The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-29
Observations
German Collapse
May be Sooner
Than Expected
BY Helen Esssr)

their ideas as 10 the pTODhDle emu
OF the war in Europe. Some eG'
perts think the German army may
collapse as early as September.
II is no secret among Allied mill
tary men that Germany is in very
bad shape, and that she is virtual
ly defeated so far as any hope OF
waging a successful military cam
paign is concerned.
However, the German army Is
expected 10 fight until the will 10
= resist is knocked out Of 1t and
some conservative authorities
therefore are wary about predict
ing the end. But an increase In
peace teelers' may be expected
from now on.
GENERAL no YING-CHIN, chief
OF the Chinese general staff, and
minister OF war in the Chang Kali
shek cabinet, believes the current
Jap offensive in central China Is
part OF the enemy's long-range
strategy TO assure an escape CORR
dor for its forces in the Southwest
Pacific.
According 10 the general, the
japanese are attempting 70 cut an
escape corridor from north China,
which they occupy, 20 Canton,
along the Canton.Peiping railroad.
which they can use in the event
their sea communications are cut.
He points out that this strategy
is the result OF spectacular Ameri-
can successes at sea and in the air.
Once American forces reach the
Philippines, Jap garrisons in the
Indies will be in an almost hope
less position.
THE FLYING BOMB has made
IL highly essential. in the opinion
OF many informed persons, that
really effective machinery be set up
and maintained to prevent another
world war
Although the robots that are be-
ing dropped over England are dis.
counted as OF no real military
value, the plain truth is that this
new weapon is Something which
the future will have 10 reckon with.
II may not even dent British
morale, coming at a time when
Germany Is already virtually beat.
en-. But the future can scarcely
take a chance informed observers
believe, on such an all.weather air
force being unloosed suddenly on
helpless civilians.
The flying bomb. these observers
say. should be Of particular inter-
est 10 the United States, because
Il has not merely narrowed but has
erased the oceans. A barrage OF
lotion or larger robots directed
against Manhattan by distant radio
control is believed to be a definite
possibility IL there should be
World War III.
SOME QUARTERS IN WASH
'INGTON expect a public endorse
ment Of the Dewey-Bricker Repub-
lican ticket by John /. Lewis, head
OF the United Mine Workers.
One straw in the wind was the
recent article in Lewis UMWA
journal recommending the COP
platform
Except for repeated attacks on
the Roosevelt administration, Lewis
has been on the political side
lines since 1910 but he is expected
10 Jump back into the spotlight,
proba bly, at the miners convention
in Cleveland in September
POWERFUL FORCES OF THE
FRENCH underground are expect
ed 10 play an important role In aid
ing the Allies when the big drive
begins on Paris.
Since D-Day, French under
ground troops estimated at more
than $4,000 have been doing i'm
portant work behind the German
lines cutting communications and
generally harassing the Nazis
As the Allies sweep forward the
French guerilla armies are ex-
pected 10 form important units in
the Allied lines.
THE BELIEF is GROWING in
military circles in Washington
that American and Allied FORCES
will be back in the Philippines
much sooner than previously ex-
pected.
Gen. Douglas McArthur's forces
now are less than 900 miles from
Mindanao in the Southwest PACT
nc and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
and his powerful feet are only
l,4OO miles away in the Marianas.
Thus developments indicate that
American and Filipino forces may
be fighting side by side again In
the Philippines. probably weeks be-
fore the third anniversary OF the
Jap sneak attack
LONDON-AP- Vice Admiral
William A. Glassford, Jr.. OF the