Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-19
The Second Front

After the momentous events that are taking place
in northern Africa newspapers and critics in genera
of the present administration, who have worked over
| time in crticisng the president, they would have
us believe in playing politics and doing but little to
ward winning efforts, having nothing to sa.
along that line at present The recent events show
that he not playing politics quite the op
posite Had the great drive in northern Africa beer
launched week before the recent election there
is doubt but that several Democratic congress
men would have been elected The Republican isssu
in the recent campaign that worked hardest, wa
that the administration too slow in its efforts
that the Republicans, if given the chance, would
speed up operations. With scarcely word from the
White House in reply to the charges, voters had
feet right feel that the administration guilty
of the things complained of, and voted their disap
proval. 1t easy matter for the president te
keep quiet and take it the chin when at the same
time he looking to every detail with all his
might leading to the offensive to be launched in
few days which has since startled the world.
When Prime Minister Churchill of Great Britain was
interviewed concerning smashing Allied offensive,
he did not hesitate to state that it President
Roosevelts strategy but added it had his hearty ap-
prova we'll the approval of all the other Allied
nations
1t has also been revealed that in less than two
weeks after the attack at Pearl Harbor the president
began working the drive that recently launch
ed in north Africa The planning of this strategy and
the successful movement of thousands of troops sup
plies, tanks, planes ammunition supplies ETC., across
closely guarded mine-infested waters, with the
tries filled with German and japanese spies, has been
termed of the greatest military feats in history
So instead of accusing the president of taking great
chances of losing the because of playing politics;
of neglecting win-the-war efforts of being slow in
getting started the recent events have how far
wrong they were-in fact he way ahead of those
'Typewriter Strategsts.' Wendell Wilkie Repub-
lican candidate for president in 1910, took hop
around the world, hobnobbed with rulers of Great
Britain, China, and had long conference with
Stain. He yelled second front, materials
supplies for the Allies etc. The exercising Of
his vocal cords and criticisms he offered must have
been amusing to the least to the president Sec
reary Hull, and the foreign rulers, who the
inside Of what taking place. However much
it may that "Wndy' Willkie, clear out of
place in his recent jaunt yet it doubtless in the long
run, had it's beneficial effect, since what he said play
ed small part in making Germany and Japan feel
there prospects of immediate second front,
least of all to the invasion of northern Africa
The element of surprise is of the most successful
things in warfare But before Wikie is too severely
criticised it may later out that he what
take place. and his verbal outbursts of criticism
had been planned out in advance by the president for
the very good purposetha Of diverng the attention
of the enemies in other directions.