The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01

That's put the lid on it."
 But WardlaW- Milne was cheered when he charged that British tanks were out of date and inferior and tsked:
 sWhat excuse have we for send ing men into battle with the scales continually against them"
 Eniarging on his charge of lack of Effective central war direction he said:
 ssT want to know whether the de- tision to surrender Tobruk or to attempt to hold 1t was made on the battlefield, in Cairo, or in London Or Washington" Ministers talks with President
 This was a reference to the Prime Roosevelt at Washington.
 Churchill stops Delay
 Churchill, in a fighting mood, Nfopped the appeal for postponement when he said:
 ssT have carefully considered this matter and l have had at no time any doubt that if an appeal were made on the grounds of urgency or seriousness of the situation the de- bate could be postponed.
 aBut after all, this vote of censure has been on the paper for some tiine. It has been flashed all over the world.
 ssWhen was in the United States Tscould testify to the lively excite uient that was created by It's ap- pearance and although we in this country may have our own KnoWl- edge of the stability of our institu- lions and the strength of the gov ernment of the day, that is by nc means the opinion shared. or fell 1y other countries.
 "And now that this has gone SC far and this matter has been fol more than a week the subject ol comments in every part of the world, it would be in my opln!or even more injurious to delay de- cision than to go forward to the issue"-the vote which would mean his resignation if it passed.
 Capt. Oliver Lyttelton, production minister whom many think Church Ill is grooming for a future premier opened for the government. Church iil apparently wanted to hold his own defense for the close of the debate.
 Lyttelton expressed regret at the censur motion because, he said British procedure was not readily understood in some parts of the world.
 He agreed that the government was responsible for the equipment of armies in the field.
 Gen. Grants Praised
 Gan. Sir Claude Auchinleck now commanding in Egypt, still" had considerable number of United Gtatcg made Gen. Grant tanks in service and "others are arriving daily on the battlefield" he said.
 Praising the Gen. Grants, Lyttel- ton said:
 ''It is match in battle against the best tanks Rommel (Germar field Marshal Erwin RommeD has depl0yed in the western deSert ir the present battle"
 Lyttelton disclosed that United States dive bombers had reached Britain and that some already hae reached "one theater of the war. Others, he said, were on the way Still more dive bombers will bt delivered from American factorie! within the next few weeks, he said "Now, with efficient fighter anc bomber aircraft, we have obtained ascendancy in the air in more thar one theatre of the war and witt this ascendancy, therefore, we ex. pect to turn the dive bombers tt l, good account and we are sure WI can employ them effectively a see," he commented. As soon as dive bombers are ob tained from the United States il quantity they will be handed ove, to the Royal Air Force and will bt available for support of the arm! and also at sea, he said.
 Lyttelton hinted that sufficien number of the United States Gen Z Grant tanks would have turned tn, scale in Libya.
 "The present campaign has beer ! fought with considerable but insuf ficient number of Gen. Grants" h said.
 Churchill Is Cheered
 Churchill had entered the Com mons chamber to 8 ringing out burst of cheers.
 He had elected to face the Com mons squarely on the most hostil of a series of motions laid dow { Tor the debate, one offered by Si John WardlaW-Milne, Conservative and supported by 200 members which moved:
 That this House, while payin S tribute to the heroism and endur allce of the armed forces of tn crown in circumstances of eXcep EiOnal difficulty, has no confidenc ii the central direction of the war
 Passage of this motion Woul mean Churchill's resignation. l was a direct attack on him as min 4Sker of defense though not, to som CT It's signatories, as prime minis ter.
 Left no recourse by Churchill demands, Wardlaw-Milne formall moved his motion and the debat was on, the most direct challeng to the prime minister since he too over in one of Britain's darkes hours on the day the Germans at lacked Holland and Belgium il May 1940.
 King-Hall, in making his appea warned of the effect it might hay on troops in Egypt, but Churchill retorted that delay would be eve more injurious on the ground tha the challenge to his governmen was known throughout the worl and was causing some unrest in tn United States.
 Wardlaw- Milne, backing his mo taon. said that his only object wa to assist in winning the war in tn shortest possible time"
 He said that the governmen alone could decide whether the sit uation was so serious that in tn national interest a debate could b