The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-15
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Over Japan
WASHINGTON - Friends and
enemies throughout the world sat
urday heard President Rooseveit's
promise TO bomb Japan this year.
n wage great offenSves against
the axis in both Asia and Europe.
and eventually 10 send powerful
allied armies marching triumph
sntly through the streets Of Ber-
In. Rome and Tokyo.
All available short-wave stations
began broadcasting ms radio sd-
dress shortly after he delivered it
TO the annual dinner Of the White
House Correspondents association
Friday night. The rebroadcasts IN
more than 20 languages will con-
tsnue throughout the weekend as
a message Of cheer 10 friends of
the United Nations in subjugated
countries and as a harbinger of
doom to the axis.
FIGHTING PHRASES
The presidents address was vi
brant with confidence and pitched
on the theme of absolute victory
after unconditional surrender OF
the axis. 1t bristled with fighting
phrases:
Important actions win he taken
In the skies over China-and over
Japan itself. =.
"0ur prime purpose in this bat
file of Tunisia j. TO drive our enc
mics into the sea. -.
"The pressure on Germany and
ItaIy will be constant and snre-
"The enemy must he hit and hit
hard from so many directions that
he never knows which is his bow
The speech was the presidents
report 10 the nation on his Casa
blanca conference with Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill, since ex-
banded to global significance ny
subsequent discussions m Q
United Nations leaders.
BAD NEWS FOR FOE
The Casablanca meeting, MI.
Roosevelt said produced plenty OF
newsstand il will be bad news for
the Germans and Italians-and the
japanese
The presidents revelation OF
powerful offensives being mounted
against Japan brought cheer TO
China. whose armies and peoples
have been resisting the japanese
for nearly six years
"Great and decisive actions
against the japanese will be taken
tn drive the invader from the soil
of China" MIR. Roosevelt said.
Important actions will he taken IN
the skies over China--and over ia
pan itself.
There are many roads Wheh
lead right 10 Tokyo. We shall neg
Iect none nj them"
The president and other guests.
high government officials and
members Of the American Society
Of Newspaper Editors, paid for
their own dinners-S7.5o EACH
since proceeds Of the function went
TO the National Foundation Tor
Infantile Paralysis, cause close 70
MIR. Roosevelt's heart.
WE'LL SUFFER LOSSES
The president advised the Amer
lean people parents, wives, sweet
hearts-to prepare themselves fof
heavy American casualties IN the
battle of Tunisia
eve must face that fact now
he said. with the same calm eouf-
age A. our men are facing IL ON
the battlefield itself
Observers saw the promise Of
NOR. aid TO China in the presi-
dents declaration that our policy
toward our Japanese enemies Is
nreciselv the same as our policy
toward our Nszi enemies. II Is .
polcv Of fighting hard on al
fronts and ending the war a.
quickly as Ne can on the uneom-
promising terms Of unconditional
surrender
WOULD SILENCE CRITICS
The president s remarks ABOUT
ouishngs or Lsvals apparently
was intended to silence critics VINO
have been asserting that the North
African government still hsrbors
men who were associated IN ths
Vichv regime with the pro-German
Pierre Laval
The world can rest as
sured that this total MAR .
not being carried on for the pur
nose or even the remotest idea q
keeping the Quislings or Lavals Il
power anywhere on this earth h
said.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that once th'
common foe = expelled from
France. the French people VIII b
.,r.aarseG M q Government d