The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-14

can people to realize the I
 Therefore, we must report fur ther that there is increasing fear inside the U. s. Army and Navy that Britain cannot hold out against Hitler.
 In fact, the British situation, at the present writing must be described as desperate.
 This conclusion is based upon the fact that in the past week NAZI PLANES HAVE ASSUMED COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE AIR OVER ENGLAND.
 The performance of the Royal Air Force has been gallant and heroic, but of late more spectacu- lar than effective, despite its bombing of Berlin. The ratio of Nazi casualties, as compared to the British, has dropped. British pilots, spending longer hours than any air expert ever contemplated, are weary and jaded.
 British airplane production has kept up better than expected and 900 new planes per month take the air. But this merely supplies rein- forcements. And 300 planes in a month are nothing when you re- alize that 2,OO0 NaZi bombers sometimes come over England in a day.
 U. S. AID?
 In view of these developments, two important questions are un- der discussion in Washington to- day.
 ONE is what further help the United States can give Britain to keep her fighting.
 TWO is joint Anglo American defense plans in case England falls.
 REGARDING THE FIRST, the British already have made it clear that what would help their cause tremendously would be the pur- chase of U. s. army fortresses, and the loan of the famous U. s. bombsight.
 Acquisition of these would permit the British to carry the war into the camp of the enemy as never before. U. s. military strategists figure that Engand's slow preparedness start never can catch up with the Nazis; therefore best British strategy is to continue to rain bombs over Hamburg and Berlin.
 To this end they would also like to get the famous bombsight which the Army and Navy have perfect ed and which is supposed to be the most accurate in the world.
 Whether they will get flying fortresses and the bOmbsight, is doubtful. Agreement by both Roosevelt and Willkie probably would be necessary, plus the consent of U. S. Army and Navy leaders, who guard their secrets jealOusly.
 IF BRITAIN FALLS
 Meanwhile, and of necessity, confidential discussions of what the United States will do if Bri- tain falls have intensified. They hinge around the hope that most of the British fleet can cooperate with the United States in defend- ing the western hemisphere.
 A1eN &hnxr hiS1nn ornalnH thn strategy of a continued blockade ot Europe. After all, Hitler must feed Europe after he gets it, also Germany must have certain strategic materials such as tin and rubber. The British fleet, still in control of the Indian ocean, together with the U. s. fleet in the western hemisphere can enforce an effective blockade,
 NOTE = Those who have talked with President Roosevelt in the last few days find him completely absorbed with Britain's desperate predicament.
 TIN OUTLOOK SERIOUS
 A strange situation is brewing inside the National Defense Com mission which may get the Roose- welt administration, to say noth- ing of the country, into serious trouble.
 With the country desperately needing tin; with the Dutch Malay tin supply likely to be cut any day by Japan; and with only a limited supnly of tin on hand, two men in-