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TRUTH ABOUT GERMANY'S
COIL
RESOURCES
By ANTHONY HERVEY for Greater Germany of about It is unlikely that the German ALLIES' TANKER FLEET
FOR
Her main internal source of
Germany's highly mechanised 3,800,000 tons, apart from oc- quota could be much increased, The total available supplies armics and massed aviation are cupied Poland, which is probably particularly as Rumania supplies this year, apart from substituto self-supporting, and Denmark, oil to Italy, Jugoslavia and fuels and stocks, therefore, burning up petrol of a terrific where the normal consumption Hungary, and would need to amount to 3,000,000 from do rate. What is the truth about of 700,000 tons might be cut maintain her exports to Great mestic sources,, 1,500,000 tons the enemy's oil supplies? down by half.
Britain. Indeed, during the from. Rumania, 500,000 tons. Germany herself has an ap- first six war months Rumania from Russia and another 200,- This article, written with preciable crude oil production exported only 385,000 tons of oll 000 tons nt most from Poland authority. shows that rigid which started in 1858, when to Greater Germany, against and Estonin, which exports small limits are act to her capacity the first European oil-well was 400,000 tons in the same period quantities of shade, oil--alto- to replenish stocks, even to the drilled at Wietze, and she can of 1938-39.
gother 6,200,000 tons, also boast of the deepest well The key to Germany's oil pro- level of peace-time needs.
It is, of course, probable that outside the United States. Most blem is probably Russia. Under larger quantities will become OR any fair computation of of her own oil comes from the the stimulus of successive five- available in future years. Ger- Germany's strength in the old fields in Hanover and from year-plans, the Soviet oil indus- many's OWN production Is field it is essential that her posi. the Reitbrook field near Ilam- try has steadily expanded and, steadily increasing, while im- tion in regard to oil supplies these and other smaller fields 90,000,000 tons, is second only might eventually enable Russia From with an annual output of around provements in communicationa burg, opened up in 1937. should be carefully surveyed. Germany should obtain about to the United States. Con- to made a much larger contribu What sources of supply are still 750,000 tons this year.
sumption, which was estimated tlon. open to her? How much does RUMANIA'S EXPORT- at about 25,000,000 tons in 1938, Meanwhile Great Britain and she require? What has she ac-
is increasing still more rapidly; France can purchase almost quired by conquest?
supply is, however, her oil-from- and Russia has been laying unlimited quantities in any of The answer to the last ques- coal Industry, which is expected down very considerable stocks, the world's markets, and, with tion is that Denmark and Nor- this year to have an output of so that exports have decreased, the addition of Norwegian mer- and in 1938 were under 1,000,- chant tonnage, control nearly way have yielded a substantial some 2,250,000 tons, mostly of 000 tons, of which Germany re- 50 per cent. of the world's but irreplaceable stock to the be obtained from the Polish oil- low figure must be attributed ficient to transport all the oil light motor fuels. Some oil may ceived only 80,000 tons. This tanker fleet, more than suf. invader. Danish reserves are fields, where production in 1938 to transport difficulties rather they require. From the United estimated to have been about was 550,000 tons, although very than to political or ideological States they can also obtain 160,000 tons, half of which was little was available for export.
differences.
aviation spirit-which Rumania petrol. Norway's stocks amount- fined to supplies from Rumania, Germany's oil imports are con-
Although the partition of only produces in small quantities ed, at most, to 200,000 tons, which, from her geographical Poland has given Russia and and Russia herself imports from part of which has fallen into position, is a natural source of Germany #1 common frontier, the United States-and an un- German hands.
supply, and from Russia. Trans- direct rail communications are limited range of other products. But this was a windfall; when Port difficulties, set limits on still handicapped by variations Germany will certainly be un- ublain the highest this assistance.
