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Important Problem Of Naval Balances
One frequently hears it remarked these days by knowledgeable people that it would be virtually impossible for Great Britain to go to war with Japan, "even if she wanted to do so." because this would necessitate transferring the great bulk of our sea power to the Far East and leaving our position so weak in the Western Hemi- sphere as to offer a very tempting opportunity to certain predatory Powers which are only awaiting the chance to start the partition of the British Empire.
And nowhere is this more clearly understood the knowledgeable ones continue than in Japan, writes Sir Herbert Russell in the Unit- ed Services Review.
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The appointment of a new Cap- tain-in-Charge (Capt. H. B. Malt- by) to the Dockyard and naval establishments at Bermuda serves to draw attention to what may, be regarded as the most placid of all our naval bases in these perturbed days, says the United Services Re- view.
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even
We hear a great deal as to whe- ther we could hold Gibraltar,
and Malta, Hong Kong. Singapore against a strong and determined enemy, but we never hear a similar question asked in connection with Bermuda. not be-
does it become to see what form cause the place could hope to offer It could conceivably take.
"STATE OF WAR"
last
This, of course, is perfectly true in the same sense as the much
a very strong resistance, but be- cause nobody is likely to attack it. older and simpler, truism to the
naval effect that you cannot be in two
That the United States War places at the same time.
A "state of war" nowadays might authorities would like to possess
very disastrous results the little against Japan on the part of this produce
bunch of islands is country would be almost wholly without much grand-scale fighting understandable enough, but ap- a sea war. Not only would it be at all. In the resort it is parently they are now well satis
extremely difficult war, but economic stress at home rather fed to do the next best thing and virtually hopeless in any prospect than the military situation which to make considerable use of the of a successful issue on the fight- brings war to an end. The Japan-spot. Americans generally seem ing side). There is no ease in his- ese, know this well enough. They to be very much more interested tory in which a major war has might have done a great deal more in the attractions of Bermuda as
the Russians been waged to Anality by sea power against
after a holiday resort than in alone.
Tsushima and Mukden, but they" strategical potentialities" 03 a had spent all their money.
naval base. ·
an
To take the initative against Japan would necessitate the e- ployment of a colossal volume of naval strength, and no strategical student can pretend to see Just how this could be effectively used: To carry the war right into the home waters of the Island Empire is palpably impossible.
Their young credit was frall and so they were quite prepared to tal e what they could get rather than what they might ultimately have got had the economic position of Japan been stronger.
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mandate issued on February 18 posthumously promoted Brigade- Commanders Hsin Kuo-chang In the unfortunate event of Peng Han-hstang and Tsing Ling, “straight” war between Great Bri- who fell in action recently, to E9 C tain and Japan I do not believe Lieutenant-Generals.
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The that it would be our policy to hurry patch to Sin Wen Pao. the bulk of our sea power out to Military Affairs Commission was the Far East and thereby reduce also ordered to grant suitable our naval strength in European pensions to the families of waters to a dangerously low abb. Ithree men, says the report. do not believe this because I can-
Singapore is nearly 2,000 miles away and therefore much too far to contemplate as an operational base. Hong Kong might serve this purpose if we were able to hold it rather a big "if" in view of the certainty that it would be subject to incessant and very heavy at-not see how we could harbour, or tacks.
employ in initiative operations,
A PUZZLING POSITION What sort of "operations" are we. to envisage against Japanese" sea power in its own waters? Were it possible to close the communica- tlons with the Asiatic Continent. the result would prove very serious for Japan.
idea But any blockading Japan in the face of such a great Navy as she possesses may be ruled out even before it is suggested at all.
of
In fact, the more one considers the possibility of waging direct war against Japan the more difficult
flotillas.
the
such a clutter of squadrons and within landing distance of Aus- tralla. Either attempt means get- No doubt a great aggregate of ting a long way from home, auto- British national interests in the matically weakening the power of Far East would have to go by de-aggression and conversely' streng- fault, but this would probably be thening that of defence.
We should need a I do not need to be told that so in any case. naval strength equal to setting this is rather a queer doctrine of limits to Japanese activity, and, war which I am suggesting. But although it would be quite out of then war between two great sea the question to count upon it, yet Powers situated at the opposite ends of the earth would be bound more likely we should And no
to
any particular disposition to carry the offer queer problems in lust of conquest beyond those case. If other nations took a hand limits. No Japanese naval force in the business different conditions
come would be created. must pass Singapore nor
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