Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
ChurchiII's Return
touches OF Demands
To Invade Europe
Press Coils for Action
While Russians Have
Germans Keeling
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 8.-Prime Min
lister Churchill's return from his
10000 mile air tour of North
Africa and the Middle East has
touched of new demands today
for speeding the invasion of Eu-
rope while the Russians have the
Germans rocking on their heels.
Every cry sounded the warning
that not an hour must be lost.
The conservative, Times set the
pace with the declaration that "if
the moment cannot be seized before
the impetus of the Russian advance
Is exhausted, the enemy may gain
breathing space for recuperation
and be enabled to carry on the
struggle into another year."
Lord Beaverbrook' Daily Express
said: Already the Russian offensive
has gone on for many weeks longer
than any previous offensive. The
resources of Britain and America
must make ready to take over the
burden. They must lose not a day
and not an hour"
Confers With Ministers.
The great Russian sweep for
ward said the Daily Mail, serves
only to emphasize in starker clarity
the urgency of an Allied offensive
somewhere In Europe early this
year"
The Prime Minister, home from
conferences in Casablanca, Cairo,
Adana and Algiers, showed he was
wasting no time as he met with
ministers within a few hours of his
arrival for discussions which con-
finued we'll into this morning.
!. He reached England Yesterday in
kn American-buil Liberator bomber
3own by his American pilot, Capt.
william Van Der Kloot of Sara sofa,
Fla. He came to London by special
Brain. being greeted at Paddington
Station by Mrs. Churchill and other
members Of his family, government
chicials and diplomats.
/: II feel splendid" he said. TT was
, perfect flight"
| Commons Awaits Reports.
: Since his conferences with Presi-
nent Roosevelt. he had engaged in
important military meetings in
cairo, conferred in Adana, Turkey,
with President 1smet Inonu and
other Turkish leaders. visited Cyprus
and Tripoi and conferred with
French, American and British
leaders at Allied headquarters in
North Africa.
: In the latter conferences. just be-
fore flying home. Mr.. Churchill
spent considerable time with Gen.
Henri Honore Giraud and Gen.
Georges Catroux. Others with
whom there were discussions were
1t. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and
1t. Gen. K. A. N. Anderson. COM
mander Of the British LIST Army.
Britain now awaits the Prime
Minister'S hrst-hand report to the
House Of Commons for open debate,
and some observers said this might
be given In few days.
Some Of the plans adopted were
understood to b ID vital that they,
were not intrusted to couriers or
cables but were brought back by Mr..
Churchill himself.
1t was anticipated that Mr..
;Churchill's speech might be the
longest of his parliamentary career.
Observers expected little but gen.
'eralities about the time and place
Iof an offensive against the CONT
'nent and of the results Of Mr..
'Churchill's conference with Presi-
dent Ismet Inonu Of Turkey, but
there was hope for an assurance Of
closer coordination of Allied OPP
erations and q Qualification Of the
military command In North Africa.