Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-04
House Members
Demand Russia
Open End Front
n,trol, linn, Washington Rure,u

ers Of the lonc-standinc House
movement for tho throwing OF
enormously greater American ot-
fort into tho war with Japan
Joined ler,cnuy today n The
growing national demand 'or q
Russian second front IN Siberia
They spoke with impotence go
The pSI>tcnt demand of Moscow
and Moscow $ Communist ~pokt~-
men In The United states for a
second front ln Europe at q time
when the Allies are ShaitcTIn-
Germany war production with
StupcrCouS air RAIDS and adNanc-
inc VIGOROUSLY into the continent
IN RUSSIA'S INTEREST
IT, congressman said that con-
SiderrC thc gencration-old con-
thct of interests between Russia
and Japan. and the constant
threat al present OF an invasion
OF Russia 10y Japan'S Kwantung
army. Russia has every selfish
reason 10 grant tho United States
the use of Siberian AIR bases. as
WCll AS the obligation 0f gratitude
for tht immense AID tHi>- country
il extending 10 Russia.
Said Rep Richard ] WclCh RI
az California:
This country, even 10 the eN-
tent Of resolutions in Congress,
should retort 10 Moscow that
the greatest service she could
perform for her own future
bases and infantry establish
mentS with which we could
quickly reduce Japan 10 such
state that +he EeStpf- the-uaF
IN the Pacific would he COM
pariiiVely easy
FEW RISKS INVOLVED
Russia would he taking few
risks. Japan would he 81 in
NolVed with home defenseS as
we followed the air raids with
an invasion from the AleutianS,
kamchatka and Nladivostok
that she could do little Ia harm
Russia by any attack by the
Kwantung army from Man
Churia,
THE whole Russian position Is
arousing now the deepest ques-
tiOnS the American mind has
held regarding II since we went
To war.
There IL something secret
and enigmatic about present
JapaneseR Russian relations.
Russia could clear it all up,
prove good faith, help bring the
global war TO quicker conclusion
at a saving of perhaps millions
of lives, by granting lis the
facilities we need I'm Siberian
territory close 10 Japan"
OTHERS SPEAK OUT
Rep. John NJ. Costello CD) OF
California, said
eff Japan should win even a
Stalemate I'm her war with the
United States the rich fields Of
Siberia would be her next VIC
tim.
by use OF Siberian bases,
with a small amount OF Rus
sian military aid. the United
States can end the Pacific war
I'm third the time II will
otherwise take. The United
States could shortly lay Japa-
neSe home industry in ruins by
shuttle bombing from Siberian
bases only several hundred
miles away"
Rep. Bertrand w. Gearhart
(R) Of California said;
Maybe some OF WashingtOn's
New Deal postwar planners
know just what Russia has in
mind and why she IL so care
fully avoiding extension of any
help at all 10 us against Japan.
But | don't.
LOGIC DISTATES MOVE
Logic dictates that Russia
our ally against Germany,
should become also our ally
against Japan, the natural
enemy of Russia. We have Tea-
son 10 believe the Russian
siberian army is huge, and now
idle. II should be in action"
This comment came from Rep
Tom Rolph tR) of California:
III has become we'll known
here that our drive into Italy,
and the threat of an invasion of
Germany across the English
channel and through Norway.
have caused the transfer OF
large number Of divisions from
the Russian front for Central
European defense, and have pre-
vented Germany from sending
ground and air reinforcements
to fill the depleted forces OPP
posing the Russians.
Russia has been relieved.
"Now We need second front
against an enemy Just AS deadly
90 W. a. Germany il 10 Russia.
II am thoroughly in favor
~ an intense, nationwide de-
mand bN the American people
for q second front by Russia In
the Pacific war"