in the gauge of the two railway it has been spent Germany must
Under a recent trade agree-systems, which entails the tran- quality aviation spirit, and even herself supply the oil which in- ment Rumania undertook to shipping of the oil at Przemysl. If she has sufficient petrol, may well be inconveniently short of dustry and vital civilian services supply Germany with 1,300,000 Oll from Baku, the chief diesel pit and lubricants. may need in her occupied terri- tons of oil annually, plus certain producing area as well as the 1816. Such news stories. It must also be remem- calculated to bring the 1940 pipeline to Batum and shipped
arrears of deliveries, which were most accessible, can be taken by SHORTAGES IN 1918
The position is somewhat to Varna or Constanza, 750 similar to that in 1918, when
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is used by the Hilangkong Telegraph” to
under the provisióne of the Telecommanni- Cations Ordinance,
bears the Indication "UTH” fa received in
Hongkong on the date of publication hy bered that German forces operat- quota up to 1,500,000 tons.
the Vulted Press Associations, who re-
either wholly or in part without previous arrangement.
*** Design For Mastery
Among serious disadvantages under
able to
serve all rights and forbid republication, ing in Norway are,. using up But transport facilities from miles across the Black Sen; then Allies were using roughly quantities of oil, particularly Rumania are not elastic. Be from Varna it could be loaded four times the quantity of aviation spirit.
fore the war nearly 40 per cent. into tank cars and transhipped petroleum that was available to of Rumania's oil exports to Ger- at Ruschuk, opposite Giurgiu, to the Central Powers. Largely FROM PEACE TO WAR many were shipped from Con- be taken up the Danube to Re- owing to this they had a In 1938. Germany imported stanza, On the Black Sea, gensburg, a further 1,170 miles. numerical superiority in the air or produced at home nearly 8,- through the Mediterranean, to Or, from Constanza it might go of three to one. which the Allles have been waging 000,000 tons of oil and sub. Hamburg or one of the Baltic by rail via Cernauti and through Inside Germany, industrial war in this one: that they have felt stitutes, but much of that total to Regensburg und Vienna is along either of these routes It of petrol and of paraffin for ar- ports. Transport up the Danube Poland, about 850 miles. But output was crippled by shortage morally bound to refrain from invad must be assumed to have been dependent on the availability of could only be forwarded at the tificial lighting, whilst inferior ing neutral countries to gain strategic absorbed in building up stocks tank barges. At the Iron Gates expense of exports from lubricants caused damage to a advantage. In each case the Third against use in war, and her German oil must always take its Rumania.
great deal of valuable nia- Reich "gut there with the most men," 1937 consumption of 5,500,000 turn with grain and other ex- Alternative routes are by rail chinery. Even the German rail- and got there first. Allied war tons may be taken as ports to Hungary and Juge from Varna through Bulgaria way system-which in the early polic.es have reflected the hope of nearly representative of her sage through a bottle neck.
more slavia, which there wait for pas- and Jugoslavia, or from Batum years of the war had formed Allied leaders and peoples that if they normal peace-time requirements. SUPPLIES FROM RUSSIA then a further 700 miles by suffered frequent breakdowns to Odessa, some 800 miles, and the backbone of her offensivo Even then she was laying in Rail transport in normal.rail. Use may also be made of owing to the inadequate supply offset a natural increase in de small percentage of Rumania's through the rivers Dnieper, Bug In 1940 Germany is certainly exports. It is dependent on the and... Vistula, connecting the able to conjure up sufficient oll mand during the last two years available tank cars, the carry- Black Sea to the Baltic. In for her most urgent needs, but, scrupulous The 5.500,000 included 2,500,000 ing capacity of the railways, and view of these transport dif- in conduct her war activities waiting 03 his part. Only the tons of light motor fuels, 1,200,- the limited loading facilities at ficulties, Germany is unlikely to within the rigid limits imposed question of being himself ready to 000 tons of gas and diesel oil Ploesti and the other oil re- obtain more 500,000 tons of oll by the handicap on her supplies make 11 move has governed his method of war. This is clear enough oils. In addition, German ship-
and 500,000 tons of lubricating fineries.
refrained from certain acis, Hider
might also refrain from certain acts Such policies have probably already
undergone_drastic revision. Hitler's strategy has shown no
now for all to see.
stocks, but against this can be times accounts for only a very the 1,400-mile waterway of high-quality lubricating oils.
ping used 650,000 tons of oil is
In the Third Reich's lexicon of fuel. warfare there is no such word as don't. To refrain from bombing war-
belligerents.
n type of
Under war-time conditions |
from Russia, in 1940.
of oil.
