Show Massing to Strike Churchill LONDON Sept 17 UR In R-In In a session kept secret for more than two hours because of relentless nazi air raids Winston Churchill Church Church- ill warned the house of commons Tuesday that Adolf Hitler Is pressing steadily the massing of his sea borne forces Corces of invasion against both Great Britain and Ireland At the same time the prime minister declared that that nation nation nation na na- tion could await the decision Inthe in inthe inthe the constant battle of the air over England with sober and Increasing confidence because of the mounting strength of Britain's Britain's Brit Brit- ains ain's own air arm The deployment of the German German German Ger Ger- man barges and ships in preparation preparation preparation tion for Cor invasion of Great Britain and Ireland continues steadily and we must expect that he Hitler Hiter Hitler Hit Hit- ler er will make the attempt at what he judges fudges to be the best opportunity said the prime min min min- ister All An our preparations must therefore be maintained in a state of vigilance The process of waiting no doubt imposes a heavy strain on all an concerned but we must also not underrate the damage inflicted on the enemy by the very heavy and prolonged nightly night night- ly bombing upon his concentration tion of shipping and upon all aU focal points of his assembly of troops Ch Churchill ascribed the repeated repeat repeat- ed air attacks on oa London and our beloved king and queen to the idea that the people would woud be thrown Into confusion and that the government would therefore be forced to submit This general barbarity he said had failed utterly of its purpose The prime ministers minister's statement statement state state- ment his first to commons in nearly two weeks ranged from froma a capitulation of air raid casualties casualties casualties casual casual- ties at home to a terse announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment that sharp fighting was taking place between the armored vehicles of British forces forces in Egypt and those of the Italian invader Disclosing that 2000 persons had been killed and about wounded in the first half of September September September Sep Sep- In air raids on Britain Churchill asserted this bombardment bombardment bombardment bombard bombard- ment was carried out with the silly idea that it w would uld force the British government to make peace He added We Vie can await the decision of this prolonged air battle battie with sober and increasing confidence That he asserted was because the royal air force has done serious serious se se- se rious damage to the German In Invasion Invasion invasion In- In preparations on the other side of the English channel and because British strength is de developing developing de- de steadily by air land and sea We are only now beginning to get the Increased flow of production production production pro pro- from the great programs started at the outbreak of the war he said |