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...Allies are to win the war, they must not only defend their strongholds; they must, sooner or later, attack Axis power in such a way that it is no longer capable of threatening the strongholds...
...engagements. In some instances naval victories may produce conditions that will tend to hasten the conclusion of a war, but ... to affect, to cripple or destroy a nation in wartime can only be done by injuring to that degree its power of government, its resources and its ability to defend itself against the enforcement of hostile demands." In short, to defeat the U.S., Japan would have to invade it. That he expected Japan...
Mitchel Field had many a plan to defend New York City against attack. But every plan required some knowledge of the size, position and goal of enemy planes. In last week's alarm, with no such knowledge on hand, a general plan was improvised that included the best features of all. In exactly 20 minutes, Mitchel, its planes in the air, had established its defenses. Even in that short time, a lot of bombing can be done, as proved by the Hickam Field disaster. But it was not bad for a first attempt...
Presbyterian. Dr. Herbert Booth Smith, Moderator: "The ministers of our communion feel as do most patriotic citizens, 'that while we have longed and prayed for peace consistent with honor,' nevertheless it is our duty as a nation to defend the lives and fortunes of our people...
...character leapt Alvin Ward Vogtle, Birmingham coal shipper who is also president of the National Association of Shippers Advisory Boards, to defend the railroads' action. Said he: "The increase should be not only liberal but generous...our very lives and freedom depend on the railroads....The railroads in the past two emergency years have done a better job than any other industry....There must be adequate revenue for property and service maintenance to provide for the highest degree of efficiency." He opposed a compromise suggestion-selective increases aimed at consumer and nonwar traffic-on the grounds that it would...