Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-02

and political factors involved, both
from this country and from other
countries. I do not need to tell you
that We are doing a good job IN
that war. You have only to pick Up
the daily papers and see the news
[ to realize that we are unquestion1
ably ahead of schedule.
DANGEROUS THING
The most dangerous thing is con-
nection with that war would be
| feeling of over-optimism; a feel
| ing that we were actually ahead OF
schedule in the whole war picture.
| The subconscious reaction to such a
! feeling would be let-doWn and
there must be no let-doWn OF any
kind until the last shot has been
fired in this total war, and until
we have fired it. There must be no
| let-doWn in making the materials
of war. nor in the production of
food. nor in any of the defense oc-
cupations, nor in the buying OF
bonds. Instead, the tempo should
be increased because we are NOV
ing toward victory. We fight clever
and unscupulous enemies, an d
there is no rue Dook, no Hoyle, in
this kind of a war.
The second war is the war in the
Pacific, or the war in the Orient.
In that war we are not doing as
we'll as we should and there have
been times in the past six months
when the situation there, so far as
the United States is concerned, has
been a very delicate situation. 1t
is very necessary that the tempo OF
that war be increased, and soon,
and like many other members Of
tie Congress, I am hopeful that the
conferences in Quebec indicate that
the allied nations have finally at
long last decided to put increased
efforts, men and materiel into the
Pacific war.
DIFFERENT KIND
1t is lot that we do not want to
win tnat var, nor to win it quickly;
it is simply that the war in the
Orient is a very different kind OF
war from the war in the European
theater Twenty-Five years ago,
when some of us were in what is
now called the Junior war, we
needed men and ammunition and
machines, with very light emphasis
on the machines. Today we not
only need men and ammunition
and machines, with heavy emphasis
on the machines, but two other inn
portant factors have entered into
warfare, psychology and food.
These factors are important In
the Oriental war. China has
fought courageously for more than
six years against overwhelming
odds, with very little material, ano
very little help. Yet the Chinese
nation has been held together by
their leader on the promise thai
this help and recognition would bt
forthcoming.
japan on the other hand has
pounded constantly by radio and by
every other available means on the
idea that the Occidental nation:
have no intention of keeping these
promises, as evidence of which they
cite the slight recognition anc
Slight help already given, and the
feeling among Orientals that at the
end of the war we will give tacil
approval TO the setting up of an
other White Oriental system such
existed in China prior to the out
break of this war.
NO SUCH IDEA
I do not believe that the United
States has any such idea, but the
important thing is to give evidence
of this fact now, to offset the jap
anese propaganda which is carried
on practically "a hours a day. Never
forget that Japan has under its
control $50 million people who were
not subject at the beginning of the
j war. do not need to tell you the
influence of persistent Dronapanda