Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-21 | Page 1 | Java Begs U. S. for Planes

I Java Begs U. U S. S For Planes LONDON Feb 21 UP AmerI UPI Ameri American can warplanes will save Java or orthe orthe orthe the lack of them will cost the allies the only first class naval base left in the southwest Pacific a Netherlands source declared here Saturday The Japanese know is excellently equipped and they will fight desperately for its yards steel mills and factories he said I Java will fight back just as desperately ne lie e pledged The island is bigger than England has more people and a colonial army of at least But warplanes will decide the issue It depends on how many the United States has been able to divert there Java with her people people people peo peo- is too thickly populated for decisive parachute invasion ConquerIng Conquering Conquering Con Con- troops must be sea borne In great numbers and one answer to great convoys moving in the narrow I is bombers bombers In in gr great r We d' d p lots excellently ot excellently i c i trained pilots b. b Since our rearmament rearmament rearmament ment program started stressing air defense in 1935 our pilots have drilled almost exclusively on high altitude precision bombing But we need bombers and more bombers