The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-06
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over-estimating the military signi-
ficance Of the city's capitulation.
Our victory comes at an excel
lent time" he said, while our AL
lied forces are poised for another
strike at Western Europe and
while armies of other Nazi soldiers
nervously await our assault. And
our gallant Russian Allies continue
to make their power felt more and
more.
Germany has not yet been driv-
en- to surrender. Germany has not
yet been driven to the point where
she will be unable to recommence
world conquest a generation hence.
Therefore the victory still lies
some distance ahead. That dist
ance will be covered In due time
have no fear of that. But 1t will
be tough and it will be costly"
At the close of his address, the
president extended the thanks of
the American people to the COM
manders and troops who liberated
Rome. Then he uttered a prayer
not only for the troops In Italy but
for those who will fight the battles
ahead-those who 1t turned out are
fighting in France today:
May God bless them and watch
over them and over all Of our gall
liant, fighting men.
Picturing the Italian people as
starving and diseased, Mr.. Roose-
welt took the occasion to plead for
United Nations relief and rehabili-
tation efforts which have been
under some congressional criticism.
THE American people, he said,
las a whole approve of the sal
wage of these human beings. Some
OF us may let OUR thoughts run to
the financial cost. Essentially it is
what We can call a form of relief
an investment for the future that
will pay dividends by eliminating
Fascism and ending italian desires
to start another war of aggression. "
He counselled Italy to abandon
the ways of war, to be content with
the role Of a mother nation"
which would rear more children
than she could support but who
could see them safely emigrate to
new lands. That Is the antithesis Of
the Fascist creed which paid boun-
ties for big families and discour-
aged emigration so that the young
and strong not needed to produce
could serve in conquering armies.
The first OF the Axis capitals is
now in our hands" the president
said. One up and two to go!"
He added that the Nazi defense
OF Rome had been with great sac
rifice to their crumbling eastern line
and to their western 'front.'" a re-
minder to the Russians that great
military assistance already has been
given them.
Rome was the republic - the
Catholic church the capital of q
united Italy" the President con-
tinued. But after q quarter OF a
century OF Mussolini we had found
the italian people enslayed and de-
graded
Prom a strictly military stand
point" he said, I'VE had long ago
accomplished certain of the main
obtectives Of our Italian campaign.
1t would be unwise to initiate In our
minds, the military Importance OF
the capture OF Rome. We shall have
to push through q long period OF
greater EFFORT and fiercer fighting
before We get 10 Germany ITSELF"
The President cited Italy's history
and her multitude OF great men Of
peace, and warned that she cannot
expect to grow In stature as q great
miiltaristic empire. Conceding that
Italians are crowded. Mr.. Roosevelt
recalled how many Of them had
come here and to the great statei
OF South America.
ITALY should so on 80 q ''greai