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EVACUATION AND
REALITIES
October 9, 1940.
FUNNY SIDE UP
By Abner Dow
UNITED STATES BELIEVES
BRITISH
NEWS
American opinion of all shades is becoming increasingly suspicious of war news from German sources. Newspapers now print the Nazi com- |muniques with open scepticism. ¦
Many examples are to be British fighters. Two days la found in New York newspapers. ter the German "warnings" were London and Berlin accounts pitched on a shriller note. Mr. of recent raids over Croydon Peters wrote:
and elsewhere are printed side. "What has gone on hereto. by side; but the treatment fore, informed quarters in Ber- makes it clear that it is to the lin declared, has been but child's British communiques that play, and real pressure is about Americans took for the truth. to be felt for the first time by
American correspondents in the British. Berlin also bring out, by simple After six days of intensive quotations from successive of air fighting, the Germans claim, ficial claims and statements, the they have won, air superiority Nazis' bitter disappointment at over the British--with all that their mass raid, failure to shake implies . British anti-air- Britain's defences.
craft batteries, the Germans de-
It is clear from the state- clare, were unable to hold up ments made to the correspon the onslaughts of their bombers. dents that the Germans enter German pursuit 'planes and des tained the highest expectations troyers, it is said here, have of results of the raids.
demonstrated their superiority over Brtiish fighters, so that
Headline Test German reconnaissanco
"In
the activities that will
chines can now fly over the "New York Times" gives on
scenes of the bombing and take its front page almost equal pictures of the resulta achieved space to the British and the German versions of the previous without fear of interference. day's raids. But it is on the British official communique that come in the next few days, the the headline across the whole Germans declare that it will be page is written: "1,000 Nazi not only the task of their air Planes Raid Britain; 144 Shot force to inflict as much
terial damage as possible upon Down."
British harbours and military The paper's London cable, defences, but also to increase from W. F. Leysmith, la
a their superiority over the Royal straightforward, eye-witness ac- Air Force." count of what happened at Croydon and elsewhere.
TIB-
Next day 144 Nazi raiders The Berlin message, by were brought down over Britain, Brooks Peters, shows that the with a RA.F. loss of 16 ma- correspondent accepts no
JUS-
chines.
BHER
"Hey, Mike, please pass the ketchup
R.A.F. IS
DECIDING
WORLD'S FUTURE
By VIRGINIA COWLES
The air above the Channel has Hers become "no man's land.”
ever seen.
Rival Rescuers Meat These serial battles take place. daily great battles are fought, on an average two or three more daring and spectacular times a day. Often Gorman turn back in an attempt to reach than any battles history has bombers which are "winged" The south-east coast has be- their bases in France, and como: ponsibility for the accuracy of Contrast in Styles come England's first line of de- down in the sea, what he reports. Almost every
fence; as the waves of German Observers with powerful tele- statement is qualified by a The sober, factual accounts of bombers approach the shining scopes follow their movements, phrase such as, "it is declared." raids sent by London correspon- cliffs they are met by a shat- and frequently when with the Here is a typical paragraph dents of American newspapers tering barrage of anti-aircraft naked eye you cannot see any IT is probable that more from the New York Times contrast with the fletitious sta-fire, and then by the swift, angry sign of a plane, you know that
are tements and false claims from verbal and written words have showing what the Nazis
Many of these battles are tor-boat that dashed out to the been expended on the evacuation telling American correspondents Berlin sources. Saturday's New whine of the fighter squadrons. one is down because of the mo
York Herald Tribune, printed on fought out over the sea.
When rescue. ... of British families from Hong-about their raids on Britain:
"British anti-aircraft batter- its front page nearly two kong than on any other subject ies, the Germans declare, proved columns of London accounts of you lie on a cliff in the sunshine and watch the twisting, turning within recent years. Mostly the unable to cope with the German the previous day's' raids by planes, you have a strange-feel- comment has been highly air attacks. The whole task of Frank Kelley and Drew Middle-ing of unreality. critical, and in some respects resisting the bombing attacks, ton
It seems almost incredible Only insignificant display on that you are witnessing, the Justified. But there has also therefore, the Germans say, has
fallen upon British pursuit an inside page was given to a combate on which civilisation been a considerable amount of
'planes. These 'planes, the far more exciting "atory" from depends; and that in spite of loose and unbalanced thinking.
