Evening star., 1941-03-04
British Victory Seen If U. S. Sends Supplies

who are daily more interested IN
the breakdown or blockage of supply
trains into Germany, especially car
loads Of food for which they will be
quite hungry in another winter.
These are but few illustrative
slants on the dangers to Germany
of war that goes beyond this year,
from the angle Of the situation IN
those southeastern countries from
which Hitler must draw such vital
part of his sinews for war. Much
more could be said but 1t would
merely reinforce the underlying
fact that the Nazis run terrific risks
and face almost certain defeat, un-
less they can knock out the British
Isles before autumn. If Hitler loses
his great gamble, the tempo Of Nazi
collapse-when 1t comes-is likely
to astonish a great many people.
I am of the opinion, though many
are not, that Hitler, needing blitz-
krieg victory somewhere, will strike
the Soviets eventually, perhaps be-
fore another II months are finished.
If he fails to conquer the British
Isles he may very well try to frighten
the British into a peace settlement
by taking over the bread basket Of
the Ukraine. Stain might 60 or
receive q mortal blow or become
another Nazi prisoner, like Musso-
lini. But the great Russian open
spaces also lured Napoleon to his
doom.
Human Equation Important.
We have been reading the testi-
mony in Washington OF various
slide-rule experts, some Of whom in
sisted that Britain didn't have a
chance to win the war. I don't re-
call that the slide-rule experts have
paid much attention to the British
victories in Africa, or to the vast
transportation and supply problems
In the Balkans, or to the fiercely
anti-Nal sentiment of the great ma
jority of the people who live along
these lines of transportation. Most
important Of all-and important be-
yond the power of words to portray
I don't recall that those who have
been diagnosing the war without any
first-hand observation on the far
flung battle fronts Of Europe have
paid any attention whatever to the
human equation in the fighting and
winning Of wars.
I have been with the Spaniards.
7 have been with the Films. I have
been with the Greeks, and also with
the British. 1t happens that have
been with four different peoples, all
of whom have done on the field OF
battle precisely what all the watch
ing world thought was impossible.
They were the underdogs. They
were terribly handicapped by in
feriority in weapons Of all kinds.
They should have been beaten right
at the start, and yet they performed
military miracles. The experts, the
specialists on production capacities
and performance Of machines, had
everything right from the mechan-
ical angle-and yet they were stu
pendously, humilatingly wrong.
I have had the great good fortune
to have reported wars with those
who have fought as their adverse
ries never knew how to tight. I
have had the privilege OF being with
those men and women who have
showr the greatest fighting hearts
Of our generation. have learned
that II Is not machines alone that
hold overwhelming war forces at
bay and win victories which stun
the imagination Of people all over
the world. 1t Is the men and
womer who fight with machines,
even with fewer machines or with
inferior machines, who turn the
tide of battles and of wars. Leave
out the human heart and you have
rejected the only element that has
changed, again and again and
again, the history of mankind and
made 1t what 1t Is
You ask me what about the war
rs I see it.
AS I see it, the British people
and said the people-can win and
will win the war against NaZi-ism
There is no doubt whatever about
their being able to do it. They will
do it-and Hitler and Nazi-ism viii
oe a nightmare of a memory within
two OF three years-if the American
people give the British all the
tools" they need, without fear and
without stint, and see to it that
they get them and get them fast,
regardless of circumstances. If
America doesn't do that-well, you
already know what I think.
(Copyright. 1e41, Chicago Daily News, Incl