Evening star., 1943-01-27

Victories this time replace defeats in
the military background. The United
Nations are on the march. The 10
! days at Casablanca will be historic.
Portland (Oreg) Oregonian Gnde-
pendent Republican)-In our ap-
proval of the Anglo American unity
, of purpose and plan, it should not
be entirely overlooked that this is
not the final step in unity. - . We
are forced to the conclusion that
either the leaders of Russia and
/ China deliberately withheld their
! representatives.. or Mr.. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Churchill decided that
Chang and Stain would not be
present personally to perfect their
own unit Of command in advance of
a United Nations unity of COM
mand. Let them extend the
system OF united high command
to the Allies as a whole. Otherwise
the winning of the war will be more
dlfncult and the peace could be lost.
Los Angeles Times Republican
What, specifically, will come out Of
fensives we do not know and do not
now need to know. 1t is enough for
the present to be sure that when
these men and their staffS get to-
gether, at whatever personal risks, it
is not Just grandStanding nor war
of-nerves stuff for our enemies. The
heads of the Axis know this very
we'll by now and there will be none
more earnestly to study every line of
the official communique and corre-
spondents' reports-and what may
lie between-than they.
Denver Rocky Mountain News-It
is welcome news. There is complete
unanimity among Americans that
victory depends on the United States
and Britain getting together and
staying together in matters on policy
and strategy We are hope
full that this Anglo American meet
ing moved toward crea ton of a uni
fed command, directing global
strategy under a representative Al
lied war council, and we hope the
Prime Minister and President were
able to end the diSgraceful De Gaul-
list and London factionalism under
mlnging the Eisenhower command
and campaign.
Louisville Courier -JournaI-A bold
and spectacular stroke in the war of
nerves has been delivered. It's con-
sequences will be felt, but the other
consequences of the extraordinary
conference necessarily remain only
to be guessed at. without much to
guess from. Excepting the political
situation in North Africa, which OBJ
viouSly was dealt with, the decisions
taken appear to have been largely
military. The initiative in
every theater of war in l943 was
promised, and the spirit of the con-
ferees, as indicated first OF all by
their selection of a place of meeting,
was clearly the spirit Of offense, dar-
ing and resolute.
indianapolis Star independent
Republican).-The Presidents re-
port on the allied war council in
CaSablanca leaves no room In anv
mind for doubt concerning what
may be expected during the coming
season. The Allies are de-
termined and Of one accord. They
are also now ready for the final
stages Of the war that was started
by the Axis armies. We are about
to strike and keep striking hard un-
til the finish. We are no longer on
the defensive, but prepared and con-
fident. The Germans and
the Japs will not mistake what is
ahead for them.
Kansas City Star-The momentous
conference was a spectacular
affair doubtless deliberately
designed TO dramatize the unity of
the Allied cause TO the world. .
The secrecy = the place of meet
ing, the names of the leaders
must combine to produce terrific
shock to the morale of the people
| of the gangster nations. - Such
conference would not have been
held If the time had not arrived for
a general offensive. The fact
of the conference will be accepted
by the enemy nations as a warning
OF ineScapable doom.
New Orleans Times Picayune (in-
dependent t-DemocraticD-wit such
an array Of military brains gathered
for so long in one place, it is rea-
sonably certain that specific often
sive actions and assignments of mil