The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-21
Observations
japanese Menace
Still Not Fully
Estimated
By Charles p. Stewart

Rather belatedly, Australia,
New Zealand and China are be-
ginning to wake up Uncle Sam as
10 the proportions Of the japanese
menace. On our own part, Gen
eral Macarthur, with his trumpet
calls for American reinforcements
in the Pacific oceanic area, hasn't
been a bit somnolent, either. The
troubles been, though, that we've
been rather too dependent upon
British Prime Minister ChurChills
assurance that Nippon can be fin
ished OFF in short order, once the
Nazis are disposed OF.
Winston apparently suffered
under the same delusion that we
were victims Of. -
This Authorization was TO the
effect that the Japs have an out
right suicidally belligerent class,
but only a small one, with little
popular backing. Also II was
agreed that they are pretty good
imitators Of Occidental fighting
methods, but poor at originating
their own. And they weren't re-
garded as having basic resources
worth mentioning
There was a modicum OF &C
curacy concerning this reasoning.
The Nips' military group CHE
SamuraD is numerically inConsid-
cradle. but seeminely the bulk of
the island folk are willing enough
10 back it up while its giving d
creditable performance They also
have given evidences that they're
tolerably capable at inyentiyeness
in an emergency. Originally. too,
they doubtless were decidedly shy
on resources. but they've acquired
a lot OF EN- during a several
years Oriental war, which the
OcCident has been obvious of
until very lately. Furthermore,
they're geographically too remote
TO be conveniently reached by
any western power except Russia,
and the Soviets have their own
troubles, with Germany. sulIici-
entity to keep 'em busy indefinite
ly.
Consequently, while it doesn't
follow that they can't be licked in
the long run, it's no safe conclu-
sion that il won't be a fierce job
when the time arrives to deal
with it,
Eastern home-staying England,
then, knows no more about the
Pacific than our Atlantic sea
board does. However, the Aus
tralasians get the point. They're
more anxious for oSS, help than
John Bull is. They're hollering
for Yankee aid more vociferously
than our folk, General Macarthur
excepted.
Backing up General Mac Aus
tralia's foreign minister, Herbert
V. Evatt and New Zealand Minis
ter Walter Nash have been in
Washington, boosting for more
auti-Jap assistance in jigtime
And, OF course, Nine. Chang
kai-shek has been the conspicu-
Gus Chinese emissary.
It's suggested that, with a
bit Of good management, Mohan-
das kandhi of India might be
aligned likewise. Gandhi, though,
is a trifle too independent to be
reckoned with. To dotty, too,
TO be counted on.
Well, it's a world war.
Only
Is it a world war between the
East and West?
And is it between generations?
And races and continents?
It's supposed to be inter.racial
and inter-continental.
It's inter-continental, as be
tween the New. and the Old
Worlds.
Ours is the new world We're
kinda organizing inclusive OF
Australasia.
How about al the Americas?
including Canada?-and Ans
tralia ct cetera?
And China?
They're trying to tie up with
US.
The think isn't far from an
observation-disclosures combi-
nation union.
Hook II up with the Chinese de-
mocracy-and then what?