Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-07

fighting husbands, sons, brothers
and sweethearts.
1t may sound TO you repetitous
on my part but it is my plain duty
TO reiterate TO you that this war
| for the preservation Of our civili-
cation is not won yet.
In the war our forces and those
of our allies are steadily, relent-
lessly carrying the attack to the
enemy.
FANATICAL RESISTANCE
The Allied armies under Gen.
Eisenhower have waged during
the past four months one of the
most brilliant campaigns in mill
tary history-a campaign which
has carried us from the beaches
of Normandy and of southern
France into the frontiers of Ger
many itself.
In the Pacific. our naval task
forces have advanced TO attack
the japanese, more than 5000
miles west of Pearl Harbor.
But German and japanese re-
sistanee remains as determined
as fanatical-as ever.
The guns OF Hitler's gestapo
are sllencing those German Off
GERS who have sense enough 10
know that every day that the
fighting continues means that
much more ruin and destruction
for their beaten country. We shall
have 10 fight our way across the
Rhine we may have TO fight
every inch OF the way 10 Berlin.
But we Americans and our
British and Russian and French
and Polish allies-all the massed
forces Of the United Nations-will
not stop short OF our final goal.
DUTY TO VETS
Nor will all of our goals have
been achieved when the shooting
stops. We must be able TO present
10 our returning heroes an
America which is stronger and
more prosperous. more deeply de-
voted 10 the ways OF democracy,
than ever before.
The land OF opportunity
that's what our forefathers called Z
this country. BY Gods grace, II
must always be the land of OPP
portunity for the individual citizen
even broader opportunity.
We have fought our way out OF
economic crlsis-we are fighting
our way through the bitterest of
all wars-and our fighting men
and women--our plain, everyday
citIzenS-have right 10 ENJOY
the fruits of victory.
OF course all OF US who have
sons on active service overseas
want 10 have our boys come home
al the earliest possible moment
consistent with our national
safety.
The record is clear on this mat
ter and dates back many months.
QUICK DECENTRALIZATION
Bills 10 provide a national pro-
gram for rehabilitation and post
war adjustment were introduced
by Senator George and Senator
Murray last February.
This legislation, since May 20.
1914. has contained the following
provision: The war and navy
departments shall not retain per-
sons IN the armed forces for the
purpose of preventing unemploy-
ment or awaiting opportunities
for employment"
This provision was approved by
the war department and by this
administration.
On June Il, the director OF war
mobilization. Justice ByrneS.
made a public statement in behalf
Of this bill. He said;
"Our fighting men are entitled
To first consideration In any
plan OF rehabilitation.
Their orderly release at the
earliest possible moment con-
SiStent with the effective pros
ecutiOn OF the war has ever
been the primary consideration
Of both the President and the
Joint chiefs of staff"
PLAN COMPLETED
On Sept s the war department
issued It's plan for speedy demo-
bilization. based upon the wishes
of the soldiers themselves.
The George bill has been passed