Show I Hal HalH Half Effort Joseph H C. C Grew Will Warns Warns- i Not Defeat t Japan I By JOSEPH C. C GREW V United States Ambassador to Japan Jan until the outbreak outbreak of oJ war tear and author of oJ Report From ToLio Written n for the Treasury r Department tf In connection g e with the d n Retailers etl SAY g rb YES TES ca campaign to tr c complete the nations nation's o partially filled ailed War Stamp albums D. D C. C In C.-In In describing describing de- de scribing one of the big air battles over Guadalcanal l a n recent newspaper account tells tens of an American American American Amer Amer- ican flyer who parachuted from his crippled plane to the waters of Lunga Bay The Navy craft which picked him up next went to the rescue rescue rescue res res- cue of a Japanese pilot seen struggling struggling gling in the water nearby As the rescue boat reached the Japanese flyer he suddenly pulled out his revolver revolver revolver re re- re- re volver aimed it at the drenched American pilot and pulled the trig trig- ger The cartridge e failed to explode Then the Japanese officer turned the gun on himself with suicidal intent Again he pulled the trigger and again n his revolver failed him At this point an American sailor knocked him out with a boat hook and pulled him aboard board the American Amen Ameri can craft a prisoner Almost daily one reads eyewitness wit eye ness stories such as ns this one and all of them clearly demonstrate that war with our enemy in the Pacific cannot end in compromise For ten years I lived in Japan The truth as I know it from close observation is this Nothing less than the exertion of ot our maximum capacities individually and collectively collectively collectively in a war of offense will bring our beloved country safely to the longed for haven of victorious peace The Japanese are pawns of ot a senseless but mighty militarism militarism- a warrior caste which is ruthless and cruel beyond comprehension From the flood of eye witness accounts accounts ac nc- ac- ac counts of atrocity and bestiality one t r. r 1 y 1 x JOSEPH C. C GREW Says Sos Its It's Fight to Finish fact shines clear We must utterly crush that machine and caste and system If If however we Americans think that collectively and ally we can contin continue e to lead our normal normal normal nor nor- mal lives leaving the spirit of self self- sacrifice to our soldiers and sailors we shall unquestionably run the risk of a stalemate with Japan I do not have the slightest doubt of or our eventual eventual eventual even even- victory But I do not wish to see the period of our blood sweat and tears indefinitely and unnecessarily unnecessarily unnecessarily prolonged We must not fail to realize that we arc are up against a powerful fighting machine a people whose morale cannot be broken even by successive defeats and untold economic hardship a people who gladly sacrifice their lives for their Emperor and their nation We must also remember that Japan did not start this war without carefully laid bid military plans for victory over the United States and a peace dictated by their war lords at the White House This Is a total war the only answer answer answer an an- to which is a total American victory It is a war in which half hall measures of ot any kind mean mem incredible ble w waste ste 0 of material energy and hum human n life In this sense a half half- filled fined War Savings Stamp album is symbolic symbol e of a half halt effort There are I am told roughly million partially partially partially par par- complete War Stamp albums now in circulation These uncompleted uncompleted uncompleted Stamp albums are in a measure measure measure meas meas- ure l like ke a million thre threats ts to a speedy and victorious peace peace On the other hand for every War Savings SavIngs Savings Sav Sav- ings album completed and cashed in for a Bond you the owner have helped some soldier or sailor take a forward step on the uphill road to total Victory u u. s. s Trea r Department De |