The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-13
WAR OF NERVES
 AGAINST AXIS

(Continued from Page D ately rushing troops in all directions, and stringing barbed wire all the way from the coasts of Finland and Norway to the islands of the east tern Mediterranean"
 Four Major Statements
 There have been four major state ments of offensive or second front policy here in the past five and one- half months and last night, MT. Roosevelt uttered fifth, as fol- lows:
 "As have said before, many major decisions of strategy have been made. One of them-on which we have all agreed-relates to the necessity of diverti-lg enemy forces from Russia and China to other theaters of war by new offensiveS against Germany and Japan. An announcement of how these often sives are to be launched, and when, and where, cannot be broadcast over the radio at this time"
 Although China was bracketed in that statement with Russia, his statement differed most notably from the first and moso striking of MT. Roosevelt's second front or offensive statements by the omis- sion of any date. The only intima- tion of the time second front might be expected came in early June af- ter Soviet Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov conferred here with MT. Roosevelt. On that occasion the White House announced:
 "In these conversations, full un- derstanding was reached with re- gard to the urgent tasks of creat- ing second front in Europe in 1942."
 Prime Minister Winston Churchill came here soon thereafter and on June 27 he and MT. Roosevelt an- nounced:
 Divert Nazi Strength
 "The coming operations which were discussed in detail at our Washington conferences, between ourselves and our respective military advisers, will divert German strength from the attack on Russia"
 Churchill shortly afterwards wis., tied Josef Stalin in Moscow.
 On Sept. T, MT. Roosevelt de- livered fireside chat in which he said:
 Certain vital decisions have been made. In due time you will know what these decisions are and so will our enemies. I can say now that all of these decisions are di- rected toward taking the offensive. The aim Gin the European area) IS an offensive against Germany"
 On the following day, the White House announced that there had been secret Anglo-American military conferences among senior officers of the respective armed forces in July. The announcement said:
 "At these conferences the whole conduct of the war was thoroughly canvassed, and, with the approval of the President, the necessary de- cisions regarding military operations were made"
 Wendell L. Willkie soon turned up in Moscow in somewhat ambiguous status but carrying credentials for MT. Roosevelt. Willkie suggested that the military leaders should be prodded little toward second front action.
 PrOdding Ignored The president was emphatic last night that civilian prodding for a second front was unwelcJme and would be ignored.
 q can say one thing about our plans," he said. ''They are not be- who expound their views in the press ing decided by typewriter strategists or on the radio.
 "One of the greatest soldiers, Rob- ert E. Lee, once remarked on the tragic fact that in the war of his day all the best generals were ap- parently working on newspapers in- stead of in the Army. That seems to be true in all wars.
 "The trouble with the typewriter strategists is that. while they may be full of bright ideas, they are not in possession of much information about the facts or problems of mili- tary operations.
 We therefore will continue to leave the plans for this war to the military leaders.
 "The military and naval plans of the United States are made by the joint stan of the Army and Navy which Is constantly Ia session in Washington. The chiefs of stan arc Adm. William D. Leahy, Gen, George c. Marshall, Adm. Ernest V, King and Gen. Henry if. Arnold They meet and confer regularly with tho representatives og the hEst- iAh joint stan. and with representa- lives Of Russia, China, the Nether- lands. Poland. M0Fway, tho BEstiA1