The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-02

power still available ana necessary legislation should be brought In forthwith"
 The prime minister emphaslzed that many new plants have now been constructed and must be fully staffed and at the same time, 0 pows erful, mobile army must be mains tained for home defense and for. eign expeditions.
 we must face Q continuous growth of the navy and must man Q great number of warShipS of all kinds which are coming steadily into service" he said.
 Many munitions from the United States will be retarded" Churchill said, listing the production time table for the allies as follows:
 First year, nothing: second year, very little; third year, quite Q lot; fourth year, oil you want.
 Beginning Third Year
 we are now at the beginning of the third year." he said, ''rhe United States is getting through its second year. Germany started the war al. ready well into its fourth year.
 We have to makek Q definitely harder turn of the screw Here Is another iTstallment of toll, sweat, inconvenience, and self denial which am sure will be accepted with cheerful, proud aiacrity bysall classes in the British nation"
 He said that since it was not pos- Sible now to supply all home guards with rifles, they. had been supple mented with machine guns, pistols and grenadeS and that i've should not hesitate to place in the hands of the citizen Q pike or Q mace"
 Tn conclusion, the prime minister emphasized that the fate of the world depends upon Britain.
 Tt Is absolutely necessary not only that the armies of the east should be maintained and reinforced continually but that we should con. stantly have here Q very powerful and equipped army ready to leap at the throat of any invader who might obtain lodgment from the sea or air"
 Ready for Hitler
 He warned that Hitler might soon turn against Britain again.
 We are already for him." he said. We shall receive him when he comes, by day or night, with far greater forces and every modern improvement. We must always be ready"
 Tn a warm tribute to the bravery of Russian men and women who are defending their homes from the Germans, he pledged Britons to fight for their homes as they have if the country were invaded.
 After all" he said, lin war and especially at night man may easily acquire rifle for himself.
 That is at any rate what they are doing in Russia in defending their country. They are fighting with everything, and that is what we shall certainly do if we are as- sailed in our island"
 Asserting that Britain was now prepared to meet the Axis armies on equal terms, he continued:
 we have been at a disadvantage in having to fight a well-armed enemy with i'll or half-armed forces. That phase is over. In future our men will fight on equal terms in technical equipment and a little later on superior terms"
 Warning that Britain must take the broadest view of strategic pos- abilities, he said:
 Armies in East
 We must maintain our armies in the east and be prepared for con- tinuance and expansion of heavy fighting there."
 At first taking this as a hint of a possible explosion in the Far East, his hearers decided he envisaged a German move against Turkey or the Russian Caucasus which would make 1t necessary for Britain to di- vert troops from their present posi- tons.
 Britain, he disclosed. has already in the 27th month of the war mon men working in industry and the fighting forces than was the Case after 48 months of the last war.
 He made broad guage survey of the situation ahead, and disclosed that already. after having made all preparations for enormous expan- sion of tho Royal Air force in leAa, was looking ahead to ''far greater" expansion ln 1898, in addition Co planning continuous growth og the navy and provision Of equipment foE a gigantic Indian army.