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Grey River Argus, 10 February 1942, Page 5

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Not Enough ALLIED SUPREME COUNCIL ADVOCATED.

NEW YORK, February 8 The “Herald-Tribune’s” military expert, Major George Fielding Elliot, asserts that the British and Americans cannot expect full military cooperation from their Allies unti they establish a Supreme Allied Wai Council, in which all the principal Allies will participate on an equal footing. He says: The establishment of a British-American joint staff is a step in the right direction, but it is onlv a beginning. This is not a British-American war against (the Axis; it is a war of a great wand wide coalition against the Axis, and a coalition including not only the United States and the British Commonwealtlb but also Russia, China, and 'the Netherlands East Indies. Obviously, we cannot expect full cooperation from these Allies unless they are granted full participation in decisions of policy. Nothing could be more unfortunate than to give ’the impression at Chungking, Moscow, and Batavia that the war is being run as a British-American enterprise, with the others graciously permitted to spill their blood as directed, and called in to endorse decisions already taken. > NEW YORK, February 8.

The Czechoslovakian DeputyPrime Minister, M. Jan Masaryk, addressing a meeting of American bankers, urged close and lasting cooperation between Britain, America, and Russia. He added: If Russia, Britain, and America mind the old rule of “live and let live,” co-opera-tion will not be difficult, and a federated Europe after the wan under the leadership of the .English-speak-ing democracies, will be acceptable to Russia. •

AMERICANS SATISFIED.

WITH THEIR OWN WAR EFFORT.

NEW YORK, February 28. Despite repeated warnings from the highest, officials against smugness, a large portion of Americans still seem to ’ indulge in smug complacency regarding the war effort, according to the figures of the latest call-up poll, showing that 78 per cent, of Americans are of the opinion. that America’s war effort is already satisfactory, while fiye per cent, are undecided, and only 17 per cent, are not satisfied with the present efforts. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.

Replying to complaints that certain ships on military missions were only 80 per cent.' loaded, Mr Roosevelt said this was sometimes necessary for speed. He promised to inquire into reports that non-essential materials were being carried on the Pacific Ocean.

THE “ANZAC” NAVY.

LONDON, February 8

The U.S. Navy Department announced that combined naval forces of Australia and New Zealand have been placed under the command of Vice-Admiral Herbert F. Leary, whose title will be “Commander .of the Anzac Forces.”

Vice-Admiral Leary was b.orn in Washington in 1885, and is himself a son of a rear-admiral of the United States Navy. He began his own naval career at the age of 20 years, when he entered the United States Naval Academy. He was commissioned as an ensign in 1905, and advanced through the various grades, until he was appointed rear-admiral in 1938. His pr.omo>tiion to vice-ad-miral was approved only a few days ago;. His service has been a mixture of sea experience with specialisation in gunnerv and administrative work. He has served as gunnerv officer to the United States Battle Fleet, was on the staff of the United States Naval Headquarters in London during the last war, was a member of the Allied Naval Armistice Commission, and was later United Slates naval attache at Paris, and liaison officer to the French fleet. He holds the United States Navy Cross, the Victory Medal, and is a member of. the Legion of Honour. He is married and .has two sons.

The Navy Department also announced a new naval command designating the forces which were formerly the United States Asiatic Fleet as “the United States naval forces in the South-west Pacific.” They will be commanded bv Vice-Admiral William A. Glassford, who was born in San Francisco in 1886. Entering the United States Navy in 1908. he advanced through the grades. From 1929 to 1932 he was at the United States Naval War College.