Evening star., 1943-05-19
Continued From First PaRe.)

anese have seized the land and is
lands they greedily coveted. The
Philippines are enslaved. The
lustrous, luxuriant regions Of the
Dutch East Indies have been
overrun. In the Malay Peninsula
and at Singapore we ourselves
suffered the greatest military
disaster, or at any rate the larg-
est military disaster, in British
history.
Mr. President, Mr.. Speaker, all
this has to be retrieved and all
this and much else has to be
repaid. And here let me say, let
no one suggest that we British
have not at least as great an
interest as the United States in
the unflinching and relentless
waging Of war, against Japan.
I am here to tell you that we
will wage that war side by side
with you in accordance with the
best strategic employment of our
forces while there is breath in
our bodies, while blood flows in
our veins.
A notable part in the war
against Japan must, of course,
be played by the large armies
and by the air and naval forces
now marshaled by Great Britain
on the eastern frontiers of India.
In this quarter there lies one
Of the means of bringing aid to
hard-pressed and long -tormented
China. I regard the bringing of
effective and immediate aid to
China as one of the most urgent
of our common tasks.
1t may not have escaped your
attention that I brought with me
to this country and to this con-
ference Field Marshal Wavell
and the other two commanders
in chief from India. They have
not Travelled all this way simply
to concern themselves about i'm
proving the health and happi-
ness OF the Mikado OF Japan.
I thought 1t would be good
that all concerned in this great
theater should meet together
and thresh out in friendly can
dor, heart to heart, all the points
that arise-and there are many,
you may be sure Of that.
If all that was necessary was
that an order be given to the
great armies standing ready in
India to march toward the Risin
Sun and open the Burma Roat
that order would be given this aft
The matter is. however, somewha
more complicated. and all movemen
Or inflltration of troops into tn
and jungles to the north
west of India is very strictly gov
srned by what your American mill
,ary men call the science of logistic.
Defeat Of Germany
Means Ruin Of Japan.
But Mr.. President, I repudiate, an,
am sure with your sympathy, tn,
slightest suspicion that we shouls
1old anything back that can be use
Fully employed or that 1 and tn
government I represent are no
'esolute to employ every man. gul
md airpiane that can be used II
his business as we have proved our
selves ready to do In other theater
If the war.
In our conferences in January
l942, between the President and my
'elf and between our high exper
advisers. it was evident that, whil'
he defeat Of Japan would not NEAR
he defeat Of Germany. the defea
If Germany would invariably near
he ruin of Japan. The realization
If this simple truth does not NEAR
hat both sides should not procee.
iogether and indeed the major par
If the United States forces is nov
deployed on the Pacific front in tn,
broad division which we then mad,
If our labors.
In January, 1912, the United State
the main responsibilit,
or prosecuting the war agains
Japan and for aiding Australia ant
New Zealand to defend themselve!
against a Japanese invasion whicf
seemed far more threatening ther
han it does now.
British Took Main
Of Atlantic.
On the other hand we took tn,
main burden on the Atlantic. Thi
vas only natural. Unless the oceal
feline which joins our two people
;an be kept unbroken the British
-sles and all the very considerabl
orces which radiate therefron
would be paralyzed and doomed. w
1ave willingly done our full shar
If the sea work in the dangerou