Evening star., 1942-09-27
Allies Still Trying to Stall
Axis Till Ready for Offensive
Conquered Countries Amazed at Powerful Democ-
races Difficulty in Checking Victorious March
of German, Italian and Japanese Forces
Br Constantine Broacu
Br Constantine Br0u,u.

Predictions that 1912 would be the
year of headaches for the United Ma
tons have proved distressingly correct.
In Europe and Asia, American, British
and Russian forces are still on pre-
carious defensive, the most they hope
for being to stall the enemy. The peo-
ple of Europe look at the Nazis with
hatred and amazement-hatred because
of the unbelievable hardships the ruth
less Germans are imposing on the con-
uuered nations and their own allies
amazement because they cannot under
stand why the Allies, the richest and
most progressive nations in the world,
can do nothing to stop the Axis.
In Asia there is only bitter hatred for
the ''liberators' of the Asiatics-the
japanese In Russia the people from
Premier Stain down are angered ~ the
lack of activity by the United States
and Britain The Russians are fighting
hard and there is unquestionably bitter
ness in their hearts because they believe
we have let them down.
British Disappointed.
In Britain the people are restless at
the. inactivity of Allied military forces
and are said to be disappointed because
the much advertised second front has
not materialized. In the United States
most of us are wondering what strategy
we are following and where We are
going
There is one unpleasant truth in the
general aspect of this war. The Axis
has a definite common policy on which
its strategy is based. This Is the new
order" in Europe under the heavy boot
of the Nazis and the new order" in
Asia under the even more ruthless and
harsh dictates of the Japanese.
Europe for the Europeans means
domination of the continent by the
Nazis. Asia for the Asiatics means the
enslavement of close to billion people
by the Japanese. The Axis powers are
independent of each other militarily but
are united in their aspiration for control
of vast regions OF the earth. Japan needs
no arms or men from Europe: the Nazis
need no raw materials from the Japs
They complement each other in general
strategy.
Allies Dependent.
The United Nations have loftier ideals
than the Axis. They want free world.
This is the general thesis, but because
the .Allies have been on the defensive
from the very outset of the war. they
have been compelled To- follow more
or less selfish strategy. They are in
terdependent as far as manpower, raw
materials and war implements are con-
cerrled
Russia, we are told. cannot fight ade-
ouately without our support Britain
cannot fight without our production and
men, Both the United States and Brit
ain! consider that the chances of win
ming the war will be jeopardized if the
USSR is forced out of it,
The consequence is that these three
nations. separated by vast distances but
forced to rely on each other as strongly
as If they were next door neighbors, are
In no position to fight alone, as the two
branches of the Axis are doing.
Stormy Meeting in Moscow.
According to reports from Moscow ane
London, the Russians do not hide then
disappointment at our failure to open s
second front. The first four meeting
between Premier Stain and Prime Min
lister Churchill are reported to have beer
stormy.
The storm broke when Mr. Churchill
informed his Russian colleague that h
must not count on a second front in Eu
rope this summer because of Difficult
military considerations Premier Stain
fell into rage, reliable reports say. !
few weeks earlier his Foreign Minister
Vyacheslav Molotov, visited Washington
and while ne did not obtain any detnit
promise of a second front from Presiden
Roosevelt, he was given full information
regarding our military strength. He too
notes, which he gave to Premier Stain.
These notes, which are said to hav
represented our military. naval and al
power, were submitted to the Russlal
general staff, which on the basis of thi
first-hand data decided that We coul
fight in Europe if We wanted to. The
admitted that 1t might be very costl
fight, yielding only meager results, bu
Russia might be saved, it was said,
Hitler were confronted with a serlou
threat in Western Europe and had
divert large bodies of men and an IN
portant number of planes to that bait
zone.
2 Reds Take Heavy Nazi Toll.
The strictly military considerations
American naval and military leaders a.
treated lightly by the Russians, who!
interest in the South Pacific, Tor IL
stance, is about as great as our lntere
inthe Madagascar front.
Russia is fighting heroically. Her ep
struggle does help the cause OF the Unite
Nations because of the losses she Is IL
fietng on the enemy. But Russia
fighting primarily for herself, for h
very existence. Russia entered this W
not to save democratic Ideals but becau
she was brutally assaulted by the CO.
qnest-mad NaZis.
She is entitled to every concelvat
help from us because of the bravery
her men and the assistance she is glVl
our cause. But this help should be mea
ured in terms of how far we can
without jeopardizing the very exlsten
of, the United States
59The purpose of our fight is to save t
democratic institutions of the world. F.
have come to realize that the last bastl
<xf ic no Tni q
that our defeat--if such a thing is pr