The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-13

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 8l1lnwell admitted it Was clear that Britain was unable Co create Q second front Bufnclently astlvO and lnclgtve to harass the enemy.
 "Dut," he said, "It As important Co ascertain from the government whether defense Of the east empire is itS conception of 6 second front. If 60, does tlaAt meet with tho ap. provat 0e the Russian goVeEnmont9 That is og vital importance because unless We give the fullest coopeEas sion O RuAsaa in working out iong term plans our alliance As income plete.
 Y dent AsaE the government for details but I do expert it Co make . iFm declaration of its intention Co eollaboFate with our Russian ally, # not on @ll matters regarding the conduct of the war at any rate on the disposition of gorceS regarding creation 0R second front"
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 9hinwell attacked Lord Croft, tasadersec ecFetAFy for war, for a DtAteS ment in tho hcuse os lords thAt Britain must concentrate on de. senae Of her east empire. No dc. esFibed it as "inexcusabie" and asked: Docs Ehat mean that cur energies AFe Co bo directed to creats lEig on empire Aaganot IlneS"
 ehinweil said that on Lhe basis 0f Primo Minister WLns,on Churchili's statement ragArdins BFitlsh and Ruegian air Fesources, the British and thels allies ShOuid have some air superiority over Ger. many.
 "If that ls %, our failure so take ths initiative iS indsfensibls," hs
 eiinweli saId that Croft had abused government critics for SUg. gesting Q DEitlSh invaSaon of the continent in the west. He said, however, that f the critics had said an invasion wAg impossible because og lack Of equipment they would have been called dessatlSt6,
 1s at any wonder then that in thoSe circumstances some doubts nave been expressed h working class circles and other quarters re- gaTding tho governments readiness to aid Russta9" ehlnweli asked,
 m hG coEnlnonD speech yesterday Churchill indicated that it would be Ie4S before Britain had alalns enough for overseas operations, MacEl as an invasion of German. ter. ritoFy. He did, however, pledge ln. creaeed aid Co Ruesia and he said that for the present no changes in his government were contemplated,
 LabyS Offensive Delayed
 Why has the offensive in Llhya been delayed?" Ghinwell asked.
 Tt has been expecled for many months and at would in efEest have created a second front and it would certainly have distracted the Nazis and created difficulties for them. 7. Next week or next month an cfEen. dve in Gthye may not be e eff. gective. 1f failure to take the initiative in Ahya is due to lack of equipment, then obviously it is idle to speak of invaGion elsewhere be. cause clearly, equipment for such an invasion could not possibly be
 sninwell sad that to achieve vic. tory we must some day come to grips with the enemy on his own soil"
 American aid In full nieasure may yet come" he said, but it nmps and is painfully cripp.ed by internal disSension. Unaided and without strong allies, victory io not within our grasp"
 Austin HopkinSo1i, Independent Lahorite. warned the house that the labor situation in the United States might be leading to e general strike because Of the ''inexpeEaence' c6 trade union leaderg there.
 Hopkineon said that for the most part employers ia the United states had most primitive" ideas.
 Trade unionism in the United States Is only now finding iks feet. Hupkinson said. He added that trade unionisn in Britain found Its feet 6 generation ego.