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LONDON, May 8 (Reuter)-Taking part in the House of Commons debate, Mr. C. R. Attlee, the. Labour Opposition Lea- der. began by warmly paying tribute to the fighting forces, in- clading the French and Norwegians. He expressed sy pathy with the people of Norway and also expressed his admiration of the skill with which the difficult evacuation was carried out.
"We had an experience of it in the, last war and., it was rendered far more difficult by the air arm. It was a wonderful feht of arms, but after all it is retirement,
"The Prime Minister's speech on Thursday was over-optim. Istle-and-over-complacent. Mr. Churchill's speech was far too optimistic. It is no use the Prime Minister telling us not to come to hasty conclusions. There are some very hasty conclusions in those speeches.
"The Prime Minister asked us to suspend judgment. I think it is very difficult, in the light of events, to say that this campaign has been to our advantage as the
LAMMERT BROS.. Premjer said on Thursday.
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Yesterday the Prime Minister struck a different note--a good deal more of excuse and explana-
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"In a country like Norway. with the rigours of its climate, you don't want to send young boys' but older and experien ced men
"We had experience in the Jads Dardanelles of young being sent out in great heat and they didn't last long. It 19 seasoned men who wanted."
ADMIRAL SIR ROGER KEYES EXPLAINS FOR
THE ROYAL NAVY
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LONDON, MAY 8 (Reuter)-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, who. was in uniform, was loudly cheered in the House of Comman yesterday when he described the suggestion that the British Navy had run away to Alexandria as ' "damned' insult." This was followed by laughter in which Sir Roger heartily Joined,
The Admiral declared that it was not the fault of the Navy that the
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were not followed into Norwegian ports and destroyed as, they were at Narvik, *
SHANGHAI, May 8 (Reuter)— In, his opinion, which was sup-. After refusing to work for nearly ported by authoritative Norwegian two months, demanding pay in- Information, the daval hazards of creases and a special rice allow-
an attack at Trondheim would have ance, three hundred of the nine been trifling compared to those hundred workers of the Shanghai that had been overcorde in other Dockyards returned to work yes-operations which he had organised
and led: (cheers,
terday.
It is hoped that the strike, (which is among the longest andį, mast, serious here in recent years, will be settled this week
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URGED ACTION
Since April 18 he had been urg- ing the Admiralty to take more vigorous action in Norway and to let him take all responsibility for organising and leading the attack telligence and there was not the
He was told that there was no necessary concentration on essen-diculty in going into Trondheim tial objectives. I am asking whe-Fjord but that it was not consider- ther at any time there was not ed necessary as the Army was No-one wishes to give the
delay and discussion when action making good progress and the handle to the enemy, but we have | İNTELLIGENCE SERVICE FAILED was necessary. *
situation i the Mediterraneau a service and a duty to the nation Referring to the Germans' anti- CABINET NOT EFFICIENT inade it undesirable to risk ships.
"I am not by any means sat:s- THE Undersigned have received to examine the events that have cipating any action we might have
Sir Roger Kejes suggested that occurred
We have to face facts. taken in the laying of mines by fied despite all that the Prime old ships might have been used. We are not afraid to face facts.
invading Norway, Mr. Attlee asked Minister has said that the present the loss of which would not have MORE GUIDANCE
what Information had we through War Cabinet is an efficient instru-affected the strength of the Fleet,
for conducting the war "High hopes had been raised in our Intelligence service: "We are ment the speeches of Ministers, in the told that we knew that there were (Heart Hear) It has been "eri- press and over the wireless. I think troops and ships practising dis-ticised in this House over and over It has been criticised by. it extraordinarily ill-advised that embarkation and that there were again.
five different places to men of wide experience in the people should have had their four or spirits raised by accounts which which they might go have no Press and plats m. It is wrong in
ld only be justi encouraged them to imagine that doubt that obtaining intelligence principle and everything was going wonderful in Germany is very dimcult, but ned by success, ad it has not had well. I think they should have been surely
service in Norway? given more guidance.
