Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-15
BEHIND
The NEWS
BY Paul
Mallon

WASHINGTON, April. Il F.
w The threatening Japanese
drive into India has ran into
difficulties
There are no roads IN that
area. all Jungle Their penetra-
tons. therefore, were limited To
number of small units Of
troops. These cannot long or
easily he sustained with am
munition and food
I'm such cases. We generally
supply by Air. bat 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
filtratiens through the jungles
into our lines. threatening our
communications with China.
We have perfected new de-
fcnSive strategy since similar
Jap tactics led through Malaga
10 the fall of Singapore. In
those days when the Japs in
filtrated 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 good supplies system
where the laps have nothing
comparable, they should win. Al
least, this explains the lack Of
Jap drive after the initial at
-taeks
Developments Of the next two
weeks may effectively retute
any dire interpretations of the
recent lack Of important news
from that front
MAKE your own choice Of two
w opposite reasons for Vice
President Wallace'S announced
trip 10 China. Some senators
say he has proved such an in
effective domestic political cam
paigner. the Democratic high
command thought he would &C
compliSh more in China
His latest effort was defini-
ton OF IAN American Fascist
as some one whose hst for
money or power was coupled
with class, race, or religious
Intolerance Even the New York
newspaper publishing his article
had repudiate editoriallAN
such an erroneous purely pollti-
cal Interpretation of faSciSm.
under which Communists and
others qualify. He gave a better
definition of a fool, than a
Fascist.
Conversely. some OF his sen
atorial friends insist the trip is
A huildup for Wallace, that he
Will quiet the Chinese govern-a
ment because our lend-leaSe
supplies have gone TO Moscow
Cthe Chinese have wanted more
Of Sharc). and that Mr.. Wal
lace will himself go TO Moscow,
with the gain in prestige that
somehow seems attached 10 that
trip.
There may he a modicum OF
truth in both interpretations.
THE majority of delegates be-
Il 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 10 represent new
Dewey opposition.
II will not turn out that way.
The Macarthur votes arc really
an effort 10 promote him as a
vice presidential candidate with
Dewey. whose nomination is
practically assured. Further
more. StaSSen will not succeed
TO the position Of his friend
Willkie Stassen is far differ
ent in his party loyalty.
Broker is the only one who
seems. in reason, 10 have any
remote chance of getting big
bulk Of the uninstructed dele
gates. but he is clearly cam
paigning for the party more
than himself che has not
entered the primaries fully).
The situation, therefore, is
this
While a ticket Of Dewey and
Warren still seems in topmost
favor with the major Republi-
cans. a ticket of Dewey and
Macarthur is a rising prob
ability and one of Dewey and
StaSsen not unlikely | doubt
if Broker will seek second
place.
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