Show j I ies i eady Blows in ini in Europe and Asia President Voices Need to Increase 1 Production Admits Progress 1 1 But Warns Victory Still Long Way Off WASHINGTON Sept 17 U President UI-President President Roosevelt in ini i epic war review told congress Friday that the allies are about c o launch smashing new blows in Europe and Asia but called f for r increasing ever war production to speed a victory still a long ong long way off In a word message to congress congress con con- gress gross Mr Roosevelt declared that he ic and British Prime Minister Winston Vinston Churchill already have agreed greed on the time and place for new ew offensives which ultimately will lead to elimination of the last vestige of fascism and axis mili- mili arism He proudly reported that the United States has performed an tremendous task of arming He admitted mistakes had ad been made and appealed for cooperation cooperation- between the legislative legislative legisla- legisla tive ive and executive branches of the government C Reflects Great Pride The remarks to congress were conciliatory in tone and reflected great reat pride in what the nation has accomplished to date But this is s a great war of production the he president said and we are till still a long long way from ultimate ultimate ultimate ulti ulti- mate victory in any major theater of f the war Nothing he said could prove more costly in lives than han to adopt the attitude that the he war his hats been won won won-or or nearly won V Mr P. P d critics pf art stra strategy egy who I t for a 8 second in west western rn and nd to those who the emphasis should be be beon on the theater at the time time-of f the he e north African inv invasion ion Su Such people he said continual continually con make the mistake of trying trying try try- ing log 0 O divide the war into several watertight w compartments the western estern European front the Russian Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian front the Burma front the thew New w Guinea and Solomons front and so forth as forth as though all of these fronts were separate and unrelated to each other Actually he said it is all one war Only Beginning Phases The president reviewed the fighting in Sicily and the new and more difficult struggles in Italy which he said contributed heavily to the success of Russia's summer campaign He praised allied fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing men in the Solomons and New Guinea But these phases of the war are only the beginning he lie said At Quebec he told congress the leaders and the military staffs of Great Britain and the United i States made specific and precise plans to bring to bear further I blows of equal or greater importance importance tance against Germany and Japan with with definite times and places for tor other andings landings on the continent continent continent conti conti- nent of Europe and elsewhere In prospect for the relatively near future the president said are One One One-A A Russian invasion of Germany itself Two Two Advancement Advancement of the al allied allied allied al- al lied bomber line in Italy to bases I from which southern and eastern Germany can be devastated as western Germany already has been Three Three Three-An An allied offensive in Burma Four Four Operations in the Indian ocean and the Bay of Bengal blows blows against the Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese on another of their highly vulnerable flanks Declaring that the north African African can and Sicilian victories tied in with operations in the Pacific as Continued on Page Four Column Two President President Voices Need to Increase i iI War I War Production Pr to Speed Victory i i t from Pare ru C. C i w well u U as tho la ill n Mr r. r Roo I v volt lt t MM said Id all aft Allied plan pIana ha ve bc been n nb b Md on the tile tact fact that it t U la all allone one war r and aDd it tt b M be governed Jom by sae Me n b bask tr Thus for he Mid the there tea has been one cap pp In the tine tin of our 1 globe circling MA sea power the power the r-the the M gap a be between tw e Borth north st Australia j and Ceylon But by adding the fire II rane reneen rann n of axis axia power r Mr r. r Roosevelt ROOM Roose- wit velt said Mid the UM alma alike now can fro o onto onI on onU I to U take compute complete control of of the I waters of the the be c ter Indian ocean and the Bay of ef Bengal nuat i AB As a re of allied Victoria inthe In Inthe the th Solomon a and d New tew a Guinea and I I the acquisition of or island blAnd bases baMa ba from which to take the of of- the UH Japanese threat to toI Australia Mr r. r Roosevelt said Mid I haa Tas bees been b ft practically dl dissipated Declaring that new military aid aidi aidis i t. t getting to China and that the aWN alliea daily are J down Japanese Jap Jap- anese anete air strength in to that theater the president said Mid that process will continue until we e are ready to strike right at the heart of Japan Of or UM tM fate late of 01 Germany and andt t Japan the pr president said Mid When Hitler and the nazis nazi go out nut the Prussian military clique must go 10 with them And the war war- br breeding gangs of militarists must bo bf rooted out of Germany Germany and and out f if Japan Japan if we are to have bave any rl 11 assurance of or future peace peace ace As Aa to this tl country's role after the war he added addeo We Ve e seek k a national cooperation vv th other nations toward the end nd that world orld aJ aggression be ended and that fair International rela- rela t be established e on a permanent per per- permanent manent basis bul Basing that the fight In the Orient would be long and difficult dim cult cult and would be accompanied I by heavy allied amed losses losses- the pre preat- dent said the power of or Japan J pan l will wilt not Collapse until it has haa been literally pounded into the dust dust- d dust t- t it would be the utmost almost folly foUy for forus forus us ua to try to pretend otherwise othU He went out of his hIa way to encourage en M I coun courage the spirit of revolt against nazi nui dominance In the satellite satellite sat sat- countries under German control con con- V. We have bave reliable Information I he said Mid that there thre is definite un un- unrest rest reit tt and a growing de desire ire for peace peace- among the peoples people of or these thue satellite satel satel- i Its lite Rumania Hungary I Finland F and MCI Bulgaria We hope I that In these the nations the spirit pint of revolt a against Mt nazi nul dominance which bleh commenced In Italy will burst bunt Into flame and become b e a consuming fire fir Mr It Ir Roosevelt devoted much of or hU hla message to calling catling attention to the mistakes of Adolf Hitler Hitler's HIUra plans for converting Europe Europe Eu Eu- I rope into an Impregnable fortress had bad several seriously vulnerable points the lack of a roof to toI guard against allied air blows s and andI I I various other spots pota which we half point out to himIn himin him himin in due time he said He listed four reasons why hy the allies are some ome distance from ultimate ultimate ulti ulU- mate victory in any major war I theater One Despite One D pite our substantial I victories In the Mediterranean we I face a hard and costly fight up through Italy and Ita and nd a major job I of organizing our positions before we can take advantage of them I Tv o From From o-From From hues bases in th the British biN Islea we must mut be sure lUre that we have hue assembled the strength to strike not just Juat in one direction but in mID many directions by directions by land landI I and sea and in tn the air with air with overwhelming overwhelming over OYer- whelming forces and equipment I Three Although Three Although our Russian allies have made a magnificent counteroffensive and are driving i our common enemies day back day b by day the Russian armies armlee still hA have e far fu to go JO before they get into Germany Germany Ger Ger- I many itself I Four The Four The Japanese hold firmly firmly firm firm- ly established t positions on an enormous enormous enormous enor- enor front from the Cur les through h the mandated islands bland to the Solomons Solomona and through the Netherlands East Indies to Mala Malay Malaysia I ala sia and Burma and China To break through this defensive ring we must hit them and hit them hard not merely at one point but buti i at man many points and we must keep Ion Son on hitting them |