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Asufficient quantity

of MILK daily is

necessary for

the

of

DIVIDENDS

maintenance health & energy

£5,000

蛋蛋糕

AND THEY CALL IT A FREE COUNTRY!

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The Necessary Strategy Of England

taining 6d. out of each £ England exists as a commercial

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extended

By

Hilaire Belloc

though

defeat

any hable combination against it

and there has been added in the last three generations another all- mportant gument power Food minnst be imported as well as w material for manti facture on which depends ex- port and therefore commerce.

of his income. Thus, as through widely the Chancellor pointed change conducted by maritimes beauport The e exchanges hay e out. the once wealthy

produced a vast avetuniation man, with an income of wath which until ule receit fakro for tranted tr £60,000 per annum, musi be permanent and stable The surrender £55,000 to the, banking system which iramide Au land power socially united

wealth and withdut which Ise strictly than any naval atid To possess 11 navad int4- Exchequer.

Coulti not be tratfully used har thu dependant on commerer mitet menit the superior to any

bitat. azad

the by rea- power Only by be- ! babile wal Combinaloft The policy of extract England itself fo

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thes nature

ang secure in martine aguament | noc rosary not only to love sip- ing until it hurts from the

any banking power to throw out ean the nation be

ats Lentonity in number of ship and quest number wealthy is accompanied,

dependant, commerce and therefore its materit) for their service, but also entres the nucleus of the Eng-;confitart wealth. On this account a large mumber of men for the inevitably, by expansion

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system is of course the Bank the Vilni necessity

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fleet

ut

Eire, Cockpit Of War

certainly not be

to

to Ireland's ad-

No! On the contrary, I am sure

was necessary for us to re-occupy the ports. And, if de Valera fights,

men even

(1), (ii),

But even in the full appreciation. of this necessity for sea-power and in the clearest recognition of | that necessity there lurks a dan-

By Bernard Shaw force acting either through allies

army.

-

thus ferews thereof; further, such na- powerful¦ bers are imimetuely increased in of the scope of collection for England.

valtze when they are professional among lower incomes,

and when all members of the leading to the most in-

navy--not only afficers but

including of every rank, teresting feature of the

auxiliary services are filled with whole Budget, the appli-

the professional spirit. Modern England has moulded her fighting cation of the principle of

maritime service upon this doc- compulsory saving. It will

trine. England has at the present moment as an instrument neces- certainly soften the shock

sary to her strategical position, to the 45/- a week labour-

therefore, an armed navy A German announcer has stat-them, we MUST re-occupy the

numerically overwhelming er, "elevated" as it were, ed that it may become necessary Irish ports,

professional and therefore enjoy- to the income tax paying for Germany to take steps

You ask what effect such a steping the special strength provid- class, to know that he is "protect" Ireland, as she took steps would have on American opinion; ed by tradition,

to "protect" Belgium and Holland. and you suggest that the Irish- And you ask me if this shows | Americans, Isolationist almost to merely casting his bread (or his beer) upon the that I was right in warning Ire-a man, would be very angry.

land that as soon as Hitler thought waters, and that it will that it was to his advantage to in- that America would agree that

ger. This is the danger lest, in come back to him after vade Ireland he would do so.

I Of course I was right. But

power Eng- land should neglect the absolute providing maritime many days. The adapta- am inclined to think that it would

necessity of an adequate land- tion of Mr. Maynard not be to Germany's advantage to

Το Keynes' plan has been invade Ireland, as it would most

or through a native many people in modern England skilfully devised, for it vantage. For she would then be.

itself question the necessity for such a land-force and therefore obviates the setting up of come the cockpit of the war.

You suggest that the matter is

raising new machinery for collec- one of extreme urgency, "brook- he will be fighting the Common.argue against the tion, at the same time ing no delay." And you ask if wealth, Northern Ireland and the maintenance of the same in time it be not our experience that the USA., not to mention the Pro- of peace. It is of the first impor-

tance for Englishmen if they de extending the operation Fuehrer makes a promise only a testants of Eire.

sire to maintain the security and of the original scheme. very short time before he keeps

it.

Valera should do? I think that greatness of their country to re- call this neglected principle: the This is vindication of in-

My dear Titterton, it is delight-he should take my advice.

absolute necessity of the land- What else can he do except force working with sea-power, if telligent economic plan- ful to hear you hold up Herr Hit-

ler as a man of his word.

Most follow the not very encouraging sea-power is to fulfil its function. ning indeed.

of our journalists would say that example of Poland?

There have been periods during But it is impossible for any-the XIX Century when this nc- The spirit in which the the Fuchrer makes a promise only

a very short time before he breaks body in these islands to know cessary connection between naval Budget has been receiv-.

just how grave the situation is. and land forces in the service of The matters IS. urgent, But the

As far as we can know, here a maritime power has been for- ed is, moreover, as note-

urgency is on our side, in our food is the position: If we can do gotten or so little emphasised as worthy as the astronomi- supply. If the U-boats, beat our without the Irish ports, we shall to be negiccted. It is to be hoped

like beating do without them, от look cal total of expenditure. convoys,

that such periods will not return, If we need them we shall take No campaign can be won, at least It is proof enough that

them, and then either Mr. de no campaign on any large scale public opinion will coun- can only be defeated by Valera will take my advice, or he by sea-power alone and such as "Com- tenance no slackening un- an effort greater, an or-won't, but that is his affair. If exaggerated phrases

l'a mistake. til victory has been won, ganisation more efficient invades Eire he will make mand of the Sea" do a great dis- service to the country. Armed It all depends on the U-boats-superiority at sea is vitally ng- and it is proof of national and a force stronger than

and the success with which we cessary but of itself such superl- realisation that Germany their own.

oppose them.

ority is insufficient.-

(In an interview with W. R. Titterton)

What do I think that Mr. de

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