Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS russ break with japs changes entire war picture in pacific ike predicts guerrilla warfare released by western newspaper union EDITORS NOTE when opinions are expressed in these columns they hey are those of western newspaper unions union news analysts and not necessarily of 0 this newspaper TREATY russ break with japs when for foreign ei t agn commissar molotov curtly handed the jap ambassador a note denouncing rus sias neutrality pact with japan the question of the soviet governments future course with nippon became a matter of high importance in united nations chancelleries chancell eries speculation about marshal intentions was heightened in view of the close imminence of the world security conference in san fran MARSHAL STALIN more trouble for japan cisco two facts however were clear for the record the trea treaty ty ordinarily dina rily would have run until april 1946 yet russia decided to void it summarily marshal stalin publicly described japan as an aggressor nation the russian government moreover accused tokyo of helping the nazis germany the note recalled attacked the U USSR japan ger banys ally has helped the latter in her war against the USSR observers were agreed that rus sias action meant a closer working cooperation between russia and her allies how soon that meant an open declaration of war by the reds on japan time would tell even as the bad news came from russia the japs got another rude reminder that the payoff of aggression was approaching pro aching when it was announced from washington that general of the army douglas macarthur RIa cArthur had been chosen to lead all american army forces in the pacific and fleet admiral chester W nimitz had been selected to lead the naval forces in the final drive on the japanese homeland general of the army henry H arnold will command the Super forts air force and will of all other aerial action in the sector the chiefs of staff will continue to direct the overall strategy and will give specific responsibility to macarthur or nimitz for particular operations in the pacific this extension of operational operation al territory for the two leaders wh who 0 have been carrying the war to japans doorstep indicated that the island hopping phase of the campaign was over and a new strategy involving a direct assault on the jap homeland was imminent J JAP A P CABINET more alore woe ahead A steadily heavier burden of trouble was to be the fate of the new suzuki cabinet in japan that was unmistakably forecast in the fall of its predecessor the kaiso cabinet two major events had contributed to the japanese government cri crisis iss i one was the successful progress of the american military advance on okinawa island only miles from the jap mainland the other was soviet dussias Rus sias action in denouncing noun cing the neutrality treaty with japan that still had a year to run ushered in as a rallying ng force against the allied mar march c h toward tokyo after the infamous tojo j 0 government f av had failed the cabinet of premier gen kunicki kaiso had encountered disaster after disaster in I 1 its t S eight and a half months of existence how H ow long the new cabinet of 77 year old adm baron kantaro suzuki would last was open to speculation but japs as well as americans knew one thing for certain the final doom of nippon was approaching OKINAWA timetables ahead As military observers had expected japanese resistance on okinawa had stiff stiffened ened after U S army troops had cut the island in two with th the estrate strategic gic airfields of the capital city of naha as the prize the army corps and the ath division fought fiercely against wellor well or jap units defending the southern areas of okinawa marine 3rd ard amphibious forces continued extension of their northern lines observers were of the belief that bitter battles would have to be fought and won before the southern portions of the island could be won in this area it was estimated that between and enemy troops were concentrated nevertheless th maj gen roy S geiger marine commander said the timetable was well aeu ahead of schedule WORLD TRADE A war preventive A significant prelude to the world security conference in san francisco was secretary of state address in chicago outlining plans for wider world markets in which the industrial output of the united states would match other nations needs addressing the council on foreign relations gray thatched niu declared the united states would exert its full power to call a world conference of leading trading coun tries to stimulate international economic well being the secretary of state said our objective in all our relations with other nations is to prevent aggression abroad from again dis ata V M I 1 6 A y jat V I 1 SECRETARY SECRE TARr A formula for peace curbing the peace of the united states and to develop those cond conditions I 1 of international life that will make it possible t to 0 maintain high levels of productive employment and farm income and steadily rising of living for all the american people GUERRILLA WAR forecast in europe the statement to president ent roosevelt from general eisenhower forecasting extensive guerrilla warfare in europe was being borne out as I 1 allied armies ground their way through germany and her vanquished satellites unable to form a strong unified line to combat the allied smashes toward berlin the nazis command depended on a series of last man stands to delay extinction undene aby general Elsen Eisen howers allied armies on the west were cutting germany to pieces yet spots of resistance remained and each posed a cleanup problem to the allies the trap in the ruhr was an example of this trend over battlefields once reddened b by Y the blood of soldiers who fell in the napoleonic wars american and british divisions smashed in their drive east to meet the russians and to bisect germany far forward in the vanguard of the race to berlin were ar mored armored units of general pattons Pat tons 3rd ard army pressing toward the strategic north sea ports of bremen and hamburg were the british forces of montgomery meanwhile lt gen james H J doolittle was sowing destruction via warplanes war planes on the airfields rail yards and supply dumps in the te munich area of southern germany where it was reported hitler was planning his last stand in the east russian forces had continued their pressure on berlin a and nd to the south they cleared hungary of enemy forces bratislava Brat islava in slovakia and capturing across the danube to vienna pouring Post postwar ivar fr freedom J A krug war prodoc chairman tempered a that while japan fights mr like a fre 1 anything enjoy 4 with the promise that 1 m my Y t eram ent would not attempt bi the count rys postwar structure the chairman made y statement outlining 9 disclosures in a program the governments do not contemplate our dour plans of this any long range programming he structure V count rys industrial controls declared the wartime developed with the advice and were labor of management and counsel affected affect industries in in the various is and this same ad advice vice and counsel the considering 11 being sought in withdrawal and timing ming ti of their relaxation ARGENTINA probation ends argentinas Argen tinas probation period a as the bad boy of the western hemisphere drew toward a close as the state department announced it was removing its special economic restrictions strict ions against the south american nation the new united states policy will put argentina on an equal footing with the re rest st of latin america when it asks to buy commodities in this country the state departments move was regarded as a reward for good conduct argentina had followed its re cent declaration of war against the axis by signing the act of chagul tepec cepec pledging in this hemisphere and had likewise begun an energetic purge of nazi spies DEBT LIMIT upped 40 billion As americans began assaying their family bankrolls ban krolls in preparation for the forthcoming seventh war loan drive the white house announced that president roosevelt had approved legislation increasing the public debt limit from to fiscal experts believe this limit will be reached by about june 30 1946 the present debt in terms of maturity value the basis on which the statutory limit is set is about this means the old limit of would have been reached some time during the seventh war loan drive if that drive produces anything like the sales of f the sixth war loan PACIFIC BASES U 7 S must hold control of pacific bases paid for with american blood and the maintenance of a large postwar navy were urged by fleet admiral ernest J king commander of the U S fleet failure to keep these bases now will mean that this country will have to fight for them another day he declared in an address before the academy of political science in new york city rich as we are we do not have the human or physical resources to fk 3 M 01 ADMIRAL ERNEST KING keep our bases dissipate our patrimony generation after gener generation on he declared in emphasizing that we cannot afford to continue a cycle of fighting and building and away winning and giving POSTWAR JOBS B baruch aluc h sees plenty postwar america as a land where jobs will be plentiful by 75 was envisioned year old bernard baruch to Pre president precidia sidia It roosevelt in adviser interview an bubli published shed in the newspaper stars and stripes army on 0 a mission to london he where conferred with prime minister churchill of great britain baruch asserted that have servicemen would nothing to worry about they when got home and be more work that the there re w will I 1 ill in the united than there will states be to do it s hands hand with W which aich |