The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-02
Economic i. .
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National and International Problems
Inseparable from Local Welfare

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In recent issue, Life spoke of
"America's chronic and catastrophe
complacency." That memorable phrase
accurately illustrates what has been
wrong with this country. We were
told that we could lick the Japanese
in matter of weeks, and we believed
it. We were told that the potential
enemy was short on raw materials and
natural resources and so was incapable
of an extended offensive, and we be-
lieved that too. We were told that the
oceans We're, in effect, Notifications
which were certain to protect our
shores in any extremity, and we also
happened. We and our government
terribly underestimated the material
strength and striking power of the foe.
We thought in terms of national de-
fense' instead of in terms of war"
We turned our faces away from the
unpleasant facts, and dreamed happy
dreams of victory. Only lately have
the American people and their govern
ment come to realize how hard it will
be to win this war-how much work
we must do if we are to escape the
fate of France and the other subj,l-
gated countries, which the cOnquerOrs
are literally using as slave markets.
1t does not serve the national in
r fn nj yh icI
have befallen the United Nations. In
less than four months, Japan has at
|tained mastery of the Pacific and is
!mOving on Australia. She may turn at
|any minute on India, which is pOpu-
lated with % per cent of the entire
worlds manpOwer; is rich i'm resources
of many kinds, and is torn with in
Itcrnal diSSenSion. Some authorities eX.
pect that Hitler may soon attempt tC
drive across the Middle East. If that
drive were successful, he would make
physical contact with Japan, and the
Axis would be in Il position to destroy
Vital United Nations communication
| lines 1t is clear that the Vichy gov
looming closer and closer to all-Ou
collaboration" with the Nazis. There
is IL distinct possibility that the Axis
may gain prepOnderance of the world:
resources, human and material alike
In short, the whole picture of tn,
world has changed fatefully since De
cember Z.
There can be no question but wha
Japan and her partners counted heavi
ly on that "catastrophic complacency
of which Life spoke. And so, the jol
of this country and the other Unite'
Nations is simply that of revolutiOniz
ing our outlook toward war-and o
producing and shipping the instrument
of war necessary to make such revo
Tuition possible Every military opera
ton based on defensive strategy ha
Ifailed-and failed with terrible losSe
of men and equipment and key pc
SitionS. If we are to win, the war mus
be carried to the enemy, and carrie
to him at the earliest possible time.
We could attack Japans concentrat
Jed industrial areas from Alaskan o
IChineSe baSes-if we had enollg
planes of the right kind. We coul
crack her long extended supply line
Iif we had sufficient equipment at tn
fright place. These and similar Ifs
Iarc today'S great bottleneckS to tn
lwaging of successful war. They ar
In, III, ,t,,, Il Ill
'are problems which were largcl
Icrcated by incllicicncy in governmen
land by work stoppage on the part q
labor groups.
| Production Chief Donald Nelson ha
lcllled for an Immensely extended cI
fort all along the producing line.
that effort is made, ii means that ther
must be an end 10 pickering bctwec
rival unions, and IN end to work week
(which were fought for and achieved i
Ian era whose end began when llitle
Ibecamc Chancellor of the Reich. Their
must be an end to waste delay and re
tape in the government. We have II
time or energy for reform for reform
The American people clearly have
,,chocc. They will work harder tina
they ever worked in their lives
they will lose Il war whose loss ca
have no other conclusion but the deaf
of freedom everywhere. None of tn
nations which are united with us /
this epic struggle have the productio
Icapacity to turn the scales. The tool
IOf war Will come from us, and in eve
increasing quantity--or they will nc
: come at all. We must supply the bul
'Iof the ships, the tanks, the planes, tn
gunS, the shells and the bullets. An
we must supply them now, not in year
Ito come.
X K X
This war has produced three mil
|tary leaders of the first rank-Gcner;
Macarthur of the United State
| Marshal TimOShcnko of the Sovit
) 'nion, and GcncralsSimo Chang III
thek of China. The last has Il pa