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Japan Will Quit as Defeat Becomes Obvious
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AWS
(EDITOR'S NOTE The Air Transport
Command of the Army Airforec recent-
ly took 13 American war correspondents
on a 26,000 mile flying visit to military
bases in the Pacific. The correspondents
were received in conferences with all
theceading military strategists, Ame-
can, British and Astralan, In the
oceanic theater.
By HAROLD STREETER
Associated Press Correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19-Many
of the top ranking Army, Navy and
Air strategists, iounting the all-out
offensive in the Pacific, believe:
Japan will quit the war when her
military defeat becomes obvious rath-
er than continue the fanatical resist-
ance for which her soldiers have gain-
ed a name on long bypassed islands.
Defeat will not likely become obvi-
ous to Japan until the Japanese
homeland is invaded.
The emperor is a key figure in
the Pacific's war picture and if he
ever gives the word for his warring
subjects to cease fire every Japa-
nese, wherever he is, immediately
will lay down his weapons.
There is no sound basis for specu-
lating when the war will end. It could
end in a relatively short time and ef-
forts are bent toward that result but
its duration is strictly up to Japan.
Any effort of the enemy toward a
compromise short of unconditional
surrender is foredoomed.
Japan cannot long wage an effect-
ive war in China and Manchuria if
the homeland falls.
The key to success or failure in the
Pacific is the supply line. The Allies
are winning because of brilliant suc-
cesses in bridging the Pacific's stag-
gering distances. Japan is losing, de-
spite tough, bitter-end resistance,
primarily because her supply lines
are cut.
One of the high ranking leaders,
a keen student of Japanese think-
ing, discussed frankly the likeli-
hood of the greatest revolution in
clues Sylph ides'
To Appear on
Ballet Progr am
Among the well known ballet num-
bers which will appear on the "Eve-
ning of Ballet" program June 1 and
2 at the city high school auditorium
will be "Les Sylphides" with Chopin's
music.
This famous ballet was designed
by Pokine in 1908 and first perform-
ed in its present;version at the Thea-
tre du Chatelet in Paris the follow-
ing year. There is no story as the
ballet alone conveys the poetry and
spirit of Chopin's music.
The program is presented by the
Sylvia Studio of Dance and the Ann
Arbor Civic Orchestra composed of
40 members. More than 250 will
participate on the stage in 35 acts.
Acrobatic ,tap and other dancing will
be shown as well as ballet in this
eighth annual performance.
Fairies, tree ornaments, candy
canes, bells and other holiday dec-
orations will appear as dances during
the opening number entitled "A
Christmas Fantasy." Other num-
bers will be the "Tea Party of the
Painted Dolls," Pas de Quatre,"
"Broadway Indian," Ballet Mazurka,
"Samba Tap" and "Me and My Gal."
Evening performances will start
at 8 p. m., Friday and Saturday, with
a children's matinee at 2:30 p. m.
Saturday. General admission and
reserved seat tickets can be obtained
tomorrow through Saturday at the
cityhigh school.
history within the Japanese home-
land once the Nipponese man on
the street sees for himself that his
war lords are not infallible.
This strategist pointed out that for
some 2,000 years, during which Japan
never has lost a war, the belief has
been built up that the war lords are
endowed with an ability never to
make a serious mistake. Once this
belief, still preserved by rigid propa-
ganda measures, is punctured brut-
ally by rising air blows and the ap-
pearance of invading armies, this
particular leader foresees the distinct
possibility of a revolution "the like of
which the world has never seen be-
fore."
The broad assessment of the situa-
tion currently is this:
Japanese Navy - Beyond all
doubt, it is a crushed force. Adm.
Thomas Kinkaid, commander of
the U. S. Seventh Fleet, pointed
out, however, that should Japan
ever manage to get her still usable
warships all in one spot they could
cause trouble.
Japanese airforce--although deter-
iorating, it still has destructive pow-
er, particularly among its suicide
squadrons; its planes are good and
there still are many of them; but the
earlier losses in personnel have been
heavy, resulting in a speeding up in
training and a consequent drop in
the quality of airmen.
Japanese Army - At least one
fourth of it either has been de-
stroyed or rendered strategically im-
potent. The other three-fourths
comprise a formidable force; the
Japanese are tough, relentless fight-
ers-but they can't hold out if their
factories fail them. One famed
American leader said the job is to
defeat the Nipponese "without bleed-
ing us to death."
