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to the bottom of the ocean.

That is the question that disheartened people

It rose despite the announce- ment of in Yugoslavia itself, inwenty, and the greatest air raid the Soviet-Japanese Turkey, even in Hongever carried out against London. Kong ask themselves. The reasons for this partial re-

answer, as Mr.

letter makes

covery are several.

One Fotitch's clear, is that this is a strongly opposing the Germans at Since the British forces are still decision that a liberty- the edge of Egypt, the fear that loving people does not! Suez would be gone by May was make on any mere cold-displaced by hope. Officials, con- blooded calculation. Their ulting with their military experts, choice is immediate and were braced by strong assertions instinctive. They identify that even if several such disasters liberty with life. They occur in the Middle East they will have consumed time and materials prefer to fight for it even against impossible odds indispensable

and rather than accept

have contributed nothing to that victory in the Atlantic which is abject slavery tamely.

essential to winning the war. Any other choice is "men-[ tally and spiritually!

Importance Of impossible."

Morale

Body

•

an

to the Nazis

in part on whether the

or

By

Arthur Krock

government more resolute, more willing to accept the res- ponsibilities of

leadership and When the adopted

grim decision. lease-lend policy was

by Congress, these respon- sibilities were made inevitable, the only alternative being a re- veloped until the government is versal of that polley to purely nearing a point where the hard domestic defence, Demands for this decisions will have to be made.reversal have been coming more campaign, has been abandoned as "Short of war," the pledge of the strongly since the Germans over- a phrase, But it is still acting as

ran Libya. The dual victory theory a brake on policy because the is held by British

military ex- Administration is not certain whe-perts, some Germans and a great ther it would dare to take off the many Americans. It is based on brake. Its disposition has been to defer facing that decision as long the thesis that (1) with needed no future by the simple process of os possible and pretend there is aid from this country, British sea- refusing to admit plans for it.

power can prevent German vic- tory until overwhelming British

continue men

to

assert they

Thus, though every detail of air superiority over Germany is American naval escortage of sup-achieved; (2) that through this air ply ships has been worked out, the President dismissed every superiority German industry can question on the subject and his then be shattered, and the war will responsible Congressional spokesy be over. Unlike politicians, these never hear the subject mentioned military experts do not guarantee in conferences at the White House. that American belligerency will Again, though the decision for all- ment to the cause of German de- peak industrial production out aid meant a complete commit- not be required-in

feat, the official attitude still is prove the theory. But they are that the objective can and must certain it can be attained on a formula of re-

be proved unless servations: no naval

arms should bring escorts, no the German fighting men, etc.

about an unexpected debacle in 1941.

Into this atmosphere the Pre- sident launched statements that the public is unaware of the

Serious View..

and the

addition to

Some Events Discounted

to

But there is another Perhaps the new hopes are no answer too. The sacrifice more justifled thun were the fears of the Yugoslavs has not they displaced. But a matter of gravity of the international situa- been in vain. Men and the most vital importance depends tion, but that he trusts cracker-

forums official barrel debates, women the world over Washington mind is hopeful

The advocates of this theory like to produce full awareness, were inspired by the mere despairing, and that is why these gence of the people. It is not like Japanese pact and the effect of because he believes in the intelif-accordingly discount the Soviet- spectacle of the Yugoslav registers of temperature should bely, however, that this realisation the rapid conquest of Yugoslavia, defiance a defiance that set down as they occur.

will come so long as the govern- While ment refrains from a clear, can- much more quickly than surveys the Yugoslavs crumbled was heartening and

The matter of vital importance continues to imply that wars can theorists say enough time was lost did statement of the facts and had led Washington.to expect, the. heroic in proportion to its is the administration of the policy be won by half-measures. very hopelessness. The of all-out ald to Great

to Hitler to be somewhat service- Britain.

able to the British and enough' world learned that the This has been successfully de-

Serb enmity was engendered to willingness of men and

threaten the essential German Public opinion cannot be ex-supply of aluminium from the women to sacrifice their memory of Yugoslavia's pected to view the international mines in the Dinartic Alps. cities, their homes, life heroic defiance will stir sident does if the government puts situation so gravely as the Pre-

As for the Moscow pact, Major itself, for freedom from men's souls and steel curbs on some economic groups Gen. John H. Russell, U.S.M.C., tyranny was not dead their courage. It is be- and not on others. It is dimcult retired, writing, in the "San Diego to make people believe that their Union" say that the Japanese; ob- The Yugoslav decision, as cause men have been will- safety is in peril when their gov serving the Battle of the Atlantic, Mr. Fotitch points out; ing to fight against modity prices low by flat while action, as previously, but engage- ernment attempts to keep com- have discovered that not fleet helped us if only to gain tyranny and oppression largest factor of commodity costs, decided the fate of supply lanes. encouraging. Increases in the ments between small naval units: time; it disorganised and degrading acquies- which is wage Hitler's schedule and his cence, even when their sources of supply. But fight was hopeless, that long after these import- liberty and honour have ant material results have not perished from the been forgotten, the earth.

1

A New Firmness?

operation of this strategy could

From Singapore, he says, the

sever Japan's life-lines, and the Germans have demonstrated to the But now that Washington has Japanese that this is true. There regained some of its poise, the fore, he concludes, Japan will not ovchts and necessities of the inter-engage in any great southward national situation may find the adventure

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