The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-17
Doubts Wars Early End

New York, Aug. 17-UP)--Ger- many will not crack before the fall of 1914 at the best, at our present rate of progress toward total vic- tory, Captain Edward V. Ricken- packer said today.
 Then we must bear in mind we have another savage and treacher- ous enemy in the Pacific that may take another year or more to de- stroy," Rickenbacker continued in his first public statement since his return from Russia.
 "Only a miracle can bring victory sooner. I have confidence in the possibility of that miracle, and the accomplishment of that miracle lies In the hearts, heads and hands of every American man, woman and child, and your faith in God.
 T say to you on the home front that If we had the will to fight, bleed and die that our soldiers, sailors and aviators have through out the world, this war could be shortened six months to a year and, in all probability, save the lives of several hundreds of thousands of our boys, as the war is not over or won by any means, in my opinion" :"
 Spirit On Ascendancy
 Rickenbacker said that every- where he found "the spirit of our Allies on the ascendancy. Every where, the results are in the right direction"
 Rickenbacker said that as the result of his observations, T can report that America can well be proud of the fighting spirit of this generation of its fighting men," He said he had seen Red Cross girls and WACs doing an outstanding job and replacing men for more strenuous duties. But everywhere there are too few of them.
 We need more of our movie and stage people--both men and women who are doing such an outstand- ing job of entertaining our soldiers in many parts of the world.
 We need more of our movie and stage people-both men and women who are doing such an outstand- ing job of entertaining our soldiers ln many parts of the world.
 Shallow Graves
 T have seen," he contiued, "the shallow graves of American SOL diers in many lands. I have seen many of our youth, wrecked men, tally and physically, in the hospitals in many countries"
 Rickenbacker's trip took three months and seven days during which he covered 55,OOO miles and visited fighting fronts in South America, Africa, I idna ,ChETAOb America, Africa, India, China, Rus sia, England, Iceland and Green land.
 The Russian army, he said, "has tremendous reserves in men" whose fighting qualities are so obvious as to need no comment.
 Factory workers, he related, get less food than the soldiers "but am- pie to keep them in good physical and mental condition"
 Visit To Airplane Factory
 He described visit to the Storm ovick airplane factory where he was shown the "only completely arm- ored-tank busting airplane in ex- istence in any army or air force" It is operated much like a dive bomber, Rickenbacker said, but al- ways below 800 feet altitude, with fighter protection above.
 Hours of employment in Russia, he said, are eight per day, six days per week, with an additional three hours per day overtime at time and one-half. This is compulsory for everyone but married women with children.
 Turn To Right
 Rickenbacker said that Bolshev- ism in Russia is mot as we have been led to believe by Communistic enthusiasts in this country. They have been constantly turning to the right, as evidenced in many ways during the last 12 months"
 He said the North African vic- tories of the Allies were heralded in Moscow by illustrated posters in color, while newspapers described the invasion of Sicily on front pages fin glowing terms"