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Show t V Chungking Awaits Mew Jap Drive & JAP RECENT OFFENSIVES TRANSPORT , ARTERIES (RAIL, RIVER, ROAD) CONTROLLED BY JAPS RAO. LINES REPORTED I- KEY COASTAL AREAS OCCUPIED N FORCE BY JAPS " APPROXIMATE .BATTLE feCggJ c7 COMPLETED REPORTED OFFENSIVES, TV PRESENT FRONTS ' f . CHINESE COUNTER GUERILLA RAIDS THE Hit Japs First, Wheeler Advises DESERET NEWS Salt Laic e City, Utah Saturday, May 29, CHUNGKING Reds Support Of China Big Jews Decision Assures Tranquil Political Conditions By DeWttt Mackenaie woefully weak from every point One of the best pieces of news of view. About her , only reto come out of China in a long sources are manpower (for is the formal declaration by which she lacks equipment) and the Chinese Communists tiiat unlimited courage and determinstand the will governthey by Her task is to keep herment "until Japan and her axis ation. knocked out self from partners are defeated and con- pending the being time when the Allies struction of an independent. can give her adequate aid. Democratic China is completed." The This announcement is tantapresent . Jap offensive mount to a pledge that the Red along the Yangtze . towards armies in the field and there Chungking may provide the cruare Several of them will fight cial test. Should the Nipponese Generalissimo beside Chiang capture Chungking and overrunIt forces to the end. It the surrounding territory means on the face of it that set- might to atl Intents end the e war.' tlement of the dangerous political fight between thq Commu- two-hou- The period of emergency may last for some months before the United Nations can launch a major-blo- w at the Japanese on the continent and thus relieve the pressure on the Chinese. As things now stand, the United Nations will have to open up a route to Chungking by ousting the Nipponese from Burma. Unless circumstance; change, this Inmeans a great water-born- e vasion of Burma from India, and that cant come before the end of the monsoon deluge in the fall, as this column has pointed out before. tirs Kai-she- Chino-Japanes- nists and the central government may be postponed until the conclusion of the war. Thats of the utmost importance not only to China but to the cause of the United Nalons. Sooner or later there must be between the Reds a show-dow- n and the central government " to determine whether the Communist party shall be permitted td axist along with General Chiaitgs Kuomintang (Nationalist) party, which is the only one officially. recognized - Should --this show-dowcome while the war is in progress it might easily produce a . catastrophe." This "quarrel is no academic conflict of words. There have been many clashes at arms armbetween the Communist-leies and the central government forces, notably In the summer of 1940 when bloody dissension invaded the Chinese ranks along n d p Sinister Threat Seen jHalfs Propaganda SpainOrdered Air War Attacks To Stop Papers Italy now lies wide open to air (CDN) Spanish paEden said. attack, Madrid the were ordered by pers Governmental elements are al- -. government today to halt their ready being withdrawn farther campaign for a cessation of north and "Italian broadcasters aerial bombardment, presumably are warning the people that an being waged 'under Axis instiga- Allied invasion - against Italian tion. Island possessions might be only It is believed here that Foreign a matter of days from now. LONDON Edens blunt Secretary Anthony reply conveyed - through - diplomatic channels led to the order. Official directives announced today instructed Spanish newspa pers to cease publishing leading articles about the cessation of bombing and to confine themselves to articles signed by professors and international authori- Edens statement about ties. Meantime reports from Italy suggest that the people there are vividly aware of the truth of the statement made at Portsmouth yesterday bv British Foreign Sec retary Anthony Eden. -- ment: BERN "Gentlemen. seems to have caused quite a sen- they say, has now apparently ar(CDN) I would like to draw your atten- sation in foreign press circles in rived.