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ARMY
WHILE there is a par-
tial
lull in military By Major-Gen. Sir CHARLES GWYNN
operations we have an
sion, or
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opportunity to review convoye, naval bases and acro. volve great risks, but at least A strong bombing force in the main factors of the dromes have all been within the the men would be disembarked Egypt might well not merely zone where fighter escorts can at a friendly port and not under crush enemy attempts to take the offensive from Libya but strategical situation. be provided. Night attacks by continuous air attack.
open the longed-for offensive It must be obvious bombers have, of course, pene
Granted, also, that Libya does operation by our own land trated: farther, but neither in that so far Hitler has numbers nor intensity have they not provide a good base for very forces.
large forecs, and that there achieved his successes equalled the attacks delivered by would be supply difficulties of all The strategic front of the
the R.A.F. on Germany, None chiefly with his army; of the German raids would sorts, particularly in regard to Southern Hemisphere is surely immensely assisted, of seem to indicate a definite at petrol; yet there can be no doubt in the Middle East. Welcome that, a stiffening of German as they are everywhere. I con- course, by his air force tempt either:
troops would make Italy's forces fess I should be surprised to sea 1. To interrupt our sea com- there much more formidable, troops from the Southern Do- and by the underground munications. activities of the Fifth 2. To prepare the way for inva: especially if brought into use, minions arriving in England German air reinforcements now that France is no longer the column in the countries 3. To open unrestricted attack the Italians, and in Egypt Ger- our own resources and those of might be even more welcome to vital theatre. We can rely on he has conquered.
on the life of the country. man parachutists and airborne the Western Hemisphere to look It is possible that they may troops might have in some ways after the strategic front in Wes- The way in which his air
have been experimental, to en- arm has been most useful to able a decision to be taken on The British would not care to
a favourable field for activity, tern Europe. him has been in co-operation which of the three courses af have to disperse their forces, tactics and not as an inde- fords best prospects of success. and the Egyptians are not likely -to be able to produce a Home pendent force except where They may have been chiefly in- the threat of its use alone tended to give personnel train- Guard for the protection of vul
ing in a new role. has served to bring about. Perhaps it may have been air bases alone would, as hap enough to resist invasion we
'nerable points. Protection of
are already strong. the surrender of countries hoped that by attacking targets pened in Holland, entail disper- should surely try to resist the incapable of reprisals. Aus- within their fighters' reach heavy sion of regular troops.
temptation to pile up more and tria and Czecho-slovakia, it damage would be inflicted on
It must be realised, therefore, more troops for purely defensive R.A.F. fighters before air war- may be admitted, aurren- fare was launched on a max that the defence of Egypt, the purposes in this country. It is
Lid, Leeds, or:" Canal, and the naval base at Ale- not too early to think of build- xandria may not merely prove ing up an offensive front, but this dered to the air menace; the mum scale. Dutch army laid down its
Whatever the object, the re to be a problem of defence island gives little scope for of arms when more of Hol-sults must have been extremely against the Italian army in fensive action apart from that land's cities were threatened disappointing to. Hitler. It is Libya. That. I am sure, is re- conducted by naval and air with the destruction visited too early yet to be supremely cognised by Gen. Wavell.
