Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-12

promised the House oil Commons
that a western front would b.
opened on the English Channel OF
North Sea coasts of Europe.
In his speech nc revealed that al
least $4,000 Germans and Italian,
had been killed. wounded or cap.
tured in Libya and Egypt, anc
thanked President Roosevelt fol
speedily sending new equipment Il
the British Eighth Army after the
fall of Tobruk last summer.
WARNING TO ITALY
The prime minister also an
nounced grimly that newly won
bases in French Africa. scene oil
the American Steamroller often
siVe. would allow Raj and Ameri-
can bombcrs 10 give Italy reason
10 regret entering the war.
II was in discussing Russia's po-
sition that he promised Allied
landings in Western Europe
Everything Premier Josef
Etalin has said about the dispro-
portionafe burden thrown an
Russia Is perfectly true" Church.
I'll admitted. but a premature
attack across the English Chan
mel would have been of no help Ia
Russia. IL would. instead. have
been the greatest disseryice.
DATA GIVEN REDS
1T gave the Russian govern
meBt a written document I'm
June. making II quite clear that
while we were preparing to
make a landing in 1912, could
not promise 10 do 40.
THE attack which will he
made In due course across the
channel or North Sea requires
an Immense degree of prepare
ton, vast numbers of special
landing craft and n great army
trained In amphibious warfare.
All this Is proceeding hut takes
time"
The prime minister explained
that he had been asked why he
allowed false hopes 10 be raised in
Russia by agreeing 10 a Joint com
munique with the United States
which spoke Of a second front in
Europe this year. He said that he
believed il S'perfectly justiflable
10 deceive the enemy al the eX-
penSe of your own people"
STAIN KNEW PLANS
Churchill quickly added:
But one thing you must
never do IL mislead your Allies
I informed Mr.. Stain on
my last visit Of the difficulties
Of n channel landing and Of Our
decision 10 Intervene In North
Africa"
This decision was not welcome
10 Stain, but We parted good
friends The Russians bore
their disappointment like men,
faced the enemy and reached
winter successfully"
The now offensive in North
Africa. Churchill pointed out. has
exposed tho southern sector Of the
Axis. particularly Italy, 10 heavy
air attacks.
'Ttaiy." he said "now viii get
n much fuller realization Of the
trials Of war and the unwisdom
Of entering n war when YOU
think your antagonist il pros
trate All vital landing ports
In North Africa now are in our
hands We shall shortly have
far greater facilities for bombing
Italy"
DESERT VICTORIES
Churchill spoke cheerfully Of
British successes in the Egyptian
Libyan desert.
THE success If our Egyptian
plans could not have been
achieved without substantial
aerial superiority" he an
nounced.
ITO celebrate our victory,
Fgypt'S bells will he rung
throughout the land next sunday
morning"
The prime minister placed
British casualties AT 1900 killed,
wounded or captured and said that
in addition TO $4,000 casualties,
Gen. Field Marshal Erwin Rom
mel lost 500 tanks and 1000 guns
OF all types.
ANENGES TOBRUK
'The historians may explain
Tobruk," he added. but the
eighth army has done better. II
has avenged It."
He disclosed that President
Roosevelt. Immediately after the
fall Of Tobruk last summer. with
drew from American soldiers a
number Of General Sherman tanks
and sent them cast in An Ameri-
can-escorted convoy direct TO
SueZ.
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