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ANALYSIS OF THE POWERS: AMERICA

·

Second Day

ROUND THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON.

EVEN years ago I attended one of Colonel Charlos ("Lone Englo") Lindbergh's Keep America Out of the War rallies.

A huge crowd wildly applauded his thesis that it would be folly for. Amerlen to fight Germany, that Britain was beaten anyway, and that even if America did come in Great Britain was "far too small" to allow for America's nir strength to be adequately deployed there.

Lindbergh's Wan only one

Strengths & Stresses

in USA's changing political set-up,

by R. M. MacCOLL

Rent film czar, who has often for Britain and Britain's way of and strongly criticised British doing things. But show an old- trado policies on behalf of fushloned Republican like Winthrop Hollywood.

Aldrich a Socialist, and his Instinct would be I am sure, to run a mile.

Britain in the

Treasury: Elliot Bell, bril- liant ex-financial journalist, Aldrich was for aged 46, who was chosen by pre-Pearl Harbour days, but then Dewey to be his Superintendent those were the pre-Cripps days. of Banks in New York State; loo. He has recently received high or Winthrop Aldrich, 62-year British honours in gratitude for his

friendly works, akl multi-millionaire Wall- Streeter.

The British public will in any among many powerful voices publicans, should they win the

How Dewey feels about Britain raised to keep America neutral, presidency, would be content event have to get used to the

is not a matter of record, but tho The overwhelming majority of to carry on the Roosevelt- disappearance from the State

For Britain

new Dewey, prompted by America's Americans had A strictly Truman tradition of foreign Department of straight-backed

hard-headed Chiefs of Staff, can be Those spectator attitude towards the affairs.

doubts are and stern General Marshall.

as do all his fellow HOW would such a group of relied on, I think, to realise fully World War. Despite Roose- stilled today, If they come to He goes

men be likely to conduct the how

dangerous vell's

aidl mensures and power

they will probably Cabinet members, with 'ono affairs of America vis-a-vis Bri- world Britain's friendship and loyal

comradeship

10 America's destroyer-escorted Atlantic modify some of the Democrats' possible exception,

tain and the world in general? strategies. convoys, the country seemed international trade

The virtual 100 percent cer- There will be no hitch or halt, dangerously divided.

and seek to raise tariffs again. But in the all-important tussle tainty to take his place is even temporary, in the building How completely transformed

measures,

Important in

a

is the picture today. Emotional with Russia for world power John Foster Dalles. He is a up of American armed might at to be pretty important. Lo Britain

the

they will scarcely deviate at all psychologically and America of 1948 seems a differ from the Democratic, or "hi

partisan," "line.

"sound man,

And that

Johnston at "Commerce" is going unspectacular, strategic points all over the one way and another (there is sure to be a big drive for higher Ameri- can tariffs next year, don't forget) will run this tremendous job might well be backed by every and after his experiences in the shrewd, and hard-working. He world next year. without much imagination but means of diplomatic and poli- nim free-for-all I do not think, that

many bets tical art.

famous smile is going to be expan without missing

sive towards England at first. either.

ly

ent nation from that of 1941. Instead of a "lost generation" Governor Dewey himself is of youths imbued with pacifism on the record about that, and

Amerien will continue her and disillusion, the young men the president of the Senate,

A corollary of Dulles' appoint-- search for hases-those bases have good-naturedly accepted Arthur Vandenbers. in # nient to the "State" will be the which so wise and respected a the recent new call-up.

major speech in New York,

almost immediate disappear- military leader as General served notice on Russia that

ance of General Clay from his Spaatz has said time and again America is "united against Berlin job. Clay and Dalles are essential to America's aggression."

fell out badly at a Moscow con- security. Vandenberg came to make ference. So Clay will go. this speech straight from 21

conference

the In the Cabinet two-hour Berlin crisis with Dewey him-

Participants

ALTHOUGH political isola-

tionism still has its pill- boxes and strong-points holding out here and there, among the people themselves the spectator attitude has largely vanished. Like it or not, they know they are participants now.

on

self And 60-year-old John THE rest of Dewey's Cabinet Foster Dulles, Washington-born is more than likely to look lawyer and the American dele- something like this:----

Defence: Herbert Hoover, 74-year-old only

Not-so-new-look

living

ex-

Biggest Boom

WILL the Republican Administra- Wtion, And a slump on its hands, ne Hoover did 16 years ago?

