The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-11
BY DAN CAMPBELL
United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)

United Press Staff Correspondent London, Sept. 11.-UP)-Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned today that Adolf Hitler was making vast plans for invasion of the Brit ish Isles, but he declared Britain's land, sea and air forces are fully prepared to battle on to victory and better days"
 In g. fighting speech directed to the British people during momen- tary lull in mass NaI air attacks, the Prmie Minister said that their bravery and courage had aroused worldwide admiration and that British war strength was greater now than it was in July.
 Churchill said that "the crux Of the whole war" was the German at tempt to win mastery of the air over Britain, in order to attempt an il- vaSion by hundreds of "self-pro- pelled barges moving down the coast of Europe" and by other forces concentrated from France to Nor way.
 But SO far, he said, the Germans have failed to win mastery of the air, and British warshipS are she'll ing German concentrations con- stantly.
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 German airplanes are being shot down at a ratio of three to one and pilots at ratio of six to one, which if the conflict continues at the present pace will ruin" vital part of Adolf Hitler's great air ar- mada," he said.
 But, the Prime Minister warned, the Germans are making huge preparations for invasion and the people must expect 8 thrust from France, from the low countries, from Norway or by way of Ireland-or by all ways at once-at any time.
 Churchill called Nazi bombard- ment of London and other cities an 'indiscriminate slaughter" but said it had and would fail to break the British spirit of resistance.
 "The next week we must regard as a very important week for us-- the most important in our history" the Prime Minister said. If this in- vasion is going to be tried at all 1t does not seem that it can be long delayed"
 Mass Air Attacks
 That, he said, is the reason for the German mass air attacks, direct ed largely at the R. A. F. bases, in an effort to win mastery of the skies before launching an attempted in- vasion.
 England, Scotland or Ireland must be fully prepared to meet the Nazi invasion by concentrations of men and ships along the German, Dutch, Belgian, French and Norwegian coasts, Churchill said.
 Every man and woman will pre- pare himself to do his duty" he said. "It is with devoted but sure confidence that say: Let God de- fend the right.
 "Germany's effort to secure mast cry of the air over England is, ot course, the crux of the whole war So far it has failed.
 "No doubt Hitler is using up his fighter force at very high rate"
 British Much Stronger
 ''We are much stronger than wher the hard fighting began in July, Churchill said.
 If the air war goes on at the pres ent rate, he said. it will wear dowr and ruin" vital part of the Ger man air force.
 It would be livery hazardous" fol the Germans to attempt to invade Britain without first knocking out the British air force, he said.
 He added that German prepara- tons for on invasion were going on lon Q very great scale"
 German barges are moving along the coasts Of the Low countrieI and France, he said. Some Of these he pointed out. move under the pro tectlon of German batteries on thu French shore.
 There now is q considerable mum Der Of concentrations from HamhurI to Brest, he SAid, and also in Nor way.
 "We Cannot Teir
 Large numbers Of German troop afe ready to het out when ordoTo' "on their very uncertain voyage, ho said.