SECOND FRONT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 September 1942, Page 4

SECOND FRONT

MR A. V. ALEXANDER’S COUNSEL “LEAVE IT TO THOSE IN AUTHORITY.” BRITAIN DOING EVERYTHING SHE CAN. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 12.20 p.m.) RUGBY. September 20. The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr A. V. Alexander), at Sheffield today, referred to the demand for a second front. He said: “Leave those in authority to be the best judges of what should be done and at what moment. I want you to believe that those of us who have given all of ourselves to working class freedom have not suddenly withdrawn from that position. We are doing all we possibly can, but it would not be helping an ally to take action which might lead to disaster to our own forces. What we have to do is to keep our eye on the ball and never give up kicking it.” Speaking of the Navy’s part in the war. Mr Alexander said he had seen its strength grow to an extent which some people would never believe. Capital ships, aircraft-carriers and cruisers lost during the last two and a quarter years had been replaced. A fleet of corvettes, to which Canada had made a substantial contribution, had grown up and now we had hundreds of landing craft.” Another message states that though Britain has lost many destroyers in war service, these losses have been more than replaced.