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III. The Army

Since the spring of 1910 the
United States Army has under
gone a skiold expansion in man
power and has made remarkable
progress toward its thirty-two-
fold expansion in munitions.
When France fell. the American
Regular Army consisted of 230,
600 enlisted men and l3,500 off,
GERS. About 225.000 National
Guard men, partly equipped and
trained, we're standing by.
BY the autumn Of 1941, the
Army of the United States had
reached a strength of over a
million and a half men-seasoned
in the extensive 1941 field exer-
cises-equipped for training with
modern weapons of warfare
despite supplies sent to other
nations fighting the aggressors.
Troops in tactical units now
form "a divisions-27 infantry,
five armored, two cavalry. Within
continental United States, the
divisions are organized into nine
Army corps. These make up four
field armies. American troops
stand guard at Atlantic defense
bases from Iceland to Surinam
in Dutch Guiana, in the Pacific
from Alaska to the South Pacific
area.
Army of $500, 900.
On January Is, 1912. the Secre-
tary Of War announced the
largest expansion plan of all
doubling the size of the armored
units, adding 80 large motorized
triangular divisions of some
$4,000 men each, and doubling
the combat units of the air
force-proyiding, In all, for an
American Army of $500 900 men
by the end Of 1912.
To shelter this great new
Army and provide air bases and
new Notifications, the Army has
already completed on schedule
$50 construction projects-over
$4,000 separate buildings-in $50
areas.
Stocks of Army clothing and
personal equipment now on hand
are sufficient to maintain the
current Army and to permit Or
derly replacement. Additional
supplies are accommodating to care
for new increases in Army
strength.
The two most important
weapons in this war are the
plane and the tank. In these
weapons we are already on our
way to outbuildling the world.
We already are producing light
ana IneQluHl ldIlhS III quoAitAtAco
and the first heavy tank was de-
livered to the Army the day we
declared war on Japan.
One Great Advantage.
A great part of the billions al
lotted to the Army since the fall
of France has gone into build
ing new tank arsenals, ammuni-
ton factories, smokeless powder
and aircraft plants to make these
weapons and the shells and
bombs they will carry. More
plants will be built as needed to
meet the Presidents goal for
1912 and 1943.
Modern war calls for tanks
with heavy fire power; anti-tank
guns for our tank-destroyer out
fits; improved anti-aircraft bat-
Evening star., 1942-01-24
Col. Maiden Of Boiling Field
Nominated for Promotion

Col. Earl L. Maiden, Air Corps,
nominated by President Roosevelt
to become a temporary brigadier
general, is now on duty with the
headquarters of the Army Air Forces
at Boiling Field.
Col. Maiden, who is Al and native
OF Woodward, Iowa, was graduated
from the United States Military
Academy in 1915. He transferred
later from the infantry to aviation
and, during a part of the World
War, was United States aviation
representative in Italy.
Later he returned to France and
took part in the Somme drive, in the
st. Mihiel offensive and in the
Meuse Argonne. He was wounded.
Col. Maiden became assistant chief
Of staff operations and training
officer for the G. H. @. Air Forces
in April. 1889. He is graduate of
the Army ,Wsr' College, the Com
mand and General Staff School. the
French Ecole Superieure de Guerre,
and is rated as a command pilot and
combat observer.
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BY GOULD LINCOLN.

The Republican victory in the
Fifth Connecticut Congressional
District last Tuesday is giving
the leaders of the Democratic
party something to think about.
Since 1884 this district has been
held by a Democrat. 1t is an in
dustrial district, with the impor-
tant manufacturing cities of Wa
terbury and Naugatuck in its con-
fines. Standing alone. the VIC
tory might be of little interest.
a freak of political nature. But
1t does not stand alone.
Two congressional elections
have been held to fill vacancies
In the House since Pearl Harbor.
The Republicans have won in
both cases. The first instance
was in the 4th district Of
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The Political Mill
Two-Porty System Still Active,
Recent Republican Successes Prove