satisfied, but there are good
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grounds for believing that not Even if Germany decided to I do not, of course, suggest In all other cases-Poland, only is invasion an impractica- use part of her army and air that defence measures in Britain Norway, Belgium and France ble project but that in unrea- force in Libya she would still have reached completion or that
however ruthlessly. air power tricted air warfare Germany have ample resources for a was used, it was used to further would suffer more than Britain. movement eastwards, through we should neglect to provide an offensive reserve at home. the offensive power of the Obviously our position con the Balkans, threatening Tur- There does seem a risk, how- never be sufficiently secure to key; or through Spain, threaten- Confronted by the Maginot allow us to relax any of our de- ing Portugal and Gibraltar. Any ever, that we may reach a stage with our own immediate great superiority in the air, did more fighter aircraft and pilots her that opportunity she needa security and assume that we are not attempt to obtain a rapid are required if only to provide of employing her army to our equally well protected elsewhere. decision by ruthless air attack, reserves to replace damage and detriment. It is true that none
Hitler, if he is baulked in one but devised
plan which tired personnel. But, as Lord of them would bring her quick, direction, has a remarkable flair brought the full power of her Trenchard has pointed out, our decisive victory, however suc for taking another. A pro- army into play. That, apart bomber aircraft, who can carry cessful it might be; but the fact longed defensive attitude breeds from political considerations, warfare into the enemy coun- remains that the less chance lethargy and boredom. It res- was natural, enough, since the try, are even more important. Germany has of obtaining a ra- tricts the field of vision. Even German General Staff has been We are, of course, primarily pid success in Britain itself the when immediate offensive action nurtured in the belief that Ger- concerned with the defence of more likely she is to undertake on a large scale is impracticable,
elsewhere. many's army is her chief ale, Britain, and we have reason to operations
opportunities for offensives on a ment of strength. Now that believe that we can make it so maintaining an action threat small scale and preparation for army has been halted by the sea strong that even Hitler may against Britain. A purely de- larger scale action are desirable. -and-confronta_a_new_and_more realise that he can neither in- fensive attitude on our part formidable Maginot Line. vade us nor employ his air force would in no way tic her hands.
The first instinct of Hitler's against us in a ruthless attack. The only means by which wef
Confronted by a new Maginot can limit Germany's power of advisers was apparently again to use their air force in order to position would he not, then, look taking the initiative in new bring the army into play, even for an alternative, especially one theatres of war is developing though it
clear that which would enable him to use our own offensive power. for invasion the army could not his army; the instrument which
Was
be employed at full strength. he cannot use against Britain R.A.F. We cannot be certain that they without incurring prohibitive are yet satisfied that her instinct risks?.
must give way to logic, and that Obviously we must not fall for an attack on Britain it must into the error of becoming ob. be accepted that their principal sessed with the problem of mak-
We
must
while
Development
ARGUED OVER
DEAD HORSE
-Judge Peeved
ELIZABETH, N.J., Oct. 15 Our chief offensive weapon, (UP)-Michael Destefano sat veterinarians and if not their sole_instrument is ing our Maginot defences doubly the Royal Navy, is already fully respectfully in the police court
in operation. It has tightened while two consider their air force. Yet we may, I secure.
its blockade stranglehold, and members of the Society for Pre- think, safely assume that their where else we are vulnerable. air force must adopt an indepen- In Egypt and in the Middle We must see to it that no per-vention of Cruelty to Animals dent role for the time being. East generally the margin of suasion induces us to relax the argued that his horse with curl- Germany must accept that, even safety is none too large. So grip. But our Air Force magni-ed hooves was in great pain and ly to be able to use the army only by Italy the position le rea- attacks on Germany, has not that his horse, exhibited recent- though she may hope ultimate- long as we are threatened there ficent as its performances have should be destroyed.
been, both in defence and in its
Then Destefano told the court
again.
sonably secure, but the stronger the defence of Britain becomes nearly reached the limit of its ly at county fairs, was a freak the greater the probability that potentialities. It is, I feel, its and had not suffered pain. As Germany will appear in that offensive power which especially an afterthought, he added:
requires strengthening, whether it is operating from home hases in the Middle East.
With What
1
Purpose?
arena.
No one seems to be quite clear Germany
what has been the underlying purpose of the comparatively Iargescale daylight attacks which Germany has made from the air. The targets selected
And
Egypt
"The horse is dead. He died Sun- day."
The deeper and wider we can "Do you mean to tell me," the make the attacks against Gor-Judge demanded, "that we have been many's means of communication arguing here for almost an hour over and production establishments, dead horse? Why didn't you tel
us that when the case started?" To transport troops from Italy the less she will be capable of "Nobody naked me," to Libya would, of course, in- sending armies to distant fields. replied.
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Officers and Members of the Field Company, Engineers, Hongkong Volunteer Défence Corps, photographed at. Kow- loon Railway Station. Major R. D. Walker, ́M.C., Officon Commanding, is seen in the contre of the front row.