Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-05
Stain Statement
Seen as Demand
For Second Front

ing confidence IN RuSSlaS S aDlllty 10
hold the Germans, as well as a de-
mand for the opening of a second
front in western Europe, was i'm
piled in a statement by Premier
Josef Stain on Allied aid, diplomatic
quarters held today.
AT the same time a new Axis
propaganda campaign. in which
false reports of all sorts were broad
cast in an attempt to sow doubt
and distrust among Allied nations,
was taken as indicating clearly
growing German anxiety over the
general war situation.
Stain, in a statement which the
Russian radios sent throughout the
world in many languages during
tn enight, answered three questions.
Q-What place does the second
front occupy in the Soviet estimate
of the current situation. "A very
important place, one might say a
place of first rate.
MORE HELP NEEDED
Q-To what extent is Allied aid
to the Soviet Union proving effec-
tive and what could be done to
amplify and improve this aid? A
AS compared with the aid the Soviet
Union is giving to the Allies, by
drawing upon itself the main forces
of the German Fascist armies, the
aid of the Allies to the Soviet Un-
ion has so far been little effective
In order to amplify and improve
this aid Cnly one thing is required:
that the Allies fulfill their obliga-
tons fully and on time.
Q-What remains of the Soviet
capacity for resistance? Al think
that Soviet capacity of resisting
the German brigands is in
strength not less, if not greater,
than the capacity of Fascist Ger
many or any other aggressive power
to secure for itself world domina-
ton.
2ND FRONT DEMAND
Qualified observers read into this
statement an earnest demand on
Great Britain and the United States
for a second front in the near fu-
ture, and especially an appeal to
American people for one.
Some regard it as tacit confirma-
ton of the statement made here
recently by a high foreign source
that failure of Britain and America
to open a second front might re-
suit in strained relations with Rus
Sia both during and after the war.
But it was conceded that a de-
mand by Russia for second front
was only natural and that Stains
statement merely emphasized the
statement by Prime Minister Win
ston Churchill himself in the house
of commons Sept. that Russia felt
Britain and the United States had
not given Russia enough help.
CONFIDENCE SHOWN
Hence diplomats inclined them
selves to point to the third part
of Stains statement on Russian
war potential after more than Is
months of one Of the most terrible
wars in history.
Stains evident confidence was
ccmplemented by editorial COM
ment in the English-language week.
ly Moscow News which like all Rus
sian newspapers reflects the Off
cial view on Adolf Hitler's speech
last week.
The newspaper agreed that this
winter in Russia would be worse
for the Germans than the last. 1t
secuted IIitler's statement that he
was not afraid of a second front
and it commented that Hitler's
statement that under no conditions
would Germany capitulate was
strange one for conqueror.
But it agreed that Hitler would
not capitulate because, it said, no
body would give him chance.
"Capitulation signified negotia-
TONS" it said, "but what negotia-
tions or agreements are possible
with Hitler?"
Stains own statement Of Russian
war strength was taken as warn
ing to Japan as well as a new def to
Germany.