Evening star., 1945-10-26
Gen. Moore Describes
Correeidor Defense in
Urging Bond Buying

A hero Of the Pacific war, who
gave the order to blow up the guns
of Corregidor. yesterday told the
men who will run the Victory Loan
drive in Federal Government Offices
that success in the Bond drive will
help repay the debt the Nation owes
those who were prisoners of the
japanese.
Maj. Gen. George F. Moore, who
commanded the defenses of Core
gidor until Gen. Jonathan M. Vain
wright gave the reluctant order to
surrender the Rock" declared:
when Bataan fell, the. Japs
turned 400 guns and all their avail
able planes to the exclusive job of
blasting Corregidor. After the pen
insula surrendered we expected re-
Inducements. Instead we got $500
panic-stricken civilians we didn't
expect and didn't want.
Civilians Useless.
"They ate our food and hung
around our necks. If the Japs had
been smart they would have sent
us 10000 more and we wouldn't t
have lasted 10 days. At II pm. on
May S the japanese landed on our
little island. We fought them
hand-to-hand all night and launch
ed counterattack in the morning.
Dive bombers and their Luzon-
based artillery broke up our attack
when it looked like we might sue
ceed. We could have held out the
rest Of the day, but OUR nurses, sick
and wounded, would have been an
initiated. I destroyed our arma-
ment on Gen. Wainwright's orders
and burned the flag"
"If these hardships serve as an
incentive in this Victory Loan" Gen.
Moore added, "the survivors of
Corregidor will be very glad indeed" 4"
Secretary of the Treasury Vinson
said the sale of Victory securities,
particularly E Bonds, will be prime
factor in the fight against imitation.
Predicting Government deficit of
$50, 900 600, 900 by the end of the fis-
cal year, Mr. Vinson said tax reduc-
tion was vital now to expand pro-
duction for the employment of more
persons and to whip the imitation
trend.
Drive Begins Monday.
"You people must carry the ball."
the cabinet member said, "to see
that the $15,000,00o Government
workers quota is reached"
The District has an S85 5,000, 900
overall quota, of which S42 2,000, 900
must be raised by sales to individ-
uals. The drive begins Monday and
will run through December 8.
Meanwhile, Gov. Darden of vir-
ginia announced Victory Loan
schools week will begin in Arling-
ton, Fairfax and Alexandria on
November 2. Mr.. Darden, in his
proclamation, urged school children
to canvas their neighborhoods for
bond sales during the week in CO
operation with school officials AM.
local Victory Loan Committees.
Capt. Zacharias Speaks.
The man who told it to the Japs
in their own language, Capt. Ellis
M. zacharias, was principal speaker
at Victory Loan kickoff rally yes
terday at the Hecht Co. More than
1000 employees heard the naval off,
Ger describe the uses of psychologist
cal warfare. Capt. Zacharias was
presented with the original cabinet
photograph of President Roosevelt,
copies of which will be presented to
all purchasers of the new Roosevelt
Memorial Bond.
The War Finance Division today
announced an exhibit of 800 photo
graphs of military and civilian
leaders of the United Nations will
open at the Mayf1ower Hotel to-
morrow for weeks showing under
the auspices of the division. The
Men of Victory" photos were made
by 1t. Comdr. Maurice Constant on
the orders of President Roosevelt to
provide pictorial record. He tray-
eled more than 100, ,O60 miles to 56 of
the United Nations to obtain the
photos.
Wilmer ]. Waller, chairman Of
the District War Finance Commit
tee, yesterday outlined the individ-
ual responsibility Of every citizen to
subscribe to the loan in the fullest
to provide funds for the hospitali-
zation of our wounded, to defray
the cost of rehabilitation and to
bring home the troops from over