BEATING JAPAN

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25001, 18 September 1944, Page 6

BEATING JAPAN

; ALLIES DETERMINED 'ALL AVAILABLE FORCES DECISIONS AT QUEBEC By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright .(Reed. 8.40 p.m.) QUEBEC, Sept. 10 ■■■ At the conclusion of their conference at Quebec, Mr Churchill and President Roosevelt issued a joint statement. The statement said that the President, the Prime Minister and the combined chiefs of staff held a series of meetings during which they discussed all aspects of the war against Japan and Germany. In a very short 1 space of time they reached decisions on all points both as regards the completion of the war in Europe, i which is now approaching its final t stages, and the destruction of the barbarians in the Pacific. Massive Forces 'to Be Used The most serious difficulty with which the conference was confronted was to find room for opportunity for marshalling against Japan the massive forces which each and all the nations concerned are ardent to engage against the enemy. After issuing the statement, the two leaders told a press conference that the i States and "the British Empire decided to marshal all the available forces against Japan,. They also dis--1 closed that the problem of a joint ' Pacific command had not been discussed. President Roosevelt said the question was being asked who could command 1 the Pacific war. The vast distances must 'he considered, he said. Lord Louis Mount batten commands one section 1 from Ceylon, General Mac Arthur commands the South-west Pacific, Admiral 1 Nimitz commands/, the forces afloat. It was not a question of one person running the whole show. Commenting on speculation in the press about the nomination of a j supreme Pacific commander at the Quebec conference, Mr Roosevelt said | .the problem had not been considered. ( The problems which had been considered had to do with finding room aud opportunity to marshal sufficient forces of the Army, Navy and Air Force to crush the enemy. The Allies had the power. It was only a question of choosing the point of contact. Spirit of Unanimity Mr Churchill said that quasi-military problems following the Nazis' defection Lad been discussed with the same unanimity as the strictly military questions, and the war against the Japanese would be fought to bend that evil and barbarous nation to the will of those they had outraged and at whose feet they would very soon be prostrate. "I read in the newspapers that the British wish to shirk their obligations in the war against Japan and throw the full burden on the United States," , added Mr Churchill. "This astonished me very much, because in fact the conference has been marked bv the opposite tendency. The only difference between me and the President is over the i United States' desire to carry too much of the burden of the Pacific fighting." Smiling, Mr Churchill added: "That trouble will all iron out. They just , cannot have all the fun. They must i share it. Everything of the British I Army, the Royal Air Force and the Navy that we can move to the Pacific will be applied against Japan." Accord Between Leaders Mr Roosevelt said the conference had taken less time, produced fewer arguments and brought more complete > unanimity than any which he and Mr Churchill had ever conducted. Within limits of space and shipping, all the forces of the United States and the British Empire would be thrown against Jap-n to end barbarism in the Pacific. A 8.8.C. German language broadcast reported that a-very urgent matter called the British Foreign Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden, to Quebec. It added that Mr Eden received news of such tremendous importance that it was regarded as unwise to transmit it. He therefore communicated it personally to Mr Churchill. TERRIFIC AIRPOWER [USING AMERICAN RESOURCES [(Reed. 6.35 p.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. Hi The production of super-bombers and 'the development of super-bomber bases are gaining momentum, and the Army Air Force has already completed plans to make the Japanese feel e full "weight of airpower on a scale beyond anything they have imagined, said Lieu- , tenant-General Benjamin Giles, deputy-Commander-in-Chief of. the American i Army Air Force, at a press conference. He added that no complications were anticipated in moving the vast aerial operations from the European theatre to , the Pacific. /'The Far Eastern operations will be i enormously stepped up after Germany's defeat," he said. "We will have vast air power in being which we mean to I deploy as soon as possible against Japan. You have seen the strides made toward I the Japanese home islands by softening ■up and seizing Japanese^eld positions, establishing our own airfields and at * the same time reaching out hundreds of miles." General Giles, according to the rsew York Herald - Tribune, hinted that 'Japan may feel the effects of a robot plane more than England suffered from flying bombs. He said: "Wo consider this a most important weapon of the future." He declined to make any ifurther comment. JAPANESE DEFENCES Killed. 5.35 p.m.). NEW YORK, S«pt. 1(1 The Tokyo official radio says that Admiral Maokuni Nomura, previously commandant of the Tokosuka naval station, has been appointed Commander-in-Chief at Supreme Headquarters of Sea Escort, established last November to direct matters pertaining to the protection of sea transportation. The radio added that American planes operating in China in September totalled j 8400, compared with 290 last spring. The radio also commented on the npathv of Manila residents concerning probable air raids and urged them to construct shelters immediately. PRISONERS RETURN HOME I/ONDON, Sept. 10 Over 1000 prisoners of war from Germany on board the repatriation liner Arundel Castle arrived at Liverpool last night. They were enthusiastically welcomed by the fluttering of flags, the shrieking of sirens, military bands playing, with great crowds shouting and singing, while a Spitfire overhead dipped in salute. Repatriated soldiers joined in popular songs and gave round after round of cheers. A number of New Zealanders and Australians were on board and 54 stretcher cases were landed,