Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-06
STAllN SEWERS TIES
WITH HlROHITO

At long last Marshal Stain has decid-
ed to let Hirohito shift for himself or
what now appears likely, prepare to take
on Russia as an enemy.
Although the neutrality treaty which
Russia denounced Thursday automatic
ally has year to run, the same term
automatically-mayb be the key to Russia
actually entering the Pacific war. That is
TO say, when a neutrality pact is abro-
gated IN war time. fighting ordinarily
automatically starts. And it isn't as if
Russia has to get ready to move against
Japan in Manchuria, for all the world
has known that huge Red army, fully
equipped, never has moved out and. in
the meantime Stain has kept his trans
port lines across Siberia in fit condition
to carry munitions and fighter replace
ments in unlimited size.
However, it is better than an even
chance that the war lords of Japan will
be provoked into making the first hostile
move, all of which fits into Stalin's pat
tern Of operations in the Orient.
Today, by far the outstanding figure in
the United Nations is one Joe Stain. He
has maneuvered and obtained an advan-
tage in voting power in the approaching
parley in San Francisco. He has forced
the Presiden. to disclose the Yalta secret
agreement and to back down on the Unit
ed States making claim for an equal num-
Der of votes.
In Europe Stain has coupled his mill
tary strategy and his occupation of Baltic
and Balkan states with his political am
bitions and ends. He has established his
western borders where he wants them
and is prepared to resist any effort to
change a single foot at the San Francisco
or any subsequent peace parley. Other
world leaders may not, and some do not,
admit that Russia is in this position of
strength, but there has been no clear-cut
refutation and the Russ program has not
been one of the moment. 1t was in Stalin's
mind when he provoked Germany to vio-
late the pact when he made his ill-fated
decision to invade Russia.
Now az this late day, no one knows
better than Stain that Japan will be
beaten without his help. Indeed, in some
respects Japan is as near to collapse as
is Germany. Therefore, having saved his
reserves in the Orient and built his war
supplies up there while drawing on lend
lease for his campaign against Germany,
his backing out of the neutrality pact is
simply his warning to Japan that he in
tends to establish and barricade his bor-
der on the east. 1t is incidental that this
move will help us finish off Japan.
Why Britain and the United States
have not demanded a long time ago that
Russia do wha. is under way now, is one
of the mysteries of the war. The most
that has been done to force Russia to
open her ports to American invasion
springboards against Japan. as far as the
records go, have been cautious and thin
hints from London and Washington. In
the parleys held by Churchill, Roosevelt
and Stain, if any mention ever was made
of Russia severing relations with Hro-
hito, it is one of the secrets yet to be dis
closed. On the other hand, Churchill and
Roosevelt always have met alone and in
a different place to discuss the Pacific
war because Russia was not at war with
Japan"
Some interesting chapters yet are to
unfold and much of the record still
awaits the light of day in regard to the
part the Muscovites have played in the
game of war and politics.
While air attack must be constantly
repeated to reach maximum effective
ness. the destruction already dealt must
have a directly weakening effect upon
Japan's war-making ability. Our own
losses in men and planes have been strik-
ingly small.-Secretary of War Henry l..