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March 31 1941.
OUR GREAT NEW ARMY-SECOND ARTICLE
By
H. V. Morton
WARFARE in 1941 is not
really as new and unor thodox as it may seem.
Only the weapons are new. Otherwise, the war itself is a return to old- time methods--to movement. and surprise, to ambuscades and spies, to generals in the front line.
Saul, Alexander the Great or Julius Caesar would have
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SPAFFORD.-On 31st March, 1941,
than, say, General - Gamelin did.
And the Army we have created to fight this war, the second great citizen army in a quarter of a century, is now fully trained or in train- ing.
.
It is an Army of 2,000,000 men, and is representative of the nation. It contains all fit men, not in essential
Them
Militiaman, newly called up, report for duty, leaving their civilian lives behind them,
Watchwords:
ATTACK! SPEED! ORGANISATION!
mission in any particular part of the world.
"They are being trained as an army; an army capable of tak ing on any job of work in face of any onemy in whatsoever part of the world the Empire's war effort may demand it.
"It is being trained, in the war industries, between the grandsons of the men of biggest stories of the year 1940
will be the way Industry has re- largest sense of the word, for 1914-18. ages of 20 and 34.
And as the age groups
"The solid core of their equipped the Army.
"I mean the way the factories triumph on the field of battle.
"At the present time no man fall to the older cate- character is the same, but and the workshops have poured can say where will be the deci-
and
there are notable differences, out munitions and guns, tanks, sive battlefield of this war, but men with established "The world has moved lorries, and every conceivable if that decisive battle assumes object until at this moment the the form of large-scale land civilian backgrounds and fast in twenty-five years, Army need no longer think in operations the British Army will proved civilian abilities be- and these young men are terms of withdrawals to pre- take the stage-and lead the at- come incorporated in this the children of their time. pared positions.
The defensivo school of great force.
"They are better educated
thought is dead and done for: of the well-known sin of think- "Is anyone in the Army guilty What is this Army of 1941 than their fathers.
the British Army to-day is "They are infinitely more thinking in terms of attack."
ing in terms of the last war?” technical.
"They possess a qualifica-
at her residence No. 1, Broad-gories wood Road, Mrs. Balbina Libania Spafford, mother of Mrs, J.
Garcon de Bernedo and Mrs H
M. Xavier. Funeral will pass the
Monument at 5.30 p.m. tó-day.
The
more
more
Hongkong Telegraph. like, and how does it differ
Monday, March 31, 1941. Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 26815
THE preax "Special to the Telograph" Is used by the tongkong Telegraph to indicate news which is strictly copyright under the provisions of the Telecommuni-
cations Ordinanes, 1530, Buch how a bears the indication "Up is received in
Hongkong on the date of publication by the United Fres ́Asociations, who ros serve all rights and forbid republications, either wholly or in part without previou arrangemeni –
LEGAL FOG
THE ordinary citizen has often wondered why Acts of Par- liament and Departmental edicts must be clothed in language that he cannot understand-language that often puzzles lawyers them- selves and causes endless litiga- tion. There seems to be no escape from this legal fog, though no one can give a satis- factory explanation of why it
"klräuld”bo ̄80,"
The latest triumphs of the Circumlocution Office are found in the War Damage Bill which, since its importance to millions of people is so obvious, should surely be expressed in the clearest language. One who has been studying the Bill quotes the following as legal language at its
worst:-
"For the purpose of the preceding paragraph of this part of this schedule the pro- portion appropriate as at any date to a tenancy which at that date' had still to run any period specified in the first column of the table set oùt in part two of this schedule is the proportion specified in relation to that period in that one of the succeeding columns of the table which corresponds with the proportion which the rent payable under the tenancy bears to the land comprised
therein."
me:
Since Hitler came
What It's Doing
tack.
power German youth has fire power of one of Welling- tive What is it doing?
