UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 21 July 1944, Page 5

UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS

JAPANESE LOSS OF SAIPAN New York, July 19. The capture of Saipan threw Japan into an unprecedented crisis. Thousands are praying at Shinto shrines for victory. Workers are holding big rallies at munition factories and some are pledging to work seven days weekly to increase production. Tokio official radio commentator described Saipan’s fall as the turning point in the war because the Americans from now on are in a position to attack the Japanese homeland with heavy bombers. "However, our will must not crumble like flowers from a greenhouse wilting in cold air. We are facing a very hard struggle, but have still a chance to win. We must remember that Carthage won battle after battle, but the Romans who refused to fight in unfavourable places finally destroyed the Carthaginian armies.”