Evening star., 1943-05-19
Churchill
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ger as still the greatest we face, I
have confidence it will be met, con-
tanned and overcome" he said.
Abiding to the aerial offensive
being carried out against Germany,
Mr.. Churchill said the British have
been vastly aided" by American
day bombings.
The increasing numbers Of Amer
lean and British planes are being
felt, he said, adding:
There is no doubt the Allies
vastly out-number the air forces OF
the hostile forces of Germany, Italy
and Japan"
Britain's air offensive, he con-
tinued. is forcing Germany to with
draw more and more planes from
the fighting fronts to assign them to
purely defensive" operations al the
expense of loss of aggression and
Initiative.
That. he said, will prove a major
factor in bringing victory"
Mr.. Churchill said the present
Allied air war already has begun
to show the first mortal weakness
of the European enemy.
The more this is carried on, he
added, the better for the Allies,
because they can replace planes
quicker and in greater numbers than
the Axis.
Declaring opinion is divided over
whether air power alone can bring
Germany and italy to collapse, he
said the experiment is well worth
trying
Certainly" he remarked amid
laughter, there is no harm in find
ing out"
Anyhow, he said, all are agreed
that damage done to German in
dustry by the air raids, including
the recent ones destroying power
dams, has been an unparalleled
devastation"
''It is our settled policy" he went
on, ito make it impossible for Ger
many and Italy to carry on any war
industry on large scale either in
Germany or Italy or occupied ma
tions."
AS for the hoped-for meeting with
Stain. Mr.. Churchill said that how
when and where" the meeting might
come off was something about which
he could shed mo clear ray of light"
at this time.
There was laughter when he added
he wouldn't disclose such facts if
he knew them.
The Prime Minister drew cheers
when he declared that at the earliest
possible moment an air offensive
must be launched at military targets
in Japan.
Japs Dread Air Attacks.
He struck out at the cold -blooded
execution" of American aviators by
Japan, but said it indicated japanese
dread of the possibility of future
aerial attacks.
A responsive House chuckled when
he said that "lots of good people
can lay good plans if they 60 not
have to carry them out
Referring to his conferences with
Mr.. Roosevelt, Mr.. Churchill said
that the supreme objective" of all
planning is to come to grips with
the enemy on the largest possible
scale at the earliest possible mo-
ment wherever that is profitable
and-I may say-wherever it is pos
sible.'
Noting that Prime Minister Mac
kenzie King lis here with us TODAY. u
Mr.. Churchill, while the House
cheered, paid tribute to Canada s
massive" contributions to the war
effort.
And Britain's war leader had
words of praise, too, for America s
war production as he told of the
parts its weapons played in the de-
feat of Field Marshal Erwin Rom
mel at Ell Alamein and his long re-
treat across Africa.
Africa Victory Big Aid.
Reviewing the African campaign
Mr.. Churchill said the Allies success
there gives the lie to Nazi anc
Fascist claims that parliamentary
democracies were incapable of wag.
ing effective warfare"
No one can measure the results oi
The African victory. he said. but 1t.