The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-10
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as well as at Pearl Harbor, now one of the most heavily armed spots in the world.
 From what he saw and what he heard. the President left the Hawai- ian Islands firmly convinced of ulti- mate victory over Japan and in admitted owe at the accomplish ments of the armed services since the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. '. ie4i.
 Tn a prcss-radio conference short- iy before he left. the chief execu- tive said his three-days of strategy conferences and inspection trips around oahu were extremely sue- cessful and that plans for future Allied operations left him with more condence than ever about the out come of the Pacific war.
 Plans Co Report
 Mfr. Roosevelt plans to report Co the American people soon, probably in radio broadcoast. on his trip.
 Key figures in his war strategy talks were Macarthur. supreme com mander in the southwest Pacific who saw the President for the first time since the war began. and Eimitz commander of the Pacific fleet and the Pacific ocean area. Admiral William P. Halsey. commander ol the Third fleet, and Lieut.. Gen. Rob ert C. Richardson, commanding gen- eral of Army forces in the Pacific, were frequently in consultation with the President.
 Other participants in the strategy talks were Admiral William D. Leahy. chief Of staff to the chief executive and Vice Admiral Robert T. 0h0rmley, c0Hlmapdant Of the Isth naval district.
 While here the President divided his time fairly evenly between talks with the top men Of the armed services tn tile Pacic and touring the Daultitudinous defense-and 0f- fense-lnslallations which literally cover this island,
 He reviewed a battle-haTdened Army diVisl0n-the Seyenth-at 6eh0feld barracks high in the jazz ged Walanae mountain range. He saw soldiers sweating out a jungle training course in a stinklng swamp. He spent much time going through Army aDd Navy hospitals, chatting with wounded. Some Of them liter. ally were fighting for their lives but stiu managed to smile,
 one Of the most satisfying phases Of the trip for the president was to see the restoration and expansion ,of the Pearl HaThoT Navy yard and Hickam Field, the Army air station, which were the primary targets 0f ihe Japanese in their le4l attack. Instead Of weak installations, una- ware and not ready for surprise combat, the president found glgan. tie concentrations Of pOWeF-alanes, ships and guns by the hundFeds,
 Arrived Suig e6
 The president arrived here on July 2e aboard Q cruiser which brought hlm from San Diego, Calf, It can n0g be disclosed that MF, Roosevelt made hts f0uth term nomination acceptance speech from his train Inc side the United States Marine base at San Diego on the nlght Of July 20, Ife b0aFded the eFulseT at San Diego late the next nlght for the NveEday Eun 10 peag1 Harb0F,
 TrayeliDg with the rhlef executive were Ieabyi the presidents naval and military aideswMai, Gen, kds win M, Watson and ReaF Admiral Wilson hF0Wnw Vice Admiral Ross ?, MeInilFe, the presidents physls elan and surgeon general Of the Navy samuel !, R0seDnan, counsel t0 the president, and Elmer Davis, director Of the 0lllee of War EnfoTs lDatl0D who Eas enF0nfe 70 the south PeelD 70 inspect oWf sla' tons,
 me pFasldsnts ship Left San Dl. ego just Q few hours after Sen, HaFry g, Truman, p,, Mo, had been IloininatAd bv the Democratic eQns Vention as Mr, RooseYelt's running mate, And when the cruiser headed 0ut iIlte the Pacific, the president vent Into what amounted to . DO, llfleal blaek0llt,
 tIe seld his pTess conference here laaay fhat aaide from what De called q veDy nice telegram from Truman, be had been co feF away that he haa had no contact with the p0lIti. Gal katuafi0n back ln the states,
 Lived LuHNFiolslg
 70 Honolulu the president and he staB bve6 Co the llEuFloue Walkikl Reach home of the late Christian Q, Ho|mas, member of all old and wealthy island family who had died