Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
KARL Won
Divided China
Faces Crisis

LNNGLAND is wrestling with
IL the extraordinary situa-
lion of death and havoc Gre
ated BY German manless winged
rocket bombs rushing through
the shy al tremendous speed
like fantastic projectiles from
Mars. with London. metropolis
of the world and heart OF the
British Empire, as target.
Thousands OF women. children
and elderly people are being
evacuated from London 10 places
OF safety IN northern England
and in Scotland. The casualties,
which Prime Minister Churchill
gave as 1872. are rising
Al the same time IN Asia,
CHINA has entered the eighth
year OF its war with the Jsps-
neSe invader
DRES IDENT ROOSEVELT
told his press conference
that the war IN China is not
going we'll
Outstanding successes OF the
navy under Adm. Nlmitz ~ the
Pacific. especial" on Saipan at
The cost of very heavy casual
lies To uS and much heavier
losses 10 the Japanese - tend
ine 10 shift the center OF war
IN the Pacific 10 Japan proper.
bul silli more so 10 The CONT
nent Of Asia
INtliS Is becoming more APP
parent with every daN the
japanese forces advance south
ward from ChangSha and north
wsro from Canton along the
ilankow railway. splitting China
from the Great Wall ~ the
north TO lndo-Ch,na ia the
south Not much more than a
gap OF about $50 miles seps
rates the Two spearheads OF
me pdneSe uiNlsiOfi>.
Optimists are certain we will
again have The Philippines this
autumn. These do not seem 10
include Gen. Marshall or Adms.
King and Nimitz, who have once
more warned against 100 high
expectations in Europe as we'll
as in the Pacific III too short
a time.
There persists view IN sec
tons of the public that the navy
and Air force can pretty we'll do
the Job of defeating Japan by
themselves. IT s impression is
erroneous. 1t may in part he
due TO the newspaper headlines
and radio announcements which
have featured the successful
naval and air opera tons and
made less mention Of the land
forces OF Gen Macarthur.
1T Is a mistake To assume or
believe Japan will De brought
10 our terms without Mac
ArthurS hard fighting Amerl-
can and Australian infantry.
supported by much artillery and
many tanks and planes.
The loss of the Philippines
by the Japanese is almost GER
tain to cause them 10 shift the
center Of gravity Of the war
south OF Japan proper 10 China
SEVEN years of war with its
Al privationS. misery. Starva-
ton, initiation. lack or organi-
Zation. very heavy casualties
and almost unbroken series Of
defeats have made the Chinese
the most war weary people in
the world. II is taking all the
face" and influence of Chang
kai-shek, combined with some
Of his ruthless dictatorial meth
DDS imposed on him by the
gravity Of the situation. 10 keep
the Chinese in the war.
China is a house divided. and
divided in three ways or parts.
The Chinese Communist party
occupying Kansu and Shensi
provinces, which fought shoul-
der to shoulder with Chang
kai-shek's nat iona army
against the Japanese, is no
longer fighting since the rift
between Chungklng and Mos
COW. All efforts TO bridge the
gulf between them seem TO have
failed
IN Marking sits Wang Ching
i Wei, former friend and COL
laborator of Chang kai-shek.
now national president of the
Republic of China" under the
auspices and wing of Japan His
platform is cooperation be-
tween China and Japan.
Mime. Wang. a member Of the
powerful Chen family and clan.
plays as big and important a
role, but somewhat less public
in political councils. in Marking
as Nine. Chang kai-shek does
in Chungking. The role and in
fluence OF Chinese women in
the life OF China is much under
estimated in this country
In Yenan is the headquarters
of Ma Tso-Tung, the Commu-
mist president or chairman, and
OF Chu Teh, leader Of the Com
munist army. A fourth element
is Marshal Yen Shi-Shan, ia
nous Chinese model governor. y
neither Communist nor national
ist. He runs a small state or