The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-24

~ 80 N Russian Chief
General Marshall Commissar Jo-
sef Stain, with
W. Averell Har-
riman sitting IN as President
Roosevelt's representative.
It's speculative talk, naturally 1t
scarcely requires saying that the
American, British and Muscovite
high commands viii suppress the
news as far as they can. for the
sake Of taking Adolf as much by
surprise as possible However. it's
difficult to see how a formidable
Yankee eXpeditionary force can be
Struggled across the Atlantic with
out attracting a good bit Of the
Fuehrers attention. In fact, lie
must have his suspicious already.
Nevertheless the military complex
is strongly for all the secrecy it
can manage until the psychological
moment arrives for its bomb to go
off and blow the unprepared enemy
TO smitheration.
Still, there's plenty Of gossip.
That the question arises. as
Adolf fixed 10 put up a pretty stiff
fight against an attack from his
westward ," goes without quot
ing il.
Some authorities theorize AFFIRM
stively.
There are others. though. who
believe 1t would dLsorganize him
frightfully.
Internal Help
IN the first place, it's argued, the
peoples Of all the countries he's
conquered temporarily, would grab
the opportunity to rise up against
him solidly, their numbers consid-
cradle and they could make him a
deal Of trouble, more or less armed
from here and Britain.
The Free French, It's foregone
conclusion, would be with EN-.
AS has been remarked previous
", the Fuehrer's been trying to get
Spain into his totalitarian partner
ship and Caudillo Franco doesn't
seem unwilling. An Anglo-Ameri-
can continental invasion, though,
would be fairly certain TO scare him
out Of 1t, al least until convinced
Of the Nazis ability to defend
themselves.
And what would be the internal
effect on the Axis?
The guess has been ventured be-
fore that Germany's own morale Is
increasingly a trife rickety. The
last war demonstrated that those
Teutons can crack up in a hurry.
What mightn't a run of bad luck
do 10 it this time?
It's been known all along that
Italy's feet are cold Maybe Duce
Mussolinis personal pair Of EN-
are, or, if not, his home folk might
apply some refrigeration.
Japans a consideration.
Those Japs, its recognized, want
TO invade ard gobble Asiatic Rus
STA. With the Soyiets hard pushed
on their German frontage, the at
tempt probably wouldn't be poor
gamble by the Mikado That would
be decidedly calculated to make
Moscow fold up as one Of the
United Nations But il wouldn't be
al all a healthy experiment for
Nippon. with Russias Siberian
hands left comparatively free by
United Nations activities in the
opposite direction and with the
United States hammering az the
island empire from our side Of the
Pacific, plus China in its immediate
neighborhood.
Doolittle Over Germany:
It's noteworthy that Gen. James
H. Doohttle, who bombed Japans
chief cities not long ago. has been
in London recently. He was so sue
cessful and so ratified Jap morale
that it's been wondered why he
didn't do II some more, but appar-
emily he's been figuring that he
could DO more good as a second
frontist over Germany and is dop-
ing out that program. II So okay
Germanys closer TO the bulls-eye
than Japan Is.
From all accounts. Chief Of STAFF
George c. Marshall Of the United
States Army will be the United
Nations second front comman-
der.
Hes equal TO It and he's got the
biggest backing.
There doesn't seem 70 be much
jealousy The overseas folk will
take what they can get and be glad
Of IL.
There'll be supreme interns-
donal United Nations war council,
with headquarters in Washington.
but it'll only agree on middling