The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06
BROWDER CHARGE
REQUIRES ANSWER
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those things and could also have
crossed the Channel and engaged
fiMv to a hundred German OWL
sions.
There will be those who say:
Where are we now that we are IN
1talv? The answer is that when
we are in Italy we are in the CEN
ter of Europe. There are many
who do not know the geography OF
Europe. Fortunately Mr.. Church
III and Mr.. Roosevelt do know 1t.
We shall have achieved that very
thing which has been one OF the
principal sources of the German
bower: we shall be in the middle
of all theaters of war, able 10
strike in many different directions
CAPABLE therefore of compelling
the Germans to defend themselves
on long arc over vast region
where the peoples are on the verge
of revolt and German communlca-
lions the worst.
Mr.. Browder says that the ar
chitects of this campaign nave
complete ignorance OF the nature
of war Ignorance indeed: to
force your way into the heart OF
the Continent instead of inviting
an indecisive battle at the outer
defenses of the German position!
Far from it's being the proouct
of complete ignorance of the ma
ture of war, the Allied campaign
is the first, and also brilliantly
productive, demonstration OF war
in its most modern form. For II
is a campaign in which, as never
before. all arms are combined and
employed to their maximum ao-
vantage - the Only great cam
paign in history where air power,
sea power, mechanical land pow
err and political warfare have been
used in strategic combination.
Those who criticize this strategy
are thinking not about this war
but about the last war-about a
war of only two dimensions on the
ground in which sea and air power
are subordinated to the infantry.
And they are asking Britain ana
America. which are primarily sea
and air powers, to disregard their
special advantages and to fight
the kind of war which Germany
primarily a land power, is most
eager to have them fight.
What is the object Of this 'trl-
phibian' war, as Mr.. Churchill
calls it? 1t is to stretch, confuse
and divide the German forces over
such a vast area that they can
never be concentrated adequately
anywhere. Thus the air assault
from England has stretched thin
German air power in Russia; an
air assault from Italy will sub
divide the German defense now
aligned against the English at
tack. If this is not war, what is
war?
This is war fought with intelli-
gence, and not only with materials
and mems bodies. 1t is a war
which, like the preparatory alta cks
on the bull in the bull ring, reduce
him to a point where the toreador
can move in for the kill. The "sec-
ond 'front.' is the kill, and all of
us-including the Russians - may
thank our lucky stars that it is
reserved for that end. For if it
were used earlier, and failed, what
would we then use for the kill?
We must have done, I believe,
with the idea that. we have to
hang our heads in shame because
we are fighting the kind of war
we are best suited to fight. There
is nothing embarrassing and moth
ing to apologize for. In fact there
is every ground and reason for
pride, and we shall get on with the
war better and also with the Rus
slams, If we assert our right to be-
lieve in the great enterprise which
we are carrying out.
We shall deal best with the RMS.
slams as allies, as self-respecting
powers, and not as cringing apollo.
gists for a military effort which
requires no apologizing. When we
deal with the Russians. let us re.
spect our military power but then
let US assess it realistically - adj
justlng our political views IN ito
real magnitude and to it's CORE.
spending limitations