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Show ENEMY STRONGER NOW THAN AT WAR'S START By MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE V. STRONG Assistant Chief of Staff G-2, U. S. Army The German Army has nearly three .S" - times as many combat divisions in the field today as there were when the attack ? ' on Poland began four years ago. .', The number of workers employed in "t ' ' war industries in Nazi-dominated terri- tories has risen from 23,000,000 at the JZL start of the war to a present total of 35,000,000 and the weapons which they are making are, in some cases, better y " than any which the United Nations have. i One of their new weapons, a rocket gun, 'Jp vy weighs less than 1,800 pounds and it has k a fire power equal to six heavy field ft howitzers, weighing nine tons apiece. . Even with the loss of Italian aid, Ger many's position has been only slightly weakened. The German Ger-man food ration is higher in caloric content than at the outbreak of the war, and there is nothing in the German economic picture to justify confidence in the immediate downfall of the Nazi structure. Once the United Nations' forces have reached the lines on which the Germans are determined to stand, the days of inexpensive victories will end. Further advances will be contested yard by yard and foot by foot, and by well-trained veteran troops. Japanese manpower resources in and out of Japan' are very great. The morale of both the armed forces and civilian civi-lian population is excellent and geographic factors give her tremendous added strength. The Solomons are only an outpost, more than 3,000 miles from the heart of the empire. We have yet to reach any main Japanese line of resistance or any point which they are apparently determined to hold at all costs. The Japanese are in a strong position today and their power in many respects is steadily increasing. The longer we leave them in virtual control of East Asia, the more difficult the eventual struggle will be. The main advantage we have is our ability to produce the weapons of war. If, through our unwillingness to face the facts, we give up this advantage, we may find our opportunity op-portunity for victory has escaped us permanently. To insure the accomplishment of our war mission the defeat of Germany and Japan demands the whole-hearted single-minded single-minded effort not only of every man, woman and child in the country, but also every bit of productive power, inventive genius" and executive ability we possess. It's high time the people of the Browsing among words: "This United States started asking ques- newspaper opposed a third term . and will oppose a fourth term for tions, and it s high time those who cnjef exeCutive of this repub-would repub-would further extend the domina- ,ic s L Tribune, Jan. 23, 1944. tion of government over private en- Dut0 chroniclei Jan. 27 and often. terpnse began figuring out some good answers. S Buy WAR BONLiS and STAMPS $ |
