Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-14
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w The threatening japanese
drive INTO India has run into
difficulties.
There are no roads in that
area, al Jungle. Their pPnetra-
lions. therefore. were limited 10
a number OF small units Of
troops. These cannot long or
easily be sustained with am
munltiOn and food.
In such cases. VIC generally
supply ny air but the JapS have
not developed their air supplies
system 10 any worthwhile eN-
tent, in fact. no other nation has.
The advertised invasion Of
India. in the end therefore is
likely 10 prove 10 have been no
more than this series Of in
flltrations through the junGleS
into our lines. threatening our
communications with China,
We have perfected a new de-
fonsive strategy since similar
Jap tactics led through Malaga
10 the fall of Singapore. In
those days when the Japs in
filtratcd within our lines, the
lines withdrew. Now we just
hang on 10 our own strong points
with the result that We are also
in the rear of the enemy front
positions.
The British have held on well
10 their two strongest positions
and. with a good supplies system
where the Japs have nothing
comparable, they should what
least, this explains the lack OF
Jap drive after the initial at
taCkS. n
Developments of the next two
weeks may effectively refute
any dire interpretations of the
recent lack of important news
from that front.
MAKE yoar own choice of two
vi opposite reasons for Vice
President WallaCe's announced
trip 10 China. Some senators
say he has proved such an in
effective domestic political cam
paigher, the Democratic high
command thought he would ac-
ComplSh more in China.
His latest effort was a definl-
ton of an American Fascist
t4fl,~un hTCf for
money or power was coupled
WITH class, race, or religious
intolerance. Even the New York
newspaper publishing his article
had 10 repudiate editorlally
such an erroneous purely potltl-
cal Interpretation of fascism,
|. under which Communists and
others qualify. He gave better
definition of fool, than a
Fascist.
Conversely. some of his sem
atorial friends insist the trip is
a buldup for Wallace, that he
will quiet the Chinese govern
ment because our lend-leaSe
supplies have gone to Moscow
-LtAe-Gii44tese- ftetvp-wautCd- more
of Sharel, and that Mr.. Wal
lace will himself 60 10 Moscow,
with the gain in prestige that
somehow seems attached 10 that
trip.
There may be a modicum of
! truth in both interpretations.
THE majority of delegates be-
l. ing chosen in these primaries
for the Republican. nominating
convention are uninStructed.
Also. popular votes are being
registered for Macarthur and
StaSSen. and Broker is cam
paigning so ardently that TO
Some authorities these three
have come to represent a new
Dewey opposition.
II will not turn out that way.
/ The Macarthur votes are really
an effort to promote him as a
vice presidential candidate with
Dewey, whose nomination IS
practically assured. Further
more. StaSSen will not succeed
TO the position of bis friend
/ Willkie StaSSen is Tar differ
ent in his party loyalty.
Bricker is the only one who
seems. in reason. 10 have any
remote chance of getting a big
bulk of the uninStructed dele
gates. but he is clearly cam
paigninC for the party more
than himself The has not
entered the primaries fully.
The situation, therefore, is
this:
While ticket of Dewey and
Warren still seems in topmoSt
favor with the major Republic
cans. ticket of Dewey and
Macarthur is a rising prob
ability and one Of Dewey and
Stassen not unlikely. l doubt
if Broker VIII seek a second
place.
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