PREMATURE PEACE
FEARS OF U.S. LEADERS
NEW YORK, July 25. High army and navy officials are privately concerned over the problem of preventing the United States relaxing her war effort and succumbing to an "easy pace" with Japan after Germany's defeat." says the "New York Herald Tribune's" Washington correspondent.
They feel that for the sake of future world* peace, the Pacific war must be ivaged until the Allies invade Japan and strip her for evermore of the heav'3* industries which enabled her rise as a military Power. Hoivevcr. when defeat appears inevitable, the Japanese are expected to try to soften American public opinion by offering to surrender their war aims and to retire to their home islands, to Korea and Manchuria.
The officials admit that some portion of the public, specially soldiersfamilies, will be inclined to say: "Oh. iveU. Japan admits she is licked. Let us stop now." So far the officials have not mentioned their fears publicly, though the Secretary of War, Mr. H. L. Stimson. and the Secretary of the I*iavy. Mr. J. V. Forrestal. have indicated obliquely their awareness of the problem.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 23, 27 July 1944, Page 5
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