THE WAR IN REVIEW
THE WAR IN REVIEW AMERICAN-MADE guns thundered out the doom of Japanese imperialism on the road to Tokyo this week. But on the road to Damascus they sounded a different note. American guns in the...
...Of the church's policy during the war he said it had "set forth demands and the perennial laws of humanity" in contrast to the "exquisite scientific methods to torture or eliminate people who often were innocent," such as the Nazis used...
...At mid-week the firing had ceased and the French, under British protection, were withdrawing from their positions...
...He charged that the Syrian uprising had been precipitated by British agents and that the Syrians had been supplied with arms by these agents...
...Albert C. Wedemeyer, commander of American troops in China, declared that the Allies are now on the offensive and are forcing the Japanese into a strategic retreat...
...Admiral Raymond Spruance, commander of the 5th fleet, declared that the Okinawa operation "has resulted in the greatest naval casualties encountered in any of our operations...
...Iran States Its Case While the world watched anxiously for the next development in the Middle East crisis, Iran, which had been occupied by British, Russian, and American troops during the war, quietly reminded the Allies that the war was over and it was time that they start looking to their pledge to clear out...
...Basically at stake, according to reliable reports, were the coveted oil lines of Syria...
...This was taken as an obvious reference to the rise of communism on the continent...
...Reviewing the Catholic church's record on National Socialism he denied that the Vatican had meant to give "any form of approval to the teachings or tendencies" of the Nazis when it signed a concordat with Hitler in 1933...
...On Okinawa Americans were still locked in bloody fighting as they sought to deliver the knockout blow to the fanatically resisting enemy...
...Chiang will remain President of China and head of the state...
...Pope Reviews Catholic Policy Pope Pius XII, speaking out against the "satanic specter raised by National Socialism" in Germany, expressed hope that German people, whom he described as having "great qualities," will rise to a new life now that Nazism has been wiped out...
...Political Change In China Biggest political news from the Pacific came from Chungking which announced that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek had resigned his post as Premier of the Chinese Government and turned it over to Acting Premier T. V. Soong...
...Damage was said to be so critical that it might mean that the war would be prolonged unless some technique were worked out to deal with the menace...
...Charles de Gaulle and Prime Minister Winston Churchill...
...He cautioned, however, that supply limitations would limit any possibility of launching a major offensive...
...An army of 7 million men, twice as many as participated in the European war,' and a navy of 3 million will be thrown into the strug-gle...
...The struggle blazed into headlines when French troops opened fire on Syrian nationalists, who sought to prevent the French from establishing a preferred position in their land...
...After several days of bloody fighting, Prime Minister Churchill ordered British troops to intervene to end the hostilities...
...American guns in the hands of European soldiers were booming in Syria and Lebanon in the most critical clash of rival imperialisms since V-E Day...
...He outlined the French-British political and economic clashes in the Middle East since the end of the last war and countered Churchill's proposal with a request that Russia be invited into a conference to discuss "the question of the whole Arab world, including Egypt, Iran, Palestine, and others...
...In this country most people regarded the problem as one on which the Allies could demonstrate their good faith in making promises...
...Most encouraging news came from south central China where Chinese troops were carving out significant gains as they drove the occupation troops back toward the coast...
...Mopping up continued in the Philippines with the Japanese showing surprising counterattack power in several areas...
...Without specifically answering the Churchill request, de Gaulle issued a statement, bitterly attacking Britain's role in the Near East...
...Full Power Aimed At Japan In a special message outlining his plans for smashing the Japanese war machine, President Truman told Congress that America would hurl all of its might against the Pacific enemy...
...Playing leading roles in the explosive drama were 2 of the great names of the European war— the resolute and nationalistic-minded Gen...
...It was obvious at mid-week that the French Government, which had received a strongly worded note advising a thorough review of its policy in the Levant from the American State Department, would not agree to such an arrangement...
...The large number of men seemed to indicate that considerable fighting will be done on the Asiatic mainland and that there was little expectation that Russia would enter the war...
...Meanwhile, Washington officials were openly expressing alarm about the damage being inflicted on the American fleet around Okinawa by Japanese suicide planes...
...The British, with an eye more on Iran's rich oil deposits than any agreements involved, were contending that the existing arrangement was originally intended to last until 6 months after the conclusion of the war with Japan...
...He deplored the trend of "disappointed, hopeless men" into the "ranks of revolution and disorder in the pay of a tyranny no less despotic than those for whose overthrow men planned...
...From Churchill also came a request that the problem of the Middle East be submitted to tripartite meeting of France, Great Britain, and the United States for settlement...
...Good And Bad News From The Pacific Military developments in the Pacific brought some news that was cheering and some that indicated a long, tough road ahead...
...Speaking of the new turn of events on the Asiatic mainland, Lt...
...It was noted that the areas mentioned are those in which British interests dominate...
Vol. 9 • June 1945 • No. 24
