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London, To-day.
The Secretary for War, Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, began his speech in the House of Commons yes- terday by reference to a question which he thought uppermost in the mind of the House, namely to what extent Britain should be pre- pared in the event of war to intervene with land forces on the continent of Europe.
The question was, he said, a searching one and could only be adequately discussed within the con- text of the country's strategic problems.
in
After nearly an hour devoted to the case for national service
would provide examination of the dispositions peacetime which made in relation to these problems, larger security now might be ar- back to gued on grounds of moral and phy- Mr. Hore-Belisha came
the sical wellbeing, it would be a mis- that same question, recalling declaration of the Prime Minister take to assume it would necessarily on December 14, which he had re-affect in the degree sometimes sug- inforced on February 11, and which gested the dimensions of Britain's had left in no doubt the position initial contribution abroad.
BRITISH STRATEGY - which in certain eventualities Great Britain would assume.
and
In a survey of the military pur- On the latter occasion Mr. Cham-poses for which British forces were berlain had said he felt "bound to maintained and the manner in which make it plain that the solidarity they were being discharged, of interest by which, France
Mr. Hore-Belisha recalled that the
of foundation
British this country are united is such that any threat to the vital interest of
strategy had been to maintain land forces which in conjunction with France from whatever quarter it came must evoke immediate the co sea power would be sufficient to operation of this country."
safeguard British territories.
PRUDENT MINDS
That declaration was of greater He showed how developments in had the air had restored home defence significance than any which preceded it, and made it incumbent to the first place which it had al- to consider and prepare for the use ways occupied until 1906, i when the basis of of a field force in certain eventuali-Mr. Balfour, on ties.
material accumulated by the newly constituted Defence Committee, The War Secretary went on: "The had relegated the role of the Army ourselves in home defence to more limited conversations. between and the French have not committed proportions, and it had become us in this respect but prudent minds possible to form a striking force should be ready for any eventual- from the strategic reserve. ity. If we are involved in war, our contribution and the ways in which we can best make it will not be half-hearted nor upon any theory of limited liability.
OVERSEAS GARRISONS Turning from home defence to overseas garrisons, the War Secre- tary questioned whether in recent there had been adequate years realisation of the extent to which the country's sea power depended upon the Army's defence of: naval bases which themselves were en- compassed with new perils. be The principle. upon which they
"We have on our side made plans -plans of great detail. We have made a calculation of the shipping requirement.
"The principle which we lay down is this. In order that it may
possible for us to deliver our maxi-] were proceeding and which he had war, announced a year ago was in fact mum effort in a continental
to the doctrine laid should the need arise, the produc-a reversion tive arrangement we should make down in 1882 by the Caernarvon in peace together with accumulat~ Commission that stations far dis- ed reserves and new capacity which tant from the United Kingdom in could be created and brought into close proximity to those of foreign
to sudden at- · operation must be sufficient to equal powers and liable and maintain each echelon of the tack, must have their garrisons force as it is deployed. By the kept at war strength." time the last of the serial dates is reached new forces should be train-
FIELD FORCE
From the strategic reserve was drawn the field force, both Regu-
ed and necessary additional provi-lar and Territorial for by the
sion for their equipment and main- tainence made."
of
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recent Government decision the Territorial part was now being prepared, trained and equipped to meet the event of war in the Euro- pean theatre.
· HISTORICAL. QUALIFICATION
The historical qualification British military effort abroad-still remained every soldier who fought
Mr. Hore Hellsha stated the df- had to be transported and
mensions of the field fores as four Itorial in- weapon he used, shell he fired. Regular and nine
had to be carried fantry divisions, two Regülar and...
vehicle he drove oversea.
every
one Territorial wri The whole of the army could not three motori therefore arrive simultaneously in sions and In.. the theatre of war where. Contin- torial cavalry bels ental armies might already be in ber of unbrigaded. position. It would have to be de-and Territorial, making spatched in echelons on serial dates. nineteen divisions In
Dvisions,
than
This
In this context the Minister mado compared with the seven divisions one short reference to the advocates of Lord Haldane's Expeditionary of conscription. He said that while Force in 1914. → Britiah Wireless,