"I can imagine that some time next year or the year after we will have beaten Hitler and Mussolini to death, dust and ashes and then we can transport the necessary forces to the other side of the world to defeat the greedy and cruel Empire of Japan." "The defeat of Germany and Italy will mark the grand climax of the war." "A par nil demobilization of forces will be possible after the ar with Hitler although the war with Japan may still be raging." Theje were among statements wade In a world-wide radio ad-'"16" we can uiapoit wic Utw Hr n h., Primp V.lnlstpr Winston' ary forces forces to to Ch.:r "!11 Sunday night. p: ce at ;hmcnt. suggesting, a p.. (or economic security for all pnf.D (ram cradle to grave, a o::n r iwever, which should not de.'.i , oersonal initiative which car bp taken as an Indication that ihe war would soon be over. I lle did not share this hope but urged ronilnued concentration on 'he war cfrort, not taking the eye the ball, However, he would turn aside lrm the course of the war to deal with some post-war matters. Mr Churchill said he was In n(j wed of making promises to political support or to remain office. The kindness, trust and oMidence which had been ex-ac"fed to him during long dark n4 disappointing periods he - - j ppreciaied. He had no ' 'uai ambition, no future to Em fr so there was no ob f r him to make promises. ai 2 T1 war- aftcr dark days. lhe "act reached the upland re ... n r mlv Dlanted feet. It tu,e.U 10 l0( toward situations might come after the war. Forecasts Victory 1 Can !, i-- a,. . "nasine mm some ume the other side of the world .to defeat the- greedy aryi Th pi, mi. Minister snnnt mn.U. cruel Empire of Japan to rescue China, free our own territory and :f the :imc dealing with post-war blur. particularly economic "iai OI uur "ulc" u"u uw,t the shores of 'Australia, New Zealand and India." The defeat of Hitler and the tion with an international couri to adjust disputes and police to enforce Its decisions, thus to avert aggression and prevent wars. The Prime Maiistcr acau in some length with the subject of European restoration wlin aue consideration of and safeguarding Individual nations including ngnis and interests of the smaller ones. A grouping of European nations he proposed. Councils for Europe ana nsia were advocated by the Prime Plan for Britain a fnur vear economic plan for Great Britain was proposed by the Prime Minister for the period of transition and reorganization, this , wanted to the country by nvmmnt-elther national r f.iiw rpnrcsentatlve. Here the Prime Minister mentioned that by 1944 the present Parliament would have been In office nine ywu. i. ..-.Viiii dealt with tne mil aril year or PQsslbly year 'subject of national unemployment to d may nave beaten Hltler insurance. He reierreu iu -Qcatt. dust and ashes and ConUnued on page three LONDON, March 22 (Canadian Press) Moscow announces the loss by Russians of Belgorod, rail city fifty miles north of Kharkov, but the capture by the Red Army of the town of Durovo, 51 miles east of Smolensk on the main line to Moscow, and the German High Command claims counter-attacking Nazis have reached the upper Donets River on a broad front and have severed communications on a two-hundred mile stretch be-ween Kharkov and Orel. On the central front the Hm-slans report continued successes in their drive on Smolensk. One Red Army column killed two thousand Oermans in a two-day fight only forty miles northeast of Bryansk, big Oernian base at tire lower end of the central front. Mud, Ice and -now are holding up the land fighting In Tunisia but the air war is mounting. With the announcement by Mos cow of the evacuation of Belgorod same the Mtement that twelve more towns had been taken by the I Red Army in the drive toward Smolensk. There have also been Russian ad-vanses in the Kuban area in addition to the new activity in the Bryansk sector. HAVE LOST DESTROYER HJN.S. I,igh(nin-. One of Lirgcst and Newest, Is Gone t- n M,, ,.h 2?. (Canadian Press) The Admiralty announces the loss of the 1920-ton H. M. 3 Lightning, of Britain's lar.-est prostration of Germany and Italy one ..: would .,!,. mark u iu the cron grand Mimnv climax nf of I . .i 3c s. Th circumstances are vita) to progress. j i caution" and "confl- j the Mr Churchill cited himself After the defeat of Hitler a par as the elements of his speech. I rial demobilization would dc hkc-While he admitted the Importance iy, the Prime Minister predicted c i ' war problems, he cm- and would be attended with serl-ohaed the necessity of keeping ous problems. There would be nute'y at the wartime jobs. He many forces both of Great Britain warned acainst diverting too much and United States It would not be atieni jn from the tasks of the possible to employ against Japan. mi , hr problems cf peace. The Prime Minister did not over- The victory has yet to be won," .look the possibility of a Japanese w ad.