| Show I President Predicts laps Will mill Be Se Hard To Beat I WASHINGTON D D. C. C President C.-President President Sergio Sergio- of the Philippines now in process of complete recon- recon from the Japanese and from which General en r l D Douglas 0 U g 1 a sMa Mac Mac- c- c w y- y Art h u r s rl n d forces force under Admiral Ad At s- s r miral Chester ChesterN N Nimitz i m i t z will swing in into to final action against t the enemy today today to to- day issued a n statement in beh behalf behalf be- be h half a 1 f o of f t the h e 1 1 Mighty i gh ty Seventh War Loan 1 President Osmen Os- Os men menas mena's n s s statement state state- t n t ement e- e of ment was released re re- N leased by Brigadier Brigs Brig dier die r G General e n e r nJ Carlos P. P Romulo IENA resident commis- commis lomm s- s i of o- o the l Philippines Philippines to the United States at the Philippine offices offices offices of of- here President said Needless to say we Filipinos are very pleased with the signal successes successes suc suc- achieved by the United States and her allies during recent months I After a long and hard struggle the Germans have been pushed to the brink of overwhelming defeat and the end of the war in Europe is now clearly in sight I l In the Pacific our gains have been no less impressive e Under the I inspiring leadership of such men as us General MacArthur and Admiral 1 been disI dislodged dislodged dis- dis Nimitz the Japanese have I lodged from one position after another an- an l I other in their ill-gotten ill empire In Inthis Inthis this tIllS connection my people and I II Iare Iare are extremely grateful that the I Philippines are now no being bein liberated from the tyrannical rule rule of or the I 1 enemy i Happy as ns I am that my country will soon be able to live in peace I i again much remains to be done before before be- be fore forc Japan is fully beaten benten Aside 1 I from the additional campaigns which w will be needed to obtain military victory in the Pacific there is also the human factor to be considered in that tha t other peoples of the Far East eagerly await to be freed from the enemy We Filipinos know only too well from experience what it means to be under Japanese domination I One of the outstanding fea feats ts of the war has undoubtedly been the effective fashion in which the United States has overcome the formidable obstacles of distance in supplying the Pacific Large quantities of supplies will be needed however to deliver the final crushing blows against a ruthless and fanatical enemy All of ofus ofus ofus us can make certain that these supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies are arc available for our armed forces by giving enthusiastic support to the Seventh War Loan Drive |
