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> FROM: National Catho’ emmunity Service ¢ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE .. 17 Zact Slat Bet ee “8: Yew York City we ; The following is text ‘of eddreas delivered by bis Excellency Moat Reverend - Francis J, Spellman, Archbishop of New York and Military Vicar of the Armad Forceé of the United States, on the occasion of the formal blessing of the Rational Catholic Comunity Service Clubhouse et 17 Hest Slat Street, Hew York City, opposite St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday afternoon, December 2ist, The address wea broadcast 065 @ tatlon-rids hookup of the Columbia Broadcasting System. Anericans: a eh _ (te have prayed for peace, with justice, We hall eontinus to pray for o. ; peace with justice, bot peace vith justice can nor cone only through victory. Te "dat viotozy certain? Wo, 4¢ fe not certain, but the sacrifice of three thoussnd Anorican aives on Decenber 7th has nade victory sore probable than It was before that Infancus attack for at has nade Anerica ORS, a The chief responsibility for victory ig still on our soldiers, eallora, - marines and flying nei, bat essential responsibility fe also on all the reat of us. ae a leeping, eran wrangling Apertca has avakened and ie deternined. Porhaps we are not ee = ee : fully erakened to the yealisation of the price te must pay in DBiood, tears and - | _ cee aroat, for dn the words of Henry Lace, ' the high resolve ie yet to cone to us that ' at would te detter to jeare Anerioa a heap ef snoking stones than surrender at to vob Teorey - She pechani sed setievniicn which te the Mikado or to the Anti-Christ which is mi tier? ~— “F ion iS game Be. ve have deen 2 generous peoples We wanted Peace, ant we oumk war own — Bator ‘ “Wantleahtze to prove rss “We wanted Friendship with the world and with epan end 2 i to Prove it we wade the armor ‘Plate for Japan's warshipe, furnished the efi, to arive “"ehete engines and the gasoline be ‘wring their planes to boob We te whall pot for ee get the diood ‘that bas teen, arith wat we shall forges the irrenediable past end - oo fifteen-conth ose af our ‘84,000,000 peantays of defense effort and the toa = | (gente ote age tai ta 4 3 oe tos, es weg tee _— ” housand wepreduced planes. « — one % — . ee’ we ates 3 Cpe ete mo ee ts is oball forges vresythlag ‘elas mut ‘our ‘honored dead and pease with © oegdeatten« efter ylotory. | ent on ny es