Evening star., 1943-11-09
Churchill Sees Great Sacrifices,
Victory Impossible Before 1914;
Praises Soviet Blows at Nazis
Wounds Inflicted
By Russia May Be
Mortal, He Says
(TeTt on Page A-16.)

BY the Associated Press,
LONDON, Nov. 9.-Prime Min
lister Churchill gravely pro-
claimed the impending ruin" O.
Germany today, but with all the
force Of his leadership and Ian
guage warned that in his belle
the Nazis' defeat could not come
before 1914.
He asserted solemnly that the
campaigns of next year might sur
pass the tragedies of Waterloo and
Gettysburg that unless some happy
event occurs, on which we have
no right to count, 1914 will see the
greatest sacrifice of the British
and United States Armies"
The valiant and brilliant Russian
. offensives have wrecked the Ger
man war machine and inflicted
wounds that may we'll prove NOR
tai he declared.
Back of U-Boat War Broken.
The British war premier asserted
that the back of the Nazi sub
marine warfare has been broken.
and that the devastating air war
on the Reich has been one of the
prime forces in the impending ruin
Of the Hitler regime"
In other high points of an address
broadcast to the world, Mr..
Churchill:
Noted that next year is election
year in the United States and COM
mented: Il am sure I speak for all
those on both sides of the Atlantic
who mean the same thing-and
they are numbered in scores of mil
lions-when I say that our supreme
duty, all Of us, British and Amer
leans alike, is to preserve the good
will that now exists throughout the
EngllSh-Spcaking world and thus aid
our armies in their grim and heavy
task"
Vowed again his intention not to
"nquidate the British Empire"
Stated bluntly that this is no
time for those who have practical
war work to do to dream of a brave
new world"
Pays Tribute to Hull.
OF the Moscow conference, Mr..
Churchill SAID we have all been
cheered" He paid tribute to Sec
retary Hull as that gallant Amer
lean eagle" The Moscow accord
has had the effect of making our
Russian friends feel as they never
felt before that it is the heartfelt
wish of our British and American
nations to fight the war out with
them in loyal alliance and after
ward to work with them on the
basis OF mutual respect and COM
radeShlp for reSettlement and re-
building Of this distracted, torment
ed world" he declared.
Sounding again a note Of uncon-
dltional surrender, he declared We
must make sure that confusion and
chaos do not follow the victories
Of the army or stultify the unex-
peCted surrender of the enemy"
Warning that Hitler still had 400
divisions to throw into combat, he
cautioned that we cannot exclude
the possibility Of new forms of at
tack on this island"
Forclbly, MI Churchill predicted
great and grim casualties before
victory is won.
The campaign Of 1914 in Europe
will be the most severe and costly"
yet undertaken by the Allies, he
said.
Sees War Climax in 1914.
We must strain every nerve for
Its successful accomplishment. This
Is no time for relaxation.
1T is reasonable assumption
that unless we make some grave
StrategiCal mistake. the wear 1914
will see climax of the European
war"
His speech to the Lord Mayors S
banquet, held amid the ancient
panoply of the Mansion House. was
his first since the triumphant Mos
COW accord and the preaching of the
Nazis' Dnieper line by Stains
armies The Prime Minister sur
Neyed the course of the struggle with
satisfaction that plainly was touched
with much restraint.
Speaking of the chance of new
forms of attack" on Britain. Mr.
Churchill said, whatever happens.
'See CHURCHILL, Page A-16)