Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-10-09
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1912
THE SECOND FRONT

THE SECOND FRONT
The second front has long been the biggest military question
and it getting bigger The plain truth that serious
cleavage developing between Soviet Russia and the balance OF
borne the bunt of the fighting long enough that is
time England and the United States to do something concrete
Wendell WILKES recent visit to Russia was obviously made
epnmenta leaders are thinking Mr. Wiie had long audiences
MoIotov and with number Of ranking Rus
@ "lued taenonnt IN which he advocated the establishment
the earliest possible moment that mill
ary leaders will aprove He then added that of these
military leaders may need public proddng"
The Russian people, military and civilian alike have made sac
Moscow the Russian Army has suffered 100000
are in present occupied and controlled the
the United States and England has fallen short
of food clothing fuel and other The Germans pu
suing their policy of determination have deliberately killed tens
ons Russian authorities have found necessary to condemn
food for fighting and necessary factory work
The of the Red Army beacon light in the long
desperate those made the Russians Seva
topo, Rostov, Staingrad and elsewhere
many has about 100 divisions on the Russian opn
these divisions to the open
second front Europe using the British Isles the base of
Red Army could stop the Nazs and eventually defeat them But
if the Germans left free to throw all their power against the
In that event. Germany possessed of almost mtes reources
could aunch an irresistible offensive against England and the
British Army heads openly advocate the
Ond front 1t secret that large Of the
American soldiers being trained for fighting
of the commando order No responsible advocates
offensive bring victory At the time the diff
futes that lie in the of the second front mpO
an The cost troops would unquestonab be terribly great
raids such that made against Dppe have that Ger
Europe frstclass The problem of supply
from the u S. England extremely dfficutto maintain the
vast numbers of troops who would be engaged the second front
offensive would require verabe bridge of ships the
Atlantic And top of that takes time to give troops the
kind of rigorous training that vital successful invasion of
Germanheld Europe
These of the tremendous issues that bedev the
High Command. 1t to the credit of the Generals who make
military policy that they do not want to second front until
they feel that the be minimum
At the time it is obvious that the collapse of Russia
would be the worst possible calamity that could happen the
Nations. Russia really held the Germans big
actions Hitler pay awful price blood
for the victories he has gained Russia alone has shown that she
realizes precisely what total Russia alone has given
her her energies without hesitation limit And
has received nightly little help from her Allies despite all
the brave words that have been said her behalf Russia knows
that mn and guns not conversation, win battles.
We have something like 100000 in the I. S
Army Our troops eventually number 100000
and will certainly number 100000 to 10OO0OOO
AS result the draft really beginning to be felt In many
sections of the country married being called the
ranks quantity Some time unless there change
policy married with children will begin receiving Undue
ton papers,
The drain industry is very great Draft boards
telling manufacturers to train older and physically
unfit for production work possible All between 20 and
As definitely line for Army tmeand after
the election is virtually certain that Congress will lower the
military age limit to 18.