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October 5, 1940.
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Construction of a giant air field in Haiti under auspicos of the Pan-American nations is ad- vocated by Rear Admiral Yates Stirling fr., United Press naval critic, in the following dispatch.
THE NAVY WE FORGET
By Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, Jr.
THE Havana Conforance from the political standpoint was a success. Tentatively, at all: events, it showed a Pan-American solidarity which arguos well for working out ultimately an "intor-continental Monroe Doctrino.”
The Act of Havana is sup- posed "to provide machinery for joint defence against any foreign invader or land grabbing conqueror." The act requires ratification by two-thirds of the nations of the Western Hemia- phere to become operative.
There are however many difficult points to be ironed out, not only in the economic field but also in the naval one. It must not be forgotten that reciprocal trade relations be tween the United States and many of the Latin American Republics are none too simple.
In addition to the usefulness of warships, similar Latin American measures for the defensive use of air forces and the availability of air fields should be considered.
The islantis of the West Indies that might pass to a European victor, are ne more a menace to the Panama Canal than would be air fields in the Latin American countries, within flying distance of the Canal, should Hitler they be made available to
column connivance through fifth with 1 native government sympathy with the Nazi cult.
This is quite within the realm of The United States is capable of possibility. The way to protect the giving to the Latin American nations Americans and the Panama Canal a large volume of manufactured from such, a threat is by full co- goods, but in exchange it cannot operation between the United States take their agricultural products, the air forces and all those of the Latin principal items of their export of air fleids in those countries by our Americas together win the free use except by serious loss to its agricultural producers.
own
air forces.
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"HITLERINĮ.
PETAIN: She says. "I do.”
A PILOT TELLS HIS STORY
(Condensed from Leicostar
Evening Mall)
The
German pilot will always give way greatly reduced by the unsuspected when this trick is played.
factor. German pilots have not changed much during
Hence the frequent communiques the last twenty-five Trade ever must be the most vital
Occasionally, when we get an years, not in their basic characteris- which relate how six British machines The United States might even. nations. It is their to all
have engaged concern
up to as many as ilfe, blood., Unless America is able be willing to build suitable hour or so off duty, we pick up tics, at all events. to give to her southern neighbours located air fields in Central and a magazine containing a story When a German Bghter pilot finds thirty enemy neroplanes with con-
Shimself adequate assurance
down, apparently out of con- greater the number of enemy to sell, together with convenient in the West Indian Republics war. With all due respect to bol, to straighten out and streak for aircraft engaged, the greater the re- mariceta for the materials they have South American countries, and about air combat in the last hos na spot, as often as not spicuous success. Onancial arrangements, i
it wil
surely for the purpose of more com-the pioneers of those days, it hoge when he gets near the ground duction of the natural odds. At any be seen that some nations will turn plete air defence of the Cauni all seems very slow-motion and or Peaches a friendly patch of cloud. given moment some of the enemy
The only certain way of making sure machines are finding it necessary Hitlerized Europe for trade, and the Americas.
courtly.
that ཀ German machine has been hold their Are because one of their even if by so doing the run the
The Island of Hait is a most
and own plance is in line. I am afraid the knightly days of air downed is to follow it down chance of promoting Nazism in their
central location for a Pan-American combat are over for the time being watch the actual crash. The 1914- countries, and a loss of liberty.
ส trade cartel was discussed in Aviation training base to be used by at all events. They may return f 1918 pilot could often do this but bats is incredible. When two Eght- Havana to be backed by one half all of the Latin American countries. the war settles down to a state of we rarely can.
ers are flying head on at each other, German pilots stul prefer their comblacd speed may well be billion dollara of United States In the island of Hait! there is an funds. It does not at present seem ideal location for such an air base,
icely that Congress would agree to even better than our such a hazardous Anancial under- taking, entailing possible huge losses to the United States Treasury.
