The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-04
Observations
Germans Can be
Beaten But Japs
Must be Killed


Suppose Germany should sur
render Internationally. as de-
manded by President Roosevelt
and Prime Minister Churchill al
their Casablanca conference?
Would that mean Japan also? II
would include Italy certainly. In
fact, il wouldn't be surprising II
the Italians we're 10 do their own
unconditional surrendering, with
out waiting for any German mi
tiatiye. Concerning the Japs
there's plenty OF speculation.
As proved by World War l.
the Germans can be licked into
quitting.
Licking a Jap, however. has long
been recognized as necessitating
killing him. As I've had occasion
to remark before, the average
Jap Is an amiable, kindly indi-
vldual. His military group abso-
lutely dominates the Tokyo gov
ernment, though. and these guys
are wantonly murderous II they
can get away with il, or suicidal
II forcibly stalled off from muir
der. The milltarists, too. can be
seemingly polite and affable. but
it's superficial.
Germany, TO be sure, has
military class, likewise.
But even the German mllitar-
lists aren't as crazy as their Jap
brethren. They can uncondition-
ally surrender IL they have to,
or maybe their difficulty is that
they can't get their whole popu-
lation 10 follow them.
The Japs operate on a 100 per
cent wholesale basis, the mill
tarists debating.
A generation ago they had a
war with Russia and the Rus
SLAMS won II. as the whole world
was aware, but Tokyo. refusing
TO admit II. simply went on fight
ing until the then cars sub
jects so tired OF 1t that they &C
quiesced in the treaty OF Ports
mouth. which recognized the is
landers as victors and estab
lished 'em on the Asiatic main
land, where they're raising hades
at present.
Anglo-American military. avia-
tional and diplomatic experts in
cline TO the view that they've
been more help TO Germany than
the Germans have been to them
The Germans do help 'em In
one important respect.
They distract the United
States from attacking 'em for
midably in the Pacific. But what
they obviously hope for is Sc
cure enough mainland foothold
10 enable 'em to dig in before
they can be routed, just as they
managed in early post-Russo-lap
war days, previously referred to.
II they manage it, it's conced-
ed that they'll be q pest indefi-
nitely. regardless Of Germany.
They'll be a pest to the United
States. They'll be a grave danger
10 Australia and other southern
Pacific British holdings, and they
probably will gobble the Dutch
East indies temporarily before
they can be headed off.
China should stand out against
'em, but 1t will be a darned sight
harder Job II they're. waging an
independent fight.
Russia's problematic.
Tradltionally Russia Is anti
Jap.
The circumstance that IL hasn't
come into the United Nations
activities against Nippon lately
doesn't signify much. It doubt
less Is too considerably occupied
nearer home to sprawl out to the
eastward.
With Germany -Surrendering
Internationally Of and when)
1t remains TO be seen what Rus
STA would do in regard to the
Nippouese.
Anyway, an unconditional sur
render isn't necessarily a sur.
render OF the whole present Axis
group-not including Japan. And
the laps may turn out to be a very
material leftover consideration
TO be dealt with as an aftermath to
the main thing.
Tokyo, by the way, just now Is
offering independence TO the
Philippines. II they'll line up on
the Japanese side.
/ don't think they'll do il; the
Japs are too tricky FOR EN-, but
II would be an embarrassment II
they did.
Filipinos are pretty thick In
Washington anu believe 'em TO
be a very loyal crowd. We've
managed those Islands middling
well. And the Japs we're rather
slow in coming 10 bat with their
,ffar lie n redaamiu feature OF