Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 February 1945 — Page 3

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ARMY PRADDED Strategic Air Power Grows | ON COMMUNISTS! Into a Giant in 3 Years

: By VIRGIL PINKLEY P Ca United Press Staff Correspondent y Promotion Order Brings! MEDITERRANEAN ARMY AIR FORCES HEADQUARTERS, Feb. 21.-~The American doctrine of strategic air power which has been bleedChallenge. From House ing Germany to death in the final installment of the European war— . and simultaneously, half the world away, strangling the Japanese—yesMilitary Head. terday celebrated its third anniversary in Europe. Bae Without doubt America's greatest single contribution to aerial warBy LYLE C. WILSON fare is daylight, high level precision bombing which many objective obUnited Press Staff Correspondent servers agree represents to a large] WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.— The|extent the difference between al- with considerable casualties—unwar department and the house|lied victory and defeat. But dur- | qoubtedly saved the lives of hunmilitary affairs committee are|ing these three years there have | dreds of thousands of American headed for a showdown on the been many times when ground and {and allied land soldiers. It also is | question of giving army commis- | sea leaders doubted the ability of | hastening the final complete col- | sions to American Communists. the air forces to batter enemy in- lapse of Germany. A published report here sald the | dustry, economic life systems, com-| In addition to the current vicdepartment had instructed all com- munications and transportation— | tories, these airmen weaken the mands that persons should not be| even some air experts in the begin-| reich to such a degree that it will | denied advancement because they| ning were skeptical regarding stra-|take many years longer before Gerwere Communists. > = tegic daylight bombing. many can wage war again if the The order was described as saying| During these three years I watched allies permitted such a developthat the vital question was whether | American air forces in the European | ment to occur. the person concerned was or was theater, North Africa and the! 1, this tremendous American acnot loyal to this country. Mediterranean—commanded by Lt.| complishment, Spaatz and Eaker * Committees Chairman Andrew J.|Gen. Ira C. EaKer and Lt. Gen. Carl | aiseq the R. A. F. because the May (D., Ky) sald he had asked |A- Spaatz—not only advocate the putich and R. A. F. rendered for a report from.the department, |doctrine of strategic daylight bomb- | sterjing assistance in every field. “If they are going on with it,” he|I8; but produce desired results. The names Faker and Spaatz loom added, “I propose to have them Some Are Not Satisfied large in America's daylight bomb=~ come before the committee and ex- ; {ing. They carried into European plain it. I am against Communists Some top-ranking atrmen contend 0 the teamplay which made

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It seems to me that we have enough | Justification—that even more impos- | the old “Question Mark” to a new good red-blooded Americans to run ing a job could be accomplished had |endurance record. our army.” - y the strategic fotesy Bosh perijited) “The Bold, Aggressive Thing’ Department Silent to operate constantly as long-range : . ; : : offensive units and had wider lati-| Daylight strategic bombing was a ay Stands pet he Probably tude in the selection of targets been | really a go ahead signal at the y ‘more information than reermitted. . porters obtained yesterday when the |’ Casablanca conference when Gen

. Like dozens of other correspond- | : report of ‘the order was published.|oni 1 had geen Italy, France, Bel.| Arnold called in Eaker to help pre In response to questions from | oim, Holland and Germany work | Sent America's No, 1 concept of air newspaperman, a department thee pulverizing forces. { Power. spokesman said it would issue “no a Tg vears I hag, Arnold asked Eaker—who at 47

; information and no comment,” onl mar talks with Gens. Spaatz, | 1 the youngest lieutenant general the subject.

: { Eaker, Frederick L. Anderson, James | \™ the American RIIy- Now Amen Some members of congress were| poolittle, Nathan F. Twining, Hoyt C&D bombing in Europe could assis

