enemy to unconditional
surrender. aircraft workers hr
gan turning ort planes a rate
that could produce 5000 ne~
planes within the year.
In q single month. the ArmI
took delivery of 10000 aircraft
iorbs 81 1000 pound or larger
Enough ai'h which TO bono
tire eucuy At the rate OF $500 IS
s.sF. lor 80 d5ys. SAID m" Tn
dcg Sscrctary Of War Patterson
in q fighting statement.
Night and day. the f5ctori's
added To our arsenal. turning o,G
IN ore months time S.Wn car
hin"s. 10000 Garand rifles. 27.J1O
Calibcr 81 aircraft guns. 1000
aircraft 20mm cannon GO D9p
subnachinc guns. and more than
27.nJ0000 Square feet Of landing
mats for emergency or advanced
aIT base TiiuW.yS
Greater Rise Predicted
Patterson expressed ms pride
but announces 10 TN" American
people-and the AXIS as we'll
that the rate -will rise sharply
IN future months
In the great shipyardS Of Tn
nation. 'he rat tat tat Of tbs