- . China has been fighting the totalitarian powers longer than any of the United Nations. Chinas will to win Is still strong, but China is almost physically exhansted from a war goods standpoint. A new Japanese drive on Chungking .seems to be under Kai-she- liorjk OF AMERICA'S threat and warning that the Nazis are about to launch a savage air offensive- against England as reprisals for bombing their towns. Berlin correspondents this morning stress that the inactivity during the last six months is not attributable to any lack of planes, but rather to the fact that he planes have been held in reserve for the moment." This moment. - luft-waffe- 's opportune Foreign observers here this morning place quite another interpretation on Dr. Schmidt's statement. They point out that as a sequel to the series of rude blows that Germany hag recently suffered, the morale of the German people today Is showing definite signs of cracking. Doubtless Nazf propagandists believe that the threat of coming reprisals against England would have a bracing effect on their Dr. Schmidts people. statement in the view of these observers should be read in this light. It 1s intended more for home than external consumption. bonib-strafe- d 'I have obtained the fuehrer's in ' permission to direct Italians Ital-lian battle against Britain with planes and submarines, the duce said. The Italian people are certainly regretting today the duces at- - -tempt to lay claim to some share of the spoils from a defeated England, just as he attempted to wrest a share from fallen France But the Allies -also, Eden said are still telling the Italians that they have their own means of said Eden. The Italescape, ian people must decide whether to endure this bombardment to the bitter end or when it is to stop. The British radio, beamed to the Italian people 13 times n Jay, jells them how they can quit ths war. American radios from North Africa are doing the same around the clock. k of whole herd ftftft IN The general Impression prevailing in these circles is that the words should be interpreted as a the Fascist and German military machines wherever they are to be found. We are relentlessly determined to destroy Fascism and to prosecute the war against Italy so 'long as Italy fights Hitlers war. The attack will be pressed home by all means within our power. The British people have not forgotten Mussolinis statement of Nov. 18, 1940, when Britain was shaking under the full weight of German air bombard-- . In Berlin Talk Berlin. , bombing was received here with the utmost satisfaction, particularly where he said, We'll bpmb Spokesman Declares British Started 'War O n Civilians' tion to the fact that it was not Germany, but England who first started the air war against civilians. You will allow me to remind you of this again in the near future. With these unexpected words the Wilhelmstrasse spokesman. Dr. Paul Schmidt, concluded yesterday's foreign press conference in Berlin. As the German press has not been commenting on aerial warfare recently and nothing transpired at yesterday's press conference to give Dr. Schmidt anv occasion to mention It. this much aggressive activity on this caravan route to Russia, herself mysterious and sinister utterance sector. short of supplies to send to Madame Chiang and China. other Chinese spokesmen have The air supply route Is 700 said China needs help, needs It miles from the Assam railhead. Planes must carry roundtrip desperately and at once. This map is all the proof need- gasoline supplies, which cuta ed to show the Chinese are not down their load capacity. One highjy.placed Chinese reexaggerating. The only land route of supply open is the tortuous cently said the aid China is receiving over both routes stands in relation to her needs as one hair compares to the hair on a -- - (AP) Chungr air king was under a raid alarm this morning when 36 Japanese planes flew over the border into Szechwan Prow ince to attack Liangshan. 105 battle-fromiles northeast of this provision- the Chino-Jaal capital. Chinas gravest hour of trial Apparently no planes appeared In her conflict with the Japanese over the capital itself. lies immediately ahead. She is way. Chinese reports tell of troop concentrations behind the Japanese Yangtze River front that make It look . like a fail- scale posh toward the capital. For some time the Japanese have been less than 300 miles from Chungking bnt not for a long time have they displayed as Page 3 Interpreting The War News (AP) If America could obtain bases from Russia from which to bomb Japan and offensive against wage an all-oher, "Japan might be quickly knocked out of the war," believes Senator Wheeler "Our rear being thus made secure, the whole energies of the Allies might then be directed to the defeat of 'Hitler," with com' plete success inevitable, Wheel er said last night in an address before the University of Mich! gan Chicago Club. He declared that Russia has yet to