"The Field Army, which is the miles per day,
individuality."
been cunningly educated for ton's battalions; and that is war. War and the Army have been idealised.
"No one in authority. This from the Army of 19147-
is a new Army and a new War. A man who knew the old
The sovereign quality of warfare Army well, and is now train- tion which is very necessary
I then said that, in spite of to-dny is speed.. ing the new one, said this to in days when one private the fact that 2,000,000 men are "The tempo of war in 1914- soldier with an automatic under arms in Britain, the Army 18 was to be measured in terms to weapon can command the is strangely elusive and secre of yards per annum; to-day it is to be measured in terms of
"This speed is reflected in trained army ready to go into action at any moment, is still in every phase of the Army's train- I told him that äfter Dun- training," he replied, "for no ing This is also
war of kirk I noticed that men I army can be too highly trained. technicians. It demands more "All other troops are in vari- from the individual than any knew in the B.E.F. had re-
they become proficient, nre "It is a war of organisation. turned with a cold hatred of us stages of training, and, as previous war.
drafted into the Field Army, Behind every soldier are many the enemy.
"Many had been infuriated which is consequently growing more civilian workers necessary by the sight of machine-gunned larger every day.
to his efficiency than ever before. women and children, and all "On the Continent the work Industry and the Army are two longed only to get to grips with of building up an army num sides of the same coin.
bered by the million is the work the enemy again.
Coupled with this was the of years under easy peace time New Training feeling that, man for man, the conditions. British soldier was more than a
"Our own young men have lived in a country which has not only striven to keep the peace, but has extolled all the arts of peace:
No Illusions "They are without illu- sions. They are grim real- ists. Young Germans may discover that war is not all their leaders have cracked it up to be; our boys have no romantic illusions, and are therefore dangerous.
"So far as character goes, this Army is similar to the last one. How could it fail to be so? Our younger sol- diers are the sons and the
Vatican
That
The British Army is faced in "We have learned much from · match for his adversary. I war with the task of achieving the war on the Continent, though asked if the Army still felt like in almost as many months the some new phases of Army train- same professional standard-of-ing-are-still-on-the-secret-list, "The B.E.F. considered that discipline, training and organi- and cannot be discussed. it never had a fair chance," he sation, replied, "and the longing it felt after Dunkirk, and still feels, to show the enemy what it can do, runs right through the Army from top to bottom.
Two Millions
"The new Army Air Co-opera- tion Command is perfecting im- mediate bomber support for for- ward units based on German methods in Poland and France. "The lesson of the dive
"The two million men now un- der arms are not-apart from "When the history of this war certain specialised contingents bomber has not been lost on us, comes to be written one of the being. trained for any special and it may be interesting to note that dive bombing, like the tank, is a British invention!.
Crack New Troops and
Condemns Airmen Reach Singapore
Germany
LONDON, Mar. 30 (Router).
"The first dive bombing was carried out in the last war by British aircraft' operating against the Senussi in the Wes- tern Desert,
"Other activities are a link- SINGAPORE, Mar. 30 (Reuter).—The first units of the Bri-up between the air arm and ar- tish Army and Royal Air Force to reach the Far East from the tillery. I have sold enough to United Kingdom since the war began, have arrived in Singa- prove that the British Army has porc. This announcement was made to-day by the C-in-C, Far (not been wasting its time since East, Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, announcing the Battle of Britain began." war and they are equipped with the
A. call to Catholic Germany to awake and face the pagan additional reinforcements. tendencies. which the Nazl
He added that the majority of latest British material designed as a All Changed the Reich and occupied territory Indian regiments. The personnel the first year of warfare. was made in a broadcast by the of the R.A.F. includes some of of Singapore, In broadcast this even-Army,"
regime is spreading throughout the newcomers were of famous result of the lessons learned during
Vatican wireless to-day.
ceremony.
