The Bombing Campaign

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 63, 17 March 1944, Page 4

The Bombing Campaign

Protests against the bombing of German cities, such as the one just issued by twenty-eight American clergymen, will have no influence on the course of events, nor will they be echoed by the generality of people who want to see victory won in the quickest time and with the least sacrifice of human life. It is understandable that sensitive minds should be shocked by the brutality of the systematic and ruthless obliteration of German industrial centres. No one rejoices in it, but then no one rejoices in War. War is hateful and obscene, but when there is no escape from it the only course is to fight it with the weapons and methods that afford the shortest way to victory.

In this war there is another sure that when this war is over Ei German aggression for at least purpose of the war on German wr to shorten the present conflict ai war potential. There is no real i of the massed air attack, for tl reduction of the German output c war, and every week brings proo short of engines for aeroplan explosives. The prime intention of the be moral resistance of the German \ are congregated in or near the b is no expectation that the raids i people whose homes are destro resistance is broken it will be thr of prolonging the war, and that w in the field. One proof of the success of t to be seen in the fact that the < initiative. Along the whole Pus avoid battle, and only the able ha: the dash of the Russian divisions ; fight. In a month or two the t greater test, for they will have t the while the systematic attacks continue night and day.

consideration—the need to make lurope will have immunity against ; a couple of generations. The ar industries is therefore twofold, nd to cripple the enemy’s future room for doubt as to the efficacy there is positive evidence of the of the machines and munitions of of that the enemy is increasingly ties and submarines, guns and ombings is not to break down the people, not 20 per cent, of whom lombed centres, and indeed, there will break the nerve even of the oyed. If the German spirit of rough a realisation of tlio futility .'ill have to start with the divisions the bombing campaign is already enemy have everywhere lost the issian front they arc striving to nulling of the Russian armies and are compelling them to stand and Germans will have to face a far to fight on a third front, and all s on their industrial plants will