Plain Talk to Australia

Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 56, 8 March 1943, Page 4

Plain Talk to Australia

SHOULD PLACE RESOURCES AT MacARTHUR’S DISPOSAL Received Sunday, 6.30 p.m. CHICAGO, Mar. 6. The Chicago Tribune editorially says: “No doubt Mr. Curtin’s gratitude to General MacArthur is sincere, but the general would be pleased if the Australian Government rewarded him by lifting the restrictions on the use of Australian troops against Japan. It has been suggested that the Australians adopted this policy because they wished to offend the Japanese as little as possible, but it is difficult to believe that Australians would be so short-sighted. "It must be obvious that only a Japanese defeat can remove the threat against Australia. Australia would probably have already been over-run save for American planes, ships and men. Therefore America has a right to expect that Australians Aould place their entire resources unreservedly at General MacArthur’s disposal. "The Bismarck Sea victory has shown that America, unlike Australia, has no reason to fear an invasion. We are independent of other nations for the means to destroy an enemy expedition before it nears our coast. Although we are secure we are sacrificing the lives of our young men to safeguard Australia. If we do not hestitate to send conscripts to defefid Australia, Australians ought to do as much to save themselves.”