The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-19
Observations
Fight Just Begun
For Control Of
Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean
Competition for control Of, the
Pacific is just in It's incipiency.
Are We going TO make, out Of
the biggest ocean, Yankee lake?
First. we will have TO lick the
Japanese, Of course. We are fig
uring on doing chat. necessarily.
They will need 10 be squelched
forever. That goes almost with
out saying
Then there will be the British
10 come to terms with IL looks
like an easy proposition today,
but in the postwar era ii may not
seem so simple. John Bull has
Pacific interests. TOO He has
quite a waterfront in Canada,
around Australia and New Zea-
land and various other outlying
possessions in the same hemis-
phere. In general he is too much
concerned in the present conflict
10 worry much as to future con
siderations. but possibly he will
he more sensitive in subsequent
pescetimes
Russia will have a voice like
wise
To hear remarks such as those
recent ones by Vice President
Henry A. Wallace and Admiral
II. STANDBY. our diplomatic tor
rather undiplomatic) representa-,
tive in Moscow, perhaps 1t would
appear that We are quite appre-
hensiye OF an ultimate clash with
the Soyiets, also.
However. there is a strong sus-
picion in Washington that both
STANDBY and Wallace expressed
themselves as they did to explode
a firecrscker under Marshal
Premier Joseph Stain, forcing
him to declare himself definitely.
The admiral. in effect. called
Stain a liar 10 his own people
oueer conversation by an ambas-
sador, brosdcasting from the post
he is assigned to. Possibly he
will be recalled for doing II, but
that will not quiet the Washing
ton suspicion aad doubtless Mos
cows likewise) that he had
White House hint what 70 say
though possibly he slightly over
did II when he took the cork out.
Ambassadors have been sacri-
feed before now for supposed IN
discretions committed under
home orders. Wallace, for his
talk. wasn't responsible TO any
body. All the same. if the guess
ings good, he submitted his spiel
10 headquarters before emitting
II.
A Pacific American lake,
though is what is suggested by
Chairman Warren G. Msgnusor
CD Washington state. OF repre-
sentatives' committee on step
ping stone" islands for Yankee
insular island bases.
He wants them in all islands,
but particularly in the Pacific.
He does not entirely agree with
Undersecretary OF State Sumner
Welles. Welles insists on being
safe.
Magnuson's plan Us to TAKE
what we require and KEEP it
regardless alike OF enemies and
Allies.
Representative Malvin ]. Mas
is bit more specific.
His account is that white type
civilization is at stake.
There is this difference be-
tween the PHILOSOPHERS OF author
tiles like Cndersecretary Of State
Welles and Reps. Magnuson
and Mas.
They represent two ultimates:
Welles calls for a semi-compro-
mise-not with the essential bel
ligerents. but with the unessen-
tial belligerents. He wants the
latter licked, but to make GER
tain terms with them.
As longtime proposition, the
japanese are the toughest.
The Germans are beatable.
Their European allies do not
amount to so much Regardless
OF Nine. Chang Kai.shek, the
Japanese might hook up with the
Chinss.
And how about China
With Nine. Chang Kai-shek In
our midst the Chinese have
seemed like our countrymen.
Nevertheless. Nine. Chang evil
IDENTIFY has forgotten that her folk
had a decidedly bitter disagree
ment with the Occident back in
the days OF the Boxer rebellion.
Much as we like the Chinese
currently, we did not in the old
period Of the yellow peril.
The Japanese obviously are the
mediate issue.
Nippon can be crushed, certain
ly.
Still. the Chinese and Japanese
are all Orientals. Will II last
though? Will they stay split'
And then. in come the Rus
SLAMS. Practically oceanic and
semi-Orieutal