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Wyndham St., Hongkong 'Phone 26615 June 19, 1939
Jitters
The World's ARMED FORCES
T WAS a definite, direct fear of war that spread
over Britain six months ago. Now, it is something entirely different. In a mat- ter of weeks the people of our Homeland have come to the knowledge that there is a big difference between the fear of war and prepared- ness for war.
But they have reached that understanding with a slowness that almost confirms the Con- tinental jokes about British wit. Months ago, the armament factories of Britain began to produce death-dealing machinery since the war. at a rate unknown in England
Although those sometime in- comprehensible "D-notices"____ the secrecy regulations which are Britain's nearest approach to totalitarian methods-have dis- guised our activities, most peo- ple realise now that only a step or two will be needed to put this country on to that much- discussed war basis.
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matter of intense interest to the That is why, to-day, when a democratic Powers of the world, book is published which claims yet the Russian authorities have to give the complete facts of the so far placed the greatest dim- strength of the world's military culties in the path of all official Powers, care must be taken in and unofficial investigators of assessing the military power in that strength. Europe.
We cast our eyes back through the newspaper files of the past
It detracts from the value of twelve months, the first thing any book when the author in- that becomes obvious is that sists upon remaining anonymous. Germany, Italy and Japan are acting in concert.
never makes his move until his two Allies are quiet.
Tientsin, of course, is the latest instance. The Axis
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This map-diagram, reproduced from the "New York Times," gives an idea of the difference between Europe's
peace and war-time strength, but it should be noted that the figures are in some casca only rough estimates. Two things are, however, betary Mission, watched the Red yond all doubt tha naval superiority of Britain and the numerical military predomin- ance of Russia.
THREE years ago-be- fore Russian factories had reached their present pro- ductive capacities-Colonel Mar- tel, a member of the British Mili-
main instruments of modern warfare. They are the weapons in the forefront of the revolu-
Army manoeuvres and reported: "The fact that very few tanks were compelled to fall out on ac- count of mechanical defects, and that there were no air accidents
or forced-landings, inspired us with a respect for your tanks and aeroplanes."
In those manoeuvres, 1,000 tanks and 1,000 aeroplanes took part.
MR. WERNER has mude The name of the book is "The
one of his most in-
realised that for five years now Military Strength of the Powers" teresting chapters from the pre- (Gollancz, 78. Gd.), and the au- sent and potential strength of modern military experts have You will not find; for instance, thor is given as "Max Werner," Russia. He points out that with accepted the fact that the tank that the pot boils over in Ger- said to be the pseudonym of a that country's present produc- and the aeroplane will be the many at the same time. as it "close student of international tion capacities and natural re- does in China, and Mussolini military affairs."
sources she should be in a better
Considering a mass of inter- position and more resourceful on
national "testimonials" which he war basis than the United tion in military technique.
includes in his book, the author States. By a series of dedue- During the last war, they were says: "When military experts FROM the name, and the tions from figures that have been comparatively new instruments, and politicians underestimate fact that a translator's published in Russia and outside and have not yet-despite Spain, the strength of the Red Army, Powers are determined that the name is given, we can take it it, he assumes a military and China and Abyssinia-been call they are merely demonstrating
that the author is world will have no peace from Againat his anonymity, however, be n
a foreigner. aviation strength which should ed upon to prove their worth their own backwardness in mo-
grave discouragement to under modern combat conditions. dern military matters." war jitters-no sooner will this one has to appreciate the mass any ideas of war now held by
- Whatever the truth of the au- latest trouble be settled than of apparently reliable facts sup- the opposite ends of the totali hundred tanka-415 to be pre- ing estimates of the Powers "On August 8, 1918, several thor's various and often confus Germany or Italy will raise new porting quotations that he has tarian axis.
cise-broke through the German military strength, he points out fears.
produced.