City Council of waterbury. When
the ballots were counted, 1t was
found that Mr.. Talbot had won
with a margin of 3,615 votes. In
1910 the Democrats elected Judge
Smith with lead Of II 900 votes.
The Republicans had 44.6 per
cent of the total vote cast in 1910,
and So per cent on Tuesday, in
comparatively light vote. This is
the best percentage vote the Re-
publicans have had in this con-
gressional district since the 1928
Republican landslide-and the
percentage on Tuesday almost
equaled that in 1928.
Both the candidates were Dart
mouth graduates and both high.
class men. The Republican, while
he supported the war effort 100
per cent, hit hard at the conduct
of the war and the national de-
fense program by the administra-
tion. 1t is early to say what will
be the issues in the congressional
campaign next fall. Much will
depend on conditions in the coun-
try at that time; how the war has
affected domestic economy, but
more particularly upon the way
the war is going.
War Spending Will Have Effect.
Frankly, the Democratic admin
istration will have the spending
of billions of dollars for the war
program. Money that will find
its way into the pockets of the
workers, the farmers and the in
dustrialists. That kind of thing
has its effect on voters. On the
other hand, the administration
will be taking, in taxes, large
sums of money from the people.
That, too, has its effect on voters.
The conduct of the war looms,
however, as the largest point Of
interest, and as potentially the
chief issue of the campaign. The
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BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

1t is extremely fortunate for
the United States that the
American Filipino force under
Gen. Douglas Macarthur con-
tinues to hold out in the Philip
pines, even if its ultimate defeat
is virtually certain.
This relatively ill-equipped
Army, lacking aviation, possess
ing only a small number Of tanks,
and inferior to the Japs in num-
ber, Is holding in the Philippines
an enemy force estimated at be-
tween 175,000 and $4,000 men.
With the exception Of an oc-
casional raid by medium-size
American bombers located some
where not far from Luzon" it
has no outside support what
ever. Yet it keeps occupied a
Japanese force almost equal to
that which has been rolling the
British back in Malaga.
Had 1t not been for this un-
behevably strong resistance Of
the American-Filipino force the
situation in the Far East might
have been even blacker than it is.
The battle of the South Pa
cific is going in favor of the
enemy and the Australians have
the worst apprehension about the
future of their country. The
statements of prominent members
of the Canberra government in
dicate that only a token United
Nations force has reached the
shores OF the continent.
Until substantial reinforce
ments are available the Austral-
ian possessions outside the conti-
nent are at the mercy of the
enemy. Only relatively small
forces convoy the Japanese in
vaders to Australian outposts.
While the islands which the
Nipponese have occupied so far
are Of no real Importance, they
present a grave danger to Aus
tralia. If they are now forth
fed and prepared for defense
they can be eventually used by
the Japs as stepping stones in
their plans to invade the conti-
nent.
II the Japs should establish
themselves solidly in New Guinea
and the Bismarck Archipelago
and organize air bases there, the
assistance which we intend to
send to Australia and which must
be kept flowing constantly, will
be greatly Jeopardized.
The Australians have not been
niggardly in helping the mother
country. Their best-trained men
and the bulk Of their equipment
were sent wherever the British
general staff required them.
Since the collapse Of the Allied
front in Europe after the fall
of France. the Australians have
been in the forefront of every
major campaign undertaken by
Great Britain. They have made
history in Greece, Crete and
Libya. Their government feels
now that the time has come
when the other members of the
British Commonwealth of Ma
tions must do the same for the
gravely menaced homeland Of the
Aussies.
There Is no question that the
chief strategists of the present
war-President Roosevelt and
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tralian possessions in the Pacific
Is OF only relative importance,
since the navies of the United
Nations have a task which re-
quires an incomparably larger
force than they possess at the
moment.
If we could stop the Japanese
from further activity for two or
three months the situation would
change markedly in our favor.
But the Japanese realize that
this is a race with time and are
sparing no effort, are disregard
ing losses in lives and war ma
terial in order to administer a
knockout blow to the Allies in
the South Pacific.
They know how cumbersome
the war machinery of the democ-
racies is and how long it takes
for wealthy and powerful nations
to take war seriously and get
operations under way.
Toxic knows that by the end
of this year our air production
will be such that we will be able
to cloud the Pacific with planes
of all types: but it also knows
that at the present time our
means are relatively small.
Hence, the Japanese general
staff, which has been preparing
for this war for many years, is
attempting to obtain a decision
before spring.
According to bits Of informa-
ton which sift through from
Toxic, Gen. MacArthur's re-
sistance is the only element of
surprise for the Japanese. They
apparently reckoned that they
could reduce that handful Of
men within few weeks after the
Philippines were invaded. Now.
in the face of Gen. MacArthur's
resolute defense, they have been
compelled to draw on their re-
serve forces and move their best
troops into Luzon.
Evening star., 1942-01-24
This Changing World
MoeArthurs Resistance in Philippines
Of ImmeusurubIe VuIue to Allies

