The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-10

Stain Conference
Likely to be Kept
Secret Until Over


WASHINGTON When and n he
Allied big Three r. Roosevelt
Churchill. stain gather for a mo
mentous war conference, 10 is a
safe bet that the world will near
nothing about 10 until the talks are
concluded and the Soviet battle
chic, is safe back IN Moscow s
kremiin
Most Washing on observers think
that Russian Foreign tommissar
NyacheslaN MolofOy established
precedent FOR secrecy when he was
in the United states last year. No
word Of Molotov presence was
made public until he had returned
10 MOSCOW.
Although Churrhill's comings and
going to the Anne lean continent
have been accompanied by consld-
cradle fanfare and publicity. capital
newsmen kept MoloIoys visit sec-'
ret in the good faith OF wartime
censorship. White House Secre-
tary Stephen Early finally ait
nounced the visit and issued photo
graphs OF NoiotOy arrival by
plane and his greeting by Secretary
o. stare Hull and other American
officials.
The Russian foreign commissar
STAYED a night at The historic old
Blair house. across from the eXecu.
tive mansion. and on more than one
occasion paSserSby noted the stocky
Soviet official and remarked:
Who is that man He looked eX-
aCtly ike the pictures o. MoloioN.
Stain is thought certain 10 insist
that the same secrecy be accorded
any meeting which he may have
with Roosevelt and Churchill Fur
rhermore such a conference win
not he held until the Russian lead
or mas satisfied himself that def
niie results can be achieved.
There are some observers who
think mat Stain might Journey to
some point within the Soviet Dor
ders to meet the Allied chieftains.
Others believe he might fly the
seas.
II the meeting occurs and some
London sources say that stain has
definitely agreed 10 II it is Thought
certain that Molotoy will be present
along with the two Russian experts
on Anslo-American affairs the
former AMBASSADOR to the lnited
States. Maxim Litviuoy. and the
former ambassador to Great Brit
ain. Ivan Maisky.
ONE OF THE BIG REASONS for
l.. S air victories in the Southwest
Pacific and other parts OF the globe
is teamwork. uited States fliers
protect each other when alOtt
Several American aces who have
returned home from the battle
fronts have given fun credit for
many OF their victories to the vail
ant. unheralded performance OF
their wing men" They admit they
would never live TO be aces II the
wing men did not protect them from
surprise attacks from the rear.
The wing men seldom, il ever,
break into the headlines. They do
not pile up a spectacular record OF
shooting down japanese planes.
They fly out on the edge" OF the
fighting. so 10 speak. and guard the
aces who are in there pouring death
and destruction into Tojos fllers.
The high rate OF Japanese COM
bat plane losses IN battle with Am
erican pilots are almost too good
10 be true. but United States fliers
say That actually they are even
higher than official reports from
Washington and the war zone indi.
cate.
According to Washington. the
American marksmen since the be
ginning OF the Guadalcanal often
siye have averaged five enemy
planes shot down for every United
States plane lost. In some battles
this has been boosted 10 as high as
20 TO l.
American fighter pilots point out,
however, that their reports are
checked over carefully and they
must actually see Jap plane disin-
tegrate in the air or crash TO the
ground or into the sea before they
can claim II. Otherwise they are
credited with a Jap plane probably
destroyed or damaged.
Officials now have gotten over
their early fear that American air
men could not keep up the terrific
rate OF destruction. Combat fhers
will tell you that the quality OF
Jap pilots has deteriorated con aid.
erably and their planes now are no
real match for the newer and i'm
proved types OF United States
planes. American pilot morale Is
high, too. because they are given