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OCR Page 1 of 7Release for use
after 7:30 P.M.
Pacific War time
October 16, 1944.
SPEECH OF HONORABLE HARRY S. TRUMAN
TO BE DELIVERED OCTOBER 16
AT LOS ANGELES - SHRINE AUDITORIUM
Permit me to congratulate you people of Los Angeles
for the mighty fine job you have done in producing airplanes
and ships and many other items of war material. As Chairman
of the Truman Senate Committee, it was my duty and privilege
to drive for greater production and to check and re-check to
make sure that our soldiers abtained the weapons they need to
beat the enemy.
The backing of the public helped us get results.
When we found laggards, we never hesitated to force improve-
ment. When we found obstacles, we went to work to remove them.
But when we found a good job, we said so, and the Committee
unanimously, Democrats and Republicans alike, agreed that by
and large a splendid job was done.
Our soldiers and sailors are getting what they need
to-win this war.
A good job was turned in here in California. We never
had to criticize you. Our efforts were confined to helping
you overcome some of your problems.
You helped to prove that the United States could tut-
produse the world in war as well as in peace.
You helped to confound the doubting Thomases who
scoffed at the goals set by the President as fantastic.
The Republican candidate quoted me. I now quote him. In
referring to the President's request for 50,000 planes to
protect America, he said:
"But what is the good of talking about
50,000 planes unless we know what we
are about and are prepared to
do about it. * * Experts
estimate that it would take at least
TRUMAN
four years to accomplish this. *
CO
NARA
It is very disturbing to find the Pres-
ident so blandly confident in our hope-
lessly inadequate defenses. "
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