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Show losses in the Far East were in- evitable but he looks ahead to the time when the United Nations shall turn to the attack to break Japanese Ja-panese aggression. In a message to the people of his empire who have been oppress- : ed by Japanese invaders, he says, "Keep up your hearts. We shall not fail you." CIIURCniLL WARNS JAPANESE OF ALLIED POWER Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Church-ill, who usually has something to say when he makes a public address, ad-dress, recently warned the Japanese that "the growing power of the United Nations will press steadfastly" stead-fastly" until Japan "is stripped of her conquests, punished for her treachery and deprived of her power pow-er of evil." The British statesman is not unaware of the coldly calculating opportunist policy of Japan which sought to take advantage of the life and death struggle of his country. coun-try. He recognizes that territorial ern Europe and in New Guinea and the Solomons, where a small fraction frac-tion of our fighting forces, aided by the British in India, the Chinese and Astralians, are slowly shattering shatter-ing Japan's dream of world conquest. con-quest. ' Weighing all factors it is clear that the way has been paved for the defeat of the Axis aggressors. How long will it take and what will be the cost in blood and treasure? treas-ure? That depends upon how the leaders of the United Nations handle han-dle their opportunity and upon the willingness of peoples on the home front to go all out for victory, united in the spirit of sacrifice and service. The North African coup, one of the great strategic successes of the war, indicates that our leaders know their business. From all quarters quar-ters of the globe come news that shows that our soldiers and sailors are "strutting their stuff." If the home front. esDeciallv in the Unit- ed States, will quickly, loyally and courageously "pitch in" for victory, there will be good news for the United Nations in 1943. |