alarmed. It was suggested that the g vanderberg and Lauris Norstad, |the all out effort once Germany is ‘matter of commissioning Commu- crushed. nists might be the first thing taken Only Way We Could Fight “One of the great assets of air up this sessiof by the house com-| The following conclusions are Power is its flexibility, Eaker said. j mittee on un-American activities, largely based on such conversations, | “Given adequate bases and proper long known as the Dies committee. | especially numerous ones during the communications we could shift the Senator A. B. Chandler (D. Ky.) |past month with Eaker. (weight of the air forces in Europe Implied that such an order would| Eaker headed a party of eight offi- Quickly against Japan.” be in violation of laws which forbid | cers which fanded at Bristol, Eng-| Asked to summarize daylight preemployment of Communists by the land, three years ago yesterday with | cision bombing, Eaker—who as a yovernment. {only a single portable typewriter and crack pilot flew the first transcon|one partially filled briefcase, but; tinental flight blind on instruments Records Recalled {with a new, bold, intelligent idea for|--said “Day bombing is the bold, “It seems apparent,” Chandler offensive - aerial warfare—daylight the aggressive, the offensive thing sdded! “that it was important to precision bombing. i {to do. keep those records which the war| This mission was charged by. Gen.| “Of course, the ideal course would department intended last year to H. H. Arnold with preparing for war be to have sufficient forces to enable destroy.” that would enable the carrying out day and night bombing. Chandler referred to records com- of this offensive. At that time, this| “Our bombing, of Europe wrecked piled by the army in investigating was virtually the only way América’ Germany's transportation system certain individuals for subversive could fight the axis in actual phys- and morale. or disloyal connections. It had ica] combat and simultaneously blast | ’ . : s been proposed that the data be dis- our avenues for the approach to Eu-| Don't Overplay or Underplay posed -of.- The senate military rope, Land, sea and arms would! - “It softened up the Hun for ‘the | affairs committee asked that all of come later: {land invasions now in progress from it be returned to Washington. S . : |east and west and made Germany Tt was agreed by the department! Grows to Great Power {ready for the final kill.” that the records should be reviewed] From that tiny beginning has! Eaker belongs to that large school by three boards representing the grown one of the most powerful | of airmen who firmly believes none army, navy and federal bureau of military machines in the world, with of the armed forces alone can win | Investigation.’ Each board would the ability to reach out as far as a war against well equipped major ‘be permitted to salvage such in- 700 miles in all types of weather to powers Jike Germany and Japan. formation as it might desire to'tear out Germany's Vitals. i But like most air leaders, Eaker keep. This force, on some days when!worries a great deal about the Reports published here are that 3p09 American bombers are sent out future should the. idea become some Communists already have gyer the continent from England established that the ground forces , been commissioned, but only after ,.4 Italy, means at least 30,000 alone won the European war or sea approval by. the war department in gmericans—two full land divisions forces alone winning the Far Easteach case. |~-carrying five or six thousand tons ern conflict, If the department has now au-{,¢ pornne He fears any lack of adequate rethorized field commanders to over-| mya. fly and fight their way over |searcn and experimentation in the look communist affiliations there; very heart of the Reich to get air, would leave our defenses woewill be some speculation here how .¢ yho very source of ‘Germany's! fully weak and outmoded—especialthe policies of the war and justice] ity to wage war, {ly in view of the rapid development

departments can be reconciled. | The operations of these air di-|of aerial warfare, really a new art,

{visions—which have- been fighting plus the trend to rocket projectiles,

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Advance forces for the Indian- | apolis Red Cross war fund cam-| paign will begin solicitation after a “kick-off” meeting Friday to| raise their share of the $1,145,500] quota. | More than 500 volunteer workers | will receive supplies and final in-| struction at the meeting at noon at| the Claypool hotel, before starting work on the drive. at 1:30 p. m. Friday. Russell J. Ryan, general chair-| I man, explained today that the four | unit divisions will begin work in| ° advance of the drive so that the campaign may be concluded on time, The general campaign will] The U. S. Navy league will cele- | be held during March. {brate the expansion of the organi-| iv. we will chop him to pieces

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|dianapolis Athletic club. ‘Rear Adm. “As we apoly these mightv blows SOLD FOR TAXES Arthur 8. Carpender, U. 8. N, com-1,, situation in Germany will be {mandant nifith naval district, Great |, colate ! BRAZIL, Ind, Feb.21 (U.P. .—A Lakes, will he guest of honor. “There will be wesd-grown factax sale yesterday was the final| A state charter will be presented |y oc crumbled harbors, shattered chapter in the story of a 41-year-old [to Leo F. Dwyer, state president, by rail Ties broken bridges. destroved railroad which never had a single tie Sheldon Clark, national president, |, ies and houses precious little or rail. in |and Frank J. Hecht Jr, national oi, . products, and a cold Shortly after the turn of the|chairman of councils. Lo Terve-wracked people.” : century, John P, Walsh purchased a| Officers and directors of councils | =a : pe. 200-toot right-of-way across Clay now functioning over the state willl

fe ; eounty. Before he had a chance to|be guests. Representatives of 21 TOWNSHIP DIVISION

build a railroad his creditors threw other formative councils will at-| him into bankruptcy. tend. | AMENDMENT, KILLED Then the Chicago, Milwaukee &| Restricted official films by navy | St.. Paul railroad became the own-| photographers will be shown of re-| ers. It paid taxes on the property| cent Pacific island engagements. until recently, but finally allowed it| Group officers include Nicholas| indianapolis Power & Light Co. to go delinquent, H. Noyes, president; Waiter 1. Hess, plant in Perry township ‘between Owners of property abutting the|yice president; Russell L. White, perry and Decatur townships on right-of-way purchased the land at |vice president; Howard C. Caldwell, the basis of population, yesterday's sale, } secretary, and William ©. Griffith, | The original bill moved the town-

treasurer, | ship boundaries back to their origSUGAR HEIR’S WIFE Directors are C. Harvey Bradley, inal locations before county com-

Leading American airmen appreciate that tanks and artillery are important. . But they also know

producing tanks- and artillery and transporting them to the front or moving -them to battlefields rests largely with air forges—if properly conceived and operated, I find a growing desire among + lairmen nof to overplay the role of air power—but likewise not

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ta aim derplay its importance and future possibilities. { I asked Eaker what aerial warfare plans are contemplated assisting the overall allied-Russian offensive against Germany. “We will cut your enemy's battledine off from his rear,” he said.

We will strangle his channels of

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