Germans add, are inferior to Berlin.
modern armies counted in terms The same newspaper printed of millions, the sea has im We have always felt that a their own pursuit craft and des-
a long cable from Edward An-
mobilised their strength, and good case could be made out in troyers.
gly which is one of many tri-to-day the issue is being decided mitigation of Government's deci.
butes by American correspon- above your head by a relative sion, though we concede to none
dents in London to the calmness handful of men. our criticism of the manner in
with which the British popula tion is facing the attacks.
"Everybody--in England," he
which the evacuation was ef-
Unfulfilled Threats
A week ago the Nazis were
Staic Trawlermen From the cliff you try to
A naval officer told me that once,, when a German plane came down directly in the middle of the Channel a Ger- man and an English rescue boat met each other at the spot. ..::
fected. To-day there is cause fulminating threats of imminent wrote on Friday, "is keeping his pièce the drama together like that there is "nothing left to be measures. The situation in the the New York Times correspon- people with fancy radio set who whole range of the sky there is coast," the towns that I went
for the continued precautionary disaster to Britain. Mr. Peters, shirt on, except perhaps a few
They circled about for a few minutes not quite sure what' to do, when suddenly an air battle developed over their heads, and they were both forced to turn back and leave the pilot to his fate. Contrary to the German claim
on the south-east jigsaw puzzle. In almost the bombed.
through had been little. dam- action.
aged. In fact, you had to To the right you can see a plane falling like a bullet into search to find a bomb hole. Al- ago, though it is not with theclare that the full weight of the about 1,000 or 2,000 or 3,000 the sea leaving a long black though most of these towns are intention of being alarmist that German aerial attacks has not German planes being over Eng-line of smoke against the sky; to half-deserted, the atmosphere is
yot been felt by the British. land to-day. we ask for a realistic appraisal What has happened so far, they
"The capital of the British the left one of the great silver not a sombre.one.
Skating And Music flames; directly a balloons in of political conditions in the say, has been preliminary acti- Empire is still doing business at
In spite of the long sweep of barri- beaches, with wire empty Orient to-day. Several points, vity before the real push. When the old stand to-night. Most of above a fighter diving down on
one of the bombers and suddenly cader to keep the people off, the however, have become eata that comes, they add, It will be its inhabitants don't know any-
a tiny fluttering parachute as streets are crowded with soldiers. blished since the first of our more than British nerves that thing about the bombs which,
ono of the pilots bales out, and sailors, balloon burrage and ARF. plopped down this morning and all the time the cracking noise of will suffer."
workers. evacuees left Hongkong, all con-
In the town in which I was stay- It was on that day that the this afternoon on suburban
the anti-aircraft gunfire and the ing the roller skating pavilion was tributing to a completely Nazis lost 180 machines, to 34 spots.
white bursts of smoke against going full swing between the warn changed situation in this part of
the sky,
ings, and the music blared out gaily the world.
During one of these battles, I along the sen front, just as it does glasses at a small trawler an- on top of a cliff when the warning
Far East is decidedly more de-dent, said:
have been listening in to short- broadcasts American licate than it was three, months: "Informed quarters here de- wave
Firstly, Britain has plainly "OLD MEN OF VICHY”
indicated that the day of ap
looked through a pair of field in peace time.
In this town a red flag flutters
peasement is over; thus it is fair Scathing Words Of de Gaulle chored in the harbour below. sounds. You see the shop owners
won.