HAVE YOU HEARD... ?
are
those to
as
supply depots in Germany, for general consumption would be; STEAM LAUNDRY CO. example, in the hope that such considerably reduced. Private Norway have shown that before
ECENT events, in Denmark and in Beware of the Person fight tends to intilience some people into believing that Mr. Brown is a has been virtually Hitter attacks, a country he makes who Knows Everything! vein reality. Mr. Brown is not well-
very well-informed person. restraint will be reciprocated by the motoring Third Reich-this le
abolished in Germany, and a quite sure that some of the inhabit-
Informed. Mr. Brown la merely one Tel 29352 appeasement" that can have no place further saving of petrol is being ants have been persuaded to his par-
At my club there is a man whom, of a very large number of people who ticular way of thinking. For sonte
on for convenience, we will call Brown. today Tel. 21274 in the all-out war to which tier's effected by the increased use of time there has been quite a lot of over a period of years Mr. Brownianatetur strategists, without knowing
blossoming forth latest moves have now committed the benzol, nicohol, producer-gas and talk about the existence of a "fifth has been known to his club associates any of the essential facts.
other substitutes. After allow-column," and It is quite clear that The Prime Minister's recent under- ing for the maintenance of es-in the countries mentioned Hitler's as an individual fond of travel and. It may be said that if Mr. Brown to some extent, interested in politics. a guilty of unmitigated Indiscretion, scored British recognition of this sential civilian services and for aggressive acts were materially as- Berause of his various sojourns over-
seas people point. Mr. Churchill would have it the full use of Germany's 450,-sisted by such people.
The term "Afth column" first came asking him have got into the habit of guilty of unforgivable foolishness agree. The trouble however, is understood that "mastery can be re-000 commercial vehicles, which
will certainly be needed to into being during the Spanish war, or that country's reactions to this ori that foolishness spreads, and when gained only by a furious and unre-
rumours are, Aying, cour
round regarding lenting nsspult."
supplement her railway system, when the Nationalists under General that event.
Franco attacked the Republicans Crumbs of Information
In
which civillan petrol consumption could|
events, shrouded in
Becrecy, four columns from the outside, while This sounds almost ke 0
Jare taking place hundreds of mlies blue-still be reduced to about 1,750,- the Nationalists adherents inside
multiply print for all Allied operations. That 000 tons.
This has given Mr. Brown a kind faway, foolish people seem organised uprisings, espionage, and of exaggerated Idee of his importance by thousands. Hearing the rumour, sabotage within the Republican ranks us a fountain of knowledge. Quite these foolish people cannot resist the in reports on civilian morale in HOME PRODUCTION This accret army behind the front often in times of peace Mr. Brown temptation to add, "Yes, a man at Britain. British people seem fully A similar saving will have the "ith column."
line consequently became known as would mention that whilst on a visit my club told me 20-and-ro nware of the dangers that may assail occurred in the use of lubricants, Before the war one
obroad he met this or that purileular which in turn may in the eyes of heard n
good well-known individual, and as a re-some people make the foolish person them from the skies. Everywhere in and regeneration of used lubri-deal regarding the existence of a suit of the information which he appear to be very wise, and con- Britain people are reported ready for cating oils is likely to be prac-fifth column" in this country. It is gleaned he is of the opinion that this sequently in turn create more foolial! the worst, and willing if need be to tised on a large scale.
thon or that may happen.
people.. But, un-stage, but the people who face it. With such support
neeused other of being members of theless industrial activity is to be this "alth column" are to-day in the Since war began Mr. Brown has Passing Them On Allied Governments probably will hampered, this item can hardly front rank of those who are doing been inch in demand. Whenever he not long hesitate in taking the most be cut below 400,000 tons Hitler's work in this country. drustle measures to disrupt Ger- year. The supply of oil fuel The Traveller's Tolcs
INVISIBLE IMPORTS
* Anything to declare, Si?*** "No."
"There's nothing you bought at all?** "No."
No presents ? " "No."
'Nothing at all?”
Nothing, Untere 2. " *Ye, Sir - Unicu?"
