Evening star., 1942-01-07
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's announce
ment that a new A. E F.. would be
sent to England convinced many OBJ
servers there today that the island
kingdom would be turned into a
huge base for invasion of the con-
tinent.
The British exulted over President
Roosevelt'S promise and newspapers
dipped back into the files of 1917 for
pictures and stories of United States
troops arriving in England.
On through the world, from Cuba
to China, there was acclaim from
the united nations and their friends
for the great program announced
yesterday by the President.
Axis SCOTS at Speech.
A GerSlan radio commentator
said that although the speech was
fairly substantial, it contained be-
.ides an admission of Americas mil
itary eefeat. only Roosevelt's usual
hypocrisy" the commentator con-
tinued
Roosevelt enriched his arsenal of
phrases by the quotation The world
is too. small to provide sufficient
living room for. Hitler and God.
Obviously Roosevelt believes there
| is sufficient space for him to rule
as Gods governor, with the universe
AS his final goal
fascist circles in Rome called the
speech sensational, spectacular, of
the typical North American brand"
but said it was intended to impress
the world and the population of the
United States and therefore there
was no point in examining the
figures" mentioned in it.
The practical utility of this new
method of conducting war in ad-
vance by means of sensational
ornaments plans remains to be
seen," officials said Meanwhile, all
that calm and objective observers
ask" correspondents were told, lis
how, where and when can such a
program be carried out?"
OuC W III III tiiC al AoSe
and the immediate needs in that
area. London observers said they eX-
pected the initial United States force
sent to the United Kingdom would
be a token unit composed of a small
mechanical group and supporting
aircraft.
1t was pointed out that Britain's
home defense force-the army. navy
and British Empire troops, plus the
home guard-obtensibly needed no
United States Army to defend the
British Isles against the invasion
which almost every one thinks Hitler
may launch early in the spring.
The return of the Yanks after 25
years was generally regarded as
foreshadoWing western offensive,
which most Britishers have long
been convinced must be undertaken
eventually.
Already many of 125,0O0 Cana
dians and large contingents OF
British troops are being intensively
trained in assault tactics of a type
which have served the Commands
so well in test" raids on Norwegian
coast points.
Would Give Britain an Edge.
Practically all points of the British
Empire are represented in air units
on duty in London. The assignment
of American airmen to reinforce
these. the British said, would give the
Yanks a chance for combat expe-
rience under the guidance OF old
hands.
At the beginning of the Nazi ad-
venture in Russia when great cry
went up from the working class for
a second front to divert the German
eastern attack, one declared deter
rent to the British was the limita-
ton of man power and the essential
necessity of maintaining a full
strength defense force against a
possible invasion.
United States naval, aerial and
ground troop reinforcements now
would give Britain not only de-
fensive, but an offensive edge, it was
said.
In the last war the United States
Navy operated from bases in
Queenstown, now Cobb, Waterford
and Buncrana Bay, all in Fire
which is still neutral.
However, adequate bases for the
United States battle fleet will doubt
less be found in Northern Ireland
where for months American techni-
clans have been building a tremen-
dous base, 1t was reported.
1917 Stories Reprinted.
London headline writer's, editorial
writer's, cartoonists and columnists
joined to impress on the British
the magnitude Of the United States
war effort
The Daily Express, one Of Lord
Beaverbrook's papers, used as its
banner headline. "A. E. F. Coming
to Britain"
1t reprinted a story Of August 16
1917, about the arrival of American
troops in London and their march
past King George v. Beneath that
it carried in italics the chorus OF
"Over There" In other parts Of
the paper were reproduced pictures