TACK ON CONTINENT

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXX, Issue 13647, 21 May 1942, Page 5

TACK ON CONTINENT

TERENCE BY CRIPPS Reply To Critics On War Concludes London, May 20. ateend of a two-day debate on nr situation in the House of -ops, Sir Stafford Cripps anti criticism of the Government, vying to criticism of Mr Charin'Stafford reminded his lisTthat the Prime Minister had -ne a full statement on the situation. People, said the speaker, -to want a super man to conPrime Minister, the War and the General Staff. In. 3ion such, a man did not exist. -Jr Churchill we had a Defence -'■r of wider and longer experi::ail anyone else, and he was ■;M° the control of the War " er . e §rea t difficulties in '-ion with communications, and s' , a coaii nand was possible in v?, c l was world-wide. . -U- offensive over Europe I*,, mue until the time was ,- a carefully-planned attack 'Wffliment. This would, Sir ,';f Ule d members, be made :t-.jj. ater ' Until then the bomb- ■, So on on an increasing . to Russia had been and of considerable maglie said that t: last* M oen dropped on the [vi on ° ndl than had been ■Ha the J^ nSland durin S any MfiJ ar - eve a at the height felt for Aus3’affoi'd said that she of i ®T ery Possible help. ;:j! his lle said tUat he see that tlie <>=- country would be effec-