The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-10

Fall Will See
Critical Period
For Germany
BY Charles 3. Stewart
BY Charles 3. Stewart

WASHINGTON - Watch ths
plane-choked European skies the
le1t three months for the answer
o the Army Air Corps theory that
Germany virtually can be blasted
sui OF the war by aerial lombard.
nent
Already Hamburg, Cologne Is.
sen and other big German cities lie
practically in ruins. their war-yital
industries paralyzed, their once.
busy streets a no mans land OF
charred rubble
Tens OF thousands OF German
citizens. who believed Goering :
boast that no hostile plane ever
would bomb the Reich, are dead.
Other tens OF thousands are wound
ed Hundreds OF thousands are
homeless Berlin is believed
to be the next target for a super
block-buster raid by the Raj and
the flying forts.
The raid which will be unleash
ed on the German capital will be
without precedent in the history nf
mass destruction The British and
the Americans are prepared to
suffer extremely heavy losses in
bombers and men when they attack
Berlin
But they are determined TO de-
liver a knockout blow even more
deadly than the one that smash
ed Hamburg TO smithereens.
Evacuation OF Berlin by civilians
not in war work is under way for
the Nazis know what is coming.
The populace, for the most part,
is terror-stricken and morale is az
a low ebb-the boastful propaganda
OF Herr Goebbels now reduced TO
whine.
Allied air commands are asking
the question: How much can the
Germans stand?
Probably the two most critical
months OF the air assault on Hit
ler's European fortress will be Sep
TENDER and October At that time
the Army Air Corps will have
enough flying forts and Liberators
to do a real job on blitzing the
Reich TO bits.
Despite the vast destruction
wrought by American daylight
raiding planes. comparatively few
four.motored bombers have been
used in any single raid-not more
than $50 or 800.
At the rate American plane pro
duction has zoomed in the past few
months, especially in the heavy
bomber class, the Air Corps should
have twice. and possibly three
times that number. TO send against
one or several targets in the same
day. II will be hammer and anvil
war against the bellicose Reich.
Air experts say that the Raj
ard the Yanks are set 10 deal out
such punishment that no nation,
not even warlike Germany, can
long stand up.
Biggest news OF the month on
the labor front is expected to break
in Chicago this week.
The executive board OF the
American Federation OF Labor has
assembled to consider the applica-
ton OF John L. Lewis stormy presi-
dent OF the United Nine Workers,
for reinstatement OF his more than
$4,000 UNIV members in the AL.
The mine union has been divor'-
ed from AFL-its mother union
for some years, in fact ever since
the beginning OF the feud between
the shaggy .browed Lewis and ALL
President William Green.
Petition for reinstatement was
submitted by Lewis to the execu-
tive board in Washington last May
az the height OF his controversy
with the government and the ma
tons coal mine operators over the
coal strike.
Best bet is the ALL will take
the miners back, and that Green
had better be wary lest he begin
10 play second fiddle to Lewis
President Roosevelt will deliver an
other war report to the Nation and
the world in the near future in
another broadcast which will be
beamed overseas
The Presidents address has
been described as sequal 10 The
one he delivered last week in which
he emphasized the unconditional
surrender" terms for Italy, as well
as Germany and Japan.
In his second address, Mr. Roose-
welt is expected TO pay more stten-
ton to the home front In the
"one front" vs.
Developments IN Europe, with
the possibility that Italy may have
capitulated, Till De thoroughly COW
cred 10 the chief Executives
speech He may also discuss SUB.
sides informed socrces say
that there Is a strong probatility