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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1949.
THE ÉIGHTY-SECOND INSTALMENT
CRUSADE IN EUROPE
1
When Mr. Churchili'e political party was defeated in the Bri- tlah summer election of 1043 and he ceased to be Felme Min isfer he decided to go on a short vacation,
He had withstood well the wear and tear of his great responsibilities throughout tho
others
war.
in
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's Own Story Of The War In Europe
score.
of
But the Allied forces
of fixed defences and fortifica-
ROCKEFELLER OFFICE MOVING TO MACÃO
• Macao, Fobruáry 13.
It is easy to deprecate the value The regional office of the Rockefeller Foundation's International Health, Division is to be moved from Shanghai to Macao.
tions. The Chinese Wall; the Roman Wall, and the Maginot
Line all falied, oventually Dr. Robert B. Watson, head of the regional office,
*
told the United Press that trustees of the Foun- dation in New York have approved the move.
The move is being made be- cause of present conditions in Shanghal.
The regional office will contine
The
Endowment Fund
WAS RIGHT
TO BEAT HIS WIFE
The
Her
reason? Arthur would not learn to dance.
That was the story Judge: He said the Paiping Union Pisciotta heard
Monday. Jant Medical College is financed by Emrich told the Judge that be the Foundation to the extent came home from work to find. of about $40,000,000, of which the apartment filled with gas. $10,000,000 WRI spent for the He became 60 buliding alone. There is also an endowment
beat his wife,
angry that he and Judge Pis-
ar though she needed a good sponking.
their défensive purposes. How- ever, on any given section of front, any unit that, is on the de- fensive and has the advantage of. war years, but now, with offeini
carefully prepared defences en- responsibilities ended, Mr. Chur-
joya In all the campaigns, and parover its exposed opponents.
tremendous superiority chill wanted and needed a short had engaged in operations with- rest. I was pleased and honour-out comparable precedent since ticularly in Western Europe, pur
Against the Westwalt we used ed that he asked me to put him its establishment in 1770.
gulding principle was to avoid at up; his suggestion implied that For, the operations in Atrien any cost the freezing of battle surprise in our choice of the innd he felt for me some title tracard Europe there had been in-lines that might bog down our lag area and a tremendous con- tion of the great respect, nifec- volved the organisation of a vast troops in a pattern similar to the centration of power on a narrow its activities in Macao to the bus- tion, and admiration I had do- ground force. Built around trench warfare of World War I. front to achieve the initial pene-iness administration of the dlui- veloped for him. I made forty-seven infantry divisions and At times in the conduct of any tration. The defensive forifica-sion's offices in Japan, ForTROJA
tions lacked depth. Once they and India. rangements for his vacation their artillery. It included sixteen continental campaign there devo-,
in the lodgment:
Rockefeller Foundation one of the pleasantest
parts of
New York February 12. fell armoured divisions and four air-lops a strain upon supply lines were broken our theatre. I have always felt borne divisions, a mountain divi- that largely prohibits the con-area, our air and sea power as- began its work in China in 1915,
Judge Alex Pisciotta agreed myself fortunate that I could, basion, four seaborne brigades for tinuance of heavy, decisive at-sured us use of the beaches for Dr. Watson said, since when it
build-up. The German, more has spent some US$60,000,000 in today that a man ought to give raspersonal holl Cory in the operation of landling-maft bestaat during such persons--angely-folated-by-to the primaligin, al foci-l wola - his wife beating if the pro repay in a small way part of the
sides amphibious and combat en-tain
pat-avoidable,
truction of his communications During the period. 1924-41 an debt I owe him for staunch sup- Igineer units, brigade, and separat not permit these periods of lines and bridges across the Seine average of 20 Chinese students Vocation is great enough.
Arthur port and unwavering courtesy, toate battalions of anti-aircraft
provocation for were educated in the our. reinforcements yearly
Emrich was, that his wife, Ano,, a Bay nothing of personal hos-unlis, field artillery and tank des- stabilisation to develop into the and pitality.
troyer battalions by the long, dreary, and wasteful battles poured in while his numbers United States by the Foundation,
a number of tried to take her own life and that of their two children, Agnes, Equally stupendous was I sometimes saw Field Mar-
the that bled Europe white in World were with difficulty, maintained. together with
The Siegfried Line was more, women in nursing schools.
