The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-08-02

ever, that the japanese fleet Will
have It's time taken up with the
navy Of the United states. which
already Is double the size Of that
presumptuous power"
Turning to Normandy. Churchill
recalled that the joint Anglo. Amer.
lean invasion plan first was taken
By him to Quebec for discussion.
"At Teheran we promised Marshal
stain that we would put this plan
or something like it into operation
at the end Of May or the begin
ming Of June. and he promised that
the whole Of the Russian armies
would be thrown, as indeed they
have been, into a general battle In
the east.
Il do not believe tins vast enter
Prise could have been executed earl
Ger. We had not the tackle. The
bulk Of the landing craft had 10 be
constructed In the United States,
although our own yards were
strained and gorged 10 the very ut
most"
so Types Of Craft
He said more than so different
types Of landing crafts for troops
and supplies were used.
In less than a month harbors
have been created In Normandy
compared with which Dover seems
small" Despite the worst June gale
In 20 years, the Allies landed very
large armies, without about one
vehicle for every four or five men.
"Ceaseless traffic has been MAIN
tanned over the lO0-mile stretch of
the channel, and General Eisen-
hover and General Montgomery
now stand at the head Of an army
equipped as no army ever was
equipped before" Churchill said.
Between April ! and June 30. he
said. more than 1000 RAP airmen
were listed as killed or missing. and
American air losses were almost as
severe.
The devotion Of the pilots and
air crews OF both countries was SUBJ
lime" he added.
Nov. at least" he said, I'VE are
gaining space TO deploy. which Is
necessary for armies of the size we
are using.
II must confess that the latest
news seems to me extremely good.
The First American Army advance
Ing down the Atlantic coast might
well be approaching the important
rail center Of Rennes. about half
way across the base of the Brest
Peninsula"
Churchill said the British attack
In Normandy also has made very
good progress. and advanced In the
center about ~ miles," on the Can.
adian front south of caen, I'VE at
tackled yesterday, and heavy fight-
ing Is In progress"
We have inflicted losses on the
enemy about double those we have
suffered ourselves" Churchill said.
That Is remarkable, considering
that We were the challengers, and
unusual compared with the exper-
fences Of the last war"
GloFious Story
OF the invasion drive Churchill
said:
This Is q glorious story. not only
of liberating the fields Of France
from atrocious enslavement but OF
the uniting in pure comradeship OF
the English-speaking peoples"
He said the flow of American
mass-produced sherman tanks now
was well In stride, enabling Britain
to reduce her own tank production
and free manpower and materials
for other instruments.
The Sherman and the Cromwell,
the latest British cruiser, are re-
ported TO be excellent and trust
worthy" he said.
He said the Allies In Normandy
were largely superior to the enemy
IN men, armor and planes, land ]
have little doubt. In mobility"
The British and Canadian losses
have equalled those OF the larger
U. s. Army In proportion to their
relative strength, Churchill said,
and 1T has been share and share
alike al along the front"
He paid tribute to the Allied arm
les In Italy and said things are go-
ing very well' there. but 1t Is the
Russian army who have done most
OF the work In tearing the CUTS out
OF Germany"
There Is no force IN the world
that could have been called into be.
ing except after several more years
that would have been able to maui
and break the German Army unless
II had been subjected 10 the terrible
slaughter and EaAnhandliHg 10
which II has been subjected BY the
Soviet armies" he said.
u salute Marshal Stain, the
great champion of q greet country,
and ] flrmly believe that our 20,
year treaty with Russia VIII prove 10
be one OF the most lasting and dlrs
able factors In preserving the peace
and good order Of Europe" Church.
III said.
lie added. amidst Laughter IN the
house, that 1t well might be that the
Russian successes had been sided
somewhat by the stTGtegy Of Corp
oral Hitler" and "eYeD military IDIOTS
1.-THE epithet Hitler once applied 70
the Allied leaders, 6ph II difficult
not 10 see some faultS IN sone Of
his actions"
gIltleP % Baa Rpet
tIe said Hitler now nDdS himself
with perhaps 10 divisions IN north
FINLAND and 40 to 30 divisions eat
on IN the Battles, I'll Of which three
or four months ago cold have been
transported to stand between Ger
many and the Soviet advance,
Altogether ] think II Is much bets
tor 10 Jet the 0fElees rise nD W the
proper Way he added,
Taking what he called . sweep
Ing glance AZ a W0Fld WaP ape
US closing phase"
Churchill referred 10 iimiGhty Lon,