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our largest prmy Not long ago I read in a blography condition of attack. Hence the many This is so fast that it virtually be- machine- dodge locations for seaplane bases, merous of Bishop, the Canadian des, how a instances of ritish Bights engaging comes possible to
German plot gracefully withdrew enemy machines double or treble gun bullets. If the first burst does An air field in Haiti could be used freti, a duel when he realized that their own strength,
not get you,
the second never will it to give our southern neighbours Bishop had run out of ammunition.
you are anything of a pilot,
One touch
of the stick and the more intimate knowledge of United I don't think that would happen to In point of facit is not at all a From the standpoint of mili- States airplanes and the methods day on cliher side. Modern air and idea to engage perior numbers, machine can be siewed right out of used by uur air force personnel combat is not a survival of duclling: A two-to-one superiority of machines the fire. Nor does it take long to get
position agels. tary and naval defence against which: would be helpful in air co-it is a fight to death with no quarter does not necessarily mean that the back into
oddy on Nazi encroachments, no very operation.
success A two-to-one. Although speed is a valuable asset asked nor given
in combat, it is not so valuable tangible results were achieved The projected United States Fleet, It is important to remember that Modern air Aghts are tried out at
called "two, ocean navy, at Havana, True, the Act or the
in these days wir fighting is multly such high speed that y target is as manoeuvrability
avaliable only for spilt conds. The German Messerschmitts are agreed that the nations of the will require seven years to complete. incidental. The modern pilot's job is
Meanwhile, we must be prepared for not to cruise the skies looking for Some time must elapse before the certainly fast but our fighters have
to happen at any time. vent the transfer of sovereignty
bombing, In any scrap between a small flight answer to the stick. Every air com Danger
perform-reconnaissance, of territory from former mother anticipated and guarded against only escort duty, breaking up troop con- bas the advantage of having more bat so far undertaken reveals that
targets. No cooner nations to another European by naval and air planning for the centrations, and so on.
is ono enemy we are superior to the Germana in our warships and alr
machine out of the line of n than the more important qualities of men employment of our
machines. and farces, together with the creation of Nerve still counts 100 per cent in another picked up.. Such possentons as Trinidad, the body of responsible, and highly a dogfight. If you are in a tight The small flight can therefore pose Once air parity with Germany is Guinnas, Curaçao, Martinique, and expert naval and air men to be corner it is still good tactics to fly off more rounds of ammunition, ver achieved with the help of American other West Indian Islands, if in the entrusted with the carrying out of straight at your enemy as though a large number of targets and the planes, the war in the air will be hands of a potential enemy of the plans,
intent on causing a crash. The apparent superiority of two-to-one is about a walkover for our pilots. might endanger the security Amaama Canal,
Western Hemisphere will pre- things from Deross seas can be opponents. He has a definite task to some target can be picked up again. an edge on them in the way they
power.
of the
Therefore, the United States, unde
Would
any circumstances,
preven
their transfer by force of arms
necessary, South and Centra
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HOW BRITAIN IS TAKING THE BOMBINGS
streets before,
America would be quite content të TOR 11 wooks people in these parts have been in one street than theroere in ten other factor for good in that, complacently contemplating the chances of Don't Worry No
watch the ed States use its arm
and
navy
the purpose, applaud-
ing us frink the side lines.
But
T·
wh cannot there Latin attempted invasion.
bations pride some 'naval suppor
to
prevent such a transfer should
force be found to bo
be required? In-
time it this way because it is 11 weeks since Germany began running her regular air ser dvidually, thr ware
warehips are no numerous por especially formidable vice, and we are told that enemy air activity must but collectively they could be made useful for re enforcing the United be a preliminary to any scheme for the landing of
States Navy in the task.
Brazil
Faulo
han two battleships, the Sa troops..
Minas Geracs, of 19,201
and Minas
tons,
with twelvo 12-inch guns, twe In those 11 weeks I have searching for any odd lights for small fast cruisers, eight destroyer heard the warning siren 50 or target purposes rather than for any and one submarine.
