Evening star., 1943-06-01
100000 War Planes
Turned Out by U. 5.
Plants, Byrnes Says
Attacks on Many Fronts
In Europe and Pacific
Promised by OWN Chief
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SPARTANBURG, S. c., June l.
American assembly lines have
sent 100000 planes aloft to drive
the Axis from the skies, James
F. Byrnes, newly appointed di-
rector of the Office of War Mo-
bilization, said here last night in
an address recounting the Ma
tion's achievements in turning
out the implements of war.
we have at length caught up
with the Axis in our preparations
and are forging rapidly ahead he
said. I'VE are now girding ourselves
not for a single attack on single
front, but for many attacks on many
fronts both in the European theater
Of war and in the Pacific. Those
attacks will proceed when and
where the enemy least expects them.
And they will not cease until the
last vestige of japanese treachery
and Nazi tyranny are blasted from
this earth"
Mr.. Byrnes, back home for brief
visit, spoke at a celebration in OBJ
seryance of the part the textile in
dustry is playing in the war. 1t
was his first public appearance since
the Office of War Mobilization was
set up to streamline the war ma
chine, and he used the occasion to
promise to do all in my power to
bring about the same coordination
Of efforts among the civilians in
governmental agencies that exists
on the military fronts
Conflicts Mentioned.
Recognizing the intra-agency
conflicts that were responsible in
large part for the creation of the
new overall control. Director Byrnes
said that this situation had been
exaggerated, but he conceded there
Is need for improvement.
The people have a right to ex-
pect Government officials to sacri-
flee all pride of opinion and CO.
operate just as officers of the Army
and Navy are required to Coop
crate" he declared.
Mr.. Byrnes said he could not dis
cuss the plans of the OWN until it's
implementing War Mobilization
Committee has met this week.
Recalling that the Axis propa-
eandists had scotfed when President
Roosevelt announced this country
would build 100000 planes, Mr..
Byrnes said that total was reached
yesterday.
He gave other figures on output as
follows:
In the first five months of this
year 100 fighting ships have been
completed and before the year is
out the size of the fleet will have
been doubled
A special type of convoy vessel is
being produced and within year
and a half there will be more of
these in service than any other kind
Of ship.
We are building merchant ships
tour times as fast as they are being
sunk, and in the past II months
more than 1000 dry-cargo boats and
nearly 100 ocean-going tankers have
gone over the ways. The subma-
rine, however, is still menace.
In May alone three times as many
pieces of artillery were produced for
ground troops as in the l9 months Of
the First World War
There have been 100000 pieces of
anti-aircraft cannon and 2,225 900
machine guns made.
The high-explosive powder out
put is six times that of the last war,
and 44830,OOO bombs have been
manufactured in three years.
$4,000 Planes in Year.
In three years the Nation has
supplied 44,83OO00 bombs for our
planes and those of our Allies.
Airplane production in the year
Just ended was placed at 10000.
against lO,143 in the II months
ended June /, 194l.
Let me give you some idea OF
what we have in store for our enc
mics" Mr.. Byrnes continued. "A
week ago last night there occurred
the greatest and most devastating
raid in history. The Germans
know what it did to Dortmund and
its war industries. Our bombing
strength is being added with in
creasing intensity to the strength
of the British. The tonnage of
bombs we already have produced is
sufficient to load our planes for 542
raids the size of the Dortmund raid
and we are producing more every
day. America means business
Asserting that I'VE have a long.
hard road ahead" Mr.. Byrnes
warned against overconfldence.
The hardest fighting is yet to
come he said. I'VE have not yet
p firm foothold anywhere on the
continent of Europe, excluding
Russia. Japan still holds her stolen
empire, rich in vital war resources.
Thousands of our boys are prisoners
of war in the Philippines and the
flag of the japanese aggressor flies
In place of Old Glory over Corregi-
dor.
Briefly Refers to Strikes.
There can be no cheer in Ameri-
can hearts until the Nazis are
crushed in Europe and the Nip
ponese in the Pacific: until China
is free from aggression and Quezon.
Macarthur and Wainwright march
In triumph through the streets of
Manila"
In a brief reference to the labor
picture, Mr. Byrnes said that strikes
in war industries have justly
aroused criticism" He added, how
ever, that when you condemn the
few who strike, do not forget that
the great mass of our workers. and,
with rare exceptions, the leaders of
organized labor are doing as much
as any of us, and more than many
of us, to see that there is no inter-
ruption of war production. Do not
forget that during 1912 only one
twentieth of l per cent of the time
Of workers engaged in war work was
lost in strikes. The striker in war
industry is almost as rare as the