The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-27
Observations
Nazi Surrender
in Italy Seen
as Possible
BY Helen Essary

~ F1ClcU Essay
Rumors swarm like phantom bomb.
ers in the wake OF the forthcoming
cross.channel offensive TO smash
Hitler in 1914 and end the war IN
Europe.
Fundamentally, the forthcoming
blow is perhaps the most widely
publicized projected military opera
ton in history.
There is no doubt in the minds
Of most Washington observers that
the Allied armies OF liberation will
sweep across the English channel
when the stage lis set for the NAM
moth drama OF blood. sweat and
tears-and, incidentally. the wealth
er is right.
That was the commitment made
10 Marshal Josef Stain at the
Teheran conference.
The attendant armada Of rumors
includes one that the Germans
may permit their front in Italy 10
collapse in order to bring the An
glo-American armies into Berlin
before the Russians arrive.
II is no secret that the Germans
would go TO almost any extreme
TO keep the Red armies of the soil
of the Reich.
However, any such German de-
sire is doomed to be frustrated by
the unity OF the Allied-American,
British. Russian-forces.
Therefore, the dopesters and arm
chair generals in Washington say.
Germany's only alternative would
be to collapse the Italian front
and possibly the cross-channel front
when it is opened.
There is Just enough logic. from
the Teutonic point OF view, in the
rumor TO make 1t not impossible m
a warning, topsy-turvy world OF
impossible developments.
Spring and summer will tell the
story
AIRMEN IN WASHINGTON are
wondering whether the Army Air
Corps or the Navy will be the first
10 carry out the Compromised
mbing of the Japanese mainland
expected sometime this year.
Both the Army and Navy, bomb
sites cooked for Tokyo. shared
honors for the original bombing Of
the Japanese capita in April, 1892.
The twin-engined Army BPS
(MitchelD bombers that carried
OUT the raid were ferried within
striking distance OF HirOhitos
palace aboard the aircraft carrier
Hornet.
Since the Navy has been rushing
10 completion mighty aircraft car
riers. and from their decks are
flying long-range fighters. torpedo
bombers and dive bombers.
Meanwhile, the Army has pinned
its hopes on the B-29, a new super
bomber version OF the Flying For
tress, which Gen. II. H. Arnold,
Air Corps commander, said would
get into action this year.
The JapaLese radio has offered
no answer to this question. Re-
Gently It warned its listeners that
they could be bombed by carrier
based planes.
Later ii warned that Japanese
cities would be bombed from the
Aleutisns by long-range planes.
Army and Navy airmen don't
care which branch Of the service
gets the next crack at Tokyo.
Their attitude is the more the
merrier-the sooner theb etter."
POLITICAL OBSERVERS SEE
LITTLE CHANCE that Congress
will grant President Roosevelt's
state-of-the-Union request for a ma
tional service law.
The chances seem pretty strong
that the Austin national service bill
will die in the Senate Military
Committee. where hearings have
been begun.
Foreshadowing the doom OF the
measure offered by Senator War
rem r. Austin (R) OF Vermant, is
Chairman Robert r. Reynolds Cd,
North Carolina. Of the committee.
Reynolds is an arch foe of the
bill, which he says would give US
here in America what Hitler and
Stain have got"
II the measure ever reaches the
the floor. one OF the bitterest legis-
lative battles Of all time will be
precipitated.
New York-Maury Maverick