Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-03
ny CHARLES T.. STEWART
Central Press Iui,,un;Si

Washington. July 3.-Wh,u we .,,d
The British establish our cun,i,,,nt.I
European front. who's Ia b,. IL n,.,,-
craliSSimo"
- phuer our system. Franklin ID
MOO erelt. as President of l,, liu,,-
GU 9tateS. Is "ln armed forces cam
nlailoer-lh chief. The British system
ID Ilhc "tilE. with tine rhiril:tin ,hIn
vested III John Rull's prime minis
Ter. w ihSlon Churchill at present
lh,ie u have Ia br u iirlu conn,
hialder however. to launch and di
reel The new JOINT land rau,I,uiru
we ana Our allies didn't have. uur
curing Our participation III World
war /, ana our lacl. Of unity SERIOUS
~ iiaihprrcd our combined effort
agaInst the kaiser. Gun own and RlI-
tain's conbatant leaders didn'l con-
lhct with one another They were
very cooperative instead SIN. u.i,h-
er che gave all-aruund orders al, No
certed total Responsibility. Finally
Marshal FOch gravitatrd yir,,,nII\
INTO the job. but the ARRANGEMENT,
never MAS overly satisfactory and
It's weakness doubtless considerably
delayed the finish
IRE idcnl Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill. as commanders
n-chIeI. aren't professional fighting
men. IN the sense III directing irunns
in action
Their partnership stunt is in;rrna-
il"nal grand strategy. including dip
loinacy and lots I'll other q, tails. be-
sides advancing and nanrlIyrrinp
and occasionally falling slightly
backward al just the right minute
'l'lng. ,l,i,,,I,- 1
upon darncd short notice. and i field
commander is materially handicIp-
ped If hr can't order en- Wilhnu;
dt laying la consult a colleague
Recently Discussed.
selection of Il candidate Ia attend
1" This unified job presumably wa>
m.nutcly discussed 10y President
R""S, welt and Prime Minister Cnur-
chill during their recent r"nlab in
Wa nlui.tun.
What the Russians and Chinese
think on the subject doesn't greatly
matter.
Naturally they want Il competent
AnGlD-AmcrlCan choice made. be
cause their own chances Will depend
ON IL. There won't be- any personal
]caioIiSics between them and our
st!vrs. though The Russians have
their OWN particular front and thr
Chinese have their. Furthermore
Conrad" Stain is absolute enough II
Il" his OWN deciding. and ;" is Chang
kaI- Shrk OF China. They can h.
ovcrthruwn. but they cant bc voted
ouh "i office. as Prime Minister
Churchill can. any time. or have =,
Republican Congress elected agans,
prnzirt..,,, tp...,n,.,I,
least theoretically. nest November.
But President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill must hit ON
IA mutually acceptable Angi"- Amcri-
can field commander. ur they mus,
have done 81 already. and picking
INN can't have been So easy
DO ": want Il Briton put in
charge ui our troops on the European
west 'front.' Or Is II likely that the
British will cnJry havIn" an Amcri-
can at the top at their command
There? The two guy unuurStiunablv
VIII have The sense la harmuniZc oS-
l'nsibly. Nevertheless, if there's Il
llt'lc setback. lis safe betting that
each viii blame the other for il.
lis comparatively simple la as
sign an American Army officer f.
hci ~ an adviser Ia Cour:ldc Stain
Hes ONLY an adviser. lis still CASTE.
l"r IN American iu ct away with il
IN CHINA. because the Chinese AD-
NIT that they need plenty of mill
thIy advice. That j.. il WOULD have
b""n easier in China. if our adviser
ih'rc hadn'; had such bad luck At if.
No Mere Adviser
But. anyway. the impending An
Gi"-Amc!lcam situation isn't goin"
10 call Tor mere advINcrship.
That second front will REQUIRE :,
supreme head.
VIII Britain agree Ia lei lis send
!tlch Chap over Ia their bank of
the AtlantiC?--tO tell John Bull how
10 manage?-aftcr Waterloo and sim
liar pNpuiSo IN. ,t,;II - .,.,.,.:..- :.