Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-08
Russia dndChind
Keys TO Victory,
Adm. King Says
All Successes There
Vital 10 War Strategy;
Pacific Plans Barred

w ASftlNGION, Aug. I (UP)-
Adm. King, commander in chief
OF the L. S fleet, declared today
that the grand strategy of the
war in Europe and the Pacific is
10 enhance RussiaS efforts against
Germany and 10 keep China ir
the war.
To do this, he said, the Allies
must exert every effort 10 divert
the enemies facing those two
powers.
He made those statements IT
an interview on the anniversary
of the invasion of the Solomons
Adm. King also outlined a two.
point strategic plan for the Pa.
cific, calling for increased pres,
sure on Japanese communication
and the seizure of enemy positions
from which il will be possible II
give him more hell as we &C
along"
KEEP SUPPLIES ROLLING
Boiled down to Its simplest
terms, and oversimpiified, the
grand strategy OF war In Eu-
rope Ia that Russia has the
geographical position and man.
power that IN paramount In re-
gard 20 Germany" he said.
ITO take advantage OF that
basic fact, two things follow.
We must get into Russia all
the munitions that we can pos
sibly get In there TO imple-
ment that manpower and ex-
plot that position. II further
follows that the Allies are
bound 10 exert every possible
effort 20 divert German forces
from the Russian front so that
Russia can do even better.
"China's geographical posi-
ton and manpower are the de-
termining factors in the war
against Japan. The situation Is
not similar TO that In Europe,
but II Is analogous.
Its all too apparent what
the difficulties are In getting
supplies into China. So one of
the most important things,
most certainly, Is TO keep China
In the war. You can imagine
what the situation would be II
China were out of the war"
EVALUATES WAR EFFORT
One question elected most OF
the information which King gave
He had been asked TO evaluate in
his own words the American war
effort in the Pacific in the last
year.
THE principal effort Of the
Allied power has been exerted
against Germany and Italy," he
began. Now, In general terms,
the operations In the Pacific TO
date are rather more than what
are commonly called holding
operations, because we have a
general plan whereby we main
tain unremitting pressure on the
Japanese wherever they may be
got at with the means avail
able.
when i say wherever they
can be got at i don't want that
interpreted too literally, be-
cause there Is a general scheme
for undertaking those offensive
operations which will lead 10
two things: cramping the enemy
communications still more and
at the same time taking away
from him the positions which
he holds and which enable us TO
give him more hell as we 20
along. That's the general con-
cept.
TWO PRINCIPLES
There Is a concerted plan OF
operations being followed. But
those are the two principles:
how can we clamp down more
on the enemy's communica-
tons and take away that which
he has, that In our hands will
enable us to exert an about
effort against Japan
wow, things have gone rather
slowly In the south and south
west Pacific. That was due TO n
lack of means. But now we
have reached the situation
where Gen. Macarthur Is CO.
ordlnating the advance In the
Solomons with the advance in
New Guinea"
King said the submarine situa
ton in the Atlantic was improving
and he chuckled as he reminded
the reporters that the japanese
have comparable submarine men
ace-that of our submarines"
ITS menace that Is very
effective" he added.
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