THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 21, 1941.
CHINA MAIL
· WINDSOR HOUSE
DESERT BATTLE
The Battle of the Tanks in the Western Desert has terminated with a with- drawal of the British forces to their original| positions, with the obvious inference, prima facie, that General Wavell has suffered a setback. First impression, never- theless, may be seriously wrong on every important score. The operation from its inception bore the hall-marks of typical Wavell strategy. Doubt- less, it was hoped that it might be possible to achieve much more than was actually gained. Doubtless, at the same time, a definite time limit! was set to the course of the action: in short, ex- tension of the scope of the operation was never intended unless decisive local results were secured in quick time. In the test, an action which
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success was cut short be- cause it was speedily found that the Germans by throwing all their re- serves into the battle, from Derna and as far west as Tobruk, were able to dispose of formidable armoured forces with which, under difficult conditions, they were able to contain the British armoured units.
The claim that we at- tained our objective, in ascertaining the strength of the enemy forces may,
Popular Demand For Reprisals
According to a report by the Rome radio, the war in the air against England as I have been able to see for myself-hus caus-
ed a lot of non-military and very
ittle military damage.
It was to have made the Eng-
on close analysis, be ac-ish people rise against Churchill cepted as something more and his government and to form than a mere euphemism.
a government favouring peace
were
By
Gottfried J. Keller
London Correspondent of the "Basler Nachrichten"
have appeared on houses
,in a better way-but in particular.| of the social structure of the coun- try.
The fact that to-day a number of the most important portfolios in the Cabinet are held by Labour leaders, implies that in many respects England is moving to- wards far-reaching social adjust- ments.
begun on a large scale, will
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of
One result, at all events, The result was exactly the op- is quite obvious. If the posite.
This will hardly be to the dis- advantage of the country. There is Germans claim a victory
and also good reason to believe that The morale of the people has walls. Many letters to the editors land cultivation which has insofar as they are able to
been be assert that the British by no means been broken; instead of the great newspapers deal with the people's will to persevere has
continued after the war, so that offensive was repulsed, been immeasurably strengthened this subject.
the island will become less de- they
The general mood to-day is: "Give
pendent on the importation badly! SO
in now, after all this? Of course Politically minded Englishmen articles of food. mauled, manhandled and not."
are naturally glad about the poli- exhausted after three
It is prophesied in some quar- While formerly the average tical and diplomatic collaboration ters that considering the gigantic days of combat that they Englishman felt no hatred for the with the United States which is war expenditure of twelve million pounds per day, inflation” can were quite incapable of population of Germany but rather becoming closer and closer.
bity, his feelings are different 'to-
hardly be avoided. In its finan- turning their "success" to day.
And the people here are pleas-cial policy the government has, account by swift counter-
ed about the fact that America however, not overlooked this dan- The destruction caused in Lon- could not be more friendly dis-ger and is intent on arresting it. offensive. Their own re- don and other cities by German pased towards England, and that port on the fighting in-planes has brought forth a feel- she is supplying all the war mat-
ing of hatred in many sections of crials she can possibly spare. sists that the battle made the population which calls for re- "enormous demands on taliation. This is something quite the fighting forces, with new in England. noon temperatures of 189 The call for reprisal raids by the R.A.F. against German towns degrees and the crews of has become louder and louder. tanks required to endure an even higher tempera-placards which here and there ture." Our own tank crews had to fight under
I have tried to present in these articles an unadulterated and un-} embroidered picture of life in As far as relations with Russia London, of conditions in general in are concerned, few people to-day England, and of the currents› of are still labouring under any illu-public opinion. sions.
If it is impossible: to give more All efforts are now directed to-than an outline sketch, it must wards an assurance by the Krem- not be thought that the neutral It has even taken the form of lin of at best friendly or at least observer in England is at all hin- strict neutrality. Towards Japan dered in the making of his obser-
and Spain there is a certain justi-vations. fable suspicion, while the general feeling towards France and the French is one of sorrow.
In conclusion it may be said. |that after · 18 months of war and six months of air blitzkrieg, Brit That the English feelings to-tain's position has in no way been:
the Ministry of Economic Warfare
other-governments.
appear critical.
The morale of her people has even
neither been broken nor bent; her fleet is as ever-tuling
similar conditions, of start to finish and when course, but there is a dif the withdrawal order was ference in that the Ger- given, the victorious" wards Switzerland and other neu-seriously weakened nor does it man tanks are designed enemy was quite incap-tral countries are friendly can be for more temperate able of seriously impeding gathered from the attitude which climates while the British the operation. It has to be has taken in the talks with the armoured divisions are recognised that the Ger-representatives of the Swiss and equipped with vehicles mans again surprised us Summing Upp specially designed for the by the weight and ef However it may end, after this mously increased efforts of the rigours of the desert. On ficiency of their defensive war England will in many ros-armaments industry during ✨ last the whole, we may fairly powers. And that strength pects not look as she did the year, will, according to Churchill, soon gain superiority in the air as claim to have come best is a very essential thing day war was declared:
well. out of what was a pretty to know as a preparation In saying this I am not only grim slogging match. We for a determined attempt thinking of the buildings damaged (These despatches
|by bombs which have to be re- held the initiative from to destroy it and them.
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the seas as has been proved by the attack on Genoa, while her air force, thanks to the enor
appeared
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