Evening star., 1942-03-20
Roosevelt Orders Gen. MArthur
To Attack to Relieve Philippines;
| Will Return Hero Tells Bataan
StiIweII to Head
American Forces
In Three Areas
By the Associated Press.

by ING AS6OCldtcQ fIebB.
CHUNGKING, March 90
United States 1t. Gen. Joseph w.
Stilwell announced today he had
been placed in command of all
United States forces in China,
India and Burma, and promised
that Eve won't be satisfied until
we see American and Chinese
troops in Toxic together"
Gen. Stilwell. recently made chief
OF staff to Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek, Allied supreme COM
mander in the China theater.
pledged that Everything China
needs to help her war effort will
be furnished without reservation.
President Roosevelt has ex-
pressed his determination to use
all means necessary to clear China
of the japanese" he told his first
press conference. Il am unable to
60 into details as to just what help
or equipment is on the way, but
you may assume from the fact that
1 have been assigned to command
any United States forces in China.
Burma and India that the effort
contemplated is large.
Says United States Means Business.
The United States means busi-
ness and we won't be satisfied until
we see American and Chinese troops
in Toxic together
Gen. Stilwell had just returned
from an inspection trip to the Brit
lsh-Chinese positions in Burma,
where he commands the 5th and
9Th Chinese Armies.
Gen. Stilwell warned against i'm
patience while the United Nations
are mastering their forces for the
inevitable counterohensive.
There is great deal of work to
do first. and there are mistakes to
be repaired" he said.
The American commander said
the American Volunteer Group
flyers would be used to protect his
Chinese troops in Burma. and added
that "one of my biggest worries is
to get adequate air support for
those troops-but they'll get it." He
said their discipline was Splendid"
Lauds Chinese Soldier.
He described the Chinese soldier
as "one of the best in the world. II
he has the equipment and supplies.
no one can lick him"
AS for the Japanese:
we knew the Japanese were a
lot Of savages and we knew they
we're not afraid to die We were
rather surprised by their initial sue
cesSes. but cool consideration shows
that the probabilities were in favor
Of such successes.
In the United States We were too
dumb to see through their intentions,
and now We are paying for it. We
realize they are a dangerous and
aggressive enemy-but where they
have been met by anything like
equal strength they have been
licked"
Gen. Stillwell said he had no idea
VI ilo~ tlic odpdiicoc Wclc uoulS lucH
allied Thai troops in the Burma
campaign. But there are indica-
tions," he added, that the That's
are not going to fight too desperately
for Japan"
Chinese forces in Northern Burma
have fought the japanese at four
points along the Burma -Thailand
border, and have repulsed several
enemy attempts to cross the border
and invade Burma, military
spokesman said last night.
Fighting has occurred in Northern
Thailand. northwest of Chiengsen.
west of Chiengmai and northwest of
Meihang, where the main Japanese
forces apparently had concentrated
with the intention of threatening the
Allied flank east of Toungoo.
British forces, the spokesman said,
now are holding a line extending
(see BURMA, Page A-2D