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success." Mr. Attlee declared: "Frank- I do not think it fair to put Mr. Churchill in the posi-. Lon of presiding at the Admiralty and being Chair man of the Chiefs of Staf That is the man in charge of major--strategy and should also be in command of a par- ticular unit.
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Mr. Churchill has had very
NO COUNTER MOVES? · Mr. Attlee wanted to know WIDESPREAD DISAPPOINTMENT whether we got any intelligence "The general view was given and whether such" Intelligence as
"I have great difficulties and it is not fair that Germany had at last put his we got was properly used head out to be hit and that there been told that the detailed plans to put him in an impossible posi was a chance here of the campaign for the selgure of Norway by the opening out. Hence there is wide-German General Staff had been spread disappointment-
"It is sad that in this war there has never been initiative from our side and no real planning in anticipation of Dossible strokes against us. The Government had the idea of blocking the Narvik route with mines. It must have been apparent that there was the greatest possibility of a hit back by Germany."
(known to us many years. I want to know whether we were working out what could have been done to counter those plans.
"The question which strikes me immediately is the vital matter of bases. The first condition should have been that bases should be feason- ably safe from air and water. Surely the time factor was all important" "
tion
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NOT SHAKEN Attlee continued: "Our friends have been disheartenedi We have had a reverse, but we have had reverses before and none of us is in the slightest. degree shaken, in his faith that we are going to win the war (Cheers). When we have reverses, the e- sentinal thing is that we should learn from them (Cheers). I have no doubt-whatever of the courage and constancy of all the people in Mr. Attlee said the arst question "The Germans landed only" & this country provided they are was "What provision was made few troops at selected places, bus sure that they are getting the for that contingency?" The Prime if they were given time, it was right leadership Minister had said that Germany clear that they could bring up re- Cheers) had planned this expedition with inforcements which would make a
ery difficult very great care over a long period. land What' care was exercised in the RISKS WERE NECESSARY planning of the Allies for defeat-
"The vital thing was to obtain ing that stroke, if it should come?
an air base. This was a risky the people of this country-people WERE THEY RIGHT KIND?..
operation, but risks had to be of all kinds of views and all kläds We were informed in March taken. I want to know whether of thoughts that they are that we had a force of 100,000 men the Government had a settled plan satisfied that the war is being ready to go to Finland. We were or whether the acted hurriedly. waged with sufficient energy, in- assured that these troops were "Narvik is really secondary. tensity, drive and resolution (Heart fully prepared. If they were fully Stavanger or Trondheim were the Hear prepared in every way, we want real points of importance. It does It is not Norway alone, Norway to know what happened to them not seem that the Government comes as a culmination of many If they were not, they may have realised the importance of the air
á serious disaster In escaped
weapon until after the event." Finland."
Mir, Attlee continued: "What cannot understand is the rapid dispersal of all these troops at the time when that was done. The Finnish war ended in March and the Government decidel som time after that to lay mines off Norway on April 8. I should have thought that in the event of
having that in mind they woul
*“I was disturbed by what the Prime Minister sald. Despite the Irssons in Poland and Finland, they do not seem to have realised""the vitálim- portance of protection from the air.-*Unless you could secure that evacuation was certsin...
DIFFICULT BUSINESS"
WIDESPREAD ANXIETY "The Government will be blind and deaf if they do not realise that there is widespread anxiety among
not
other discontents, Feople are say. ing that those mainly responsible for the conduit, of- affairs have had an almost uninterrupted fallure (Opposition
career
of
Here is a striking comparison of German Naval Strengths as they were before the war and today:-
THE BRITISH FLEET Battleships and Battle-Cruisers when war began 15, Losses 1.
Aircraft-Carriers when war be- gan 7; Losses 1.
Heavy Cruisers when war began 15, Losses all
Other Cruisers when war began 43. Losses nl.
Anti-Aircraft Ships when war be gan 68, Losses all
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Destroyers when war began. 175, Losses 10.
Submarines. when war began. 57, Losses 4.
Motor Torpedo-Boats when war began 28, Losses nil.
́ ́ THE GERMAN · FLEET Battleships when war began 2, Losses 1.
