Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-21
The Report on the War

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THE Presidents report on the progress Of the
fortnight and factua in large part, encouraging and
optimistic in good part and purely political IN an UNI
usually small part
Il dealt in greatest detail logically, with the Euro
pean phase Of the warrior II IS IN Europe that the
President has had greatest interest and has caused
the United States TO the greater part of its
effort
Il spoke of the war in the Pacific out Of obvious
Necessity mostly in terms of events for the
President has not regarded the Pacific war as
date task and has not permitted ALLEGATION of sufficient
forces to the Pacific TO conduct it as major task
~ IT'S political aspects the report reflected the familiar
l and mgrained disposition of the President to beHtue
the motives of his critics and opponents although he did
It in somewhat mIlder tone than IS his custom.
While he acknowledged that the conduct of the
and the administration of domestic affairs had not been
without errors, he could not refrain from ascrbmg the
public attention called to those to persons with
motives not consonant with war-winning ideals
He especially could not refrain from administering
another rebuke his fayore whipping boys Of the press
and radio ascrbing 10 coIumnsts and commentators
attitude toward political controversy (which is eagerly
sought by Axis propagandists in their evil work
HOWEVER. in the main, the President presented an
| l informative and constructive report the
itself particularly IN Europe
There he said, the fighting forces of the nation
have achieved heroic results, and the American people
should be proud of the armed forces they
There too, he said, the productive enterprise of
America has had decisive and overwhelming results.
And there, he sharply emphasized, much remains
10 be done and the cost of doing will be very high and
the industry and sacrifices of the people will measure
both the length and the cost of the war
WHILE the report less gratifying about the
w in the Pacific for the obvious reason that have
contened ourselves thus far with holding actions and
methods of attrton against the Japanese it
realistic about the Pacific than the Presidents pre-
vious discussions
I'VE face in the Orient long and difficult fight"
he said
I'VE must be prepared for heavy losses in winning
that fight The power of Japan will not collapse until it
has been literally pounded into the dust Ii would be the
utmost folly for us to try to pretend otherwise
OF COURSE it would be the utmost folly to suppose
~ Japan can be defeated without heavy losses.
We have already HAD very heavy losses in the Pa
cifc undoubtedly much heavier losses than would have
occurred forces had been stronger and better armed
strong and well armed for instance, our heroic
and winning forces in Europe.
There are those who think it has been the utmost
folly oppose the Japanese with inadequate forces and
delay challenge of the Japanese until they able
TO consolidate all the wealth and manpower Of the Orient
and employ ii against us
The President, however believes there are many who
80 peturbed that they had reached the verge of
tears over what they called the threatened invasion of
Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles
IN THE whole the country is happy to hear from the
~ President that the in Europe is going we'll
1t will be happy to hear possible from the
President that the war in the Pacific is receiving atten
ton in proportion to the grave menace with which it