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pedoes and shells from ships This is the second of a series of to that time the English (particu- imperfectly crippling

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French dramatist. Henry Berns- opposed to the idea of a supreme deal a fresh blow to the morale of tein, exiled by the Vichy command, which French leaders the British troops, already grave-

had advocated from the begin-ly affected." bearing on policy is not the pre-

government.

ning. But, in the face of the an- Haig asked Lloyd George detail of tlus particulae

which Petain's intentions send him at once a member of battle, but what this meident THE sequel to Petain's conduct at xiety

Verdun is still more serious.caused him, Marshal Haig chang-the Cabinet and the chief of thej

imperial general staff. Lord Mil- proves to be now possible. And On May 15, 1917, Painleve, Min-ed his mind.

Alter the news of the Britishner and General Wilson sailed for it is now proved once fur all that ister of War, appointed him gen-

An inter-Allied meeting eralissimo. The appointment was reverses, the French generalissimo France. torpedo 'planes can cripple the

well received, but with some sur-had conceived the idea of a wide was set for the 25th at Compleghe, the French Army to-[but the English officers wêre un- most powerful battleship in the prise. Gen. Pelain was regarded retreat of

the south. The result of able to attend. Only the French' world. It can hardly be doubted as a high-class executive, but as ward

have been to dignitaries and Lord Milner were a leader without pugnacity. Either such tactics would that, if one or two such torpedoes Poch or Castelnau would have enlarge considerably the gap be-present. can cripple, then a half dozen ur been preferred. So such torpedoes can sink the The most powerful battleship in world.

While this crucial demonstra tion was being made, the

also miralty

admitted seriousness of their

around Crete by aircraft.

tween the French and English Foch wrote in his "Memoirs," forces created by the German But Petain, for mysterious rea-offensive, in which the German which had attacked the sons, had the support of the Right, mass, which was extremely powerful British front at the weakest point. throughout the first World War. would be engulfed. In the light sent, being faced with the neces-

It was the. Rightists who created the legend of the Hero of Verdun. Now, Painleve was a Leftist. While Ad-

he was 21 distinguished scientist the and of fine character, he was weak to fear extremely the naval losses enugh

"Action Francaise." This royalist losses inflicted

newspaper

very was edited by

accusa- These losses were talented writers, whose

than the Ger-tions and Insults aroused a trepi- dation in the democrats of which

considerably less.

mans

within a few days of two cruisers tion. and

four destroyers,

with two

the

are not cruisers damaged, kind of losses that can be long -sustained.

money or men whenever

✡

*

By Henry Bernstein

page 260:

"He (Petain) asserted also that the could do no more for the pre-

sity of defending the road to Paris.

Being asked to give my views, I showed that the urgent danger lay in the direction

the of Amiens, where

German offensive had broken through the Franco-British front and produced a large gap, the first result of which was the separation of the British and French Armies. It was essential, at all costs, to re establish this front and restore the link between the two armies, even should that entail some risks else-

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had alleged. But losses to-day one can form no concep- of the disaster of May, 1940, it is After the advancement of easy to imagine what would have Gen. Petain the furious attacks of happened then. It would have where." the "Action Française" against been, under even more tragic con-

That same day Foch sent letter in battleships and several other Painleve quieted down for a time. ditions, another Battle of Flanders. Clemenceau a formal

But, would Note in passing that Maurras, the

there have been which he declared that he would'

the not accept responsibility for great man of the "Action Fran- another embarkation at Dunker- appears much more caise," is to-day Marshal Petain's que, or-as

retreat demanded by Petain. would the most influential adviser at Vichy.probable

English Army, already tottering, have

On the same date, March 25, As On March 21, 1918, after anbeen thrown into the sea?

Poincare wrote, page 86: artillery attack with 6,000 heavy | for the French Army, its fate was

"Clemenceau reproaches. Petain[{ obvious What becomes more

guns, Ludendorff began, all along clear: the huge German force for extremely pessimistic com- THESE FACT

heaviest would have turned on it and

ments. 'He (Petain) tiored to say with every day is that sea power the English front, the

The effect crusheμl it.

that if we were beaten, we would is no match for air power of offensive of the war.

was terrific. The British Army anything like equivalent cost in was forced back and a few days Finally, what would have be-owe it to the English!"

The following day, March, 26, sen later the Germans had advanced come of the American Expedition the famous conference took place

which were then in nearly forty miles, threatening ary Forces power comes within the range of Amiens, a vital spot. The danger France? What would have be- at Doullens. Those present on the come of the American boys who French side were Poincare, Pre- air power. This does not mean was immense.

Every day brought more alarm-had crossed the Atlantic to defend sident of the republic; Clemenceau, that sea power can be scrapped.

ing news, which was exploited by the Allies and to save democracy Prime Minister; Loucheur, Minis

the Sea and air power must in the the appeasers of the period, by for the worl They would have ter of Armament; "Gens, Foch, British side, Lord Milner, Field future work in close co-ordination. the haters of England, by the Ger- been ignominiously abandoned to Petain and Weygand; on

manophiles, by the traitors. This the enemy, far superior in num-

Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, Gens, But even older conceptions of the riftraff, which had been discreetly ber, at a time when their organisa-Wilson, Lawrence and Mont-

gomery-Massingberd. type of co-ordination needed may silent since Clemenceau had come tion was far from complete.

into power, started its whispers Foch writes in his "Memoirs,"

It was a picturesque meeting. The how have to be scrapped.

again and claimed that we must page 257:

Until noon, while Halg conferred: "These views he [Fetain] com- air at once, and at any price, malce; a relative potentialities

separate peace with the Boche. municated the same day, March with his generals inside the town larger and of ЯРД power are

In those decisive days of March, 24, to the commanders of the var- hall, the others waited in the cannon grew louder from minute power smaller than naval men 1918, this defeatism was express-lous groups of armies, in the fol- courtyard. The sound of German have hitherto been willing to cd in the councils of the govern-lowing instructions:

ment and of the high command by "It is above all essential, he to minute.

From the "Memoirs" of Foch, admit. The super-battleship' may the voice of a great military lead- wrote, that the armature of the

French Armies taken as a whole page 202; 1080 indeed already bo obsolete. Its er-Gen, Henri Phillippe Petain,

Again the facts and the texts be solidly maintained; in particu- "I had time to visit the little offence or Power

either for

will speak for themselves.

lar, the reserve group of armies schoolhouse in which my staff and defence may be much less than

At that time the Allied Armies must not be cut from the remain-I had been stationed in October, carriers or were still autonomous, The hend der of our forces. This being as 1914. As my thoughts went back that of aircraft

of the French forces (Petain) and sured, maintain contact with the to that already distant period

I could not admit for a moment that, powerfully reinforced as_we smaller vessels working in close that of the English forces (Halg) British forces if possible.......

worked in conjunction, but, în And Foch comments grimly: collaboration with flying patrol point of fact, neither of them re-

"This was a grave decisión, one were, we would allow ourselves

only to guard

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