The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04
NEW AIR BATTLE

adopted public relations tactics rec calling the five principles Of offen- Sive warfare: find 'en; fix 'em; flght'em; follow 'eIn; finish 'em, They are fighting to Q finish the advocates Of on independent air force.
 Army's campaign began with Gen. eral Marshall's speech to the ATner1. can Legion, saying on independent air force had almost lost Britain her empire. Navy has high ranking of- fieers devoting considerable time to aiming salvos In the same direction,
 Latest bull'seye Is that the R. A. T., being short on nautical knowl- edge, Slighted developing planes for patrol over England's coastal waters resulting in more ship slnkings by submarines. Yet American navy's not-independent air force has specialized on coastal patrol. Ameri- can authorities think the indepen. dent R. A, '. was heroically effecs tive In defending England: hercic- ally ineffective elsewhere.
 Some air technicians and produce ton men are flabhergasted ct Navy an Army plans for expansion which may mean i7S.000 planes year, c three-told increase In two years. OptimiStS say same experts were as- founded ct the 5000 goal the President announced Q year ego. Yet the 60,000-A.year rate will soon Dc attained. The truth Is that not even exports realize what production highs this country can hit once its gets tho Sledge to swinging.
 Most homepsun public reiationer of all is Secretary of War Stimson. Flo writes all his own speeches, likes his interviews, and lays flat all ghost writers. Only General Persh. ing outdoes him. The A. T. Y. com. mander, now T6, living in 6 suite at walter Reed Hospital, turns down big money offers to write magazine articles, He doesn't think he ought to kiblt1 on another generations war. But he tells callers he is tre. mendouSly interested In the work his 1918 personal aide, Gen. George Q. Marshall, is doing as Army chief of staff.
 Marshall's great fundamental problem is less production than 1t iS the produceTs-of soldiers. An Army Is as strong aS officers who lead and direct 1t. Most promising stren. gtheners are the second candidates camps now starting. First campG tried to make officers mostly from former sergeants, found some long on leadership but short on education, Second camps seek both qualifica- tions-malnly among selectees with six months training who include 2s,000 college graduates. Many of- fioers believe they will prove best of all company officers.
 
 BLACK FOR REDS
 Latest careful study of Russian situation by military authorities fits into this capsule:
 Russians have lost or soon must lose all but 26 to SS per cent of their industrial capacity. Same machinery moved back cannot be fully utilized until spring when Germany begins to get real income from captured Russian iron, copper, aluminium and wheat.
 Russian army may escape crushing defeat this fall or winter, and along a naturally strong line like the Volga may hold until spring, but a counter offensive Is very doubtful Standing on defense, the soviets can pin down only 100 German div- isions. That leaves 200 for garrisorf- Ing conquered countries and attack Ing elsewhere.
 The British have 66 to 73 divisions, incompletely equipped. Only way to be sure of saving Russia, to say nothing of strengthening her for anything like counter-offensive that might draw more than 100 German divisions. Is for Britain and America to make tremendous production ana; transportation strides.