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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1942
THE NEWBERRY SUIT
PAGE FIVE
Forces Must Have
Tools of War Says
Congressman Hare
(The House in Committee of Che
Whole House on the state of the Un
ion had under consideration the bill
(S. 2208) to further expedite the
prosecution of the war.)
Mr. Hare. Mr. Chairman, I regret
in the short time allotted I will not
be able to discuss the provisions ' of
this bill or the proposed amendments.
The purpose of the bill, as shown by
the title, is to further expedite the
prosecution of the war. The action
of the Congress for the last three
days in an effort to pass the bill
might indicate that we are doing
just about as much to delay the war
efforts as other agencies by its ‘in
sistence to discuss matters really
not germane to the subjects involved
Really, our actions suggest to me
the story of the long-winded Member
of Congress a number of years 4go
when the subtreasury questions were
the paramount issue in public life,
After he had spoken about 2 hours
to a country audience he straight
ened himself up and with outstretch
ed arms exclaimed, “Fellow country
men, I am speaking for future gene
rations,” whereupon a farmer in the
audience arose and said, “By gum, if
you speak much longer they will be
here.”
My thought is if we continue to
speak on this bill there will be little
or no necessity for trying to expe
dite the prosecution of the war ef
fort. The war may be over before
we get ready for it.
But my purpose, Mr. Chairman, in
asking for recognition at this time is
to say a few words on behalf of those
who are now in the war, particularly
the young men who are in it. They
are interested in this bill. They are
interested in expediting our efforts
to end the war. They are not in the
armed forces with the idea of making
a military career out of it. They
would like to see the war brought to
a close as soon as possible and they
would like to have munitions and im
plements with which to do it. They
would like to see this war end next
month, the next six months, or with
in the next year in order that they
may go home and begin to lay foun
dations for future living. They have
little patience with our delay in
furnishing them with munitions and
equipment due to strikes in our de
fense activities and bickerings be
tween labor leaders and industry,
coupled with Congress debating
whether this or that program will
dovetail into the post-war program.
If some of us were as anxious to
demonstrate our patriotism as Shir
ley Crow, of Oconee County, S. C.,
who walked 30 miles a few days ago
to present himself at the office of the
draft board to say: “If my country
needs me, I am ready to go,’’ the
morale of the people generally would
be better and the morale in the arm
ed forces would be greatly improved
If strikes delaying production in de
fense industries continue, the morale
in both groups will grow worse. The
services of these boys are not limited
to so many hours per day or any
number of hours per week. They are
subject to call over 150 hours a week,
and they know it. They are saying
now that if they are not supplied
with defense weapons without delay
there may not be a post-war pro
gram, and if there is continued de
lay on account of strikes for selfish
gain I think I can hear them saying
“If there is a post-war program we
will write the formula after we get
home and you are just delaying the
whole thing by bothering with it at
present.” •
The urgent and tragic need right
now is additional fighting equipment,
and the purpose of this bill is to ex
pedite its production. The necessity
for haste is so pronounced that to
me it seems almost unpatriotic to
spend days talking about peacetime
recreation, peacetime occupation or
peacetime legislation. We should
realize the war is on. The battle is
raging, and men in the front lines
are begging for weapons to protect
their own lives and to preserve the
coutry they love.
Not only the young men in the
armed forces are interested in this
bill but their fathers and mothers
are greatly interested. Many of them
have sons already on the firing line—
sons whose lives they are willing to
sacrifice on the altar of their coun
try provided they are given an equal
chance for life with equal equipment
for use in combat. I feel that I
speak the sentiment of a lot of these
fathers and mothers, for I happen to
be the father of one of these boys in
the front line somewhere in the Paci
fic and I am anxious to see that he
and his comrades, wherever they may
be, are furnished with such equip
ment that will give them at least an
equal chance in the battle for lib
erty and freedom. His father and
mother will not complain if he should
fall in mortal combat equally armed
with his antagonist, but I am unable
to contemplate my feelings if I
should learn he has sacrificed his life
because the Congress of the United
States or the people for whom he is
fighting failed on account of strikes,
selfish bickerings, and incident de
lay to furnish him with sufficient
bombs or necessary equipment to de
fend himself in battle with a merci
less foe. On the other hand, I would
be mortified and feel like an un
worthy sire of a courageous and pa
triotic son if he should return home
in defeat, humiliation, and shame,
(place his hand upon my shoulder,
look me in the face and say: “Fath
er, we did the best we could with
wlhat we had to do it with, but the
battle was lost while you and others
debated what effect an hour’s work
per day would -have on the social life
of the country after the war.”
There may be some things in this
bill I would not support under ordin
ary circumstances, but since it is de
signed to expedite our war effort it
is my purpose to support the bill in
toto.
Fighting Dolhafs!
Make Every Pay Day . . . BOND DAY!
TODAY, Americans are dying so that
America, your jree America, can five!
Today, the men in our Army and Navy
urgently need more planes, more tanks,
more guns! More than our enemies have,
better than our enemies have, if we’re
going to smash our way to Victory!
We’ve got to get them. We will get
them. But only if every man, woman,
and child in America helps! And helps
voluntarily, regularly, in the American
Way—the Defense Bond way-
day.
every pay
Every dollar you can lend your Govern
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tamps today Get them regularly. Plan
to set aside money every pay day—every
single dime that you can. And remem
ber, your Government guarantees that
your money will come back to you with
interest—as much as $4 for every $3 when
Bonds are held to maturity.
YOU GET A $25 U. S. BOND FOR ONLY $18.75
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$18.75
$37.50
$75.00
$375.00
$750.00
Upon Maturity Yon
GET BACK
• $25.00
t $50.00
: $100.00
s $500.00
: $1,000.00
When is maturity? Ten rears, but you can cash
the Bonds at any time after 60 days from issue
Naturally, the longer you hold the bond.
up to 10 years, the more money you’ll get back.
But you’ll never get less than you put in.
What's the interest rate? When held to ma
turity, the Bonds yield 2.9% per year on your
investment, compounded semiannually—you
get back $4 for every $3.
When should I buy a Bond? Start now; buy
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NOW!
EMPLOYERS! Do your part. If you haven’t
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