Detroit evening times., 1945-05-09

with n m n IS tempered b.
knowledge Of the need 10 relax M
effort necessary 10 Japan's defeat
BRIG. GEN. A. B. QUINTON
JR., chief Of the Detroit Ordnance
District:
"The final drive against the
Japanese has already started.
"The patriotic men and
women of the Michigan plants
have made a notable cOntribu-
tion TO this hard-earned victory.
Working long hours, they helped
TO supply our victorious forces
I'm Europe with all the weapons,
ammunition, bombs and spare
parts needed 10 destroy the
NaLi slave state forever.
"They have also had a vital
role in supplying Gen. Mac
Arthur with the firepOwer he
needed to drive from New
Guinea TO within a few hundred
miles OF the Japanese home
islands and 90 unleash many
successful bombing attacks on
Tokyo itself.
There must be no letup In
the coming all-out offensive
against the Japanese war lords.
"We at the Detroit Ordnance
District must stay on the job
10 that total victory will not
be delayed or postponed one
hour or even one minute.
Delay means lives-the lives
OF fathers, sons, brother
sweethearts who will be slug
ging it out to the bitter end
with the vicious and inhuman
Japanese.
1--WE have not forgotten
Pearl Harbor, or the Bataan
death march. or Bilibid prison
or the Santo Tomas prison
camp.
1--WE must finish the job"
BRIG. GEN. w AL T + r p.
BOATWRIGHT, commanding gen.
eral in the Detroit office of the
chief Of ordnance, said:
"Now we can concentrate on
the defeat OF the Japs! The
task will not be an easy nor a
short one. In defending his
island outposts the Jap has
proved himself a ruthless, ia
natically determined enemy. We
can expect resistance 20 become
more intense rs we push on TO
Tokyo. On schedule war pro-
duction remains our prime OBJ
legation toward our fighting
men,"
ARSTEN TTEDEMAN, re-
gional director WPB:
ION this We Day we have a
deep and solemn obligation To
our fighting men, much as our
hearts are cheered by victory
over the Nazis. There can be
no letup now. Our first obliga-
ton Is to provide the armed
services with what IL takes 10
crush Japan.
"The WPB Is prepared to
meet events based on the best
military information as to when
IL will be possible TO release
materials and facilities for re-
sumption OF civilian production.
The months Immediately fol-
lowing We Day will be OF eX-
treme importance to industry
and labor. We urge all work.
ers TO offer a moment of thank
fulness for our glorious victory
and then TO resolve even greater
efforts I'm order 10 finish the en-
tire war. Detroit and Michigan
will play a major role in speed
ing complete victory by con-
quests. We know, too, that
centrating Immediately on
completing the war job"
COL. ALLISON MILLER, De-
troit district engineer, u. S. engi-
neer's office:
"The end Of the war in Eu-
rope Is great news. 1t II not.
however, the end OF the war for
millions Of our fighting men.
To them and all thinking Amer
leans it is clearly evident that
our victory Is only half COM
plete. Certainly every one OF us
realizes that a tremendous con-
flict In the south Pacific still
lies ahead. We must still blast
the Japs-a powerful, fanatic
foe-out of their own country.
We must still dig them out Of
China and their other con-
quests. We know, too, that de-
spite whatever increased assist
ance we may get from our allies,
we shall have to carry the heav-
lest end OF the load.
"For any of us TO relax now,
and by our relaxation fail To
maintain the continuous flow Of
materiel and general support so
vitality needed by our millions
of fighting men in order To con-
quer the japanese, will not only
prolong the conflict, but will
lergthen the tragic roll of
American dead. Each and every
one OF as has a real job to do
Germany's collapse has not i'm
any way reduced the Importance
of that job. 1t is imperative that
all of us-at home and abroad
fully understand that the war
will be over only when the last
Jap has surrendered.
'If all of US will continue to
work without letup We can has
ten the day of complete and
final victory"