Curtin, Roosevelt In Agreement

Northern Advocate, 27 April 1944, Page 5

Curtin, Roosevelt In Agreement

(Rec. 2 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Apr. 2G. In a broadcast tonight Mr Curtin said l.e and Mr Roosevelt had discussed maters of major importance to the United Nations in general and their own countries in particular. They had reviewed the whole strategy in the Facific and then turned to problems which would present themselves after the war, including the paramountly important question of insurance against further aggression and the means needed to remove fear of want and social insecurity from all mankind.

Mr Curtin said he and Mr Roosevelt feund themselves like-minded in these matters. He added that the war in the South-West Pacific was by no means over, but a successful outcome was assured by the increasing strength the Allies were able to bring to bear against Japan. Successful actions in the past, predominantly aggressive in concept and design, had been achieved despite deficiencies in equipment and numbers. Australians’ All-Out Contribution

Australian people had held back nothing in their contribution to the war effort, whether it was severe food and clothing rationing, curtailment of amenities and entertainment, freezing of wages, taxation at saturation point, or abrogation of working conditions. For example, public subscriptions to war finance from 7,000.000 people totalled 1 850,000,000 dollars. Future Australian, U.S. Relations

“When asked what I contemplate will be the future relations between Australia and America I say my country is comparatively small. It must look to the future for such agreements and understanding that will safeguard it not only against aggression but also against the infliction of misery, human degradation and suffering during the depression 15 years ago.” Cambridge University is arranging to confer the honorary degree of Doctors of Law on Mr Fraser and Mr Curtin.