Evening star., 1944-09-03
Nazi ROut
Morale Is Waning as
Allies Strike
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anese Navy IS carefully avoiding an
encounter with the American naval
forces and while 1t Is possible that
the enemy fleet will make a last
stand when we reach Japan's home
waters, such a stand might prove
costly to us but will not save Japan.
The liberation of the Philippines
and the conquest of many of the
vital defensive strongholds of Japan
such as Formosa Is q matter of a
few months. Without undue optim-
ism most American military men
believe that the fall of Japan will
come within few months after the
defeat of Germany, probably not
later than next summer.
U. S. Credited With Victory.
The spectacular Allied successes
over the two most formidable mill
tary machines the world has ever
seen, the defeat of nations which
had victory within their grasp are
due solely to the United States.
Without any wish to minimize the
heroic resistance Of the British, who
continued to fight although they
were on the brink OF the greatest
military disaster in their history;
without any desire to take any credit
from the Russian armies which de-
liyered the first real blow to the
"invincible" German military ma
chine, it must be said that Hitler
would have won the war had
America remained on the sidelines
There would have been no stopping
Hitler had it not been for the great
\f1oW OF American war material and
the cracking of the German wall in
Western Europe by our troops.
Had we remained impassive we
would have seen a German dom
mated world.
But because the people of this
country do not believe in the sup
preston of nations and their DOM
ination by one power, they have
made unparalleled sacrifices. These
sacrifices have paid dividends
Thanks to the timely intervention OF
the United States as far back Al
1910 and thanks to the dogged de.
termination Of our soldiers, few o1
whom ever expected to fight in for.
eign lands, the war Is now by way o1
being won.
From that point of view, we have
accomplished our duty to the worlc
and to ourselves. But winning a
war does not mean that long era
OF peace is ahead. For that we do not
need the ingenuity of our industrial.
ist engineers and factory workers;
neither de we need the courage anC
determination Of our soldiers. We
need the craftsmanship Of those who
handle the international affairs.
1t is much easier for country such
as the United States to win a wa,
than to win peace All that is need.
ed to obtain military victory is large
reservoir Of manpower for fighting
men capable Of leading soldiers ir
the field and production. To win 9
diplomatic victory it is necessary tt
have men who are determined tt
stick by what is commonly called
the American ideology-that Is
fair play for all and the avoidance
Of power politics.
War Victory Easier Than Diplomatic
1t is far easier to find good
strategists whose role Is to break
the enemy's resistance by sheer
force than diplomats who can avoid
pitfalls of behind-the-s scenes dipIo-
matte maneuvers frequently dictated
by selfish interests and a desire to
expand territorially and economi-
caily. Before we entered the war,
President Roosevelt embodied these
American principles in the Atlantic
Charter. This charter answered en-
phatically that the signatories seek
no territorial aggrandizement and
that all nations deprived of their
sovereignty by the Axis would have
1t restored to them.
In order to maintain this credo of
America in foreign policy matters it
will be necessary that our statesmen
hight with the same bravery as the
soldiers who fought in the field un-
der much more dangerous condi-
tions. The military victory we have
won will be only temporary unless
they see that an honest" peace is
obtained. In many respects their
job will be much harder than the
job of our generals.
But they have the backing of the
strongest military force in the
World-the American Army, Navy
and Air Force-which counts when
properly handled at the diplomatic
green table. This force is available
to them for the establishment of q
lasting peace, but it should not be
used to serve the purpose of the
European power politicians to pre-
pare for another war. It must be
used as a powerful argument to
bring about the peace the American
people desire-a peace based on
justice, not selfish interests.
Without the participation of the
American armed forces, and Ameri-
can economic and financial as
sistance, the world will fall into q
chaos.
America desires to avoid this and
1t Is within our power to do so. But
IN exchange we must live up to the
fundamental principles which have
been indorsed by the majority of the
people in this country and by our
Allies themselves. There can be no
room for quibbling and the conten-
ton that conditions have changed
since the Atlantic Charter was de-
vised and accepted by all members
OF the United Nations. They have
not. The charter was intended to
assure the world a just peace and
conditions exist today as they ex-
listed three years ago when the
charter was drafted.
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