Evening star., 1944-10-31
British Reach Mas in Nazi Chase:
Reich War MayLast Till Summer
Jap War Till ~ Churchill SAYS
Prime Minister
Asks Extension
Of Parliament
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Oct. 3l.-Prime Min.
lister Churchill today cautioned
the House of Commons the wa,
against Germany might las
into next summer and tina
against Japan until the end O
1946.
The Prime Minister made thes
predictions, emphasizing they wer
subject to changing conditions, IL
calling for the retention of Britain
nine-year Parliament and war-borl
coalition of government, without al
election.
THE coalition of parties ought no
to be broken before Nazism is bro
KEN" he said.
There were immediate indication
that Commons would string alon,
with Mr.. Churchill. Arthur Green.
wood, prominent In the Labo
party's councils, indorsed extension
OF prolongation of Parliament for
year. but he served notice that MI
Churchill's government would no
be free from controversy in comm,
months.
Opposes Further Extension.
Mr.. Greenwood also made 1t cleal
Labor's ranks would oppose exten.
sion of the coalition government un.
til Japan is defeated. He arguee
that it would be against nationa
interest to prolong Parliament "un.
til the whole of this desperate strug.
gle is tied up."
The measure extending the life Of
Parliament for a year was read for.
mally twice without divisional vote
1t must be read a third time before
being sent to the House of Lords
Lack of opposition today indicated
that step would be formality.
Mr.. Churchill held out hope thai
political convulsion in Germany
may bring tine war to a speedy enc
at any time"
But, in almost the same breath
he warned that against that pos.
sibility must be set the iron contro
OF German life in all its forms, in.
cluding the army which has beer
established by Hitler's Storm Troops
and secret police"
This" Mr.. Churchill said, eek.
ceeds anything previously knowr
among men.
Il certainly could not predict
still less guarantee-the end of ths
German war before the END of thu
spring or even before we reach earl,
summer. 1t may come earlier, ane
no one will rejoice more than
If it should"
War Against Japan.
At another point, he asserted:
"On military grounds alone Il
would not be prudent to assume tha
a shorter period than 18 month.
after the destruction of Hitler will
be required for the final destruction
OF the japanese will and capacity tt
fight"
In Holland, he said, "a great dea
OF work has to be done to improve
the ports and build up supplies anc
concentrate forward the ever grow.
ing Allied army" In Italy, he con.
ceded the fighting sis also of thu
most obstinate character and tn,
weather has broken"
Urging qualified extension of Par.
lament for another year, the Prime
Minister said that roughly speak.
ing there is no likelihood of a gen.
eral election for from seven to min,
months from now," and warned tina
those who force such a disaster
would take upon themselves i'm,
mense responsibility"
1T seems to me-" he said, "tha
unless all political parties resolv
to maintain the present coalitio,
until the Japanese are defeated, W,
must look to the termination of tn
war against Nazism as pointe
which will fix the date of the genera
election
Only Guess, He Says.
ANY attempt to estimate the dat
when the war with Germany ca,
be officially declared over can b
no more than a guess" MI
Churchill said.
Il do not place any dependenc
on a political uprising in Germany
In estimating the difficulty o
determining when the war Nigh
shift from organized resistance +
the guerrilla stage, he said he wa
confident that all organized partie
will see that business through to tn
very end"
"On military grounds" he saio
"it seems difficult to believe tha
the war could be ended befor
Christmas or even before Easter, al
though many high military author
tiles with every means of formin,
an accurate Judgment have ex
pressed themselves more hopefully.
AS he called the Parliament ex
tension measure to the floor, tn
Prime Minister said various partie
in the coalition government woul
~ AASAt1AAA6 GOllACI CilCCS OClOI
Christmas and, while one canno
forecast what will occur, the DOS
sibility that a desire for return t,
the. party system will be stfongl
expressed cannot be excluded"
Bluntly he told Commons that "
have no hesitation in declaring tha
1t would be wrongful act, unworth,
of our country's fame, to break u
the present governing instrumen
before we know where we are will
Hitler's Germany"
Those who force such disaster.
he said, would take upon them
selves immense responsibility an,
their action would be fiercely re
sented by the nation at large"
He added, however, that he wa
thankful to say that there is n,
sign OF any such desire In any re.
sponsihle quarters"
He drew laughter with his ,qui,
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