Evening star., 1942-10-13

marked on the tragic fact that In
the war of his day all the best
generals were apparently working on
newspapers instead of in the Army.
That seems to be true in all wars.
The trouble with the typewriter
strategists is that, while they may
be full of bright ideas, they are not
in possession of much information
about the facts or problems Of mill
tary operations.
We, therefore, will continue to
leave the plans for this war to the
military leaders.
The military and naval plans Of
the United States are made by the
joint staff of the Army and Navy,
which is constantly in session in
Washington. The chiefs of this
staff are Admiral Leahy, Gen.
Marshall, Admiral King and Gen.
Arnold. They meet and confer reg
ularly with representatives of the
British joint staff, and with repre-
sentatives of Russia, China, the
Netherlands, Poland, Norway, the
British dominions and other nations
working in the common cause.
Since this unity of operations was
put into effect last January there
has been very substantial agree
ment between these planners, all of
whom are trained in the profession
of arms-air, sea and land-from
their early years. AS Commander
in Chief I have at all times also
been in substantial agreement.
AS I have said before, many major
decisions OF strategy have been
made. One Of them-on which we
have all agree d-relates to the ne
cessity of diverting enemy forces
from Russia and China to other
theaters of war by new offensives
against Germany and Japan. An
announcement of how these Often
sives are to be launched, and when,
and where, cannot be broadcast over
the radio at this time.
Useless to Win a War
Unless 1t Stays Won.
We celebrate today the exploit of
a bold and adventurous italian
Christopher Columbus-who with
the aid of Spain opened up, new
world where freedom and tolerance
and respect for human rights and
dignity provided an asylum for the
oppressed of the Old World.
Today, the sons of the New World
are fighting in lands far distant
from their own America. They are
fighting to save for all mankind, in
Guiding ourselves, the principles
which have flourished in this new
world of freedom.
We are mindful of the countless
millions of people whose future lib
erty and whose very lives depend
upon permanent victory for the
United Nations.
There are a few people In this
country who, when the collapse of
the Axis begins, will tell our people
that we are safe once more; that we
can tell the rest of the world to
stew in It's own juice; that never
again will we help to pull "the other
fellows chestnuts from the fire.;
that the future of civilization can
jolly we'll take care of itself insofar
as we are concerned.
But 1t is useless to win battles II
the cause for which we fought these
battles is lost. It is useless to win a
war unless it stays won.
We, therefore, fight for the resto-
ration and perpetuation of faith and
hope throughout the world.
The objective of today is clear and
realistic. 1t is to destroy completely
the military power of Germany
Italy and Japan to such good pur-
pose that their threat against us and
all the other United Nations can
not be revived a generation hence.
We are united in seeking the kind
OF victory that will guarantee that
our grandchildren can grow and,
under God, may live their lives, free
from the constant threat Of in
vasion, destruction, slavery and vio-
lent death.