The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-10-16

National War Fund Drive Starts Here
 Last Week, October

l The drive m Juneau to raise $l2,OO0 for the National War Fund will start here on October "A and 1 end on October 30 one full week, | in which every organization in Juneau, every man., woman and i child should in duty bound be free to subscribe literally as the fund will benefit IT different national organizations.
 Dr. w. w. Council is chairman of the fund campaign in Alaska, and in Juneau, Mayor Harry l. Lucas has been named Chairman. A meeting of representatives of all organizations will be called short ly to map out a quick drive, but ! in the meantime, anyone leaving this locality and desiring to con- tribute may leave the donation with Mayor Lucas.
 Instead of conducting IT separate campaigns, all are grouped in one, the National War Fund. The fol- lowing organizations will be bene- fitted, all receiving a certain per- cent of the total fund:
 United Seamen's Service. War Prisoners Aid.
 British War Relief Society.
 British War Relief Society.
 French Relief Fund.
 Friends of Luxembourg.
 Greek War Relief Association.
 Norwegian Relief. USO.
 Polish War Relief. Queen Wilhelmina Fund
 Russian War Relief.
 United China Relief.
 United Czechoslovak Relief.
 United Yugoslav Relief Fund.
 Refugee Relief Trustees.
 United States Committee for the
 Care of European Children.
 President Roosevelt, in opening the National War Fund campaign, makes the appeal for contributions in the following address: VI
 My friends and fellow Americans:
 We, the people of the United States, know now that ultimate vic- tory is certain-but that it is still long way off and that for it we are paying and shall have to pay a great price.
 Tn the genius of the American people-for freedom, and decency, and friendliness among neighbOrS lies one of our best weapons for that victory and certainly our greatest insurance for a peace that will be just and lasting. Our men and our allies know they have made no covenant with our govern ment alone. They know they have the backing of all the resources and spirit of the American people themselves. In that conviction alone lies the winning morale which no slave of a dictator can ever know
 Three Simple Aims
 That is why am glad to speak to you about the National War Fund It is philanthropic feder- ation with three simple aims:
 First, to determine the nature and the extent of the war-related needs; second, to see that everybody has chance to contribute to the funds required, and third, to chan nel the sums raised for its member agencies wherever American help is currently most needed-enough and on time.
 The National War Fund has the hearty approval and support of all the government agencies concerned with our management of the war For the National War Fund. by it's unity, it's economy, it's competent management, and its elimination o1 waste, duplication and delay, is playing a part of our total war ef- fort which all of us in Washington regard as an absolute essential. In it's unity of purpose and. its federation of agencies without sur render of state and local freedom of method, the National War Fund combines the American genius for organization. the American capaci- ty for economies, and the best Of our American tradition for giving freely, promptly, and in proportion to our means and the need.
 Remember England
 For these reasons, when your local war fund or community chest asks you to give-for our own forc- az f0r oI1r allies and for ftha naAdc