~'Stump the Professor' Programn
SAnswer Queries from Faculty
"Stump the Professor", quiz pro-
gram broadcast at 2 p.m. EWT (1
p.m. CWT) each Saturday over Sta-
tion WJR will devote next Saturday's
program to questions submitted by
University faculty members, Prof.
Waldo Abbot, director of broadcast-
Strike Closes
GMC Diesel
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Engine Plant
DETROIT, May 19-(/P)-A walk-
out today of nearly 3,300 workers,
virtually closed the diesel engine divi-
sion plant of General Motors Corp.
About 400 other employes were
made idle by the work stoppage,
which a company spokesman said
was a protest against the dismissal of
a blind, temporary employe.
Leo Shaffer, president of Local 163,
United Automobile Workers (0CI0),
called a union meeting for Sunday
afternoon. He said the strike re-
sulted .from a series of grievances,
the discharge of the blind worker
being the most ,recent.
Company spokesmen said the work-
er was dismissed because he failed to
maintain production standards.
.Shaeffer said he "was producing as
well as the others." The plant em-
ploys about 4,300 persons.
PrizeTNSovel To
BeReleased
"Family Tree", Florence Maple .:-
major Hopwood Award winning nov-
el of last spring is being released
today by Alfred A. Knopf, publish-
rs.
Miss Maple attended the Univer-
sity frcm 1926 to 1931 and wrote her
prize - winning novel while doing
graduate work here in 1944 under
Prof. Roy W. Cowden, director of the
Hopwood Room.
Miss Maple was born in Angola,
Ind. in 1909 and is now living in
Detroit where sIe is a merchandise
counsel for an advertising firm. At
present she is working on another
novel. She will autograph copies of
her novel in the book department of
the 'J. L. Hudson Co. some time next
week.
ing and quiz master announced yes-
terday.
Questions, together with their cor-
rect answers, should be submitted to
Prof. Abbot, Morris Hall, this week.
He explained that questions should
be of interest to the listening public:
that they should be of a type which
the members' of the faculty might
be expected to answer; in other
words, they should not be catch ques-
tions, nor should they be controver-
sial, permitting more than a single
answer.
Avoid Obscure Quotes
Religious questions and obscure
quotations are to be avoided, he
pointed out and urged that qutestian'
with entertainment value and others
which can be answered by the listen-
er as well as the professor, be sub-
mitted.
Those questions which 's:ump th
professors' bring the person submit-
ting them a one-year subscription to
the Reader's Digest. Questionshould
be submitted in three or more parts
together with their correct answers.
Panel Members Named
Members of the basic panel in-
clude: Dr. Randolph Adams, director
of the Clements Library; Dr. George
Kiss, geography; Dr. Amos Morris.
English; Prof. Arthur Hackett, voice.
in the school of Music; and Dr.
Frank Robbing, assistant to the pres-
ident of the University.
Since this program returned to
the air after the football season,
approximately 1,500 questions from
17 states have been received. Of the
357 questions asked during 25 pro-
grams, the panel has failed to an-
swer a total of 41 questions to date.
At a later date the program will be
devoted to questions submitted by
students who. Prof. Abbot said, might
wish to turn the tables on their pro-
fessors.
$533.88 Needed
To Equip G. w Joe
WASHINGTON, May 19.--U1IP)- I
now costs the Quartermaster Corp-
$533.88 to equip and maintain a sol-
dier in the United States during hit
first year in the Army, the War De-
partment reported today.
This figure, which does not in-
clude cost of weapons, ammunition.
transportation, shelter, pay and sim-
ilar expenses, is nearly 15 per cent
higher than the cost of $465.06 in
1944.
AMER I CA N SEA M I G H T IN PAC IF I C -Across gleaming waters move Coast*Guard-manned and Navy landing craft.
plyiw" between transports standing offshore and the beaches of Iwo Jima, Japanese volcanic island fortress.
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M I T C H E L F I E LI D S M A L L F R-Y-Pvt. Helen Pauly, WAC from Valley Stream, L. L, enter
tains Mitchel Field, N, Y., youngsters with a model of a B-4 Liberator.
