The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-08
Interpreting
The War
By JOHN H. WiCCIN.

| Allied oa;n.
throughout the worldwide 4r. "'
ing fronts is coupled with incrs s.'''
ing indications that American '"'
British chieftains already have f..
foundation of postwar pJs,
which they would like to 60. Y''
into effect when the sbakv A.,
framework eventually coIlanso,
1t would be out of Character
President Roosevelt or d., -ol
Minister Churchill, who are ' n
In conference, to be without s,r .,O"
ideas about what form tbo WY
war world should take. YUM
Similarly, it can be nroso,,..,
that each could not afford 10 ,'la
caught unprepared should the Ave. "
blow up tomorrow Or ye.n .'NS
even two years hence. "
Even now, word comes fro,,
high authority that the two "
tons virtually are agreed on '.o st,
least temporary continuation ct
their combined chiets.of-staff aa.
the war. '''
How far reaching such plans n,.r
be depend largely on the rpachaa
of Russia's Marshal Stain n5+
may be prevailed upon to at+on6
a tripartite conference.
Mr.. Roosevelt let it be knon,,
yesterday that a three.vay Al
lied war council is nearer act,,.r
ty and that its detectives woY'4
be greater military coordjnatDr
now and closer understand,
On present and post war poIj-ic.
A tip that the leaders Of B,5'
tain and America at least h5vo
skeleton plan formed from t5oa
Numerous conferences came fro.
iChurchill.
| Speaking at Harvard university
Monday, the prime minister Oh
served that the smoothly runnipo
machinery of the Anglo-Amcr;cao
chiefs of staff must be KEEP. ,per.
ating probably for good MANY
years after the war-"lor OIL.
own safety as well as for the So.
curity Of the rest Of the world
While the prime Minister was
referring primarily to continued
American-British cooperation. it is
likely now that Stain is as well in,
formed of these plans as of Amt,
|ican-British military maneuvers.
Meantime, persistent military adj.
vances against the Axis in Russia,
Italy and the South Pacific de.
monstrated anew that the post.
war era may arrive sooner than
was once thought possible
! The Rome radio cast out new
peace feelers and speculation grew
that Enrico Galeazzi, a Vatican
official, is on the way to Washing.
| ton in a mission to take Italy OUT
of the war.
Reports from neutral Stockholm
indicated that Hitler intuition is
at variance again with his officers
military strategy-the question be.
ing whether the Axis should gam.
BILE on a stand at the river Pc in
Italy as Hitler wants or Withdraw
behind the Alps.
The Allied penetration n E2ly Is
not the corporal's sole ALAN how
ever The Russians ara relentless
| ly pushing back his armie5 m the
east with terrific losses and the
unprecedented scale Of the air War
over his European fortrlS, MOI
Gates that the softening up process
is attaining a climax.
The trap is closing on aooM M
900 Japanese in the Lae-Salah'sa
area of New Guinea where sp'c-
tacular U. S. parachute attack
bottled up the only escape route
behind Lac.
The speeding up of the wa
against Japan is being felt by
Tokyo. In broadcasts reported u
the Office of War Information, To-
kyo radio told the Nipponese t"''
the war outlook warrants az W
Ilutely no optimism"