The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-29
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not to be proceeded with until they are properly arranged and a method agreed upon between the great powers
 Dealing with other matters dur ing the question hour in Commons, Churchill said:
 l. Sidestepped request for con- frmation or denial of reports that Russia is moving German men into the Soviet Union to rebuild war destroyed cities.
 ?. Said the Allied Preparations Commission still intends to meet in Moscow as agreed at the Crimea conference.
 3. Said the United Kingdom is making no effort to enlarge it's boundaries as a result of the war.
 4. Announced that the British Commonwealth and Empire suffered 1128,315 casualties during the war up to the end of February, 3O7, 20l of them dead.
 5. Indicated that Great Britain had transferred some ships of the Royal Navy to Russia.
 In the discussion on war crimin- als, Churchill said the task of the prosecutors was the preparation and carrying through of charges of atro- cities and war crimes against such leaders of the European axis powers and their principal agents and &C., cessories as the British government might agree with any of the United Nations to bring to trial.
 Herbert Morrison, who last week left the post of home minister in the coalition government, asked Churchill how long it will take to dispatch Field Marshal Goering to his proper destination"
 T know no more than I did the day before yesterday, when I shared this want of knowledge with MT. Morrison" Churchill replied.
 At one point, laborite Moelwyn Hughes inquired ironically:
 Will you see that these criminals are given adequate supplies of chicken, wine and champagne?"
 He then requested an assurance that the trials will be short and spectacular, as against the proceed ings Norway is conducting against Vidkun quisling.
 T should hesitate to criticize a friendly government newly reestab- lished," Churchill said, because while implacably pursuing justice they have shown dignified action by jury instead of mob violence"
 The House cheered when It. Col. Anthony Marlowe, conservative, ask ed:
 Don't you think that in relation to the notorious Nazi leaders, the tangled machinery of trial is an in- appropriate farce, and will you not see that they are dispatched with maximum speed and pending that desirable event that they are main tained in prison cells and not in hotels?"
 "As I anticipated some time ago, '' Churchill replied, "a good many cases seem to have been settled by local adjustment reference to the suicides of ranking Nazis. "As far as the great powers are con- cerned, the movement of thought has tended toward the establish ment of military tribunals.
 James McGovern, independent la borite, asked Churchill to confirm or refute reports that France is taking single handed action ir transferring cattle from Germany to France and. that the Russians are shifting Germans for reconstruction work.
 Churchill replied that he mus have notice of the question-that it must be filed for advance con- sideration.
 Churchill said the Allied repara- tions commission still intends te meet at Moscow, in line with the arrangements at the Yalta confer. ence. He declined to discuss tht matter further until the commis. sion meets at a time not yet speci' fled. Sir Walter Monckton, Solicitor General, will be the British Repre- sentative.
 Early in the session Churchill indicated athat Britain had trans. ferred some ships of the Royal Navy to Russia.
 Churchill led his interim cab inet into Commons, prepared tt face his first organized politica opposition since he formed the war. time coalition government in 1940.
 The Conservatives cheered loudly and waved their order papers 1T the air when Churchill entered Commons. The Laborites opened fire at once. One of them called out, "are you waving him goodbye?
 During the question hour Lab orite Rhys Davies asked for infor' nation on the reported transfer O. British ships to Russia. Churchill asked permission to put of thu answer until next week. Saying, i would be too long.
 Davies reminded Churchill tha he once said he did not propose tt preside over the liquidation of tn, British Empire. Churchill repliet that this particular episode wa part of the process by which th' consolidation of the British Empir,