6 and Arthur. 3. shal Brooke, General Frederick growth of American air strength War I. The combination of fire. Morgan, Air Chief Marshal Ted-in those twe theatre; between our power, mobility, and air power formidable, Its defences includ- der, Sir Andrew Cunningham,
entry in the war and the German that we used to accomplish oured great mine felds, intricate net- Field Marshal Montgomery, and surrender our fighter planes and purpose had to be scrutinised so works of obstacles, tank ditches, concealed concrete blockhouseS service won superiority over the Luft-that the principles underlying its and heavily forilled machine-gun British of the
Incorpora heads and high commanders
had effective use might be waffe and otir bombers
nests, supported by artillery and with whom I had served during penetrated every German defencoated into our military doctrine.
auxiliary weapons, connected by the
All were
In addition to amphibious ass good against them. my
superlative friends. Strangely enough
communica-sault on an unprecedented scale, system, backed up our Inter-continental conversations Tarely
over which rned tions, transport and administrative our forces had surmounted natur-able line of supply over backward, in the habit of old systems were established and ant and fortified barriers that were could be moved rapidly reinforce- ¿ fund of $20,000,000 for the educa clotta remarked that it sounded
oldiers, to incidents of the war.
government war milltary
structure believed invulnerable. In Africa, ments and munitions. In certain tion of outstanding mexical stud- Even then we
seemed to sense was built to control mililons of Sicily, and Italy the terrain we that the future problems of peace | enemy nationals. Conduct of encountered was Atted by nature areas the defensive fortifications ents would overshadow even the great operations required co-ordination for defensive operations. In the were several miles in depth. At difficulties we had to surmount with the civil ministries of for- Tunisian hills, on the shoulder of others, river obstacles were utilis subsidising
noted.
China, six from Japan, three from
Emrich returned alone today during hostilities. Consequently eign nations organised differently Mount Etna, and in the Apen. The task of penetrating and Koren, one from Formosa, three and told the judge that his wife our talk nearly always dealt with from our own, combined staff nines there were scores of vitid breaking through such fortifica- from the Philippines and four
whole affair. the future: work with
Allied armies, new points wh
where n battalion could the probabilities of
"I thought tlons presented the most serious, from India, all studying in the forgiven the In
would," the for methods the prospecta
strategie command stop an army's advance. of particularly
hing almost terrifying, problems to the United States-Unlied Press. Rhing the Europe
judge remarked. establishing clear and mutually within our own military establish- Western
be-ment, and diplomatic nerves on the North by the easily in-
За саду
He told the couple to Bhow observed understandings
throughout its length, relaforced attacking troops. Nothing
in war. Mistakes are always
ÈIRE'S VIEW ON up next week, when he would tween the Western Allies and seldom entrusted to
dismiss the charge of aggravated the Soviets.
force No pre-war definition of undated Netherlands, had been for paid for in casualties and troops
DEFENCE PACT
assault and battery-United the Army's mission could ado- twenty centuries the most formid-are quick to sense any blunder
London, February 12.
Press. quately have forecast the scope able barrier to military operations made by their commanders. Even All though in the winter of 1015
Eire's views on possible part!- or ramification of its job against against the German lands.
some stretches of the Siegfried cipation in the Atlantic Fact is natural obstacles wore the European Axis. From study those
were held by hastily formed and that only a United ireland could of both achievements und mis-overcome.
Inadequately trained Beyond that in Western Europe
defensive be defended with full military takes much could be learned.
penetration од
efetency, a spokesman for Mr. Purely military operations con- the Allied armies twice batteres troops, Its stituted a
The Gates through fortifications are scale and the practical ob- John Dulanty, Eire High Com their way vast and continuous IN THE SUMMER OF 1945, offensive, prolonged
literation of the defending forces that been designed with the
had over many
"As long as Ireland is parti- Grave diggers at the Gates of 1945, ALTHOUGH OUR MAIN months, that required assessment greatest tactical and engineering was a tribute not only to the ex-alone in London, sald today: closed by a strike today.
traordinary fighting qualities of
in suburban effort was redeployment of troops, and evaluation of its lessons. The skill. To break through either the Allied soldiers and units, but tioned, the Arst essential of Irish Heaven cemetery
denied, establishment of occupation, and task set for the Allled Force was the Westwall or the Siegfried to the determination and profes
participation is
ceme- the Hawthorne joined other spokesman declared. "Only intery diggers in Queen's county in execution of many minor tasks one of the most difficult ever to Line was outstanding in military sional skill of their divisional,
United Ireland would be secure striking over ម wage dispute. directly connected with our mis- confront an army in the field. annals; to smash them both in the
against internal disruption in the They are members of the CIO sion, we were also occupied in a From North Africa through Sicily space of ten months was a match-corps, army.
event of world
conflict." United Cemetery Workers Union. professional sequel to the war and Italy and the assault against less achievement for the parti- commanders.
Reuter.
-United Press. the study and evaluation of its Festung Europa, our units had to cipating troops. icssons.
land on beaches, fight many days The material confronting us without the support of oven a អ. was monumental in its bulk, and mediocre, port, make good their in its content unique. The cam-positions against superior ground paigns in the Mediterranean and forces, and finally build
Chapter 23 OPERATION
STUDY...
A.
up z in Europe had no prior parallel strength that could accomplish in the history of warfare; through the complete destruction of the out them, the United States Army enemy.
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