Evening star., 1943-05-26
Churchill Reveals Important
Decisions Made, Others Due
Prime Minister Implies Soviet Knows
Interests in Helping Crush japan
BY ]. A. FOX.

BY ]. A. FOX.
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill have arrived
at conclusions which they be-
lieve sound and good for the
future conduct of the war-but
they still have a lot of ground to
cover in the discussions which
began two weeks ago.
In a 45-minute press conference
yesterday afternoon touching on
the variegated phases of the global
struggle in which the Allies are en-
gagged, the head of the British
government voiced confidence in the
program that has been mapped,
and Mr.. Roosevelt chimed in to
admoniSh the 150-odd newsmen,
American and foreign, who crowded
his Office not to assume that the
plans are completed and the con-
Versations at an end.
Says Japan Watches Soviet.
Subjected to steady cross fire
of questions, some of the high
lights of Mr.. Churchill's responses
we're:
Implied that Russia realizes it
is to her best interest to aid in
crushing Japan because the Soviet
must know that Japan has been
watching her with a purely oppor-
tunist eye.
Called on Italy to renounce her
leaders, and inferentially promised
a sympathetic response should the
people of this Axis partner throw
themselves on the justice of those
whom they have grievously offended
Expressed hope that the Giraud
and De Gaule factions would get
together and look to the future of
France instead of looking backward.
Asserted that the war will be
prosecuted with equal vigor in the
Far Eastern and European theaters,
but repeated that the problem in
the Pacific is one of applying the
forces and facilities at the disposal
OF the Allies and will take time.
Unconditional Surrender"
Declared that plans for the future
are to wage war until the uncondi-
tlonal surrender has been procured
of those who have molested us.
causing President Roosevelt to re-
mark that he thought the term
molest was an understatement.
Seated beside the President at
the latters desk, and putting large
cigar. Mr.. Churchill took over the
conference after Mr.. Roosevelt. who
had discussed food relief and the
outlook for increased farm machin-
cry with the neWsmen. said he was
going of the record and turn the
meeting over to his distinguished
colleague.
The first question dealt with the
progress the heads of the two gov
ernments are making in their con-
ference. and Mr. Churchill said thev
were making exceedingly good head
way, and that he believed a record
had been established by the speed
with which they had reached deci-
sions, considering the immensity OF
the problem involved.
Lot Better" at Front.
Asked how he viewed the situa ton
on the fighting front. the Prime
Minister said it was lot better than
when he was last at the White House
in June of 1912. Recalling that the
fall Of Tobruk took place then, Mr.,
Churchill drew laugh when he said
that was the saddest time any Eng
lishmen had experienced in this
country since Burgoyne surrendered
al Saratoga.
But the picture changed with Ell
Alamein and Stalingrad, the Prime
Minister said, and now, he added.
the events of the last 10 or II months
are indisputable evidence that the
tide has turned. Adverting to Nathan
Bedford FORESTS celebrated for
mula, he said the Allies were getting
there fustest with the mostest men, y
The recent speech of Senator
Chandler. Democrat. of Kentucky
raising the possibility that the
United States might be left to face
Japan alone once Germany was dis
posed Of, was recalled then by a
newsman, who asked il Mr.. Church
i'll thought it would be to the self
interest of Russia to fight Japan if
Hitler were defeated.
Refers to Russia's Record.
The Prime Minister did not an
sWer at once. but referred to Russia S
record in the war He said that
they had done what no one else was
able to do. namely, tear large part
OF the quits" out of the Germans
and that they had battled success
fully against 100 German divisions
and % divisions of Axis satellites.
In view of this. he continued. he
had not felt that he ought to
suggest to his own government that
they ask more of Russia.
Adding that he wanted to express
his full confidence in Russia, Mr..
Churchill said the Soviet must
realize the designs Japan has on
the country. He believes, inciden-
tally, that Russia will be able to
turn back any new attack by the
Germans.
Mr.. Churchill said he liked it