Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20

the answer in China, and the
to shape the answer in India. /
The answer in Japan depends |
mainly on America, the victor !
America, with Britain and So (
Wet Russia, won the war in
Europe
America lost the peace in Eu-
rope. 10 communism and social
ism, and European Democratic (
leadership to Totalitarian Soviet
Russia.
ALL SAVED BY L. :.
America has even more de
cislvely won the war against
Japan.
America brought the Pacific
conflict to a sudden and dramatic .
end with the terrible atomic bomb ,
of cosmic energy. I
America in World War II has
saved Britain, Soviet Russia, /
France, Denmark, Norway. Hol- .
land, Belgium, China, the Philip |.
pines and Hollands Dutch East
Indies empire.
1t is something that gives cause
for a justifiable measure of ma
tional pride.
IT also gives us the platform
from which our voice should be
heard with respect, and listened
TO attentively.
U. s. GREATEST POWER
Science and the strategy of
General Mac Arthur, Admiral
Nimitz, Air General Spaatz. and
the heroic fighting of our armed
forces, has given America one Of
the greatest and most dramatic
victories in history.
The atomic bomb. has in fact,
crowned America as the greatest
military power in the world
The enormity of our response
bility for il can be measured
only by its terrible power of de-
Struction. .-
America is now the predomi-
nant military and naval AIR power
in the Pacific and the Far East.
LEADERSHIP IN PACIFIC
America today holds the leader
ship in the Pacific
Her military predominancy and
democratic political leadership in
the Pacific and the Far East must
be maintained, especially in the
reconstruction period of Japan
and China.
1t will call for merican states
manShlp and diplomacy Of eNcep-
tlonal vision. capacity. judgment,
understanding and patience.
West will meet East.
The oriental mind is different
from our western mind.
FEW KNOW ASIA
We have few in America who
have a fundamental psychological
understanding of Asia and its
peoples.
In the wake OF victory in Europe
American democracy lost 10 com
munism and socialism. as affirmed
by the victory Of the Labor party
in the recent British elections.
In his first speech as chief Of
the opposition. former Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill in the
House of Commons added his con-
firmation and none knows better
than he. The wartime British
leader said:
''In almost all the countries
OF eastern Europe and the
Balkans, the Communists have
obtained. or are on the point OF
obtaining, dictatOrial powers.
GIVEN TO STAIN
At Yalta and PotSdam, Europe
was practically given over to
Stain and Soviet Russia.
WILL WE SURRENDER THE
FAR EAST TO THE RED GEN
iERALISSIMO IN THE WAKE
lOF OUR GREAT VICTORY
THERE?
There will be much news from
! Europe but coming events Of
fundamental Importance TO Amer
ica in the future are throwing
their shadows before them in
Asia
EUROPE Is WRECKED
T Europe is a wrecked continent.
one might say that for some
time Europe will be not much
more than a dead continent.
Asia is an awakening continent.
one billion, two hundred million
people-6O per cent OF the inhab-
tants Of this earth--live there.
Communism or democracy is the
question in Asia, beginning with
Japan
Communism already is the
greatest political problem facing