*

The bases will be in Britain.

While most prices climb out- rageously. some radios for Northern Ireland (don't be sur-

akidded example have

long prised if some "token" Ameri- way. But, by and large,

are there at the biggest boom in America's enn ground forces

before long), Iceland, history and most businessmen again

outspokenly optimistic-a5 Greenland, North Africa. Tur-

were in 1029. key, Greece, and the Middle East.

It is

are

they

Somg of the factors which the 1920 smash-up arc

gate to UNO. Next day Van- And the two great parties of denberg was at the State De- America, the Democrats and partment talking to Marshall President; or Ferdinand Eber- She would like some, too, in brought

pone or fended off. But stadt, who is making a roaring Pakistan and Scandinavia, but factor, at least, the Republicans, pledged tradi- about it. tionally and by inclination to

success as chairman of a Gov. here considerations of rigid opposition and the upset-

ernment committee to integrate sitive nationalism will probably herea multi-billion ting of cach other's political

America's armed forces. Or prohibit it. plans, are now genuinely pursu- NOW, who can we expect to Paul Hoffman, able administra-

How do Dewey and company Whether it is boom ing an almost identical foreign

helping to administer tor of the Marshall plan, and see

regard Britain? policy, with no appeasement Dewey's not-so-new-look if he and plenty of risks.

enters the White House in the Studebaker Corporation. For a time last spring it January (and the betting is at looked doubtful if the Re- least 3-1 on that he will) ?

at

over which the a sen- economials shoke their heads 15 dollar hire. purchase debt. If this particular balloon gets pricked, households all over the country would lose terribly. or slump for Dewey, he must try to do something ruther about Indation and the high cost pronouncerl case of schizophrenia. of living. Commerce: "Glamour Boy". In the old days the Republicans Eric Johnston, America's pre- tended to have a traditional liking

ex-£24,000-a-year president of Here Wo encounter

Mountbatten's first public defence of his Dieppe disaster

NOR the first time Lord. Mountbatten in a speech Toronto

made recently

a public defence of the raid on Dieppe on August 19, 1942, and com- which he planned manded as the Chief of Com- bined-Operations...

The raid

tragedies of the war.

Because the troops involved were almost wholly Canadians, the disaster shook Canada al- most as much as the disaster of

"UNDER TEN THOUSAND ROOFS" Crete shook New Zealand.

DIALOGUE IN MANDARIN

COMMENCING

THURSDAY

+

'I would do the

same again'

On July 8-only four day Inter-

The

any

dis-

further

way

The lessons learned had profound effects on the later

conduct of

the

D

Labour mullerings about "Wall Street bankers,” "Rule by the National Association of Manu- facturers," and "Rig-lime business telling Dewey to rub our noses in It connot be ignored.

Dangers

two flanks in the belief there would if labour starts not be enough time.

THE explosive dangers of this

Situation

Are all too obvious. disastrous Jorge scale strikes or if rioting brenits Airborne ald was rejected mainly out in the big cities, as it is always

because it added another factor to

the immense difliculty of finding the liable to do in this most volatile of countries, the threat to America's right time,

rearmament drive and her military Sea aid consisted of destroyers strength abroad would bo

medium indeed. were

there In the air bombers and fighters.

Planners--scoffed-

of

landings

had there could

to

prve

So Dewey's men will be working the operation Was revived by

out smart "plays" to keep the has been strongly Mountbatten's headquarters. But the war.

The results, Lord Mountbatten

the Delrolt and momentous difference- 6, Queen's Rd., C. Cr. FI. Booking Hours: 11 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. daily criticised as one of the black with this

(1) They demonstrated the neces- said, indicated that the Allies could weaty man in bad Montgomery

four Pittsburg factories content, as well General

sity of an artificial port-Mulberry not count on a port within appeared from the scene.

and probably ensured the success days. Cherbourg later corroborated as Wall Street, He ceased to have

of the D-Day landings two years this.

