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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 172, 23 July 1942, Page 5

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SECOND FRONT QUERY

New York Paper's Sharp Attack

On Allied Leaders

United Press Association.—Copyright. Rec. 2 p.m. WASHINGTON, July 22

President Roosevelt, at a Press conference, declined to discuss the possibilities of a second front in Europe. He smilingly rebuked a reporter who asked him what could be done to relieve German pressure on Russia. The President said that he could, but would not, answer that question.

The New York Times, in a sharply worded leader, takes both Britain and the United States to task for not seizing the undreamt of opportunity presented to Hitler's enemies by his attack on Russia although 13 months have elapsed, and the paper calls the British and American results profoundly disappointing.

The Times reserves its sharpest criticism for the United States, describing its contribution as pathetically small for the greatest nation in the world more than seven months after it had entered the war and more than 16 months after the lease-lend programme was put into effect. It demands unified command at the top, both in Britain and the United States.

The New York Daily News demands that Britain should open a European front and the United States concentrate on Japan.

Berlin radio, commenting on the possibility of a second front, said: "We accept the threat calmly. The enemy will receive such a reception that he will lose all liking for further attempts to invade Europe."