Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26

worry much about new ships.
All she has TO do some daY is
10 grab the Liberty ships which
We are building and are now
sending across the Pacific
Ocean in the trade with Russia.
THERE are many eloquent
L spokesmen for Russia in the
United States. but none seems
10 ask pertinent questions about
Russia's policy toward US IN the
Far East.
Do the American people re-
allZe that many hundreds OF
thousands of tons Of shipping
are moving 10 Siberian ports
regularly from our own Pacific
coast IN vessels built in oar
AardS and with elF- -ta&Paye yefs -
money and that these ships are
subject 10 seizure Al any time
the Japanese want 10 gather IN
a rich haul? a.?
We have no guarantees that
the Russian feet in the Far
East Will protect those ships
against japanese seizure.
Not long ago the japanese
protested TO Russia against the
use of these ships. So we trans
fcrrcd them 10 Russia, and her
crews now man them, but some
technicality- can easily be found
by the japanese 10 permit
japanese seizure
Then II might take months Of
diplomatic exchanges for Mos !
COW and Tokyo TO attempt toe
Straighten IL out. while Japan,
in the mean time. acquires
enough tonnage TO replace her
losses.
DtSSiA Is adopting 4 StaHd-
IL oTiSh policy toward Us IN
the Ear East. She Is not help
ing as
Even assuming That some
day 1t may be- "a Japan's inter-
est 10 attack Russia, wouldn't
n be sensible for the Russians
10 let lis know m advance how
We can he OF immediate help
from Alaska >
Wouldn't II be desirable for
cur side 10 kaoW something of
the landing fields IN Russia 50
that America : air forces
wouldn't lose a moments time
in grabbing positions which
later on II might. be costly for
our marines and our navy 10
attempt 10 capture
But Stain Is adsmant. Not
a Sclntlla Of information has
been given TO ".
4 MERICA, therefore. Is stand
"a ing alone IN the Pacific Our
army. navy and marine forces
have been given Just enough
support 10 prevent retreat.
and we have actually made
some gains.
But the British are other
wise engaged and the ma jor
part of our war production is
going 10 Europe II only 30
per cent could 90 10 the Pa
cifc IT would he an immense
help.
As for air power, the advo-
Gates Of more help for the Pa
cIfic would he content II only
one months production OF heavy
hombers were diverted 10 the
Pacific war. They would be'
content. 100, II pilots who grow
up IN the Pacific could be kept
there.
II will come as a surprise 10
many observers 10 learn that
the far-famed Royal Air Force
IN Great Britain Is made up
possibly 80 per cent OF pilots
who are assembled from the
dominionS { an d a. South
Africa, New Zealand and Aus
tTala.
Assuming that the pilots from
Canada and South Africa are
logically brought 10 England,
why is IL necessary for Austral-
ian and New Zealand pilots 70
be transported all the way from
the South Pacific 10 England.
while we in America must send
pilots from the United States 10
the South Pacific?
Certainly il would be time
saving and better from the
standpoint of supply if we could
develop Australian and New
Zealand air forces TO protect
the South Pacific so that our
air forces could get on with the
job farther north.
THERE remains the problem
L of supplying or acquiring air
bases i'm China.
The Japanese can AZ any
time take the fields Of egresS
and ingreSs near Indo-China.
Allied strategy should have
called first for the equipping Of
the Chinese armies 10 make
sure Of the continued possession
of those important areas
Again we have helped Japan.
and some day she will swoop
down on those air line points
and-Me-MIll-wish-lhsa-wa-had--
used our meager supplies for
ground operations.
The war in the Pacifc goes
with disappointing Slowness. /,
Maybe il is because American
public opinion is inadequstely
informed.