* Unlan you include à head like a rag -football dredged from a canal and a tasta, in my mouth like smoke, in, a callway tunnel. Our Paris repre sentative entertained me rather ladi, ishly last night^^.
*There is no duty, Sir, on hangovers obtained abroad."
"I with there was. I'd refuur to pay
and then you'd have to confixate it.”
"I'm note we can't help you, Sir. That might I suggest in future the advantages of a long glass of Atone's Lime Juice to wind up late night? Rose's possesses therapeutic pro- perties which neutralise the -- CI — morning after,"
** "This' Rose's, really_kilis_off hang. overy P. Have they any in the Station Buffer P
"Plenty, Slr-→ HI, Bli, esme back →→→ you've forgotten your bag."
ROSE'S LIME JUICE - THE WISE MAN'S NIGHTCAP
it may indeed be just that is indicated
many's war effort,
for shipping no longer presents
takes a seat of the luncheon tuble or Itt were asked to describe the the smoking-room of his club he worst type of the enemy within" I is bombarded with questions, par-wouk! without hesitation say, first, it ticularly as more recently, not being is the man who goes snooplug 'round Already, as Mr. Churchill observed, 'n major problem; it is confined I want to draw attention to able to go abroad, he has let it be picking up odd scraps of information weaving them Allied planes are reported to have into fuel and diesel oil for such section of the public which, whilst thought that ire now carries on con-here and there, and
British by birth, and if asked would with equally into a pretty fairy story with
which, ficted great damage on German oll of the surface fleet as remains undoubtedly citing to be British inential conversations wil pop in for the sake of pure vanity, he enter refineries, indispensable factors innflont and active and for sub-sentiment, is
doing this country,
I would tains his friends. Secondly, I nevertheless German air power. These raids were marines, which, it is computed, Hiller's work just as definitely as if taken, of course, in the face of use about 25,000 tons of diesel were members of his Gestapo, or well be said that from time to time,
In fairness to Mr. Brown, it may say that it is those who listen to these stories and without evidence
in threats by Germany that they would oil a year on an average of 30
other unpleasant organisation.
of any In
kind
support-beliove them I refer to the mon who
know at dinner parties or at week-ends be repaid with Interest, If ever the submarines kept constantly at everything. I expect you have met the country, he meets people who and, in turn, pass then on to others. Some people laugh at Lord Haw- Allied leadership hoped that if we sean.
him. The strange thing is that the result of a casual question or 80, Ilaw. Personally, I regard him as a let fall some crumb of information don't do our worst maybe. Hitler
man who claims to know everything which in itself is quite innocent. But danger: but even more of a danger With the most rigid economics sukdom has a cheery story to tell. won't do his," there is little of that consumption of all oil products! He usually claims to know all those Mr. Brown has an knaginative mind do I regard the man who knows all,
hiz
hope in Britain to-day British len- ders now are fully aware that with might be reduced from the 1937 things which officiaidons in this coun- and by n process not dissimilar to and those of his friends who listen
quite a convincing story, which in flights of imagination. the Third Reich leadership neither level by roughly 2.250,000 tons try never tells us. It may be that doing a jaw puzzle he makes up to him, and then help him to spread he gets a germ of an idea from 1sten-
These are the people we should to 3,250,000 tons. To this must to Lord Haw-Haw or some of his due course he relates to lus friends, avold. Those people are as guilty of pence nor war involves a question of abiding by rules, or waiting for the be added consumption in Aus-equally dangerous antellites, and that Told You So",
treason as if they had conveyed valuable Information-which they other fellow to break them first.. The trin and Czechoslovakin, which, as a result of nome amazing feat of
arithmetic he makes two and two The law of averages being what it never have to the enemy. They do New Germany, simply, takes advant allowing for a small production, into live: forgetting that a truthful is, it occasionally happens that on more to undermine morale than any age of other peoples' scruples as a was 860,000 tons. This might period in which to prepare, and when be reduced by, say, a third, calculation would give the simple, yet some subsoquent occasion Mr. Brown "fifth column" could do. So let us
Inevertheless accurate, answer of four. Is able to say, "Well, I told you so," beware! leaving a total of consumption Let me give an example.
land the fact that he happened to be!
ready, strikes,"
Alan J. Winchester