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'THE CHINA MAIL,, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1948. THE FIFTH INSTALMENT
CRUSADE IN EUROPE
On December 22, when the
should decide to go full out, im- S mediately against Japan, ‰-
Pensacola Convoy' arrived at-Bria. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's
bane, we began the establishment of pur Austrailon başe. This tulek stort was largely the result
On the day of the" 24354) or nccident. 32312 Pearl Harbour, attack numbers
en route to the tashi were Phillipines with troops, planes,
and supplies. The Navy counsel press
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01
Own Story Of The War
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In Europe
conducted 378, most of whom were in Ice nien was not even an ap-
been connected-for
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wide
that we
could
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same year. after
to break
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We felt
for consideration
was o
In late December, Prime Mini-
feasible plan
mus
must be
reduced
11
German accomplished
plan for
miracle
Wavell never
would"-leave the Allies divided, with two members risking violet dr. at the best, struggling inclect- sively against the great European fortress. Meanwhile America. carrying the war alone to Japan, would always be faced with the et that they be ordered to return ignorant professionals, was
mel by enthusiastle but Navy, in order to place a small necessity, after Puelle victory. to garrison. ht Efate In the New of undertaking the conquest of H.K.$15.00 to the United States or seek re-dispatch fighter craft by carrier Hobridles, considered an important Elitler's empire with prostrated months HR.$30.00 lather, and vitally important,
tage in Hajail, shter no one could to some point within flying range spot, had directed blanjackets to or badly wenkened Allies. Fur- HK-1200 not set up an interceptive not to fly them in to land buses for temporarily used for the purpose. was not known at that time how
fur thent; these only a few days operations against the
Each of long Russia could hold out against out of port did return... But the
Japanese This was unthinkabir, Invnder.
repunted
*of #ftacka
the The Best diffeulty en- War
our few carriers was worth its the Department Inslitted that
weight in gold.
No effort against By scurrying Wehrmacht, one convoy of five shits the countered was final in itself. Holbrook and the Republic, with
The Navy Department stated about we determined, within a Japan could possibly help Russia The only way MARQUES-At 292 Prince Ed. 5000 troops aboard, and the Meles Antly that none of the carriers few minutes, that an Army bat-stay in the war,
Holstead, and Bloemfontein, load- they then had could be supported Inlion was avalable in the critical ald could be given that country, need for airplanes in vant nurn- ward Road, on November 19
was askte from shipping her supplies, bera competed with all other 1940 at 0.30 am, L. Z. (Afino)ed with equipment and supplies with the necessary cruisers and area to do the job, and it was
tanks. the was by engaging in the European needs-shipping. cannon, Marques Aged 40 years be ordered to proceed with all destroys to risk na operation moved
Ammunition, food-eletising, Funeral will pass the Mont-possible speed to Australio. This that could place it, even for the type of thing to which all of us conflict in the most effective way rifles.
to resort, The incident, possible. Finally, the defent of heavy construction material, and the beginning of the great rentral fleeting moment, with-had 5.30 p.ms
totny, was
was, also broughi
the European Axis would liberate everything from beeswax to bat- November 12, 1948, Shrughal base that was eventually to be in Bghter range of the Philip-strali
*Other
to General
obstacles, almost home to me the sketchy and un- British forces npply papers please copy.
MacArthur'e launching R
against tleships that goes to make up a character of platform for the liberation of the qually ecisive, were exposed by satisfactory
our Japon,
nation's fighting power, Philippines.
full examination of the pro- contacts with the Navy,
As far as I know, the wisdom We had to do the best we could, Reinforcement of this Austra-posal, but this one alone obvi Mr. Quezon, then in Corregidor of the plan-to turn the weight of with almost nothing to distribute RAFFLE BAFFLE
Ban base and the land stepping of the ailea completely futile.
ously made further entertainment with General MacArthur, radioed our power against the European but deficits, In stemming the on- stones to it who a continuouDE
lo President Roosevelt in early enemy before attempting an all-slaughts of our enemies, but plans process throughout the winter. Many mentis inter I read the February a plea for him to seek out campaign against Japan has for victory had to look far ahead Omcial intervention to pre-By February 21, our senssertion that while the Philip the neutralisation of the Philip never been questioned
by any lio Översen vent the holding of the usual trength in officers and men ex-ines we forlornly battling for pines, with each contestant agree-eat student of strategy. However to the day when the airplanes, the battle fleets, the shipping, the ceeded 245,000,, the urgent con- them existence United raffle connected with the an-
States ing to withdraw its troops.
