ALLIED ARMAMENTS

Grey River Argus, 8 June 1943, Page 5

ALLIED ARMAMENTS

Overtaking Japan (Rec 1120) WASHINGTON, June 6 Admiral Nimitz, speaking at the ■University of California at < eon said: By the end of the year our planes .and ships m the Pacific wi represent a very formidable toice. We in the Pacific are really receiving our share of war mat r erial ; '™ e is now working for us. We are turning out planes and warships faster than the J'apanese can. It is simple arithmetic —subtraction for them and addition for US.” Admiral Nimitz said he had corn, to America for a conference which, he hoped, would “carry trouble to the Japanese. _. , Lieutenant-General Robert Richardson, newly-appointed as Commanding General at the Hawaiian Department, said the islands there were now ready to take care Oi. any enemy rash enough to attack. Gen. Richardson, speaking of the anniversary of the Midway battle, Predicted "that Hawaii eventually would become a base for an offensive against Japan. - Major-General Clay, Director or Production for the Army _ Service Forces, revealed that American war production during May exceeded sixteen hundred million dollar's, and was increasing by one hundred million monthlv