The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-04

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dear ones, who are fighting for
our democratic way of life.
Accordingly, it is discovered
how the majority of you feel
about establishing an immediate
second front in Europe. While
this front has been given wide
discussion, both in the press and
in radio broadcasts, yet your dear
ones are the fighting men and
your ideas on the matter should
also be discussed. Therefore since
this is your colunn,nit seems fitz
ting to take up that discussion
here 3is Fno0
First, however, there are GER
tain issues which must be given
serious consideration. The only
facts upon which we can base
our views, as to the methods of
war strategy, are those permitted
to be made known to us. The true
state of affairs often cannot be
revealed because of military rea-
sons. The enemy is ever alert;
what we learn the enemy also
learns. Thus when a commentator
voices his views on the feasible
ress in effecting second 'front.'
let us say-by way of the Medi-
t-rranean, and not through
Trance, we may feel that such
methods only will prolong the war.
Yet we must be reminded that
military experts may withhold
the real information as to where
a second front will be launched.
We must be reminded that the
many and different statements on
this may be merely means to
confuse the enemy. AT any rate,
we must assume that to be the
case; we must assume. when dis
cussing our suggestions here, that
those which are sound will be
made use of at the right time and
place.
Not infrequently it has been
stated that, for obvious reasons,
a second front should be effected
chiefly by England through
France; that her propinquity to
Germany would make this more
successful; that, by so doing, Rus
STA would get the quick support
she needs so desperately, and Hit
Ter and his partners could be con-
quered that much quicker: that
England and Russia should COM
bine their forces to penetrate
Germany, in order to allow us to
concentrate all the more on Ja-
pan; that China requires our ma
jor assistance there, as much as
Russia needs England's immediate
help in establishing second
front through France.
And that procedure, for the
most part, conforms to your own
views, drafted mothers of our
nation.
However, it also has been stated
that such procedure would entail
too much loss of life for England
sas well as ourselves-even though
Hitler and his partners could be
vanquished almost at once effect
ing it. Yet withal, it must have
been overlooked that there would
be a far greater fossSof life, were
the war to be prolonged by the
use of a so-called safer method.
But again it must be remembered
that military experts know much
more than we are able to learn.
Notwithstanding, drafted moth
ers. YOU seem to realize what
second front through France
would mean: a great loss of life on
the part of your dear ones. as
well as that of other dear ones OF
the Allied Nations. Yet you APP
parently desire the quicker way
to win the war, For you-possibly
more than many others-under-
stand that long war is much
more unkind in saving life. You,
like your deer ones in uniform,
stand ready to give so that our
country NAV have free way of
life for all concerned. You ever
bear in mind that they who keep
and never give will never have.
-I-TT Nql0