PATTERN FOR VICTORY

la [Music] to begin our Sunday afternoon radio news summary the situation Washington remains clouded no reply to the president's note has been received from the emperor and now for domestic news as those who attended church this morning know the weather in this area has been clear with the temperature in the 50s it's 85 in Miami Beach where the first of the winter crowds have appeared and even in the Northern areas where early ski practice has begun it's a mild day traffic hereabouts the police warn is especially heavy if you're planning a little drive this afternoon avoid the main routs as much as possible this applies especially to the areas around the Deion din ready the inevitable Sunday accent toll is not expected to be at we interrupt this program to bring you a flash from the NBC Newsroom the president has just announced from the White House that the Japanese have bomb Pearl Harbor the days s by in headlines the president appears before the Congress yesterday December 7th 1941 a date which will live in infamy United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked and thus a year ago America took up the challenge now at last the wake of great events has become visible now at last the president has considered it safe with our TR GRS firmly in Africa to trace the pattern of this year in England Prime Minister Churchill has told the same Inside Story to the House of Commons this picture is their story told with the films of the events whose meaning Mr Churchill and Mr Roosevelt now reveal the Story begins late in December when the Japs were driving down melea Mr Churchill had come to Washington for the first war conference he spoke spoke before the American Congress the events of the year have proved him a true Prophet I think it would be reasonable to hope that the end of 1942 will see us quite definitely in a better position than we are now and that the year 1943 will enable us to assume the initiative upon an ample scale from this beginning Churchill and roselt aimed at that one objective assuming the initiative quickly American troops sail secretly of course the president has revealed that our military captains thought then in those early months that we could attack Hitler best by invading Nazi held France sometime in 1942 in the Pacific Churchill and Rosevelt faced inevitable Retreat MacArthur and his men fought their desperate heroic delaying action in batan then Malia the campaign that revealed long rehearsals by the [ __ ] long perfecting of troops in Jungle fighting so that Singapore fell then Java the Dutch East Indies rubber oil all gone while a heav outnumbered Australian Dutch and American Fleet stood and died as a shield for Australia itself and still we heard of no plan or attack remember the Houston no American ever could nor will forget the Houston not these Navy volunteers from Houston Texas not the hundreds of thousands who flocked to the colors from Every American city town and Village not the millions who registered under selective service so that every man young old Rich poor stands in line for the call to duty women everywhere spraying to serve their country to learn the ways of Industry to pick up the drill press jobs when the boys left to pick up guns the response of American manhood and Womanhood still was the Ace in the president's [Music] hands but Mr Roosevelt also had his problems at home the immediate pattern was home defense driving hard Earnest work wrough miracles only too often despite conflicting directors from conflicting Washington bureaus headaches for the White House and for the country flash Victory air and sea victory in the corl sea off the northeast Australian coast the country Thrills to our first great triumph over the jaff Navy over the sneak carriers that had delivered the thrust in the back at Pearl Har the score 11 [ __ ] warship sunk six more badly damaged but Mr Roosevelt warns this is still defensive Warfare we have not yet begun to fight on the East Coast Mr Roosevelt faced the problem of tankers torpedoed shelled in Harbor sunk with little gasoline reaching the East rubber went with Java now Hitler struck at Gasoline which is to say war production rationing came in and unthinking American chislers a low percentage were forced into line Midway key to the Pacific remains American a little bomb damage on the island itself but at Sea a tremendous a vital Naval Victory with five jaff Cruisers a big carrier and many transports sunk the threat to haway struck down good news indeed for America and England but still another defensive Victory Molotov fries from Russia urging speed for the second front he returns to a desperately bitterly anxious Kremlin Mr Roosevelt reveals now that he still at that time figured on a channel [Music] offensive Mr Churchill in keeping with secret plans laid at the December conference appears suddenly in Washington in middle June the president and he confer with Allied Council of war on a situation not so good the Japs have made a fantastic Conquest clear to the gates of India and Australia and now Alaska the Nazis have hurled divisions whole armies toward Stalingrad and the caucuses and Egypt and the Suz enemy pincers are closing Churchill sick at heart over the Libyan setback sees the new American tanks the general Shermans he asks for them and he gets them thanks for action for Churchill and Roosevelt have made their pattern for victory double blows against the hunt on the North and East British Sea power and Russia's might South to Africa for the American and British drive by July's end the enveloping circle was planned so to Egypt tanks on President Roosevelt's order tanks and all our newest tools of War are loaded for Convoy and Egypt Bound in the grateful Churchill's own words quote one ship in this precious Convoy was sunk immediately without being asked the United States replaced with another ship carrying an equal quantity of weapons unquote Churchill himself rushed to Egypt the hour was critical and Churchill himself wanted to tell his fighting men that American weapons were on the way and old win he told them we cannot fail then to Moscow and Churchill relaxes by taking a turn as pilot Churchill had to take the report of the Washington decision to Stalin and the news for Joseph Stalin was no second front in France the Nazis rejoiced the Russians quietly endured even Americans wondered but Church Hill and staling used the same words to one another complete understanding exists between us staling kept the secret of the substituted African in front but told the world of the burden Russia had borne alone the savagery of the long fight across 2,000 Mi of Soviet Land The Misery the bitterness of suffering staling had USS real pictures that speak for themselves recaptured Russian Villages and the search beneath the winter snow for loved ones butchered by the na season left for the white drifts to shroud Grim real awful pictures but millions of Russians have stood against the Nazis through Grim real and awful time meanwhile London's traler Square New York San Francisco demanded the second front not knowing that the die was cast Churchill and Rosevelt took the clamor on the chin but ordered action in the West Air action Mighty raids by British bomber armadas later American Plan swung along hammering raids over France raids to ease pressure on Russia to give Yanks and Ireland time to train night rage that left miles swn with fire and onethird of Germany's Air Force was withdrawn from Russia to guard against invasion in France landed action at Sea convoys to mermans to strengthen the giant fencers to the east to Aid the stand of Stalingrad Hell's Corner British and American Convoy men called the merman's trip there were losses British and Americans died here but not in vain for Russia gained the strength for Savage counter drives wholesale Slaughter of Nazi beasts even as we closed in on raml in Africa action and deception in the West American General Eisenhower planned in London and then Eisenhower apparently tipped his hand American troops had new winter clothes many lips whispered winter uniforms for Norway and across the channel German ear heard Hitler thought not of Africa Hitler jittered over cold Norway and while Americans steamed South German troops landed in Norway in feverish numbers Churchill told common soberly when his his knowledge of the real African plan must have made him gleeful that 10 German divisions were building fortifications in Norway troops in Norway worked happily against the stupid Americans thought to be Norway bound Americans Africa bound Old Glory starting the long hard Pole to Victory coming to grips with the bewildered Nazi through Oran to Tunis and bizer carrying the message of liberation wining strategic dear by diplomatic expediency diplomacy military power strategy all in the pattern for victory half a world away strategy and power against Japan millions of square miles to be slowly painfully won but we have started Marines wiping out the Japs Marines winning guad Canal navy guns attacking winning the Solomon Islands battle China holding on six years a giant in the grand pattern hold on to Americans you Builders you are the pattern for victory your army will Purge the conquered lands your air force will sweep the vaulted Skies your Navy will command the Seas three Mighty teams depending on your work your sacrifice our leaders are determined have faith Americans have strength untiring strength thus Let Freedom Ring let [Music]