The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-06
JAPS ARE AFRAID
OF AN UPRISING
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employs II aS o tool. He uses 1t to
prepare the wood with which he
builds his house or fences his
stock, and It Is his major harvesting
implement.
The fact the Japanese order
reached Macarthur In document
form was regarded as testament
to the cooperation he is receiving
from natives in occupied areas and
to the success with which his in
telligence services have been work.
ing.
Macarthur had disclosed in earlier
reports that some $4,000 Moros, ex-
loyalty to the United States and
pert knife fighters, had vowed never
to lay down their weapons untn the
Japanese were driven out.
The enemy order may have been
motivate In part by the Moros'
stand, Il was believed.
Ever since he withdrew his forces
to Bataan Peninsula and Corregi-
dor, Macarthur has demonstrated
repeatedly his ability to maintain
communications not only with
nemy-occupled areas Of LuSon but
also with Fillpinos on other Islands
Of the Philippines.
Jap Offensive Dies Out
The War Department said Japan
ese offensive activity in the Philip
pines during the past "A hours had
been negligible and that the losses
inflicted by MacArthur's small air
force in Subic Bay apparently had
forced the enemy to delay further
large scale assaults until he can re-
organize his strength.
Macarthur reported yesterday
that thousands Of Japanese soldiers
were drowned or killed when the
American fliers sank five enemy
craft, including three large trans
ports.
Meanwhile, naval experts here
predicted that the American navy's
hit-and-run raids In the Pacific
such as those in the Gilbert Island
area--would be repeated and inten-
sified until there Is nothing else
left to attack"
The main purpose Of these raids,
the last Of which bagged 10 Of 10
attacking enemy bombers with O loss
Of only two American planes and
one man, Is to keep the United
States supply lines TO the Pacific
southwest open for the passage Of
reinforcement Of men, tanks and
planes, these experts said.
But another objective was seen
to tear down the Japanese fleet,
destroy its widespread bases in the
Inundated Islands area and force
Japan to spread her forces over
large areas as steps toward the day
when the United Nations will be
ready to begin an offensive in the
direction Of the japanese mainland.
New Strategy In Pacific
Plans for new strategy in the
pacifci area have been reported in
the making for several days. Presl-
dent Roosevelt yesterday conferred
with chiefs Of the U. 8. armed forces
and washington representatives OF
the British High Command.
II was believed that they surveyed
the serious situation in Java and
the battle for the approaches TO
India in relation 10 the new strategy.
The last communique on the Pac-
ifIc situation issued by the war
Department yesterday revealed that
the recent American air raid BY Gen.
Dougles MacArthur's valiant men
on subic Bay cost the enemy
thousands" OF soldiers. They were
either drowned or killed when Mac
Arthur's handful Of P-40 fighter
planes, In O daring attack, sank
more than 1000 tons Of an enemy
invasion fleet.
Macarthur reported that three 81
the enemy ships were transports
loaded with japanese soldiers"
Thus did MacArthur's men begin
10 fulfill the vow Of their comman.
er.in-chieS, President Roosevelt,
who told the nation one month after
Pearl Harbor that I'VE will give "
back-wth compound interest"