The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-03
interpreting
The War =
BY KIRKE L. sr,5pSo,.
Associated Press Nv sun

caught IN a fast closing and a' 1''
more deadly power net than W., W
which crushed Germany in+o q'''
conditional surrender N less ,a a'
a year. "sf
1t was June 6, year aoo
Allied forces stormed ss6o o nal
Normandy to begin the driva :. IL
junction with Russian troo e 'o,
the Elbe that brought tbo ~ o.
man downfall. NY esE'
Now by presidential arro....
ment, the United States aioua
now moving to bring into 'G ao@. u
beyond the Pacific far ur r.uoA
strength in men, ships and nI ls'a
than 1t ever deployed agajns p'G ca'
many. Britain is pushing hcr os'
deployment to the Orient, lis me- s
rendered little uncerta, '' &C.
events in the levant that hri.g y
rea"oKe the guns in the Midi,
East in Franco-Syrian clash tS,'
threatened to bring French .r;
British troops into conflict ~.
enigma of Russian policy tousr: .
the war with Japan remains nn
solved. "N'
FILLING IN BLUE PRINT
Nevertheless the blueprn, d,
Allied strategic action agaics.
Japan mapped to Congress br
| President Truman was being rani;
ly filled in. With or without Pn'
sian help and regardless Of d,
turbing policy clashes with rescnst
France, the means for carwM,
out the agreed policy for brinqr'
Japan 10 her knees in minimum
of time and with minimum NJ
losses was at hand.
That policy as Mr.. Truma,
pointed it out to Congress was AZ
simple in outline as it was diff.
cult OF execution due to the vast
distances Involved in bringing nn
Allied weight to bear beyond thu
Pacific. 1t was also in essence prp.
cisely the same in strategic con.
cept as was the plan of final &C ion
against Germany. END it called for
maintenance in this country and
across the Atlantic of the total Al.
lied war effort up TO the momen1
of Japanese surrender.
Mr.. Truman reduced the Joint
Allied plan of action to four.
point pattern calling for ~ pin.
ming down" the foe for piecemeal
destruction, (2) concentration Of
overwhelming power" against each
segment selected for attack. 80
using every mechanical means in
massive concentrations" to re.
duce battle casualties, and a. ap.
plying RELENTLESS and increasing
PRESSURE everywhere cOstanly
to give the foe no chance for rest
or regrouping or to conserve his
"dWindling' war supplies.
Some part of the ways and means
for execution of that policy is
already observable. The attncm
campaign by sea and air against
Japan industrial war potential and
her now all but crippled sea COM
munications between the home Is
lands and armies in China is well
under way. The bases for ntensi'
flying it and for assembling beyond
the Pacific American armies Of
greater size than the 3.5OOO0
| thrown against Germany at the
peak of the war in Europe are IN
l preparation.
The design Of the "pinnns
down" phase of the Allied cam
paign beyond the Pacific also y
distinct in the war news from PaC'
fic and Indian Ocean nerve cen
tiers. 1t can be seen in the Dutcn'
Australian thrust into Borneo win
! American air and sea help, In the
: virtual clearance of Burma by the
: Allied Southeastern Asia commana
: to convert Rangoon into a power
: full and strategically placed az
vance base for the campaign u
destroy Jap garrisons in 1na'
land. Indo China. and on the Ma
lay peninsula. j.
There are no less significant d.
velopments in China where IN
foes hard-won land corridor Is ~
grave peril un d er recVEfeD,
Chinese attacks. While the hour u,
general Chinese offensive OF u.
, American or Allied landings ID
i force in China may yet De dls''-.
/ major action is brewing 'ne.
! REIMBURSEMENT by GenerallSSlnn
Chang Kai-shek of his prenlle.sIi..
duties to devote himself eXclusN'1 =,
to pressing tine war has (ha' %
: pearance. It also has stlrreo INV ~
hope of unity within China 10 !"
: plement a victory drive. =,
, President Truman fore"dl' nv.
: the nation that the real s"e"- !,
of Japan S Army was stlll ~ .,,
met. that its manpoWef reese. w,
, was all but untouched lncTee', =.
not decreasing losses are 10 Dc ~.
> pected from now on he salo, " u,
,1he added that Japan "nolI M,
dustrial war plant will nave ,.,:. INV
destroyed relatively soon ".1 ,,,.I.
, its output of weapons ana , al'!' hi.
ton any army would be hf'ls -
ter than q mo.