(tho
"And what of the German
Sir Shenton Thomas, the Governor
ing, greeted the reinforcements Some time ago the Prime
"Apart from its armoured The announcer declared that the Britain's crack fighter pilots "ordinily and gratefully."
Hundreds of Indians were at the divisions, there is no evidence Minister appealed for simple, highly unsatisfactory and condemned inforcements include artillery, dockside to welcome
religious situation in Germany was while the British Army re-
the Indian to suggest that it is in any way direct language in official docu- the Nazi nititude to the Church in infantry and mechanised units. reinforcement of troops, who appear- comparable to the German ments. There is little evidence outspoken terins. that the advice has been taken
The Indian reinforcements include ed extremely ft.
Army, 1914-18, which the British The threat of state religion hung Punjabis. Musulmans, Rajputs and
Indian Ceremony
Army soundly thrashed in the- to heart, or that the Depart over all religious life in these terri-Degras as well as troops from Indlan An object of special note on the field.
.tories. ments have produced any rivals
states in both north and south India. deck of one transport was reverently The announcer said that lecturers,
"Its successful invasion of After announcing the arrivals to-guarded, the "Granth Sahik" to Mr Churchill's own pointed, teachers and propagandists inculcate day, Air Marshal Brooke-Popham de sacred Scriptures of the Hindus), Western Europe was an opera- colourful style. As for the pagan principles into German youth,clared: "Our
increased greatly draughtsmen of Parliamentary Instruction.
who are deprived of proper religious strength in the East is a threat to which was.escorted ashore with due tional and administrative tri- umph, but the German Army was Bills, they will presumably be
In his broadcast, Sir Shonton the last to surrender to the is in theory admitted, he often finds a great stabilising force and influence Thomas said it was good to know that never called upon to stand up
Even in schools where the priest no-one, but on the other hand, it is
for редес. Already India and in Malaya there was "the same happy to the only test that matters simpler English movement. the door closed to him.
Australia have sent strong forces to combination of British, Australian and the test of prolonged battle. This would be the easier to
this area and they are contiguing to Indian units which a few weeks ngo "It was also nover called upon understand if they always
play a most important part in main had destroyed the Italian armies into stand up to an army that was nining the status quo the Far Libyn." achieved 100 per cent. clarity, LONDON, Mar. 30 (Router) East."
He welcomed then, ho said, because not afraid of it? which they seldom do.
London had no air rald warning up
So those of us who remember "It is cause for considerable satis- we wish for peace and strength is Paragraphs like that quoted
to a late hour to-night.
taetion to be able to record that the the insurance of peace. We have no 1914 can look with affection and A single German raider dropped situation in other theatres of war is desire to attack others but we will admiration on the Army of 1941, atrengthen the case for
some bombs in south-east Scotland 10 favourable that forces from so far and can defend ourselves." separate Scottish measure, but caused no damage or casunities. distant as the United Kingdon can Sir Shenton anserted that as a re-conscious at the same time that which, because of the wide This is the only incident, thus for not only be spared for service in this gult of the Delhi conference Malaya we can give our sons no advice differences of the legal codes of reported to-night.
area but can be transported safely in has organized a supply department because this time War, Army the two countries in relation to seriously
spite of the concentrated sea and says A "Unlled Preg affected
message everything is different. in their air campaign waged against our sen
Malaya
•producing sea mines and is property, seems to be essential. pockets. That would be a poor communications throughout the prepared to manufacture shell cases In any case, If Parliament does | foundation for the "new Britain" world." not succeed in licking the Bill which it is hoped to build after into understandable shape, thou- the war.-The Evening · Dea- sands of bomb victims may be patch.
No Raid Warning
and revolvers, and to con
convert lorrie War Veterans'
into armoured cars. Malaya' is also. Investigating, the possibility, of pro- Many of the military reinforcements during other war supplies of which Ifrom Britain have seen service in this' there may be a shortage.
„TO-MORROW :
A Visit to a Young Soldiers' Battalion
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