CLIMAX OF WAR

Southland Times, Issue 24682, 2 March 1942, Page 5

CLIMAX OF WAR

CRUCIAL PERIOD NEAR NEED FOR GREATER PRODUCTION (Rec. 10 p.m.) WASHINGTON, February 28. Emphasizing that the war’s outcome will be decided in the next few months and that victory largely depends on factory and arsenal output in the spring and summer, Mr Roosevelt sent the following letter to Mr Donald Nelson, United States War Production chief “What has been done so far must be exceeded. I, therefore, direct you to take every possible step to raise production now. Bring home to labour and management alike the supreme importance of war production this crucial spring.” Mr Nelson replied, “War plant committees composed of both labour and management representatives will be established to discover methods of in-

creasing armaments production. Machines will be operated to close to 168 hours weekly. The War Production Board will extend recognition and awards for outstanding industrial accomplishment by both management and labour.” In a nation-wide broadcast from Detroit, Mr C. E. Wilson, president of General Motors said, “We have made faster progress on war production than we had even hoped to make. We have had excellent co-operation from all the workers. There have been no work stoppages. War material is rolling from automotive industry plants at a rapidly accelerating rate, and we are working around the clock every day in the week. We are changing over to war production plants and equipment which are not already producing war materials.”