Evening star., 1942-06-28

Prime Minister, 0rinnin9
And Cheerful, Begins
Series Of PorIeys
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 27.-Winston
Churchill came home today
from his third meeting with
President Roosevelt to find his
personal political situation seri-
ously challenged by his critics
but also new hope for United
Nations offensive operations
against Germany.
Not only did he have to imple-
ment, from the British side, the plan
for creating q second front against
Adolf Hitler. From the minute he
stepped from his transatlantic
plane, which he piloted part Of the
time, he busted himself in preparing
for q debate in the House Of Com
mons where his governments direc-
ton Of the war is being questioned
by a motion denying confidence in
his leadership.
Grinning and cheerful, the Prime
Minister began a series Of confer
ences with members of his war cabi-
net and his party leaders.
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ish confidence-severely shaken by
the Libyan debacle-had already
been achieved by his and President
RooSevelt's simultaneous announce
ment from London and Washington
of coming operations to divert the
weight Of the German attack against
Russia.
Called Preliminary Action.
A further statement from the
British Press Association lent added
support. 1t said that air raids by
American and British pilots will be
preliminary to a second land front
in Europe"
The Prime Minister looked
bronzed and we'll when his train ar
rived In London. He was greeted
warmly by his wife and daughter.
Mary, as well as by a crowd of
British and United Nations person.
alities.
Welcome home, Winston" the
crowd cheered as he emerged from
his railroad car. Then they waved
their canes and hats and cheered
until the grimly smiling Prime Min
lister disappeared into his Official car.
to go to his home at 10 Downing
street.
The BBC quoted Capt. Kelly
Rogers. "the pilot who brought Mr..
Churchill safely across the Atlantic
both this time and last" as saying
the return journey was completely
without incident"
Just before dinner Yesterday.
Capt. Rogers was quoted as saying,
Mr.. Churchill took over the con-
trols for some time, as on his pre-
vious trip"
Will Give Accounting.
Informed political sources in Lon
don. awaiting the Commons debate
on conduct of the war. predicted
Mr.. Churchill probably will give his
legislative superiors an accounting
like this:
Munitions: Approaching a maxi
mum monthly output. with general
production good.
Ships: Greatly increasing" pro-
duction and steps planned by the
Allied navies to limit losses to Ger
man submarines.
Strategy: Relief of China from
Japanese pressure although Russia S
immediate situation appears to get
first consideration since both Brit
ain and the United States regard
Russia as the most vital front.
Transportation: A major strate-
gic problem which may slow plans
for any front except strictly a de-
| fensive one.
Three Questions.
Members of the House of Com
mons are expected, informed cir
cles say, to ask these three questions
when the Prime Minister appears
before them:
Who gave the order to hold
Tobruk?"
why were the early commu-
niques on the African campaign uni
formly optimistic?"
Why did the German 88-milli-
meter gun, first used in the Spanish
Civil War. surprise the British gen.
eral staff?"
The Near East still was upper
most in the minds OF many Britons,
particularly since German Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel's forces had
driven to within Is miles of Matruh,
l30 miles inside Egypt.
AS the British 9th Army dug in
against the Germans, one member
of Parliament commented:
1T is all very nice but thousand
announcements will not helm ollr