Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15
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MA~+hur Miracle
For Austria la
At Last Revealed
Bv MAJOR Paul G. RARORG
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AUSTRALIAN PRIME Mn.
ISTER ClRTINS statement as
% Tho s'8tu, of military rrepa-
rauon~ on the land down under
demonstrate completely Thar
GEN Macarthur and Australia
have arcom7liShed a miracle ir
vrrparo6ncsS. and that Tho
l'n.tnl Nations have accom-
plIshei miracle N Transport
tau0n
Curtin announced 'aa' d
japanese INVASION Of Australia
need no longer be teayc1 le
SAID he holding VAR 81 me
island continent is over.
He proclaimed that Australia
tsa Base for military operations
for either limited or MAJOR Of
fenSves. These facts a.e amaz-
ING. nsrtfcu'ar'y when u IS re-
membered how short p 'sm7 ago
Australia informed fho NN.''1
Nations ot hor great DANCE a
japanese assault.
WIEN GIN. AlacARTHl-R-
few from the Philippines AIS,
tralis was piufu.ly unprcpa'ea
and pitifully weak
When men. ornaments an6
supplies are missing and cannot
be obtained. there Is only one
possible replacement which can
in the gap Of vulnerabllitY. a
commander Of super military
qualifications can replace MANY
fighting units Macarthur was
sent TO the land down under
for that reason. and ne accom-
plished the mission assigned 10
him
In some unbelievable man
ner he was able 10 start almost
immediately limited ofensiNeS.
He knew that. while Australia
was in the depths Of her un-
preparedness, hts best defense
was offenSe
Naturally. in the beginning,
his only possible assaults were
the a To be successful
every available plane whether
in or out Of repair. md 20 ne
used. Every available plane had
10 be the equivalent Of several
planes. Every available bomb
had 10 find IT'S target-not one
could be wasted.
THEN CAME the days of
deadly danger. The Nipponese
hordes were pushing southwark
through the SoloronS 10 seize
our SouthemmoSt bases on New
Caledonia and other ISLANDS
which bordered our water sup
ply route 10 Australia.
That Japanese advance move
ment had 10 be stopped Again,
he could only do II with me
tools at hand. He drove his
wedge AZ Guadalcanal; j held.
And still again, stark danger
10 our own country and the
cause OF the United Nations
stared Macarthur straight IN
the eyes. Japanese troops on
the northeastern shores OF New
Guinea crossed the Owen and
Stanley Mountains
They descended those noun
tains and were at the edge OF
plain 30 miles away from Port
Moresby. then the only United
Nations base on that island
Once more the enenY's offer
sive thrust had 10 be stopped
and it was stopped
BECAUSE or this fighting
In which small armed units
were greatly outnumhered
Gen. Macarthur evolved the
strategic plans and the tactical
methods Of defeating our Japa-
nese enemies az their own game
--island-to-islsnd combat.
He even flew artillery leepS
and other heavy equipment He
evacuated the wounded by air
Before this fighting came 70
p close, Gen. Macarthur an
nounced that he had the solu-
ton 10 the problem of throw
Ing the Japs out
The solution was first, bomb
their bases out Of existsnCe by
rnassed Flying Fortress attacks
sust as he bombed the japanese
fleet 10 the bottom Of the Bis
rnarck Sea
Then. before the Nlpponese
could re-establsh the destroyed
places Of supply. occupy these
locations with strong ground
forces transported by air This
would leave all the japanese
troops Of occupation outside of
their bases Of supply N con-
dition where replenishuert was
impossible Thus in the end
they must fall