-nn' ;d. I collapse even before Hitler was dc- The Prime Minister referred to feated. toe flu lans who were fighting for With the defeat of Hitler, Mr. then lives, He stated that he had Churchill proposed a conference of ikv fcceived word that General Great Britain, United States and Montgomery's Eighth Army was on 1 Soviet Russia for leadership In the move in North Africa. future post-war organization. He Prime Minister Churchill, in honed that these nations would be .. . it. l h n i 1 1. This ning nis address, thanked tne; wormy or uie h.-juu;""w Bfeat number of people who had conference might well go on even made kindly Inquiries during his H war. with Japan was still raging. reeni illness. He had never for He hoped, Mr. uiurcnui iaiu, a moment had to relinquish the that all the work and spirit of ie;;Donstblc direction of affairs. j the League of Nations would not The favorable turn of fortunes be lightly cast aside. He advocated during i.he last six months should an international peace organlza- not disclosed. I Detroit and . Chicago Win DETROIT, March 22 troit defeated Toronto last night in the first 6f the best of seven game play-offs. Boston defeated Canadiens 5 to 4. i De- to 2 Nazi Air t Ministry Bomb-Hit STOCK! IOLM, March 22 Ca nadian Press : - Vice-Chan cellor Herman Goering's Air Ministry in fyvlln suffered a direct hit inl the Royal Air Force's big raid on the Ger- man capital! March 1 and fr throughout Ihe city thirty- thousand were left homeless trustworthy wurces here have have declared. Al ltd bombings wrung from Cha-ellor Adolf Hitler yester day the admission that German Foil has becomeia "war rone" but he claimed t"e crisis on the 'cittern Irohf fjaViicen ovmoHe and Germany is moving in a final victory.. Emerging from a four-months long seclusion while Nazi' armies wtp Tlins in defeat in southern Russia, Hitler addressed a gathering oh high officials, army otfi:rets and Kal funcitonrvrics in Berlin's .Army .Museum. 'Ihe fifteeii-minulc speech, breadrast from kerlin and recorded in London, was uninspired in tone and was spoken quickly and mechanically as though from written text. The fact that nothing was mentioned about Kharkov or the U-boat campaign suggested that the speech might have been recorded. It was noted that there was no applau'c. Hitler lila red the number of Nazi dead so far in the war at 512,000. PROVINCIAL Prime Minister Suggests Tonight's Dim-out Hitler's Fjnal Defeat In (Half an hour aftor sunset to half an hour before sunrise.) 8:28 p.m. to 7:09 ajn. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER 1944 t Then Japan VOL. XXXII, No. 68 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1943 PRICE: FIVE CENTS Deals Willi Post Of Europe am 3;ms Including Rehabilitation our-ycar Plan British V Plan Churchill's Speech (Canadian Press Summary) Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned the British people that it might take two more years to crush Adolf Hitler "and his powers of evil into death, dust and ashes." Mr. Churchill declared that, after Hitler is beaten, the Allies will turn immediately to "punish the greedy, cruel Empire of Japan." Mr. Churchill proposed post-war councils of the United Nations to ensure peace and sketched a hopeful picture of social and economic advancements for Britons in peacetime. The Prime Minister called upon Britons for greater effort for victory and in the theme of his spepch urged general steps immediately by the United Nations towards post-war world organization, possibly embracing a council of Europe and a council of As?a, which could prevent renewed ag-pre 'on nnd preparation for future wars. Mr. Churchill suggested a four-year post-war vb or CJreat Britain to meet unemployment an'1 c p-unl opportunities, broaden schooling and pii!'t health measures nnd soc'al insurance. BRITI BELGOROD IS TAKEN Further Russian Reverses in Khar, kov Area Kcds Win Durovo Reich Now War Zone Admitted Inji-pircfl 'ialk by Fuehrer Draw's Et-ccuUt -tn - Not Up ToJ Date t:Hir.m, March 32 (Canadian r.-r.s)!cstricliun V wrouelit hv fMlet TART HELSINKI BOMBED STOCKHOLM Helsinki, the capital of Finland, was bombed thrice at the week-end by the Russians Saturday night and Sunday morning and Sunday night. i JAP DESTROYER BOMBED WASHINGTON A large Japanese destroyer was bombed by American planes in the Solomon Sea, direct hits being scored. Several other enemy ships were hit off New Guinea and New Britain. Thei'c were further raids on Gasmata and other Japanese bases. RICE FIELDS DESTROYED CHUNGKING The Japanese have captured an important city in Yunan Province and have cut dikes on the Yangtse River, destroying thousands ot rice fields. MADAME CHIANG IN CHICAGO CHICAGO Madame Chiang Kai-Shek was cheered by thousands ol Chicago Chinese on her visit here. The presentation was made of $52,797 from Chicago Chinese workers for the fighting homeland, from Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee and Toledo came $15,790 more. NAPLES RAIDED AGAIN CAIRO Allied planes carried out another heavy raid on Naples last night. Large bombs were dropped and many hits scored in railway yards and docks. FLOODS IN SOUTHEAST STATES CINCINNATI There have been heavy floods in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, also in Mississippi,. Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia. New Orleans was heavy hit. Thousands of homes have been abandoned. Disaster relief is being sent by the Red Cross. U S. POPULATION 13,601,000, an increase of 1,631,000 In a year. There was a record number of births. HEALTH INSURANCE OTTAWA A health insurance bill will be presented to Parliament at this session with a view to getting it before the provinces so that it may become effective in two years. NO LIQUOR RELAXATION OTTAWA There is little likelihood of a relaxation of the new liquor, wine and beer regulations, It is stated In well-informed quarters. JAP SHIPS SUNK CHUNGKING Allied submarines have sunk three Japanese passenger ships in the China Sea. Angus Currie, manager of Clax-ton cannery, and Ernest Jenscji, foreman, arrived on the Skeena River from Vancouver at the end of the week, being In the north for the north for the canning season. NEW NAZI SUB AND WARSHIP BASE BOMBED II. D. Thain, the new city clerk from Trail, is expected in the city from the south this evening and will probably be in attendance at the regular weekly meeting of the city council tonight. American filers In powerful Flying Fortresses salute the tombs streaking down towards the yard installations along-new German naval base at Wilhelmshaven. Germany, which s:de the new locks which give access from the sea to the the Nazis appropriately named "Adolf Hitler Haven." The . warship end sub flotilla docks. At the RIGHT bombursts and photo at the LEFT shows the filers' calling cards huge Isnicke mark the hits In the target area. ASSAULT ON MARETH IS UNDERWAY United States Fortes Also Advancing Strong Towards Sea-Berlin Admits Attack CAPTURE OBJECTIVES LONDON, March 22 Attacking the Mareth Line along a six-mile front, the British Eighth Army captured "special positions" today in spite of enemy mine fields and strong resistance. In opening the attack Saturday 8000 prisoners were taken by the British. LONDON, March 22 (Canadian Press) While the British Eighth i Artny Is believed to have started a full scale assault on the Mareth Line which Is being pounded both by land and air, the United State3 forces, following their victories of I last week, are engaged In a terrl- iflc attack on Marshal Erwin Rom- fmel's flank to the north. A dawn . i i , i . . , w uuiK. assault uy uie Americans yesterday marked' what appears to be a three-pronged drive. General Montgomery, In a message to Gen eral Dwight Elsenhower, said he hoped to Join forces soon with the Americans. In Central Tunisia the Ameri cans yestoiday captured Sened, fifty miles from the sea, and the Germans and Italians were in full retreat towards Meknasl. BrllnrimityhBrh- tank and infantry forces had started the drive on the Mareth Line. RED CROSS WELL OVER Subscriptions Are Still Rolling and Have Reached $15,000 Total in It Is announced by R. E. Mor timer, Red Cross campaign chairman and treasurer for the local, society, thit subscriptions are still rolling in, bringing the total to $15,000 over the week-end. Those who may have been missed by the canvasser of the districts may leave contributions at the Red Cross Headquarters, the Dally News office or mall to R. E. Mortimer. Latest contributions: Mr. and Mrs. E. J. White $ 5.00 Miss Mi A, Way 10.00 Royal Canadian Artillery 85.75 Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Macdonald 11.00 M. J. and E. A. Keays 10.00 Mrs. A. Arntson 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. F. Grlmble 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bolan 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Cameron 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hllder 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. II. Hansen 5.00 A. E. Taylor 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Sven Skog 5.00 Ben Johnson 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Mclntyre 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. H. Eastman 5.00 H. Rlvett 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. S. Woodside 5.00 Cdd Fellows Lodge, No. 63 8.65 L.O.B.A. No. 452 8.00 L.O.L. No. M2 8.00 L.O.L. No. 2310 8.00 Rcbekah Lodge No. 40 8.00 G. M. Christie 10.00 Mrs. Julius Johnson 5.00 Rev. C. A. Wright 5.00 Mrs. B. Walker 5.00 Paul Stegavlg 5.00 Mrs. D. A. Johnson . 5.00 Miss Olive Gordon 5.00 I. Fennes 5.00 L. Pettersen 5.00 Mrs. Knutson 5.00 Mrs. S. Veltch 5.00 Mrs. A. B. Armstrong 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Bartlett 5.00 Gordon McClure 500 II. Mork 5.00 Harry Birch 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. N. Mussallem 10.00 Mrs. N. C. Moses . 5.00 Mr. and Mis. Cromp 5.CD