The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-27
Minister Churchill
Reports On u. S. Trip
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it highly probable we shall have a
grea ideal more" Churchill said in
his "blcod, sweat and tears" manner
Demands Vote of Confidence
ut is because things have gone
badly and because worse is to come
that I demand vote of confidenc
"Wrappd up in this bad news will
be many tales of plumbers and Short
comings, both in foresight and in
action
Among those in the galleries who
big moments of his long and dra-
thrilled as Churchill, at one of the
matte carere, made his blunt state
ment were his wife, John G. Winant,
the American ambassador, and Ivan
Maisky, Russian ambassador.
Churchill entered the House Just
as the chimes of Big Ben struck
noon &c a. m. EST and he started
speaking five minutes later.
A roar of cheers greeted him. He
was carrying thick wad of notes.
Churchill said Rudolph Hess, No.
3 Nazi who flew to this country, had
firmly believed that he had only to
reach certain circles" in Britain to
overthrow him (ChurchilD and his
government, and to effect the estab-
hshment of government with
which Hitler might negotiate a
"magnamious" peace.
1t was the first revelation official
ly OF the real motive which brought
the Nazi to Scotland, by air, where
he crashed in a farmers field.
Hess Came to Overthrow
when Hess flew over here some
months ago." Churchill said, che
firmly believed he had only to gain
access to certain circles in this
country, what he described as the
Churchill clique, to throw them out
OF power and for a government to
be set up that would be prepared
to negotiate a peace with Hitler.
Since I have been back in this
country I have had anxious inquiries
from a dozen governments based on
enemy propaganda, turning on the
point whether the government was
to be dismissed from power or not"
1--WE have not succeeded in de-
stroying Gen. Erwin Rommel's army
but nearly tWo-thirds of it are
wounded, prisoners or dead"
Churchill said turning to the newly
troubled situation in the middle east.
I'VE in this island for a long
time were alone in holding up the
torch.
1--WE are no longer alone. We are
now at the center, and among those
at the summit of 26 united nations,
comprising more than three-quar-
tiers of the population of the globe.
whoever speaks for Britain at
this moment must be known to
speak not only in the name of the
people-and I feel pretty sure I may
but in the name of parliament
and above all Of the House of Com
MONS"
Gave What Stain Asked
Dealing with the general war sit
uation Churchill said that he had
sent what Premier Josef Stain of
Russia asked for.
Il regret that due to bad weather
there is now a small lag" he con-
tinued.
THAT will be made up in the early
days of February"
OF the Libyan situation, Churchill
said:
I'm Libya our losses in killed,
wounded or captured have been
about $4,000 officers and men, of
whom the greater part were Brit
ish.
'Rommel has lost three times
as many men as have our land
forces-a highly profitable TRANSACT
ton.
During the Libyan campaign we
have never had more than As 900
men against an enemy more than
double that strength"
Churchill said that the battle of
Libya would have been lost last
Nov. "a if Gen. Sir Claude Auchin-
leck had not interviewed and chang
ed the command in order that the
pressure of attack might be main
tanned.
The prime minister turning next
to the Far East, said that despite
SetbackS:
Looks Like Victory
1T looks more than ever 1t did
before as If we are going to win.
I'VE are beginning to sec our way
through.
If we had scattered our re-
sources all over the Far East we
should have been ruined" he con-
tinued.
1T looks as if we were In for a
very bad time. But providing we
all stand together and throw in
the last spasms of our strength, it
also looks more than ever it did be-
fore as if we were going to win.
We have had az years of fight
ing, and we have only just managed
TO keep our heads above water"
In all the British had taken &c.
800 prisoners, he said.
There is mass of wounded" he
said. Some Of them have been
evacuated to the rear by sea or to
the west.
We have destroyed 852 Italian