The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-31
Great World Powers
 In Life, Death Fight
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Far East from England and the United states and on 1t depends tho resistance of those islands already threatened by Japan.
 The Afth-second in importarce only to the Atlantic seaway--ig the lifeline to Russia.
 German Might Must LOse
 German military might in the opinion of all competent obServ. CTS must be defeated thoroughly on land. Russia i1 l94i has smashed all hopes of the Wehr1nacht that 1t quickly could take Moscow, Lenins grad and the Caucasus.
 The Red army has decimAted Hit- ler's picked legions and may he able to develop It's present advantage throughout the winter. But the so- vlet must be prepared, with the spring, to meet offensive spaSrns which may surpaGS the series of tres mendous orlslaughtS from June tc November which Hitler thought would crush Russia.
 (D) Naval power. During the next year Britain and the United States primarily, but Russia aS well, will be faced with 0 tremendous Ghip- building job-to turn out warships to protect sea routes and merchant ships to ply them.
 In addition decisive naval Supe- riority must be built up.
 Japan'S Asiatic conqueStS may be counter-attacked from the ASiatic mainland. A decisive attack against Japan itself would require Q pre-. ponderance of seapower which re. cent Japanese successes have de- pleted.
 (E) Landpower. 4 striking force must be built up and an army trained which can meet the Axil on even terms as the British have done for the past month in Libys ---and to hammer home 6 victory irl Africa, Asia, the Levant or on the European mainland.
 (N Ar power. United States production schedules alone guar. antee eventual overwhelming su. periority of fighters, heavy bomb. CTS, and attack planes of all dc. scriptiong. Production during the next few months will he vital from the viewpoint of defense along the worldwide front.
 co Far East. Many British ob- servers feel that Singapore, the Philippines and the rich islands which depend upon them for pro. lection should Do defended aS far aS humanly possible but if they should fall under the force of Ja. pans first impetus, Britain, the United States and Russia should concentrate on keeping the Far Eastern theater of war isolated while the heart of the Axis is dealt with.
 Japan in Quarantine
 That means putting Japan In . sort of naval and military quaran- tine until the day she can be Riy. en undivided attention.
 This group argues that 1t would be fatal to dispeRSe allied forces when 1ta.y Is reeling and Germany Is badly hurt.
 GID Occupied Europe. Some oil must be found to keep the fires oi revolt burning but steps must be taken to keep them under control until they can do most good.
 According to most of those whc have watched British efforts of the past 28 months this is Q job for Q hard-hitting coordinated propa- ganda machine which thus far has been conspicuously lacking.
 (D Interim offensive. It is gen. erally agreed that this should be maintained wherever possible: With heavy bombers against Germany once the RAF is freed from the longest stretch of bad weather of memory; against weary Italy by the only means the Allies have at their disposal; against Japan from the air if Russia enters the war against her and place bases in the maritime provinces at Allied dis posal for mass attacks.
 The offensive or second--- phase of the grand strategy is beyond the knowledga of anyone not in the innermost confidence of Washing ton, London and Moscow. However, 1t probably could not be put down In Black and white in any plan the Allies can draft as of Jan. l, 1942.
 1t involves assault against ell fronts -- and, sea- cir, economic, propaganda-hut it now is dspend- ent upon the success Of the degens sivc sta@e and cannot begin to take shaps until several mon&he 1t least have pAssed