In-und here was the rubit WHA
win landing craft, and the fighting, nual fete of the Society St. where there
of our centrations being in the Pacific, bombers were lying in endless view
helpless situation easy enough to state this purpose formations would allow us to were on that date stremns to Great Britain #nd there at that time, neutralisation as a principle but it was to prove to t
to the offensivo and to maintain Vincent de Paul is just one 115.877, exclusive of 29,500 In materials needed in the islands of the islands would have been difficult indeed to develop a iL It was in this realin of the 10 implement the future-a future so uncertain as more example of bureau-Alaska and the Aleutiano. In the were being saved for the North an immediate military advantage. Idea and to secure its approval cratic, obscurantism of the maneres 73,995.
Caribbean the garrisons by then, African campaign,That was far and would, of course, have plebe the military staffs of two na-¿1o be une nimost of make-belleve
In the Euro- from the actual fact,
venteil tremendous suffering and
-that the projected type most clearly calculated pean thentre there were as yet
We had only one light bomb. privation on the part of the de- tions.
European invasion had to take i to lose the administration all only 3705 officers and men, but nrdment squadron. in England, dending. garrison and the popu
Within The War Department initial form., public respect. How long two divisions were en route. The
Berived
May 1942, and tation. However, its publle pro- staff basic plans for European Plans for the tutoy e-could-not-an this particular mild-form overseas garrisons of the Eastern
American heavy posal would not only have been invasion began slowly to take take Defence Command numbered 15,- bomber unit there unt the fo!-| greeted with scorn by the Japa- | shape during January and Feb-e priority over the needs of the raffle has been
day. In a desperate attempt to month. The African nese:
such
such a confession of weak-uary 1042. As always; time
save the Netherlands Indles and without hindrance few 'can land
ness would have had unfortunate was the critical element in the Singapore, General Sir Archibald remember with any cer- Although at that time Anter)-
Yet everywhere delay. Wavell, in late December 1941, project until July of the psychological revenerations. problem. tainty, but it has been trudi enn forces were fighting only f
Both these dates were None of us belleved for a mo- was inposed upon us! It profitted was sent to Java from Indlar to be- tional and highly beneficial the Philippines, there was literal-
the surrender of Bataan ment that the proposal represent-nothing to wall about unprepared-con the first Allied commander of Pre- ness. It a charcteristic of mili-in chief. The directive for his to the needy benevolent orgth and breadth of the con- matter was that Japan had com-sident Quezon.
ly almost no spot throughout the and Corregidor, The crux of the betrayal on the pathat he tary problems that they yield to organisation was laboriously writ. ganisation with, which it has tinents and the greans that dildand of the seas surrounding the was sturdily Joyal but merely set
nothing but harsh reality: things ten in Washington by the Com- long not present at least one problem Philippines; we could not furnish submitting
to elemental bined Chiefs of Staff, in the hope enough to justify sharp cri- for the planning staff of the War substantial help, until we could plan that, in his helpless sltum- simplicity and answers must be that out of unified effort might
almost obvious. the tion, appeared' to hlar as the pos- clear.
Every ticism of the mentality, which Ii Alaska develop strength
we were ment,
sible salvation of his country, open to attack and
where men and materials were spring a deems it necessary now to
there
had a chance. needed. the proposal
The wave of Japanese definite possibility that existed the
As early as December 1941 we Receipt of
Yet the W
Washington effort self refuse the customary permis-the
might succeed determined to try a system of bambshell-bat the idea was in- aggression had not then reached was a valuable lesson. For the The enemy establishing himself in
everything upon blockade running into the Philip-stantly repudiated by the Presi- full tide, angl Alaskan
|irst time we had the concrete task which we in the United States from
We sent amcers to Aus- dent and the Chief of Staff, The argumenis, of course, {utrileld,
Rules which he could pines. with we know.
one-way "Everybody has bomb,
tralia with money to hire, at no attacks, e
principal duty of War De- could lay our hands had neces of writing a charter for u supreme commander, a charter that would go to the Southwesi to be treated
numbers of our important cities, matter what fontastic prices, the portment planners was to recom- sarily to on the same
The coast of Brazil was needed men and ships needed to carry mend a scheme of operations for Facile to prevent complete in insure his authority in the fleid but still protect the fundamental footing. If we give permiss
supplies into the islands and to the Army in the waging of war undation. Aside from preserv-but secure on the The
into slon to one, we have to give shoulder of the South Americati smuggle them
the heir against Germany
sea com-interests of each participating na- air und Japan. Ing lines of and
tion. We found necessary to go It to another." Which mere- (continent o base from which to guered garrison.
