FDR: “The first desideratum is peace in the world and the end of aggression.”

We are absolutely un changed in our policy of two years ago, for immediate Filipino independence.

We can be proud of all that the Red Cross has meant to them.

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and of danger.

As their Commander in Chief I call upon you, my fellow Americans, to oversubscribe the 1945 Red Cross War Fund.