The people's voice., 1942-08-21
By UPTON SINCLAIR

this time perhaps the greatest crisis in the
history of mankind No who thinks at all help think
ing about it, Are really going to win this war? And
when how? Is there any chance being knocked
out and So can we her? It down to the
ton Can second front the European continent?
And when and where.
In the Readers Digest for August the correspondent
Allan A. Niche discusses this problem He gives what
take be the military facts and figures this crucial
ton The nature of his argument indicated by the title mo
Second Front Next Tuesday" This sec
ond front any Tuesday for year
The that we haven't the trained men, we
haven't the materials and above ALL the transportation To
land army the northern French coast quote "the
United Nations invasion force would have number
45 divisions 6750O0 in order to achieve minimum of
superiority Germans manage to increase their defend
ing troops 100 dvsons-and prepare that
sumptonhe combined BrtishAmerican invasion force will
have to number $50 divisions, of 2,250,oOO men,
And then the question ships "To As divisions
from British ports to France is estimated that would need
well 100000 tons of merchant shipping And
member that would be likely need $50 divisions
than 45 that at least million and quarter of the to
make that force would have to be transported all the
from the United States it takes 100000 tons of
shipping to transport 45 divisions, where would get the
shipping to transport l5O?''
The Danger of a Naz Victory in Russia
Having made these overwhelming statements, Mr. Niche
concludes his long article with paragraph in which, it
to he throws his entire He every
military, industrial and points
time in 1943 as the first possible date when the American
British combination will be adequately prepared to start
vason of Europe large scale Only if the Russians
extreme danger of colapsng before then should
forced to gamble another Dunkrk."
But that is just what everybody is arguing about Mr.
Mlche Maybe Russians colaps
at this moment and how are we to know about t How
going to judge? When France collapsed didn't
know that she going collapse only knew when she
collapsed And how know today when the hardfgh
Russian armies going to fire their last shell and their
last cartridge Suppose the radio Tuesday and
hear that the Russian armies being routed and forced
surrender? Then will realize that made tragic blum
der in failing to second front the previous Tuesday
not military expert, and cannot recall that have
talked with military expert in my life. But have
studying this World for the eleven years
ever since it began with the Japanese invasion of Manchura
he of
many experts and while have read have been thinking.
ventung to offer what may at first seen strange
ton that to the opposite extreme from Mr. Mche and
instead of moving as divisions from British ports to France
possibly $50 divisions just division and what
happens We begin by sending air force acrosshe chan
mel ana oomoardng all German deenses along say i've
mile strip of the French shore and few miles inland Then
the night rush division of $4,000 hardghng
volunteers equipped with machine guns and trench tools We
them covered with umbrella of apanes and they dig
themselves fohoes and then trenches and there they
and there they stay for long keep them supplied with
food, water, ammunition, and replacements.
What happens to them? The Germans rush in and over
whem them with tanks and artillery will say. But how
these Germans to come? They have to travel roads,
they have to in trains trucks march in coumns
and far back as 1887 we learned at Guadaaara Spain
hat of troops marching to the attack be extremely
Vulnerable from the air. going to send everything
the air bombers fighters protect that
division in France and the Germans going have
themselves to of the greatest of military dangers
understand am assuming that at that very short range
shall be able maintain effective control all times
lay and night shall keep enemy planes the sky
r division and we shall necessarily bomb and machine gun
Slaughter Pit for the Nazs
Mind you the Germans have to They let
division just stay there for if will forty ITSELF will
stabish airpane bridgehead
most important of ALL it will anchor for
narne net the Channel such had in the
World So the Germans have to and fight. In
fleet the division bait The surrounding territory
slaughter pit for the Germans and they have
into it. 1t does them good night because
planes drop flares that turn night into day. Our planes
fly the short distance the Channel dozen times
ay which that each will be equal to dozen planes
the British sending bombing planes
istances into Germany 500 miles, to kill people in Ro
ock for example. But here command the Germans
and be killed at distance of only so mies-and
hich kill at brdgehead good Germans as
lose would kill at Rostock.
We told about the huge from the Magino line
hch the Germans have turned around and which would
ring to pulyerize division But big gun has
fired its position is known pilots
no have been able to drop bombs japanese desroyers
nd who report that it like shooting fish barrel
ouldn they hit those Magnot guns? Couldn't they hit the
rea tanks which the Germans would send up? to
they could if there enough pilots and gave them
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