B R I D E - Nina Foch, screen
actress, models a bridal dress of
paper-thin broadcloth with a
basque jacket. She wears a cuffed
cap, seed pearls and short white
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THE MICHIGAN DAILY SERVICE EDITION
ANN ARBOR, MICH.
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1945
that already $11,343.75 has
been turned in toward the
Seventh War Loan by cam-
pus bond buyers. "The
work~ of the veterans in
soliciting bond sales thro-
ugh the faculty has been
particularly fine," R. Gor-
don Griffith, director of
the campus sales declared.
"It seems that every few
minutes another veteran
races in with more war
bond purchases," he said.
Crosby's pipe, Hope's
necktie, Schnable's cravat,
and Sinatra's picture with
appropriate sentimental
messages are on display in
the war bond booth in the
library. These trophies plus
a pin-up Ginger Rogers,
Kate Smith's autographed
biography "Living in a
Great Big Way," Nelson
Eddy's photograph for the
musical, and Tom Dewey's
picture for the political
also on display will be
awarded to the students
who purchase most bonds
during the campaign. A
congratulatory message
signed by Governor Kelly
is to go to the women's
residence that report the
highest average bond sales
per person. Reported sales
Youth Council to repre-
sent that organization as
observers at the United Na-
tions Conference, are to
visit the University in June
as part of a country-wide
tour. The purpose of their
stay here will be to give a
report of observations made
at San Francisco and also
to instill an interest in the
World Youth Conference
which will be held in Aug-
ust in London. A two-day
program is being arranged
by a joint committee rep-
resenting all the organized
groups on campus, such as
MYDA, IRA, Women's War
Council, Pan-Hellenic, Hil-
lel Foundation, Veterans'
Organization, IFC, the In-
ternational Center, Post
War Council, and the Un-
ion.
THE DISABED AMER-
ICAN VETERANS an-
nounced that they are
urging the support of a
bill to provide dependen-
cy allowances for all ser-
vice-abled veterans with
families to support. At the
present time compensa-
tion for permanent service-
incurred disability is bas-
based on the size of the
family dependent on him
for support. Under the
terms of the bill a totally
disableddveteran would re-
ceive dependency allow-
ances at the rate of $25 per
month for his wife, $15 for
one child, $12 for the sec-
ond child, $10 for each ad-
ditional child, and $10 a
month for each dependent
parent. Veterans rated less
than 100 per cent disabled
would receive proportion-
ate allowances.
* * *
COACH RAY FISHER'S
baseball squad gained un-
disputed posession. of first
place in the Big Ten by
taking both ends of a
double header with Indi-
ana. Going into the game
tied for the conference lead
the two teams, behind their
ace pitchers, fought a close
ball game that saw the
Wolverines score three
times in the fifth inning,
which was enough to win
the game with a score of
4-2. Red Louthen bested
Mike Modak in a tight
pitching duel. The former
allowed 6 hits while Modak
gave up 4. However, Indi-
imrler. Wolverines Bow-
man, Kell, and Lund each
banged out triples to help
complete a perfect day.
Bowman enjoyed a real
field day getting 4 for 4 at
the plate while Captain
Don Lund had three for
four. This made it four
straight conference wins
for Michigan and the first
defeats for the Hoosiers.
The twin bill was the last
home appearance of the
Maize and Blue in con-
ference competition.
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MICHIGAN'S TRACK
SQUAD continued to bowl
over Western Conference
opponents as it swamped
Purdue 97 to 25 in Ann
Arbor. Four new meet rec-
ords were established as
the Maize and Blue took
the measure of the Boiler-
makers for the second time
this season, having won a
triangular meet in Lafay-
ette two weeks ago. Archie
Parsons set a new half-
mile record for Michigan-
Purdue competition run-
ning the distance in 1:57.4.
Other records set were
Forrestel's doing the 440 in
:49.8 and Birdsall taking'
E N V OY- Edwin A. Locke,
Jr. (above) will represent Pres-
ident Truman in China, takingr
over one of the several jobs for-
merly filled by Donald M. Nrs
son, who has resigned.,
E L E P H A N T S A T H O S P 1 T A L - Elephants perform for patients at New York's Bellevue
hospital when the Ringling Brothers-Barnum & Bailey show visited the institution.,
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