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Show "Zecarity Method" "Our opponents conduct this1 war by the security method," 6n-1 clares Field Marshal Gen. von Kluge, supreme Ceiman com-! mander on the western front. The German general did not' intend to pay a high compliment. to the Allied leaders but this is exactly what he did. By "security "securi-ty method" he meant that the j Allies did not risk their soldiers I until they had "smashed every-, every-, thing with their bombs and heavy arms." If there has been one outstand-j outstand-j ing feature of Allied strategy it i is the solicitude shown for fight-1 fight-1 ing men. Possessing overwhelm-i overwhelm-i ing superiority in the weapons of war Allied leaders have used this I advantage to conserve the life of I soldiers. ! Whle the United States must ; pay its proportionate share of the cost in human lives it should comfort the loved ones of American Ameri-can figthing men to know that i they are led by generals who con-I con-I sider their safety in the midst of heavy fighting. |