Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-07
President Sees
Rood to Victory

fronts in Russia
Discussing the war in the Pacific.
he said the period of our defensive
attrltion' in that area was pass
ing.
Now our aim is to force the
japanese % fight he said. Last
year We stopped them. This year.
We intend to advance"
MILLION OVERSEAS
He reported that Americans Serv-
ing in the armed forces overseas
now total approximately 100000.
out of 1000 600 in service.
Turning to the American produc-
tive effort in 1912. the President
said the results justified the con-
fidence in the ability OF the Ameri-
can people TO establish new records.
Explaining the goals lie originally
set for 1892 were altered some up
ward, others dOwnward-he cited
these 1912 figures:
About $4,000 military planes
during the year-morc than the
airplane production OF Germany.
Italy and Japan put together"
GIVEN
$4,000 combat vehicles. includ-
ing tanks and self-propeled artil-
lery.
$4,000 machine guns and 2l.OOO
anti-tank guns.
l0,25O.000,0oO rounds of small
ammunition and 100000 rounds
of artillery ammunition.
The arsenal of democracy is
good" the President said.
He cited the production record as
certain misconceptions
especially the one that holds that
the various blocs or groups within
a free country cannot forego their
political and economic differences
in time Of crisis and work together
toward a common goal"
Emphasizing the need for a prop
er sense of proportion" in view
ing the war and it's needs. Mr..
Roosevelt said, we should never
forget the things we are fighting
for"
FOhGEI "DETAILS
But" he added, lat this critical
period Of the war. we should con-
fine ourselves TO the larger objec-
tiVes and not get begged down in
argument over methods and de-
tails
From the days Of the first World
War to the beginning of the pres
ent war. he said. we were not liv-
ing under a decent or durable
peace
Things must be different this
time, he said. Then men of the
armed forces want a lasting lSace.
and, equally, they want permanent
employment for themselves. their
families and their neighbors when
they are mustered out at the end
of the war" he added
They expect the opportunity to
work, to run their farms, their
stores, to earn decent wages" he
said. They are eager to face the
risks inherent in OR system of free
enterprise
RIGHT OF EMPLOYMENT
Mr.. Roosevelt said he hoped the
problem of granting the right of
employment and the right of assur-
ance against life's hazards" would
not be regarded las an issue but
rather as a task" for all to APP
proach "sympathetically" an d
achieve with fairness to all and
with injustice to none.
The President said that this
great government can and must
provide" assurance desired by our
Young men and women against the
evils of all major economic haz-
that will extend
from the cradle to the grave"
Without going into any details
the President said that this great
can and must provide
this assurance" in addition to max
ing certain that the people of the
country are given a stable oppor-
tunity for employment and not bo-
gus prosperity or dole.
PICKERING
Mr.. Roosevelt did not, however,
present the detailed and expanded
social security program which
some observers had expected. Con-
gressional leaders had urged him
to forego presentation at this time
of the cradle-to-g insurance
protection program covering health
and old age which he was under
stood to have prepared.
They feared such proposal
would be undesirable in the midst
of the war effort.
Mr.. Roosevelt, while the tone of
his speech was definitely optimis-
tic as far as war progress in 1913
was concerned, declined 10 prophesy
when the war would end. He did
not express the belief that the year
would give the United Nations
very substantial advance along the
roads that lead to Berlin and Rome
and Tokyo
Il can tell you. it is within the
realm Of possibility that this 18th
Congress may have the hisotric
privilege of helping greatly to save
the world from future fear" he
said. A tremendous, costly, long
enduring tack in neaca &C well &c