The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-25
Observations
New Strategies
Being Created
in Pacific W ar
BY Helen Esssry

10 be re, ised completely OF dis
.arded altogether as the result OF
developments in the Pacific.
Before the japanese assault on
Pearl Harbor. there vas no prcce'
dent or plan for. lightning conquest
OF huge masses of atolls and I,-
lands. Although American naval
and military leaders were accused
OF costly island hopping early m
the war. II was tho Japanese high
command which used these tactics.
Because they had Overwhelming
superiority on sea and IN the air
the Japs in the first six months
moved y easy stages through the
Philippines. lndo-China, Malaga.
Burma, the Netherlands East IN
dies and the island barrier north
OF Australia.
American leaders did some is
land hopping while they got sci
for mose daring operations The
new era in amphibious walfaIe
began when an invasion fleet by
passed the strongly held island of
kiska and hit the laps m Ava.
The move made kiskd unJenable
for the Mikado's men.
This strategy was followed on
larger scale in the Marsnails. and
it sealed the doom OF more than
10000 Japs who thought they could
hold out for years in positions they
had been building up for more
than a quarter of century.
Look for even more daring
moves BY the United States Pacit-
ic fleet IN cooperation With the
Army and Marines and the support
of land and csrrierbssed planes.
The passion for anouymit,N
which has cloakcd the activities o.
six presidential assistants in s.
crecy is rapidly dissolyins aud
one Of the seXtet faced the posi-
bility Of a prison sentence grow
our OF charges OF contempt fer
the Senate.
Another has dropped the mantle
OF secrecy and has inserted him.
self into building feud between a
cabinet officer and 'hc head Of n
federal farm agency.
And " some OF the anti Roosevelt
Democrats and Republicans on
Capitol Hill have their way. the
remaining four will find il iucreas-
insly difficult to contnue 10 work
in the peaceful vacuum 10 which
they have become accustomed
Jonathan Daniels son OF the for.
mer United States amba sador 10
Mexico, and himself 2 Virginia pub.
Usher faced the contempt cita-
ton because OF his refusal 10 IN.
form Senate investigating com.
nifty recently 10 attack by infer
a presidential aide in seeing the
resignation Of Harold Slauery as
director of the Rural Electrified
ton Administration.
Daniels had contended. with tho
advice OF the Justice. Department.
that the part he plays in official
Washington is confidential. and
that il would -nnt-hA.i the ahlIc
interest for him 10 testify Tie
committee seeking his testimony. felt
differently. however. and was pre-.
pairing legal weapons with which
10 smoke Daniels out or his puiit.
ical 'o1hole when Daniels appear.
. ed and save the committee the de.
sired information.
Eugene Casey former Mass7.
chusetts congressman now a pres
idenjial assistant. shed his auop@-
NIFTY recently 10 attack by inference
the activities OF Secretary o.
Agriculture claude !. Wicka-d
Casey confirmed Washington
rumors that Or. A. 6 Black had
been forced 10 resign his Farm
Credit Administration post b.
Wickard. and called upon tho AZ
riculture secretary to make public
Blacks resignation and tho fel-
sons behind it.
The rumor mill has Il that Wick
ard kept Blacks resignation secret
for reasons OF his OVID. possibly to
replace him with someone he fay.
ors for the post himself
John NJ, Vorys Ohio Republican
member Of the House Foreign AZ
fairs Committee. IL not entirely
satisfied with all phases ~ the
lend-lease administration lie was
quick 10 note-and remember-a
little lend-lesse error which aides
in Leo 7. Crowley's foreign eco
nomic administration fastened 10
correct.
The FEA sent A secret" docu.
ment TO members Of committee
for their perusal IN advance Of pub
lie hearings. Each copy had the
members name printed or us
cover. But that received by thc
Ohioan bore the name Robert
VI. Noryt % Vorys received a cor.
reoted copy from embarras cd
lend-lease officials.