Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-06
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Diplomacy
America Put in Middle
by Stains Strategy
BY PAUL MALLON

WASHlNGioN, May o'-hus-
w sian diplomacy seems 10
have been b. far the cleverest
so far developed in the war
l have il on what i believe 10
be unquestionable authority that
Stain told the JapS before Pearl
Harbor. he WOULD remain neu-
trail if the Japs attacked the
United States. He also told the
Toxic government that if Japan
attacked Russia, the United
States would attack Japan.
BY this smart maneuver and
otherwise, the Red leader has
avoided conflict with his natural
enemy on the second front in
Asia. He has created situation
you would not believe, if it were
not obvious before your eyes:
We are warning with Russia
against Germany and without
Russia against Japan. Russia.
our close ally, receiving substan-
tial quantities of war materials
from us, Is not using them
against our enemy in the Pacific.
Not only that, but Stain has
not allowed American military
missions TO survey bases in
Siberia from which we could
bomb Japan.
Consequently, we do not seem
TO stand a chance of getting
those very important bases until
Stain believes Japan is ready TO
attack him.
Russia. realistic as always, Is
fighting this war for Russia, and
thereby setting a good example
for the United States, and espe-
cially for the little group OF
lovers of humanity here who live
in clouds of idealism and expect
others 10 do likewise.
THE battle of production has
been won. Few COM
muniques are issued from that
necessarily secret front. but it
is safe to say that both tank
and plane production are run
ming ahead of schedule.
In fact, everything is ahead
except shipping. In some in
stances raw materials have been
diverted from tanks TO the ship
yards in order to stimulate the
tagging phase.
The deficiency is restricted to
merchant ships. War vessels
are far ahead Of expectations.
Admiral Land has placed the
blame on several factors-short-
age of steel, both labor and
management troubles. and the
fact that the program started
late.
- Thus, while we are demon
strating what the old demo-
cratic, capitalistic system of
production can do in an emer-
gency, we are unable to keep
these materials flowing to the
far-f1ung battle fronts of the
world at commensurate pace.
TT is not clear yet whether
Il Nazi peace feeleEs out of
Bern and Stockholm are re-
suit of the dearth of news among
correspondents there working
on space rates, or whether they
were planted by Nazi agents.
The latter is probably true,
Hitler may be feeding out
peace talk so he can turn around
TO his war-weary people and
say:
"See, I tried IL. There Is
nothing left to do but pursue
the war to the fullest"
In any event, peace now is
out of the question from any
standpoint. 1t would have 10
be based on the status quo.
which would mean a defeat for
our cause.
DE NJ EN- Der this, while
~ searching for news from the
all-important convoy front TO
Russia:
The only sea losses promptly
announced are those which
would become known anyway,
such as sinkings along the coast
where survivors are publicly
landed, or ships specifically
claimed by the enemy
The best authorities say,
nevertheless. that our shipments
to the Russian front are being
maintained slightly ahead of
schedule. Certainly the Reds are
well pleased. Stain compl-
mented us in his May Day
speech for these efforts, the first
time he has mentioned the sub
ject
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