show a clearcut determination that she is on our side in the Pacific war or to renounce her imperialistic designs after the war. Until we have firm assurances on both these points it would appear wise for America to proceed primarily with an often sive against Japan, and only secondarily with the Allied in vaslon of Europe, pending deof Japan. feat ' Wheeler said that while Germany is on the defensive, Japan is becoming increasingly aggressive, and we may find that it is increasingly difficult to continue our defensive successfully against Japan if we have become heavily engaged in an offensive in Europe. CHICAGO Chungking Has Alert By John Grover 1943 HEROES oxen. The Chinese, after almost six years of struggle, are strictly on the defensive,, waiting for supThe Japanese China plies. are engaged in a sporadic cleanup campaign, directed against s pockets of guer-rilla- s in North China and the southern sectors which might conceivably be used a bomber bases for attack on Japan prop- AsLYourself win behind-the-line- the War?" er. The hope that the south China area soon can be used for bombing Japan Is not supported by the facts.. It fa 500 miles from and Chungking is Chungking, All 700 miles from supplies. gasoline, parts, personnel and materiel wonld have to be flown The Japanese have 1,200 miles. coastal airbases within 200 miles to prevent, assembly of such a HROUGHOUT the years tie have paid our homage to the heroes u'ho have fought our battles who have kept our land free and protected our heritage. foree. Even sending Chinas gallant armies a fraction of the supplies they need fa a superhuman chore. The routes of transport from the capital to the fronts . are antiquated. Chinese warriors get as many weapons from raids on enemy forces as they do from present sources of friendly sup- HIS year Decoration Day takes on an added significance for now we are engaged in another war to test whether the ideals of free individualism can be tained in the face of organized mechaniz-e- ' ply. China is under blockade as tight as any ever imposed on a major nation. Japan holds the coastal ports, in a grip. The rail, river and high, way routes are all in Japanese bands. d naval-militar- terrorism. y - Thousands of our boys , our army, our navy, our neighbors, our friends are scattered throughout the world defending mnlti-heade- our freedom and our homes. They need the support of every one of us. Despite these handicaps, the Chinese have maintained a fighting front. The Japanese have not been able to score significant advances, They, are again launchoffensive in ing the Yellow and Yangtze River valleys and in western China. They have scored some successes, but in the main the Chinese have held. The Japanese may Je playing a waiting game, waiting for the blockade, for mounting Inflation and inevitable to bring China to terms. There have been rnniors that Japan is shipping in appeasement a to weo rice" from the coastal population to collaboration. , d 1 4 here are only so many trains so many Pullmans so many coaches so many dining cars. No more can be had. This equipment was more than adequate for peace-tim- e travel even during vacation periods. Today it is barely sufficient to meet the transportation needs of our armed forces. And we know youll agree that the men in' ' War service skould have first consideration. Therefore, we ask you, as a patriotic American, to question yourself as to - j - the necessity of your trip by rail. Is it important to the winning of the war? Or, as might be the case, is it a truly emergency trip necessitated, for example, by serious illness in the family? These are questions which caty-f- or a conscientious answer. Indo-Chin- - If VU'SflC3T FBGE37 fDBLLWlS BUY WAR BONDS Keep Vp The Homes We're Fighting For" Strategists generally agree that the loss of China as an eventual base from which to prosecute the war against Japan proper would be a major reversal foe the United Nations. Unde Sam will appredate your cooperation.' Its for your countrys welfare. Chinese Readjust Positions In Hupeh CHUNGKING (AP) The Chinese high - command announced today that it had readjusted Its central positions Hupeh Province Wheta the Japanese are striking toward Chungking, the. provisional capital, and said se-vere fighting raged along the entire line. The Japanese made gains northwest of Ichang, on. the Yangtze, the communique said. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD ROAD O R . I H BTRRAMIINI R $ AND TNI CHAll.lNOIIft -- WMiWJt&w:cAniEm 255 SOUTH STATIST. r . i J |