Evening star., 1943-10-08
Secret Session

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that the Chinese armies are holding
off Is Jap divisions.
Senator Mead urged reappor-
! tionment of United Nations petro-
leum supplies, with the British meet
ing larger share of needs. Mr.
Roosevelt tod press conference
Tuesday that steps toward that end
are being taken. The Chief Executive
said the British had wanted to
furnish larger share Of oil all along,
but that 1t was not feasible until
Allied victories opened the Mediter-
ranean Sea route to British con-
trolled Oil ources in the Middle East.
Following yesterdays session, Sena-
tor Russell made public a summary
of recommendations and observa-
tions to which the five Senators
agreed. It's jor points were:
l. A Clear national policy" should
be established and American rep
reSentatives abroad given "appro-
pirate international rank" 50 that
military, diplomatic and business
personnel can work together as
team
Want Postwar Bases.
2. We have as yet no rights to the
postwar use of huge landing fields
We nave constructed outside the
Western Hemisphere and their future
Use may be Just s essential to our
security as battleShips or divisions
and indispensable to the growth of
commercial aviation.
3. Too much American gasoline
is being made available to civilians
in North Africa; more oil for the
United Nations forces should come
from the Middle East; existing
sources of crude rubber in the
Orient should be increased: this
country ought to share on a parity
basis in the communications systems
of the world.
4. Propaganda activities OF the
ONCE of War Information in foreign
countries raise many doubts" and
the policy should be investigated.
5. American field commanders are
learning fast from experience" and
are not repeating mistakes: equip
ment, food and medical care is good
but the men want a policy of home
furloughs for overseas troops with
long service and they want the true
picture of their hardships" given to
the pubic.
CriticizcS British.
The Senate heard some sharp crit
icism from Senator Russell of what
he termed the British tendency to
claim the jor share of credit for
Allied victories. He read from an
Australian newspaper an account
which said that the italian sur
render could be attributed 80 per
cent to British efforts.
He and Senator Lodge said British
representatives nearly always moved
in right behind American troops.
particularly in the Pacific. The gist
of their complaint appeared to be
that the British always knew where
they were aiming economically and
politically, while American repre-
sentatives were at loss to know
what was United States national
policy
In this connection. Senat tor Rus
sell told his colleagues he feared
many countries were expecting
postwar help from the United
States that could not be given
without bankrupting this country.
He insisted that relief and re-
habilitation ought to be limited to
what the Army finds necessary to
keep the civil population going.
After session, Senator Chandler
stood by big globe and traced for
reporters what he called ''the four
and only four-routes to attack
Japan"
Maps Attack Routes.
These he listed as follows:
!. Striking down from the Aleu-
tians toward the main japanese
islands. He criticized this route be-
cause of the treacherous weather
and the strong japanese fortifica-
tions at Paramushiro and south
ward
2. Hawaii-Wake Island-Japan
His criticism: Too long supply line
through open sea; aircraft carriers
necessary for the attack would be
exposed to Jap fighter planes based
in the Marshalls and Carolines.
3. From Russian bases-if they
could be obtained
a. "MacArthur's way-the best
way" From New Guinea to Minda-
mao, big southern Philippine island.
Shutting between Mindanao and