Detroit evening times., 1945-05-09
Leaders Warn
Against Letup

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pause for moment and say.
Germany 10 defeated. Our JOB
there 10 done
However. I believe there ara
few. II any, workers In this
great city who do not have q
relative or friend who Is hght-
ing for us I'm the Pacific. Ask
yourself, What IN he thinking
and doing today and then de-
eide whether or not you will
stay on the job until the war
against Japan is won. As we
look 90 our boys on Saipan, Two
Jima, Okinawa and on land and
sea throughout Asia TO finish
The job, so do they look 10 the
workers of Detroit 10 build
them the wherewithal."
COL. WILLIAM II. McCARTY,
commanding officer of District
No l, Sixth Service Command:
"The elation we experience I'm
this great news Is tempered
with the thought that our task
Is not completed; that we must
continue putting forth every ef-
fort TO help our fighting men
and women in the Pacific To
bring complete success To our
armed forces In that theater of
war"
HILTON A. HOLMES, regional
director. Smaller War Plants
Corp
Workers In smaller plants
are inclined 10 minimize the inn
portance OF their contribution
tn the war program because
they are engaged In producing
small parts, minor assemblies,
and smaller end items which
haven't been dramstized I'm
stories from the battle fronts.
The truth Is, without these
products there would have been
no announcement today OF Ger
many's defeat.
'If the flow Of war materials
20 the Pacific Is to be increased
to the flood which military au-
thorities say Is necessary to
whip the Japs i'm hurry, work.
ers In small plants, as well as
I'm large ones, must keep the
wheels turning at top speed.
Every part, every minor assem-
bly,, every small end item
counts. We hope all workers
will be ready for renewed ef-
forts tomorrow and In the days
to come"
EDWARD l.. CUSHMAN, re-
gional director. VINO;
"Sweet rs victory over the
NaZi and Fascist elements OF
the Axis has been, IL still
points only the halfway mark
toward total victory. Never In
any comprehensive period of
time, III months since D-Day,
has so great a military victory
been achieved as I'm the defeat 4
of the German hordes, but at
the same time let us recall that
our forces i'm the Pacific have
still to come TO grips with the
main forces of the japanese
Imperial Army.
"More than four million men
on the continent OF Asia never
have seen American troops
and the tremendous distance,
more than 1000 miles to the
jumping off place, Manila--two
round trips year for the slow
moving Liberty boats point
the need for devoting our man.
power 10 producing for the
Japanese war.
"While our boys have dis
posed of half n million Japs In
four years, three times that
many have joined the colors
Of the Rising sun. Imagine
Tarawa, Saipan, Two Jima and
Okinawa multiplied n thousand
times and you may guess what
lies I'm store for our lads In the
Far East in the next two years
at least.
Millions of boys now I'm uni
form will not come home until \
the Japs cry quit The least
we can do here is to stay with
our war production Job, keep
sluggIng with machines, making
bullets that our men can shoot
at the Japs."
CAPT. ROBERT VELZ. in
;pector Of materials, Detroitl|
Naval District:
This We Day cOmmemor-
ates great accomplishment
In which equipment and mate
rails produced in this area con-
tributed a tremendous share,
but very high price In lives
was paid for the victory. The
war is still at its height. Our
fighting forces are now facing
the last. and a most formidable,
well-trained and equipped
enemy. Efforts must be re-
doubled to support our heroic
forces with continuing and an
uninterrupted flow Of produc-
tion, with the fullest psrtici-
patton in the Seventh War Loan
drive and with fervent pray
ers for an early victory"
CHARLES NJ. ZIEGLER, state
highway commissioner:
This is a day all Americans
have looked forward to I'm
prayer, word and deed for
many mOnths-months Of suf-
fering. danger and sacrifice on
the part of our men and women
In service-months OF anxiety
for those at home.
America has gone far to-
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