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Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen we're speaking to you from historic city hall in New York City we now bring you a special message from Mayor F. H. La Guardia from his on of the mayor it is apparent that there hasn't been a mix up concerning the day somewhere somehow one thing we do know and that is that the president of the United States Harry Truman has within the hour stated that there will be no amount spend of the day on till it is made by the United States Great Britain and Russia together they're far I want to appeal to all of the people of the city of New York who have thoughtlessly left their way to go home or to return to their jobs and I want to beg of them again that have taken time off those who have not to do it again when the day is over Fishley announce just remain on your job as a tribute to the men who have won the war in Europe and as a token of respect and support to the men who are fighting and dying at this very moment in the Pacific again may I ask the people of the city of New York not to waste paper that we need in this war which is not over yet. I've just been informed by Commissioner carry that paper thrown out of the windows cannot be salvage it is just so many tons of paper we need lost and wasted I am sure the people who disregarded this warning did not fully realize what they were doing and that it will not be done again.

Prime Minister Churchill it has been announce will make a statement in London Tuesday morning at nine A.M. our time that's tomorrow morning at nine o'clock our time. Again may I beg of working men and women in factories and plants and shops offices to go to work tomorrow morning the president of the United States has made that request and may I again say at the risk of becoming tiresome I'll wait official amounts from our own government in Washington you and I don't know what Mr Churchill is going to say tomorrow morning. All that we do know is that there has been no official announcement they V.E. day so let's use our heads and be guided accordingly and in accordance with the official announcement from our own government in Washington.

One thing is sure that there isn't any fight left in the Nazis Another thing is sure and that is that we have won the war in Europe but there are other details perhaps they're fighting someplace I don't know you don't know so why be childish about it especially if there's some fighting going on somewhere we've trusted General Eisenhower with the lives of millions of boys we stand by our government and we've stood by our government all through this war now let's be patient for a few hours on till we get the official announcement of the day and then let us commemorate it in a way fifty fifty eight great people of our great democracy having millions of men still at war in the Pacific.

From historic city hall in New York City we have brought you a special message from our mayor the honorable F. H. La Guardia.

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