The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-25
Economic .
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National and International Problems
Inseparable from Local Welfare

Cecil Brown, the well-known foreign
correspondent, recently made speaking
tour of this country. In Il radio broad,
cast from Los Angeles, he said he had
been enormously impressed by the in
credible strides American industry is
making in producing for war. At the
same time he added he was disturbed
by the excessive degree of optimism
held by many of us. In short, too large
la proportion of the American people
are not yet convinced that this will be
Il long and hard war
That kind of optimism is not held in
Informed circles. Most of the experts
still think that another New Years
day will come before the United Ma
tonS will be able to engage in major,
continued offensive drives against the
enemy. In 1913. they forecast, Il gigantic
effort to knock Hitler out of the war
will be made. Then, in 1914, the United
Nations will be able to turn their full
undivided attention to Japan. And so,
by that years end, the war may be
over.
Other experts consider that time
table too optimistic They argue that
both Germany and Japan have i'm
mense armies and resources, and that
it will take another year or two to
wear them down and bring them to
their knees. In any event, no informed
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rumors that the war is likely to be
ended before 1912 passes. And none Of
them make the popular mistake of
thinking that minor United Nations
victories constitute jor disasters for
the enemy.
In the meantime. this country has
reason to be immensely proud of the
quality and character of its fighting
forces. After the debacle at Pearl Har-
Dor, il took us months to get organized.
For Il long time there was lack of
accurate coordination between the vari-
Gus branches of the military services.
Now, apparently, conditions have I'M
dergone a great change for the better.
The gigantic apaneSe-American sea
engagement around Midway island is
an example. The japanese, after max
ing their feint at Dutch HarbOr with
"A few bombcrS and pursuit planes, ap-
manders would Historically disperse
their forces. In all probability, they
definitely expected to take both Mid
way and Oahu. But the American com
manders working on extremely accur-
ate information provided by the Intelli-
gence services, We're ready. The Navy,
the Army and the Marines worked in
perfect harmony. The result was the
most serious setback Japan has yet
taken in the Pacific war. That battle,
coming on top of the Coral Sea en-
must be causing plenty of
headaches among The moguIS in Tokyo.
They caught our forces asleep at Pearl
llarbor But our forces are 100 per
cent awake and on their toes now.
This latest Pacific battle is important
for the beating handed japanese mill
tary power. Its greatest Importance
lies in the fact that it may have tipped
the scales of Pacific naval power i'm
our favor. After Pearl Harbor, the
japanese fleet was supreme in the
Pacific. Japan also had air supremacy.
Now American war vessels which were
damaged at Pearl HaIbor are back in
service, new ships have been sent to
join the fleet, and our air power has
been tremendously increased. Our pro
duction capacity is many times that of
Japan in all fields. The Mikado, in
brief, doesn't look as big and tough
las he once did.
When we finally take the offensive in
the Pacific, we may expect hard go
ing for Il considerable time. 1t is OBJ
viouS that Japan has developed the
inundated islands, as we'll as her own
Islands. to 4 very high degree so far
as military power is concerned. She
may have literally hundreds of air,
naval and submarine bases and her
about her own part of the Pacific. 1t
will b" Il real job to destroy these posi-
.tionS-and we can't do ii overnight.
We must expect losses as well as vic
tories. But no one with any knowledge
Ol American war production ana
American fighting spirit can doubt that
The job will be done The United Ma
lionS' commanders will not be satisfied
with Il partial victory this time. They
Intend TO take the war straight to Bcr-
lin and Tokyo, and give the Axis
powers Il full taste of the kind of
treatment dealt out to the countries
they have Subju%ated.
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For sheer unnecessary cruelty, the
Axis leaders can bear comparison with
the blood-loving conquerors of anti
quity.
Additional evidence has been pro
duced TO completely SubstanIiate An
|thony Edcn'S almost unbelievable re-
port of what the Japs did to Hong
Kong. WHnlon murder, torture and rape
are apparently Il definite part of Jap
ancSc policy.
In Europe, Hitler is pursuing a sim