Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-17
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a power unquestionably beginning to make them
selves felt in this truly global war.
In addition to the continuing action IN the Solomons,
which still ndecsve but plainly major offensive drive
against the Japanese developing with advantage 10 the
American forces various actions other fronts are
emphasizing the presence of armed contngents of the
United States.
American fighter pilots have made 81 sortes against
the Germans across the English Channel in As hours
American bombers have damaged at least three and
probably four Italian cruisers in Greek port.
Other American bombing planes have heavily at
tackled the Japanese base at Nanchang in China, and
another in Northern Honan province and possibly still
another the island of Formosa.
Strong American units active in Egypt and are
assembling in Ireland Iceland and Australia.
And of course the ant-submarine campaign off our
own Atlantic and gulf of the crucial actions
of the war and is almost exclusively an American action
In fact it has been reliably reported that American
military, naval and air forces in action on total OF
80 fronts the war which American participation
in fighting of the land and water of the
world.
IT Is big and America is obviously playing big
i and vital part in it.
When account is taken of fact that America has
been in the much less than year, and in that time
has been compelled merely grid itself for but
to from stunning early setbacks in the the
widespread activities and considerable accomplishments
of our armed forces impressive.
However all of activities and accomplishments
thus far represent little more than beginning.
Our armed forces abroad only fraction of those
in training.
The volume of our production which has reached
the various and farung fronts only fragment of the
total production of which America is capable.
America has only begun to fight
America has scarcely started to produce.
Thus, the important contributions have already
made 70 the winning of the only tokens of the
greater contributions still to be made
THE enemy nations know what this means
They have always known the capacities of America
for production and for potential power
They made two fatal mistakes about America one
being the mistake of thinking Americans would not fight
in any circumstances under any provocaon the other
being the mistake of thinking American equipment and
armed forces could not reach the remote fronts of
globa
They were wrong both counts, and probably real
lie it.
Americans already fighting to good effect
American production has been shipped and delivered
to every front.
And the full might Of America is still to be thrown
into the conflict
America and her Allies Will surely win this wal
II may not be soon.
II will certainly be at great cost.
But we have the means to win. and the ndefagible
and unconquerabIe spirit TO wln-and in addition a lust
inspire and the free institutions of our own
land and the dignity and freedom Of all mankind to defend
and preserve. ~.
The to date has had its defeats and Illustrations
for America But 1t has set itself surely and nexorabv
into pattern Of victory which warrants utmost