of Governor Herbert R. O'Conor • 565

shall be punishment to fit the crime—and maybe a little more for good
measure.

in the meanwhile, however, there is this night—this blackout—that is
known as total war. Total—because is spares nothing; total—because it threat-
ens everyone. We who are moblized for the direction of Civilian Defense
have responsibilities not less vital than, those of officers in the field and on the
seas.

True our mission is largely that of defense, for we leave it to the armed
forces to do the striking back. Our victories at home will be of a less spec-
tacular nature. True, we must be willing to "take it" without the satisfaction
of "dishing it out. " But these are differences in detail only—not differences in
aim and objective.

This is a war to protect the American home—we at home shall be fighting
it. This is a war to turn back invasion—we at home shall be facing that in-
vader, be hearing his thunder, be receiving his fiercest blows. And as the
soldier looks to his officer for example and instruction, so does the civilian look
to each of us in; our separate capacities for leadership—that is to say, for cool
courage and calm decisions no matter what the situation.

These being the peculiar circumstances under which we meet today, let us
look closely at the job in hand. Two things surely we must have in order to
deserve the leadership we have undertaken to give. First, our organizations
must have efficiency. Second, our organizations must have morale. Without
the first, the second cannot long survive. And without the second, the first will
soon dissolve into nothingness.

Efficiency and morale. One could use those terms glibly enough during
the period of "IF. " Today and from now on our actions do most of the speak-
ing. Efficiency is going to mean time and trouble. It is going to mean big
and little sacrifices. Each one of us here is going to do with less sleep than he
likes to get. Each and every one of us is obliged to put aside certain pleasures
and recreations. I can go still further and say that we are under the pressing
necessity to borrow hours and energy from our offices, our businesses and our
home lives in order to do our jobs in realistic defense.