ROOSEVELT'S PERSONAL MESSAGE

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXII, Issue 15243, 8 January 1943, Page 3

ROOSEVELT'S PERSONAL MESSAGE

DIRECTED TO CONGRESS POST WAR RECONSTRUCTION VIOLENT CONFLICT THIS YEAR. (Received 11.30 a.m.) United Press Assn..—By Electric Teiegra i > h—Copyright. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Mr Roosevelt in a personal message to Congress said that they assembled 'n one of the great moments of the history of th© nation. Last year was the most crucial for modern civilisation and the coming year was filled with violent conflict but with a high promise of better things. ‘‘We are flying a«s much lendleas© to China a-s ever traversed the Burma Road. lie “The period of our defensive is passing and our aim now is to force the Japanese to As a sequel to hard experience in battle, we are diverting portion of our tank production, capacity to now deadly field weapons, especially selfpro pel ling artillery. Meinl>ers of the service want the right to work plus assurances against the evils of all major economic hazards, an, assurancc. extending from the cradle to the grave. This great government can and must provide those assurances. ” Mr Roosevelt did not prophesy when the war would end but believed that 1013 would give the United Nations a very substantial advance along the roads leading to Berlin, Rome and Totoio.