Our enemies, widely separated munications to Australia, we had on That area
The man we sent to Australia geographically, were each in pos- to hold the Indian bastion at all painstakingly into rights of appeal opera- Jy increases the feeling of combat submarines.
had an added Importance
to head up
a junction be- and scope of authority this particular effort ssion of a rich empire. We had costs; otherwise nausea. There is no reason it provided niso a steppingstone was
because
tween Japanese and a former Secretary of War, to attack to win.
tions and service organisations, on earth why discrimination (for"
Procedures to be followed if major forces would be Colonel, soon Brigadier General, airplane flights nerves the
differences should be countered should not, be' exercised, no Atlantic. With the Mediter Patrick J. Hurley. He had rester Churchill came to Washing through the Persian Gulf. Pre- diff
We Leave H.K. Leavque reason at all why the Society (ranean closed, the shortest route ported to the Operations Division ton, accompanied by the British vention of this catastrophe 'be. were a matter of concem.
not yet come to appreciate to the Middle East theatre of war
one noon to volunteer his services Chiefs of Staff. These were Ad- came the chief preoccupation of had
fully the nature of an allled-cam...... St. Vincent de Paul, with was over centrnt alries, we how to to the government. At that mo-miral Sir Dudicy Found for the our British partners. 4.30 P.M.
other purely charitable or-establish an air route scross that ment we were in search of a man Navy, General Sir Alan Brooke
two in mand.
No written agreement for the ganisations which devote undeveloped continent.
of his known energy and fear for the Army,
of dustrial empires and Air Chief themselves to valuable social.
mand 'enn hold up against nation- Russin, of course, was now an lessness to invigorate our fibus Marshal Sir Charles Portal for Germany drawing freely upon the establishment of an allied com- welfare work
and another problem was tering attempts out of Australia the Air Force. At that time the vast resources of rubber, oil and aliatie, considerations should any of the same Ally:
er the other riches of the Nether- to determine the ways and means and his offer immediately old War Plons
was
Division, under nature, should not be permit-through which effective help could Recept
face General Gerow, wus still in 'ex-
ex-lands Indies was too black a pic of the contracting powers
especially on the ground that successfully
ready to, report for duty" to liaison work bit maintain herself
with the British East, of course, had to be held; if supreme commander's decisions. in the held a crime would be committed against the common enemy. The which he replied:
group was carried on by him and it should fall and the German U- Every commander
boats were
able to proceed possesers direct disciplinary power against the Gambling Ordin- Middle Ensi, with its vast oil re-
"Now,"
other members of the stuff. sources, was still anether region "Be back here at midnight," 1} The conference! had ance! The weakest part of
two through the Red Seu into the in- over all subordinates of his own whose safety
dian Ocean, it was doubtful that nationality and of his
his own service, was important to Instructed him "prepared for ex- principal purposes, the first of the official case, then, lies in America.. It provided one of the tended field service."
which was to organise a workable India could be saved. Moreover, and disobedience or other offence
Middle East oll
was
is punishable by such a-great is
measures its failure to discover error avenues by which supplies might Although he seemed to change system by which the American
the commander believes appro- in the huge sweeps organised be sent to Russia and we had the colour slightly, he never batied un, and British Chiefs of Staff could prize.
