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Show .t t s . _ - . Our War With JapanThe Japan JapanThe The Sixth War Loan marks a new turI1 turn-in turn in turn-an an " - n the war both on onthe onthe 01the the fighting fightmg and the home fronts It points our tremendou tremendous tremendouswar ; war effort definitely defimtely l in i1 # the direction of the they theyPacific , ; Pacific Durinthe During Duringthe Duringthe ) the first five war loans Americans were primarily thinking thmkmg m in mterms interms uterms terms of beating HItlerI HItlerNow HitlerNow Hitler HitlerNow I Now our government asks us for a loan of 14 billion more moredollars moredollars dollars of which wluch five billion bIlhon dollars must come from Iron Ironindi mdl indi mdlvlduals individuals viduals vlduals Why ? Haven't Havent ' we nearly finished fimshed off our so calleiNumber called calledNumber calledNumber Number 1 Enemy7 Enemy ? ' Can Japan hold up our powerful war ma- ma machme machine ma - chine chme very long ? ' Your son , brother and friend m In his Pacific Pacificfoxhole Pacificfoxhole foxhole wouldn't wouldnt ' raise such questions because they are up upagaInst upagainst u ] against realities , not day dreams They kill 10.11 1011 . or are killed lulled . . They Theypray Theypray The ; every waking wakmg moment for a sky-darkening sky darkening sky-darkenmg darkenmg - - cover of offrIendly offriendly pray friendly planes They thank America Amenca for giving glvmg them the thefinest thefinest thi finest medical care in the world when their rendezvous WIth WIthdestmy withdestiny destiny destmy in 111 iii a Pacific jungle bungle is at hand They know the war witl WIth WIththe withthe the Japs is Just ] ) ust beginning begmnmg begmnmgHere beginningHere Here are some other Pacific realities so that thht th t you will under- under understand understand - , stand why there must be a Sixth War Loan and why it IS ISabsolutely isabsolutely i ' absolutely necessary that it be a success successThe successThe successThe The Allie4 Alheq Allied , Military Mlhtary Command has estimated that thatiit thattit thatit tit : wIll wIlltake willtake wil wiltake It- It * - ItJapan's e ' t , . tJapan's FJapan's FJapans take years , not months , to lick JapanIt Japane Japan v Japan's Japans ' present army numbers about 4,000,000 4000000 , , with . 2,000 2000 2,000- 2,000 2000 2,000000 2,000000 , , , " - 000 more men rt1.en rt1en Yuen . available avallable and fit for military mlhtary service setvlce who whohaven't whohaven't whi whihaven't haven't havent ' been called up to date Another 1,500,000 1500000 , , , betweea between betweenthe betweenthe betweeathe the ages of 17 and 20 , are not yet subject to the draft draft.The draftThe . The Jap Air AJ.r AJr . Force is growingIn groWIng groWIngIn growingIn In addition to millions rmllions of native workers workers worfcers , Japan has a po po- po potentIal potential - tential slave force of 400,000,000 400000000 , , conquered people 50 % of ofJapan's ofJapan's Japan's Japans ' labor force is made up of women Another 25 % boys boysand boysand boy ; and girls gll'ls gllls ' under 20 , the balance men The Jap workday IS IStwelve istwelve , twelve to sixteen hours with two days off a month The Jap Japcannot Japcannot Ja ] cannot leave his Job Sob ] ob , change it 11 , or strike stnke The highest lughest dail dally daily dallywage dailywage ; wage equals about three American Amencan dollars-30 dollars 30 dollars - 30 O % to I 75 % of ofwhIch ofwhich c which goes to taxes and compulsory savmgsThe savingsThe savings savmgs The Jap , as our men in the Pacific know , will fight to the thedeath thedeath th death As far as the Jap is 15 concerned , the outer Emplre-and Emplre and Empire-and Empire Emplreandthe Empireandthe Empire - - am the men who defend it It-are It are - - are the expendables The Jap wi will willfight willfight ] fight the Battle from inside the inner mner EmpIre EmpIreThe EmpireThe The Jap believes beheves that we shall shan weary weaItf weaib of war too easIly easIlyand easilyand easil ; and too earlyIn earlyIn early In the invasion mvaSlon of France , supply ships had hadan -an an un - wernigh V'ermght Vermght overnight 1 > ' V'ermghtrun overnightrun run to make rnake In the coming commg Battle of Japan , ships in thPacific the thePacIfic thePacific PacIfic will have long-reached long reached long-re/lched re lched - / round trips that often take five fivemonths fivimonths . months to makeThese make . These realities reahties are worth thinking about before you keep keepyour keepyour keeyour ] your home front rendezvous with a Victory Volunteer Per- Per Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps - haps you will wlll feel that the national personal Sixth War Lowobjective Loan LoanobJectIvepurchase Loanobectivepurchase obJectIve-purchase obJectIve purchase obective-purchase obective ) - - purchase of at least one extra $100 100 $ War Bond- Bond Bondis Bondis Bond-is Bond is - - is entirely ntll'ely ntllely ' too small for you The better we face the realitie realItIes realItIesconfronting realitiesconfronting ; confronting our forces in m the Pacific the quicker the whole wholebloody wholebloody whoLbloody bloody business busmess will be over and the sooner we will welcomihome welcome welcomehome welcomehome home our fighting fightmg men That's Thats ' an American Amencan reality to worifor work workfor workfor for with all our dollars and our sweat |