CONCLUSION: The entry of a Jater.

They also indicated the necessity connection with it.

The much less skilled planners

became of

will in fiseli artiDelal ข

port.

Some new Administration of Mountbatten's headquarters took (2) They immediately

America. That, Field-Marshal "what

Alexander planners scoffed at this, but Winston give a p the enure responsibility into their called "The Bible" of assault opera- Churchill essentially a schoolboy coupled with the rearmament pro-

modified They own hands.

the tons in the Mediterranean.

at heart" was intrigued. Thogramme, will give the people the are on the original proposal.

(3) They fooled the Germans floating, prefabricated harbour of feeling that things Colonel C. P. Stacey, official

There was to be a preliminary utterly and completely into con Mulberry was the upshot.

move, that they are "going places," historian of the Canadian Army, bombing attack to pave the

knowledge centration of their defences on

If, without the fow for

landing

.1944 in a book published

troops. The ports and laid the beaches relatively Dieppe, the

Fearing a clump but enjoying Mountbatten

gambled on a port, planners cut out that open for the D-Day attack.

n boom, hating months ago, lifted the veil on

war but ready to well have been disaster.

America will what has been, until then, one "softening up."

Six hours ashoro So on the morning of August

Lord Mountbatten added that he profit if it comes, of the mysterious episodes of 18, 0,100 men, of whom 4,930 were

Lord Mountbatten made the point assumed entire responsibility for the certe tempo of its acceptance of world responsibilities considerably Canadian, found themselves with that 80 percent of his staff and time raid. He fell casualties-3,350 the war.

wounded or

quickened. little but their almost superhuman were devoted not to the commando men killed..

missing the costly courage to pit against insuperable raids-they were glamorous off out of 5,000-were in

tradition all

of such raids, and that shoots but to plans for the eventual odds.

Only 2,211 returned. Even some Innding in France to stay.

they were justified by their contri- The raid, he revealed, was

butions to victory. of these died.

the that first conceived by Mountbatten

Colonel Stacey bluntly stated that

Later study showed

they should a experimental assault as an essential Germans concluded and his staff. The military side a frontal attack on Dieppe was

prelude to the landing. Primarily, concentrate on defence of their ports of the planning was put in the strategic blunder.

in the belief that a beach landing Ono Ono reviewer, after reading his it had to be ascertained whether a hands of Montgomery, then history, wrote:

wtihin "The conclusion is port could be seized

the could eventually be destroyed if it C.-in-C. South Eastern Com- inescapable. Dieppe was an

allot lacked a harbour. ill four-day period they dared conceived and badly planned, ad- themselves after study of Channel They would have been eminently venture,"

weather history.

.correct if there had been plan called for six hours berry. ashore and then withdrawal. For

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Churchill's idea

The original date fixed was July 4. But the weather was

No doubt it is this book which both political and military reasons, bad. It remained bad for

has forced Lord Mountbatten into there was no preliminary or coin- FOOTNOTE.-Lord Mountbatten, several days. So the rald was public defence of his rald, on his cident heavy bomber or heavy sea as in his defence, seems to. Indicato

General Mont- first visit to Canada sineo it

that it was Dieppe which drew the was snult. abandoned.

The British Government did not attention of Churchill to the need gomery then advised that it published.

of This is what he said in Toronto: wish to kill hundreds French for an artificial harbour. "should be called off for all The Dloppe raid

when city

But, in fact, in the private papers Was probably persons and destroy a time."

the most important rald and one there was no intention of staying. of Harry Hopkins published recently, directive by They Army did not wish rubble there is quoted a It was called off, says Colonel of the most vital operations of the

and shell holes to thwart its tanks. Churchill suggesting plans for Stacey, "with every appearance war.

The Army planner decided on a artificial harbour which is I did frontal assault. malo again I would do as

They rejected the May 30, 1942, more than two months of finality." Then a still un-If I had the some decision to explained 'development occurred. before.

alternative of pincer landings on the before the Dieppe attack.

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