The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-16
Observations
Is Japan Seeking
Peace For Russia,
German Ally?
BY Charles p. Stewart

kAu Is Wy INK 10 h'i iNHNN'a "4'
Germany upon a peace basis con
Time sfloas IN Washington
That the laps are making the
attempt is considered a reason
able possibility though doubts are
expressed that me Nikados ad'
,isers are optimistic enough TO he
Ie,e they stand much chance OF
success a. it,
stu. IL is recognized Ina a sus.
pension Of NdziS Soviet hosllliies
would be enormously TO the island
ers' advantage Some observers
surmise that perhaps their dipla-.
mats have put our few leeleis
sinlnlv pNperimentally n So az
cording 10 Joseph G. Grew former
IN our am mas sador a. Nippons cap
itaI. II is not real peace thai
they are angling for, but only
"phoney" one
However. il is accepted as a
safe conclusion that they viii not
attain even the "phoney Kind.
Herr Hitler. 10 he sure from all
accounts, would be readily acquies-
cent.
True Hitler attacked tomrade
stains folk when he did not need
to Josef vas neither dong nor
saying anything threatening A. the
time The Emitted Nations strate-
g1sts have been puzzled ever since
10 account for Atolfs sudden
thrust AT the Russians. thus I'M
necessarily lining them up win
the antiAXis people
The general verdict il that u
was an error Of judgment on his
part.
Hitler has always been hostile
In the Russian regime. anyway.
Democrats previously had cldsSe"
rbp Reds pretty much with Mans,
Fascists and Falangists. hut these
three groups all along have ha"
the anriCommmis'ic as We'll as
the anti democratic complex
While taking the wsrpsth against
the democracies. the Fuehrer pre-
sumably deemed II desirable 10
make his campaign CommunslIc-
aIlv inclusive, getting the "hoie
thing over in short order. "hl'h
he obviously thought he and The
rest of the Axis could do, II they
struck abruptly
Incidentally. Russia is rich IN
resources and the Na7i po'en-
tate unquestionably wanted 70 grab
them.
Finally. in czarist days OF yore..
Russia had not been much OF a
fighting power II had men ana
courage but it lacked efficient or
SANITATION. Its record in conflict
with Japan was significant OF H.
II was stronger than the Japs, but
thew rot all the decisions They
had strategy. determination aud
war-like spirit which the car =
folks lacked.
That. clearly. was what Adolf
was figuring on He calculated
that one quick. fierce swipe would
disvose of the Soviets permanent
" leaving the Axis at leisure 10
attend 10 the rest OF the world
comparatively At lis convenience.
II proved 10 he a mts-reckonlns.
You can say what YOU like as 10
Soviet rule but II has developed
military competency with sma1'
ing speed since II came into su-
thority. II is no wonder that II
proved TO be an awful Jolt al the
NaIiFascist program. II was not
alone that the strength Of il loited
the Axis: the suddenness OF II
paraly1ed hem. II has snarled the
A1ig activities elsewhere almost
more seriously than their own
scrspping has done. II has not
been so very much maritime. hut
It has been wonderful terrestrially
and syistorially
We'll. the NaEis clearly bit Off
more than they could chew on the
Russian front
This does not Immediately inter
est the laps
What they need is TO distract the
United States land Britain from
the southern Pacific 10 such an ex-
tent that Nippon can scoop in and
keep all of eastern Asia. including
the Philippines. from the l'nited
States influence. and Australia
from Britain not 10 mention Alas
ka and maybe a western strip OF
our Yankee continent, besides
western Latin America ultimately.
To accomplish that they must
preoccupy ourselves. the British
and such other friends a. We may
have. with Germany
And Germany cannot afford 10
be preoccupied with rs az present.
because il already is too much pre-
occupied with Russia n Russia
would quit leaving the Nslis 10
turn our way exclusively. maybe
We would be kept too busy in The
Occidont to interfere with Japsn.s
Interests in the Orient.