In the late winter of 1941-12priate, including the court-martial problem of curly establishment eye but replied. "That will give operates effectively As by the Hong Kong Jockey
communications
and Rist northward me to see
of the arrangement Club. Interruption of these from the Persian Gulf the Wurstinge my will. Immedintely he was
the U-bont campaign in the Al- of the offender. But such autho made
I power cannot be given by that cuch of the British
lantle was at almost the height of rity and sweeps would be another sian territory. Dozens of islands was recommendest for the grade Chiefs of Staff designate a re-s effectiveness. We were month-any country to an individual of stupid piece of foolishness-in the Pacine and to be garrison of brigadier general. Knowing presentative to serve in Washing-iy losing ships, including valuable another nation. Only trust and
- if we ে
A typical confidence can establish the at- and in any case could not be security of communications to our such before he could reach Aust-American staffs.
were to maintain the that
the tankers, by the score. the that he would be confirmed as ton, In close contact with
1942, when
thority of th allied commander in The British month was March countenanced as the Goverň- Australion base. Burma was an-ralia. Gerow and I cach donated | named Sir John Dill as the head we lost in the Atlantic and Arc- chief so firmly that he need never
of this legat, ment comes out always the other area in which we had a star from our uniforms, and of this mission and in that the areas 88 Allied and neutral fear the absence
power. biggest winner, and secures great interest because running pinning them on the ex-Secre- capacity he continued to render ships of 507,502 tonnage. During an annual revenue exceeding through it was the last rematalo tary's shoulders sent him happily outstanding-service-untli
Success in such organisations... his May 1942, when 120 Allied.
and, $2,000,000 without the slightline of supply for China.
from our office. An opeck death in 1944. A second purpose naste veere, we sind the rests ultimately upon personalities est cost to itself by way of
As a prerequisite to everything that night he was on a plane for of the conference was to confirm same waters, the United States statesmen, generals, admirals, also we had to stop the up short Australia.
nfjale marshals—even populations Its highest loss the re- sustained carlier agreements upon supervision or collection... of countries that were vital to
in any one must develop confidence in the merchant shipping For the transport of a few very | glon in which should first be con- Where the
the war-40 vessels, concept of single command and Government our successful prosecution of the critical items the Navy provided centrated major forces of the two mentit of
vital sea in the even our
organisation and the les- draws distinction between war-Australia and India. And submarines.
The The Philippines nations, stas saw no rea- For a time
inder by
by which the single such sweeps and such a raffle and feans of helping, the defen- proper fuses for their anti-air- that the propean enemy should perm: simultaneously we needed tion, law, or custom can apply to
all of us tirelessly sought ways garrison was always short of Ron to change prior conclusions lines to South America were
peri). Shipping was at a DTC- is exercised. No binding as that normally conducted ders of the Philippines.
craft and artillery, but we did be the first object of our attacks, mlum: by the Society St. Vincent de
every Problems of disposing troops, succeed in sending them small There were, of course, numer-
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sanctioning the sweep, it belon and allocations of such wen-ers, which we hoped to be able it seemed to me that these were might not win a victory, no great plicability in peace,
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we then possessed; of to fly to the Philippines via stag the two greatest accomplishments, victory is possible without air
Consequently Stated in simple form, the basle superiority. of whether everybody con- bases, in South America, Africa, lands. While all this was going reasons for Arst attacking the tinues in their sober senses. and throughout the world; of at-on we continued to rush driblets European members of the Axis True, the Government looks within the War Department; and threatened spots in the Paclic,
tending to our own reorganisation of ground reinforcements to many were: to no revenue from the raffle. of developing outline plans into from
The European Axis was the only Alaska southward. They one of our two separated enemies but is that the only criterion? actual directives for operations, went to Hawail, the Fiji Islands, that could be attacked simulta- For the Society this has been required eighteen-hour days for New Caledonia, Tanga Tabu, New neously by the three powerful
all of us. one of its principal and, cuti-
Zealand, Australla. and many members of the Allied nations, Fortunately for me, at this smaller places.
Russia. Great Britain, and the ously enough, most easily. col- hectic time my youngest brother, To give one example of the United States. The United States lected sources of revenue. If Milion, and his wife, Helen, were desperate extremes to which we was the only one of the coalition. Government cannot always living just outside Washington at were reduced: I learned by sheer free, to choose which of its cn- be consistent, the similarity Falls Church. During the weeks accident late one evening that the emies to attack first. But if we of their respective positions following my arrival in the should permit appreciation pack our belongings at San An- Department, until my wife could of this point.
tonlo and re-establish home Maybe it is even yet not in Washington, they insisted that too late to redress the bal- their home be mine.
My brother Jance. We seem to recall was already in war work in the suggestion in Legislative government and his hours ware
exhausting Jew scarcely Council, during the debate on mine. Yot every night when I the Loan Bill, that part of reached their house, regardless of the loan should be issued in the hour, which averaged "some- thing around midnight, both
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