The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-09

General McNair they're dead,
and maybe to
rush the uctors and win the fight
ultimately-after they've all gone
to glory. mind you.
OF course I'm referring to ma
neuvers. such as we've been having
lately. TO train our selectees.
Units Of 'em line up opposite
one another and they're ordered
INTO theoretical action. But who's
killed and who does the killing is q
matter for an umpire's decision.
The killers naturally are perfectly
willing TO accept his ruling In their
favor. but the killees don't pay
much attention to EN-.
To determine the relative merits
OF tanks and anti-tankers has
proved To be especially difncult.
We've got to try EN- out In COM
petition on target ranges" says
Lieut. Gen Lesley J McNair. gen.
ersi headquarters chief Of stan
during the recent North Carolina
war games. Perhaps that'll settle
the argument a. TO who killed
whom"
Rivalry also u keen between
trucks and airpianes. ''Hencefor-
ward" comments General McNair,
when trucks destroyed by plane
IRE well have to see that It's sent
to the rear Thus far they've simply
ignored their obliteration and kept
right on running"
Flyers Refuse to Die
Aviators are as bad as truck
drivers. The average flyer. theo-
reticaily shot down by an anti-air.
craft battery. doesn't even know
that he's been dred at. or pretends
he doesn't. not wanting to miss any
OF the fun. and sails straight ahead
for wherever he was going. Gen.
srai McNair plans radio sets in
- - '~ :" or~er ri'ots to
crash Theoretically, when the
rules Of the game require EN- to.
Another complication Is that OPP
posing forces have trouble In tell
ing themselves apart and a good
bit OF the theoretical shooting Is
between different groups Of the
same unit - shooting between
friends. that Is to say.
The naneuvers are a good thing,
though. They've led to the discov-
cry Of all these various new wrin-
kles In tNp-to-date warfare. Plenty
Of today's equipment Is different
from the last wars and needs to
be expertmented with. to get the
best results from.
Morales an important item like
wise
Brig Gen. Lewis 3. Hershey Is
selective services morale special
list
The initial assumption was that
selectees would like their conscrip-
ton periods in proportion to the OBJ
viousness Of their popularity with
civilian folk in such areas as the%
might be assigned to. Therefore a
strong appeal was made to the civil
population to be as nice as possi-
Bile to the boys in their various VIZ
entities.
1t was an appeal that not only
was responded to enthusiastically:
1t was over-responded to.
The lads are being so lavishly
entertained that military authori-
ties are afraid they'll be developed
into an army Of "softies." The, EN-.
phasis now is on being super-cor-
dial to EN- only In moderation.
Lieut. Gen. Hugh A. Drum is ar.
guing that maneuvers have shown
the desirability of closer co-opera-
ton between air and grounding
forces - armored. artillery and
doughboys. They're too rigidly SUBJ
divided now. Drum contends; what
they need is unification.
Natural Jealousy
The obstacle to effecting IL Is
that they're Jealous Of one another
don't want to- be unified.
IT'S true. to be sure, that thew
can be unified regardless of their
wishes. but that might be detri-
mental to their collective morale.