The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-24
Observations
Mutual Suspicion
Balks Full Russ
Cooperation
BY HELEN ESSARY
BY HELEN ESsARY

To informed observers In Wash
ington there Is a growing belief
that the greatest single factor
working against complete coopera
ton between Russia and the other
United Nations is mutual suspicion
OF the motives behind their acts.
In all fairness, 1t has always
been insisted that misunderstand'
ings between Russia and the other
three powers in the big four APP
pear TO fade away the higher one
goes in the olIicialdom of the four
United Nations.
The suspicion within interna-
tional circles of Russian motives
was perhaps best illustrated in the
recent question OF supplying UNR-
RA aid 10 liberated Poles Rus.
sia held the supplies should be dis
tributed under sponsorship OF the
Soviet-backed Lublin government
and not by the London government
in-exile. Immediately the Allied
press saw ghosts in the closet and
accused Russia OF heartless &C
ton against the Poles because o.
political motives.
The debate went on in the press
for weeks and then, one day re-
Gently, it was announced that the
question had been solved. After
thousands OF words that had been
written on the supposed coUtro.
versy. the happy solution was given
four paragrap hs-and suspicion OF
Russia continued unaltered.
THE NAVY'S powerful battle
fleets have gained such superiority
in the Pacific as a result Of the
second battle of the Philippines
that they can roam enemy waters
almost at will.
The only limiting factor TO naval
operations against Japan Is enemy
land based aircraft, which must
still be calculated in any attacks
against the Pacific enemy.
To emphasize this degree OF SUI
periority, units OF the Pacific bat
tie feet were reported 10 have
steamed right into Japan's front
yard-the BONN Islands-to attack
installations there, meeting no sur
face opposition.
other heavier blows are in the
making and viii be struck as soon
as the problem OF a scarcity Of men
and materiel-caused by an ad-
vance in the Pacific timetables
solved.
THE FANATICISM OF the Japa-
nese TO die in battle, meanwhile.
rather than surrender is continuing
10 give Washington some concern
despite the drastic decrease in
enemy ranks from such tactics.
With upward Of $1,000 Japs kill
ed in about four weeks on Leyte,
military observers are wondering
just how far the Nipponese high
command and government officials
intend 10 carry their campaign OF
self-slaughter.
Will Japan commit national sui
eide and, perhaps, take some 10000
Allied prisoners, many OF them
Americans, with them? That is the
question uppermost in the minds OF
Washington experts.
AT THE SAME TIME, war pro-
duction and manpower officials are
on the warpath against bottlenechs
that are holding up production OF
a limited number Of critical war
items, chiefly heavy trucks, tires
and ammunition.
They are getting out In the field
and holding meetings with labor
and management and the produc-
ton representative OF the Army
and Navy in an effort to find the
trouble spots and eradicate them.
The main trouble springs from the
fact that American armies are
months ahead OF schedule and war
factories are tCing called upon 10
get into step with the boys over
there.