Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-02-01
"OnIy Terms
Unconditional Surrender"
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt Reports to Nation on
CosobIonco Meeting

a very deep sense of responsibility
to them.
Because of the necessary secrecy
of my trip, the men Of our armed
forces in every place visited were
completely surprised. The eX-
preston on their faces certainly |
showed it.
wish that could pay similar
surprise visits to our men in the .
other fields of operations - the
naval bases, the islands of the
Pacific, Australia, the mainland
and islands of Alaska, the islands
of the Atlantic, the two Guianas'
the Canal Zone, Iceland, Britain,
Central Africa, the Middle East, /.
India, Burma and China. wish I.
| could tell them face to face that
their government and their people
are very proud of the great job
they are doing in helping to
strengthen the wise that is slowly
bat surely squeezing the breath out
| Of our enemies.
Eternal Credit Due British Eighth
Army
Our prime purpose in this battle
of Tunisia is to drive our enemies
into the sea.
The British First Army in this
battle, commanded by General An
derson, contains many veterans Of
Flanders and Dunkirk. These men
have score to settle with The
Nazis.
The British Eighth Army, COM
manded by General Montgomery
has to its eternal credit the smash
island across the vast eXpanse of
the Pacific.
Great and decisive actions against
the japanese will be taken to drive
the invader from the soil Of China.
Important actions will be taken in
ing defeat of Marshal RommePs
army and the now historic l,5OO-
mile pursuit of those once trium-
plant Nazi-Fascist forces.
The enemy in Tunisia will be at
tackled from the south by this
great Eighth Army and by the
French forces who have made
remarkable march all the way
across the Sahara Desert under
General LeClerc, one of General
de .Gaulle's officers. From the
west, the enemy will be attacked
by the combined forces of British
and Americans, together with
French troops under the command
of General Giraud.
Confidence in Eisenhower y
All these forces are commanded
by General Eisenhower. | spent
many hours in Casablanca with.
this young general descendant
of Kansas pioneers. | know what
fine, tough job he has done and
how carefully and skillfuly he is
directing the soldiers under him.
want to say to you tonight-and
to him-that we have every conf
dence in his leadership. High
tribute was paid to his qualities as
soldier when the British govern
ment, through Mr.. Churchill, took
the lead at Casablanca in propos-
ing him for the supreme command
of the great Allied operations
which are imminent.
Gen. Alexander at Right Hand of
Eisenhower
The deputy to General Eisen-
hover is General Alexander, one
of Britain's greatest fighting men.
General Alexander commanded all
British forces in the Middle East,
including the Eighth Army which
won the decisive battle at Ell Ala
mein. He and General Montgom-
cry planned that engagement and
the tremendous advance which fol-
| lO"cu lls AZ TINS lllOIleII-dS 1
speak to you tonight - General
Alexander is standing at the right
hand of General Eisenhower plan
ming new military operations.
These important facts reveal not
merely cooperation but active col
laboration between the United Ma
tons. Let these facts be duly
noted by our enemies.
Courage Needed to Face Losses
Our soldiers in Tunisia are well
trained and equipped, but they are
facing for the first time actual
combat with formidable opponents.
We can be absolutely certain that
they will conduct themselves as
bravely and as effectively as did
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