The crew, had evidently accepted bolting their doors, the housewives to suggest that the very factor which people argued had ren ful means of fighting when They had been enabled to spread
"France still possessed power was necessary because all was lost, the fierce encounters above them hurrying to take cover, and the air raid wardens, taking their positions as part of their daily routine, along the streets the same scene HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS dered the evacuation of Hong- tricked into capitulation by the the illusion that the presence of a
for no one was paying much at- that many of us have seen so often, very old Marshal, and of defected tention.. kong unnecessary -- Britain's | men of Vichy," said General de old generals, defeated by their own
One of the men was slightly-incredible this time because it: England. Then the faraway surrender to Japan's demands Gaulle, leader of the Army of fault, would suffice to neutralise the lying on the deck fast asleep; noise of engines increasing until the over the Burma Road is likely All Free Frenchmen, in a world hatred and the covetousness of our another was doing his washing, drone is a mighty rear like the thun- to become one issue making broadcast. He indicated also conquerors. They had gone so far and a third was reading a pa- der of a waterfall, and the battle is us to talk of the reconstruction of
per.
"Tough" Fighters evacuation absolutely essential that had France continued to France beneath the yoke of our con-
A few hours later the little
Often when the German
planes Britain's new attitude to the fight she would to-day have querors.
But events happen swiftly in this trawler hoisted up its flag, got came down the gunners on the cliffs Burma Road "problem may found the British Empire at the prompt Japan to measures in height of its naval, aerial, and war of speed. The few weeks that up steam, and went paddling cheer. No one has more respect for volving this Colony; if such be military efforts and America haver aver the detestable nonchalantly down the Channel, the RAF fighter pilots than they the case, the more women and ready and able to help the Allies the whole extent of the crime that It had an arrogant air about it One of them said to me proudly, as though it were thinking-Let You have to see them to believe
how tough they are." musiken the Germans say what they And that reminded me of a story. wish, the Channel still belonge for only last week I visited one of to the English
the fighter stations which is now An operating daily on these attacks. I they have plunged us? Having talked to many of the pilote, good-
looking boys in their early twen chalted themirelves to the conqueror ties, filled, with high spirits,¦¦ all'
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ture.
see the matter. very clearly. The enemy's trickery and the lies
Forces Still Intact Sympathy for the avid desire of his accomplices led our country we see, first of all, that, contrary of Hongkong's women to be into algning detestable armistices to the sintements of the old men of allowed to remain here is not The enemy and his accomplices Vichy, France still possessed power- hard to engender; but realities were able to create such a pernici fut means of fighting at the time cannot concede first place to us atmosphere that they anaesthe- our arms were given up. We see
tised France. sentiment. One such reality is They had been enabled to make second in Europe, a large Air Force, the kicks of Hitler's horse and MusMany of them were wearing the When that we still had an intact Fleet; the earthly use than to receive fumble alightly bored because it was a slack: that the State Department in many people think that capitulation and a vast Empire, solbu's ass France has nothing DFC with records of eight, tem Washington has instructedite choos consulates in the Far East to see
We see that the British Empire is
in such a state of flux that it is at the height of Its naval, Berial; to hope either from the enemy who and twelve planes to their credit
hates her or from the men who have that American nationals, especi capable of a metamorphosis over I who deal, so often could
and military, efforts. We see that betrayed her.' But, in spite of this It was "dificult to understand;"how": ally women and children, are night. Hongkong, would indeed Allies with vast armanent-man-
and must hope. Let Germany and be so carefree-how every time they evacuated as soon as possible be fortunate if it escaped, any facture
Italy be crushed one day in their went into the air it was a fight to went down or from all parta of the Japanese new embroglio, and with this in As for conciliation with our op turn and hope is re-born. But on the finish, either they
the enemy, Empire, China, Indo-Chin mind we are convinced that it is now evident that the Germans the victory shall also be the victory when one of the pilots; a boy
ponents, we see of what it consists
one condition only, which is that was completely taken aback and Hongkong, The
those of our women who are only with to crush France, anteri now so hotly protesting against ally and morally so as to be able France And Victory and to me rent you shoulVING Government le not
had shot down ten German) planos evac ien, should accept the to enslave her more easily added position nh
And, how can we think without My aim, my sole aim, is to act so one of our i hamber. hically remem
of that, in spite of momentary « desers | day bering Altha
rinen of ' tion, France) does not stop fuhting, constrict and that France shall be present at res
such a step at this less it is convinced of its eity at least as an ordi exution???
The situation
of France, and a
the victory
who
toda. Free iinto.