Evening star., 1942-09-29
Proposes Parade
To Cheer Russians.

10 11e EDITOR OF Inc star.
The marvellous defense of their home
land by the Russians is a tremendous
contribution to the world. Without it,
our task would be immeasurably greater.
In view of our late start and the war
with Japan, I believe that our leaders
are doing all that they can to help Russia
at the moment while hurrying prepara-
tions for permanent relief. But the Rus
slams are suffering terrible losses. Under
such circumstances a visible expression
OF our true admiration and deep SYM
pathy would hearten them.
I can think of no better way to express
our profound admiration and sympathy
in visible manner than through a
monster parade at the earliest practic-
able moment right here in our National
Capital. r. G. BUCKELEW.
Appeals for Second Front
In Aid of Russia.
20 the Editor of The Star:
The heroic struggle of the men, women
and children of Stalingrad has won the
editorial applause of your paper. But I
do not believe that merely by hailing
their heroism we will fully discharge
our duty in the present situation. And
1 am not referring so much to our obli-
cations to our Allies as to ourselves il
We are to win this war for survival.
When read of the Volga running red
with the blood of its defenders and the
f1ourishing city of Stalingrad being
bombed into heap of rubble I cannot
suppress a dreadful vision of our own
beautiful Capital being razed to the
ground and the Potomac running red
with the blood of our inhabitants. if we
persist in our suicidal role of being
merely interested bystanders in this de-
cisive struggle.
II we have thus far escaped the fate
OF Stalngrad, it is certainly not due to
any effort on our part We have won
short reprieve for which the Russians
have paid with 1000 dead each day.
But they have undergone Is months of
bloodletting, fighting alone against Hit
ler and his allies.
Ihe fall OF Stalingrad would weaken
Russias fighting capacity. It would not
Only mean the loss of an important in
dustrial center but virtually would cut
OH Russia's industries and armies from
the all-important Caucasian oil. Tt
would enable Hitler to transfer huge
armies back to Western Europe.
1 wonder If those who propose delay
ing second front to 1943, in the interest
OF saving lives, know what they are
talking about. If at present, with over
100000 Welltrained British and Ameri-
can troops and aerial superiority over
the Channel we are afraid to act against
100000 second-rate Nazi troops with
80 per cent of Hitler's armies engaged
on the eastern 'front.', what will happen
after Hitler is able to shift some 5000 900
soldiers back into France? There is no
question but that for every life we may
lose now dozens will be lost in 1943,
In discussing this matter with certain
individuals notice that they say: 1.-THE
people have no business thinking or talk
ing about these matters. 1t is for the
military to decide" But the same mill
tary experts" who now oppose the Sec
ond front also predicted that the Red
Army would only last six weeks, that
the Maginot Line and Singapore were
lmpregnable, that Moscow and Lenin-
grad would fall that the Japanese would
not dare attack us. They were so con-
sistently wrong that perhaps the people
might be given chance to speak.
Furthermore. the question of the sec
ond front Is really question Of whether
~ should not get OF the ddelines and