The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-11


Landing Aerobsties
Amaze Tsefieisns
"CIivsndsn" Ghost
bobs Up Again
~ RAy TUCKER
WASHINGTON - American
Ausansssmsn and industrisiisu
are getting a kick out Of eolv-
snr the new and strange prob
l>ms which the war effort mas
hesped upon them Recent can
vasses of front offices and the
shops reveal that while manu-
facturers are not precisely ~
b,lant about future economic
prospects. the excitement IN
duces q certain exhilsration-
Automobile magnates for IN
stance report that they DERIVE
the same thrill from the CONVEX
s,on process that they obtain
from 4 novel game. The enforced
wreckaRs Of their plants has
snapped them out Of the routine
An which they moved for years
ct q monotonous gait. The work.
men likewise regard their con-
tribufion A. . patriotic adven-
turs and there are not % many
demands for shorter hours ana
higher wages a. the public be-
heves. II 10 this rest which led
President Roosevelt TO forecast
that a ma jority Of the factories
would b. switched to production
Of arms In q far shorter period
than had been anticipated
No japanese activity In the
conflict has attracted closer
study by our naval and m'ii-
tary tacticians than their mar
velously efficient landing oper-
stions. The Germans have shown
nothing that equals the acrobat
les of the little brown men. And
We must copy their method when
the day ARRIVES for the United
Nations TO assume the often
sive.
The Nipponess have been
practicing this difficult stunt at
home and In China for many
years. The first step consists
Of 4 detailed survey Of the
enemy beaches from the air and
by secret agents. The attack 10
usually launched at high tide
tlst before dawn and prefer
ably on . rainy or stormy day.
The ships involved establish
rendezvous near the objective
between midnight and early
morning. II there 10 no spot
readily available for . meeting
place. they assemble according
70 a prearranged and meticu-
lousy synchronixed plan. In this
respect the Mikado's forces have
exhibited extraordinary shrewd-
ness and cunning. II accounts
for their steady series Of sue
eesxful hippity-hops from For
mosa 10 Java.
Japanese infantrymen are e.
fectively armed with hand gren-
AIDES. automatic rifles and ra-
tons for five day 30 that they
can hold ground seized pending
arrival of mighty reinforce
ments. The craft which ferry
the soldiers are about SO feet
long and each II equipped with
a ramp at the bow to permit .
tank or artillery piece to slide
off easily. They are powered
with gas or diesel engines. have
a speed Of 10 knots and will
hold no men. Smaller boats are
used In shallower water. Once
ashore the attacks are directed
and deployed by planes hover
Ing above. The Japs wage war
without any Of the conveniences
Of home. and they pack a thou
sand men into q vessel which
would accommodate only about
400 or fewer Of their western
foes.
Jimmie" Cromwell has filed
suit against q radical publica-
ton In New York which indi-
rectly accused the former min
kter 10 Canada Of consorting
with .'Cliveden set" at the cap
itsl. He has been a frequent Wis
itor at the home of q prominent
dowaeer whose Sunday evening
parties are among washington's
chief social attractions during
the season.
Although members Of the su-
preme court. the cabinet. con-
gress and the diplomatic corps
attend these affairs. Mr.. Crom-
well Is the only guest known to
have brought action against his
alleged libelers. He introduces
curious. topsy-tursy note by re
calling that the same magazine
once denounced him because
while serving at Ottawa he
urged that the United States
fight alongside Great Britain
But that was in the spring Of
1910. or more than a year be-