Prime Minister Churchill-are
fully aware Of the imperative
necessity of rushing every con-
ceivable support to Australia.
But there is a time element
which is likely to be of great i'm
portance.
Reinforcements of men and
material from the United States
and Great Britain have to be
sent by sea over a distance of
more than 10000 miles under the
threat of attack by japanese
planes and submarines. We have
lost Cavite, an important naval
base not too far from Australia,
and Singapore can no longer be
counted as available for United
Nations naval forces.
Difficult to Send Reinforcement.
Hence, the problem of sending
large reinforcements TO Australia
becomes more difficult every day.
Our interference with Japanese
conveys now being sent to Aus
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Sobu to Visit Capital
As Minute Man

Sabu, the Elephant Boy" who is
now Minute Man" for the United
States Treasury Department, under
sponsorship of the Defense Savings
staff, will be in Washington Mon
day.
III. The young Indian star and his
pygmy elephant will tour the coun-
try as guests of the newspaper car
rier boys to aid them in their cam
paign to sell Defense stamps and
bonds. The services Of Sabu are
donated by Alexander Korda, pro-
ducer of Kipling's jungle Book -
starring Sabu. United Artists will
furnish Bernie Kamber of the pub
licity department to manage the
. tour.
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people are watching that more
than any other single thing today.
Millions of sons, husbands and
brothers of voters are in the
Army and the Navy. In addition,
the whole people is vitality inter-
ested In winning this war. Un-
doubtedly number of victories
would have its effect on the elec-
tion. Lack of victories, or defeats,
likewise would have their effect.
The Republicans are Just about
as amazed over their successes at
the polls as are the Democrats.
They are not doing much gloat-
ing publicly. They are holding
their breath and hoping.
Even If the tide turns in favor
of the G. o. p, it is not certain
that some of the Republican in
cumbents will be returned. Many
of them had a strong isolationist
slant before Pearl Harbor, and
this has been resented by many
of the voters. Some of them
voted against fortifying Guam
and other defense measures. 1t
may be that, even if Republicans
are elected In their districts, they
will be other Republicans-new
faces in Congress.
Before long two more elections
to fill vacancies in the House will
be held. They are both in Penn
sylvania, the 33d and the 18th
districts. Both have been held
by Democrats. 1t will be interest
ing to see how these contests turn
out, and whether the same trend
as in other recent special elec-
tions is followed. The Democrats
elected their candidate in spe-
clal election in the old Connery
district, the Massachusetts 7th,
not long ago. But the percentage
of Democratic votes in that elec-
ton was cut.
Decidedly, the two-party polit-
ical system is still far from dead
in this country.
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Colorado district that had
been held for "a years by the
late Representative Edward T.
Taylor, Democrat. The second
was in the 5th Connecticut
district. Last April the Repub-
licans won in the AID New York
district, a Buffalo district, the
district which Senator Jim"
Mead represented before he was
translated to the Upper House.
Here, too, the G. o. P. wrested a
House seat away from the Demo-
Gratis
With q general congressional
election due next November, the
political leaders in the Capital
are wondering just what these
Republican victories in widely
scattered parts of the country
mean. Washington does not un-
derstand. 1t does not know
whether to expect further Re-
publican victories in the general
elections or not. 1t sees an agri-
cultural, and partly mining dis
trict in Colorado, faithful to the
Democrats for many years go
Republican. Further, 1t went Re-
publican two days after Japan
had made its attack on Pearl
Harbor and the day after Presi-
dent Roosevelt had asked Con-
gress to declare state of war
with the Nipponese government.
1t sees an industrial district in
Connecticut fall by the wayside,
too.
Battle for Connecticut Seat.
Partisan politics have been ad-
journed so far as foreign rela-
tions and the prosecution of the
war to victory are concerned.
The Republicans are supporting
all the administration efforts
along those lines. The Demo-
Gratis are accepting their help
gladly. But when it comes to the
elections to House and Senate
seats, the picture is very diff
ferent. The administration has
the reputation of being politically
minded. The New Dealers, like
their opponents, want to hold
Office. They are not going to
take a Republican victory in the
congressional elections kindly.
They do not wish to see control
of the House pass to the G. o. P,
nor do they wish to see the
Democratic majority materially
cut down.
The 5th Connecticut district
has for years been battle-ground.
For the last eight years it has
been represented in the House by
a Democrat. Former Represent
stive J. Joseph Smith, a Demo-
crat, recently was appointed a
Federal judge, creating a vacancy
from that district. The Repub-
licans put forward Joseph Talbot,
former State treasurer, as their
candidate, and the Democrats,
John Monagan, president of the
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REPORT TO THE NATION-
Second nstoIIment Of Archibald MucLesh's Statement
On Stutus Of Americas War Effort