Argentina has two battleships, the more times. I have heard the set objective. Rivadavia and Moreno, of 30,000 sound of bomb explosions before
But they have seen precious few. tons W
with twelve 12-inch guns, two the siren; I have heard bombs The North-East, I am told, is now- moderate sized fast cruisers with six as the siren was sounding; I adays, in spite of peculiar dificulties, a perfect black-out a few moments 7.5-inch guns, twenty one destroyers
yers have heard bombs and no siren; after the preliminary warning, and three submarines, Chileumarin
one battleship, the I have heard bombs in what
Four Raids A Woolk Almirante Latorre, 20.000 tons with should be a proper sequence....
ten 14-inch guns, cleven destroyers after the siren; I have often North-East folk have had to leave and nine submarines
beard the siren and no bombs; their beda or have been kept from: The other navies are negligible as far as fighting ships are concerned and I have heard the, at first, sleep on the average four or five The above warships all were built starting but afterwards stimu- times weekly,
outrido of South America, mostly lating challenge of our own Sometimes they have had to rouse In England. The United States built fighters, guns and our anti- their children twice in a night. the two Argentine battleships com pleting them in 1914. The other aircraft guns,
Chilean battleship was
Canada cold by England.
I am asked what the public is say-
ing and doing about it. I can say
the
aro of about the same date. The a Some people deny that it is possible with full truth that people are legs the ex- with certainty to distinguish the worried than a couple of months agʊ. drone of the Nazi aeroplane, but I At first airen was a novelty. feel now that nine times out of ton. There was a disinclination to betray what might be interpreted as timidity I could do it.
by immediately talding shelter.
These three countries to gether could mobilizo a squadron
The car is proving more precious
This did not last long. Shelters,
of five battleships, five fast than the eyes. Though hearing him puble and private, became precious cruisers, forty-two destroyers often I have not yet once seen a possesalons. They were no longer a
ralder in aight.
joke but something to be preserved, and sevonteon submarines, a
This though I havent times found still further fortified, and used. rather formidable naval force. the searchlight pattern so fascinating The United States, has maintained that to take shelter was a secondary
Real Neighbours naval missions in Brazil and in other consideration, says a correspondent.
South Amerion. · The
The Nazi
With visitations an almost nightly countries of
purpose has not always Brazilian Neval War College was been plain; sometimes, in fact, it has occurrence, a measure of weariness, inaugurated by United States naval been most obscure,
more particularly among the women, ofcera, and officers aro stul in On dark, cloudy nights, with con could be detected, though much of it Braz
ditions in his favour, the vialtor has was probably attributable to a con Individual naval Jealousies be seemed content to circle at a great cern for the children, the aged nad tween these three A B C nations height just to make himself a vexa- Infirm. could be concentrated,
has now thoroughly routed that navy and created into a welcome vague iden where he was, and was
towards despondency.
An naval unit in the defence of the hoping for a break in the clouds to Alarno come and go
ordered hemisphere. The gun fire of these provide him with a glimpse of a light routine has emerged. five buttleship is not insignificant or outline by which he could pick up, it in a case now of quiet, general Their combined batteries consist of his pathway.
movement to the Ion 14-Inch, 19 12-inch, 38 inch, para conviction that, on many to the gati adats in the shelters. and 28 1.7 inch guns.
occasions enemy planes have been There are more real neighbours now:
`arid'
"But human nature, adaptive Y
he settled, their warships might tous hat or he has had only a vy
teti, trained by the U.S.? Either.
People are not half quarter so bothered, and, enough, loss of sleep does such a drag as it did.
• The departure of large num
arcas has relieved many burdens...
children and old people intox
Aven a
FUNNY SIDE UP
white raiding aircraft do get here, they manage it at greater risk than many of us had anticipated, and the damage they have so far done is
to neither crippling industry nor
gely upsetting to
to pubile morale.
tove
Every day brings evidence that we have a telling counter in the defen- of sive and offensive capacity of the RAF, and the North-East is stiffen- ed accordingly in its resolve to stick
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