Here are some figures, which lines near Amiens in a battle the dreadful moral of a war that "While the diplomats nego zeem so well authenticated by which was the prelude to Ger could happen to-day. World jitters have cost the democracies hundreds of mil-duction is working at full blast," and British experts, apart from number would represent about terribly
tiate, the machinery of war pro- quotations from Germon, French many's defeat. To-day, that Modern warfare would be a lions of pounds in the past year. is the opening of the bood. That Russian-official-documents, that the strength of one Tank-Divi- mathematical system of destruc- methodical, almost Apart from the cost of keeping is one of those terribly self- they cannot be denied:
sion, and hardly one-tenth of the tion, based on a time programme. navies, armics and air forces evident facts that most wage
total tank army of any of the big A country determined on war constantly the alert, the learners in this country remem- ment has, increased 20 times in Powers," declares Mr. Werner.
would spend years of time and effect on the world's markets has bered last week when forms
The modernisation and the millions of money in planning been disastrous. It has cost were
mechanisation of the Soviet the attack. The war that would
on
Expenditure on Russian arma-
five years; distributed. But from that opening, he tells the grue- The standing army last year shippers more because of in-somely true story of how arma- numbered 1,300,000 men, and Army, he adds, is likely to sur- ensue, would be something more creased war risk rates; thements, in twenty years, have there are over 10,000,000 trained prise many people who from pre- devastating than anything that
world's gold has gone across the grown from the comparatively reserves;
judice have looked upon Russia has even been imagined. There Atlantic to the United States, simple nature of the last war to
as an unlikely Power in modern will be nothing of the static kill- stocks and shares have fluctuat-la terrifying pitch of perfection.
Three years ago, 150,000 war politics.
ing of the Western front of a pilots were being trained; and
quarter-of-a-century ago how ed violently; exchange has
While many people have been old that makes one "They (armaments) are al-
900,000 drivers were under forced to accept the immense something more scientific and feel!--but responded to each fresh excuse ready exerting a terrible pres- training for military vehicles at for jitter-bugging.
figures quoted for Russian tanks ruthless." sure on European foreign policy, the same time.
and aircraft, the importance of It would cost Britain thou-and forcing it in the direction of
These figures are of tremend those figures have been lowered sands of pounds to send even one [power of every European State
war," he says. "To-day, the ous importance when it is by stories of unreliability. warship to Tientsin. The Fleet is determined by their strength; Mobilisation last September cost by their political and economic | £20,000,000—what the total cost [strength, and, above all, by their
surrounding. Germany was no one will ever estimate.
is concerned with the military Don't forget that the Totali-strength of Russia. Stories of tarians escape these expenditures fabulous power have come from
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for they are on a system of perpetual mobilisation.
The man-in-the-street to-day
the Soviet; stories of thousands upon thousands of aeroplanes, troops dropped by parachute; By creating crisis after crisis and tales of amazing new wea-
they are waging a novel war on pons.
Britain and the other demo-
The strength of the Soviet cracies--an economic war that military machine is, in fact, a costs very little less than real
war.
in a mine disaster too often holds
Public confidence in Great submarino can be. It has the Britain can reduce much of the special kind of horror that death economic strain imposed on the where the real tragedy is that Democracies. That is why we death gains in fearfulness because should not give way to jitters it has to be awaited in silent help each time Hitler, Mussolini or risk with the same calm equani- lessness. Submarine men take the the Japanese militarists start amity which the collfor goes down new offensive. Undersea Perils TWO HUNDRED and oighty-six lives have been lost in the four submarine disasters that have
The sympathy of two great occurred in the Atlantic and Democracies, mourning the loss of Pacific Oceans since last February to the French people in their their own brave zone, will go out Imagiantion does not nood assis- tragedy. Sixty-three men linve tance to bring home to us the given their lives in the Phenix grim tragedy that death in a disastor.
the mine. Their work is un- comfortable and dificult, and the risk is accepted stolenlly, almost caroloasly, as something to be avoided if possible, to be faced with calmness If calamity Kalle.
GRIN AND BEAR IT
"THE history of war," says our pseudonymic. By Lichty Max Werner, "offers us no his- torical basis on which we can: judge present-day. armaments
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To-day, European' armies possess between fifteen and twenty times as many machine guns as they did in 1914, three times as much artillery, and a. number of weapons which were entirely unknown then.
"Artillery range has almost. doubled.
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"The tank of 1918 had a speed of three or four miles an hour. and a radius of 18 to 25 miles,. In 1918 the aeroplane had speed of between 75 and 100 miles an hour and a radius of. action of between 150 and 180 miles.
"The tank of 1939 has a speed. of between 30 and 35 miles an hour and a radius of action, up to 180 miles. The aeroplane has a speed of between 250 and 300. miles an hour and a radius of action between 700 and 2,000- miles,"
And, he says, the big Euro-` pean armies of to-day have something like 25,000 acro- plaves, 80,000 tanka, 50,000 günë. and 200,000 machine guns.
Which, should be-but is un-- likely to be one of the most. potent arguments for peace.