teries, searchlight and aircraft
detectors; vast quantities Of ma
chine guns Of heavier calibers.
It also calls for such weapons as
the Garand rifle, which has three
times the rate Of fire Of the
Springfield, and the new l55-
millimeter gun which, mounted
on a 35-mile-an-hour carrier,
can place 95-pound shell on q
machine gun nest 10 miles away.
1t calls for tens Of thousands OF
fighter and bomber planes-weu
armored, carrying ever greater
fire power, ever heavier bomb
loads.
We begin our offensive against
the Axis with one great advan-
tage. The Army has benefited by
the reports of hundreds of Army
observers on the fields of battle
throughout the world. Actual bat
tie tests have been given our new
equipment by the fighting men Of
friendly nations.
Despite all handicaps, produc-
ton of tanks and combat vericles
is more than three times that Of
a year ago, giving the Army the
mobility needed for offensive ac-
ton. The rate of tank produc-
ton has been pyramiding and,
at present, far exceeds estimates
of a year ago. The 1912 goal of
5000 tanks is great enough to
equip and maintain with replace
ments more than so armored
divisions-in action.
Production of guns of all types
has increased nearly five times,
while production Of ammuni-
ton is nine times that of a year
ago. There are ample supplies
of rifles, with Garands coming
off the production line at better
than a thousand a day; both
light and heavy guns now have
reached volume production.
Army warplane production has
been stepped up to the pointt
where, with Great Britain, we
soon will exceed the plane out
put of the Axis countries. More
important, we will have the plant
capacity to increase our produc-
ton to the point where we can
seize control of the air In all
areas of the world struggle.
Superiority Of Our Planes.
In performance, our Army Air
Corps can be credited with spec
tacular progress. We now have
four types of combat planes bet
ter than anything yet produced
abroad, so far as is known. De-
tails on air speeds cannot be
given because, with the declara-
ton of war, these became mill
tary secrets. Our new achieve
ments in performance we're ac-
complished not with specially
built power units but with en-
gines in regular production. This
is particularly significant be-
cause of the promise Of improve
ment through the development of
more horsepower in still larger
types.
American aircraft for some
time have been flying in the alti-
tude range necessary to modern
bombing tactics-that is, 10000 to
10000 feet. Credit for this goes
to a supercharger developed by
American industry. American
bomber types now in mass pro-
duction are superior to those built
anywhere else In the world. Still
better models are on the way.
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To Address O. w. u. Alumni

DR.. H. j. Burgstahler, president
Of Ohio Wesleyan University, will
address the Washington alumni Of
the school at q dinner meeting
Monday at $50 pm. in Highlands
Dining Room. Connecticut avenue
and California street NV. Mrs.
Lyle j. Holverstott is chairman Of
Committee on Arrangements.
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done since Pearl
Harbor's tragedy
on December 7
last but cannot
tell about it.
To see the
headlines from
day to day de-
scribing often
sive action by
the J pan csc
while American
participation in
any counterat-
tack is scan 1.
and vet to know
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~ Boys to Bring Guests

Motion pictures, gymnastics and
swimming will be features of guest
day" today In the boys department
OF the Central Young Mems Chris
tian Association at 1882 G street
NV. Each boy member is expected
to bring a guest.
Evening star., 1942-01-24
Officials Find
Good News
Hard to Keep
u. S. Sends Supplies
As Fast as Possible
For Counteruttuck
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Suppression of military informa-
ton may be hard on an expectant
populace but it is even harder on
those who know what America has
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HE opinions of the 1Driters this their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions are presented in The
Stars effort all sides of questions interest
although opinions contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
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Strasser's "Free Germans"
Let's Look Them Ouer, Says Wells

ACK IN 1885, after Hitler of the great
q leaders of the Naz party Otto Srasse left Germany for Paris
establishing the socaed Black Front to
His work, of known and 1884 his
brother Gregor killed in the little less than year
ago. arrived Canada where he bus organ
izing Free German" movement
G. Wells British historian has been looking into
Sassers activities and his proposals Tomorrow in the Editorial
Feature Section he will tell what he has uncovered and what
impressions You hear of the Straser movement
have the background which Mr. Wells will give you
further interesting material the section Marquis W. Chd
writing connection with the approaching birthday OF President
Roosevelt develops that all the world looks
Roosevelt the final great test of the free OF life
climax Felix Morley will discuss the question OF white
prestige in the Constantine Brown will comment
various phases of the
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