Evening star., 1944-05-24
Churchill Sees
Balkan Victory
Without Turkey
Charter Not Binding
In Regard to Reich,
He Tells Commons
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, May Z4.-Prlme
Minister Churchill today looked
toward the Balkans as theater
OF coming victory. He told the
House of Commons the Allies
had suspended" efforts to bring
Turkey in with them, but at
looks probable the Allies
will be able to win the war in
the Balkans and throughout
Southeast Europe without Tur-
key being involved In it all.p
In an 85-minute speech opening
a foreign policy debate, the Prime
Minister asserted:
The Allies will decide whether
Germany must undergo territorial
changes, and the Atlantic Charter
in no way binds us about the fu-
ture" of that country.
1--WE intend to set up world or
der equipped with all necessary at
tributes of power in order to pre-
vent the breaking out of wars or
long planning of them by restless
and ambitious nations"
"We have great hopes that Rome
may be preserved"
Assails Spain's Critics.
Mr.. Churchill spoke kindly of
Spain, criticizing those who "insult
and abuse" the Franco government.
SPANS internal policies, he asserted,
were a matter for Spaniards alone.
Proclaiming the British Common
wealth and Empire in complete unity
to go on with the Allies "to beat the
enemy as soon as possible" Mr..
Churchill advocated "a world council
of great states" to keep up enough
arms to preserve peace after the
war, and "a world assembly of all
the powers"
Mr.. Churchill brought to Parlia-
ment a report on the recently con-
cluded talks Of the Prime Ministers
in London-a conference at which
ne said, they arrived "at the core of
an agreement which will enable the
British Empire and Commonwealth
to meet in discussion with other
great powers in the world in firmly
knit array"
His suggested "world organiza-
tlon," he said, would embody much
OF the structure of the League of
Nations, but this time it must bristle
with overwhelming military power"
L hope and pray that this may be
established and that we may be led
to exert ourselves to secure these
permanent glories and achievements
which alone can make amends to
mankind for all the heroism and
sacrifice which is their glory"
He mentioned the western front"
only once as it is commonly defined
and then to observe jocularly that
all this talk" of invasion across the
Channel was keeping Hitler frantic.
Illustrates Allied Policy.
Using the Yugoslav situation at
one point to illustrate the Allied
policy, he said:
"All questions of monarchy, or
republic, or leftism are strictly
subordinated."
In touching on British and Rus
sian relations, the Prime Minister
said it seemed to be the great de-
sire of the peoples of both countries
to be friends and referred to the
marked departures from concep-
tions which were held years ago for
reasons we can all understand"
Peace Terms to Romania.
He reported that peace terms had
been offered Romania by Russia and
described them as remarkably gen.
erouS' in many respects, saying
they made no suggestions of alter
Ing the standards of society in that
country" Suddenly, he said, the
Soviet had been very patient" with
Finland
Mr.. Churchill ranged the Japa-
nese with the Germans as those who
must give in without condition
suggesting that all satellite Axis
powers might perhaps escape with
lighter sentences. Specifically,
though automatically, he warned
both Spain and Turkey--the last
big neutrals in the Mediterranean
area-that Allied victory was COM
ing In the Balkans with or without
the support of new recruits.
He told Commons that the Allies
after giving Turkey $8O,OOO,0 900 worth
OF American and British arms. "have
suspended the process of trying tc
exhort Turkey to range herself with
the victorious United Powers"
He called Turkeys recent suspen-
sion OF chrome shipments to the
Nazis a generous gesture" but
made clear it would not win her "a
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