Armoured Ships ("Pocket Battle- ships") when war began 3, Losses
1:
Heavy Cruisers when war began 2. Losses 1.
Other Cruisers when war began
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Destroyers when war began 22, Losses 12.
Seagoing
Torpedo-Boats when war began 30, Losses nil;
Mator Torpedo-Boats when war began 20, Losses nil.
Submarines when war began 71.
Losses 60.
THE FRENCH The French have lost only one
cruiser. When war began they had seven battleships, one aircraft- carrier, seven heavy and 12 other cruisers, 59 destroyers, 78 sub- marines. 12 seagoing torpedo-boats and one of the motor-typ
There are three Polish destroyers and twc Polish submarines with" the British fleet.
Cheer), In Norway, Czechoslovakia says that the Prime Minister's and Poland
"TOO "LATE"
Everywhere the story is Too Late." The Prime Minister talks about missing buses. The Govern-
"I ask whether action was taken ment have missed a number of buses since 1931; they missed all
thought
wetkness has been his devotion to colleagues who are either failures in need of a rest. In the life and death struggle we cazmot afford to have our destinies in the
Ing a rest (Opposition Cheers), hands of failures or people nece
am not sure of the Prime Minis
I
ticular weakness of members of the
Government benches,”
have kept in being this force in in time The Germans landed at the peace buses and caught the ter's weakness: I think it is a par case of a German counterstroke. Trondheim and it was ten days
Mr. Attlee said that he gathered after the war before we landed at war bus. The people found these that some troops were kept toge-Namsos and Aandalsnes. The ques-
men consistently wrong in their ther. He wanted to know whether tion is how far had the Govern- Judgments. The same people who these troops were adequate and ment gone in making plans, and it whether the necessary equipment does not alter the fact that the would be appeased, seemed not to was there, the pecessary aircraft campaign in southern Norway has and the ships necessary to take been a failure. It is no good sug-have realised that Hitler would them, He wanted to know whether gesting that you can start again they were the right kind of troops, and come down from Narvik. This • "There seems everywhere fal-
ALLIES SEEK
NEW BANANA Britain and France, allied in the war, are to join in a task which may save both empires millions of pounds in war and in peace. He had been riformed that we is a terribly difficult buxness. '*
Two expeditions of British and had body of troops, trained men
NOT ENOUGH INTELLIGENCE French experta will Bet out who could ski, ready for the
"There was also the stopping of shortly to:
reinforcements. We could not stop retriforcement from the air, but we certainly got a more optimistic Was that so in view 01 the note of what the feet could do possibility of a campaign in Nor- from Mr. Churchill. way? People are asking whether
Try to discover, in French Indo- China, a wild banana from which the British and French colonies can raise new types that will resist the virulent leaf-spot disease:
Search out the breeding grounds in West Africa óf locusts, so that a pest which causes millions of pounds' worth of damage can be attacked "at the root."
Finnish campaign. He was told that they were dispersed and put on other kinds of jobs."-
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have been sent there. I have heard
would Hitler
attack Czechoslovakia; who thought Hitler
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lure to drive not only" in the flebi of defence, sud - foreign policy but In England too. They are not organising the 'country's resources. We have had "eight months in which these things ought to have... been done.
We are not getting organisation "In considering the inception of of food or men power in the ab-
FAILURE AFTER FAILURE Mr. Attlee, in conclusion, suld
that members of the Government benches had seen failure after
failure on shifted along those benchei.ey have been content week after week with Ministeria whom they know to be failures. They had allowed loyalty to the Chief Whip to overcome their loy- alty to the real needs of the coun- The try (Opposition Cheers), House of Commons must take its full" responsibility. There is 4 widespread feeling in the country. not that we shall loss this war-
these are the troops who ought to the expedition, one of the vital sence of effective leadership. This shall win this war but to win factors was how far could you be is having a repercussion on na-his war we want different people at the helm from those who lod successful in preventing reinforce- tional moralë," ments. There was not adequate m- A leading article in the "Times" us into it.(Cheers).
stories about young boys with very little training being sent.
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