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Roosevelt Speaks
Washington (^F)—Roosevelt
revealing officially for the first
time said ‘‘several hundred
thousand” American fighting
men already have been sent to
battle the Axis in distant lands,
and also expressed the view that
the Japanese southward drive
had been checked. He declared
that Australia, New Zealand and
adjacent islands are now to be
come bases for offensive action.
Roosevelt also warned the
Vichy government that the
United Nations will take any
action necessary to prevent the
use of French territory by Axis
forces. He guaranteed continu
ation of the delivery of arms to
China, regardless of Japanese
successes in Burma.
Economic Impact.
He discussed the economic im
pact of the war on every Amer
ican citizen and declared the
price for preserving civilization
must be paid in “hard work and
sorrow and blood’’. The price is
not too high, he told his radio
audience; if they doubted it he
said to ask the millions who live
under the tyranny of Hitlerism.
He summarized a 7-point pro
gram for combatting the upward
spiral of living costs. He warned
again that American people must
abandon luxuries and comforts.
Apparently cognizant of criticism
against portions of his anti-in
flation plan he declared firmly
he would use all his executive
power to carry out the policy
laid down.
' I know every Americ n farm
er, American workman and Am
erican businessman will gladly
embrace this economy of sacrifice
and am satisfied it is necessarv
for the most vital compelling
motive of their lives — that of
winning through to victory.”
As for the conduct of the war
he declared that for every ad
vance the Japanese have made
since it began they have paid a
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transports, planes and men,”
nd the Japanese are feeling the
effects of those losses.
Mentions Tokyo
At the same time, without
ering confirmation, he spoke
whimsically of the bombing of
Tokyo and three other Japanese
cities. It is so reported from
Japan, he said, that somebody
dropped bombs on Tokyo and
he principal centers of the Jap
anese war industries. If this be
uue, he asserted, this is the first
time in the history of Japan that
it has suffered indignities, and
the war has become what Hitler
originally proclaimed it to be—
total war.
Prices Fixed
Washington (A?)—With one
broad, inclusive order the Office
of Price Administration tonight
fixed war time maximum prices
for “virtually everything Amer
icans eat, wear and use” at levels
prevalent during the month of
March. After May 18 under
general maximum price regula
ions no retailer may charge more
for an article than the highest
price at wnieti it sold iu March.
The same restrictions will apply
after May 11 to manufacturers
and wholesalers, and after July
1 to a long list of services estab
lishments such as laundries, tail
ors, auto repair shops, radio re
pair men, etc.
Rents Frozen
Sin ultaneo ly the price a
gemy froze rents in 302 centers
of war effort or war production
Mostly they fixed rents at rents
paid March 1 this year.
The actions taken together
represented the essential seg
ment of the President’s overall
plan for stabilizing costs and
preventing inflationary pries
rises. Along with these orders
are proposed heavy taxation of
profits; stabilization of most
wages at present levels; taxation
to hold individual incomes to a
maximum of 2 to 5 thousand
dollars; rationing; encourage
ment of bond buying, debt pay
ment and savings; discourage
ment of credit or installment
buying and expenditures for non
essentials.
Exempted from the ruling
where a list of food items repre
senting 25 to 40 per cent of the
amount of food usually purchas
ed.
Washington Wins
Seattle (JP) — University of
Washington oarsmen set 3 new
course records in making a clean
sweep of the 39 Annual Crew
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