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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 10, 1941.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

JAPAN AND THE WEST

Rumours of an immin- ent diplomatic volte-face by Japan may not be altogether accurate, but there will be few who will not ponder on the old adage, "Where there's smoke, there's fire." Ever since the beginning of the China war four years ago relationships between Japan and the Western world have resembled a poker game in which every one keeps on bet- ting and no one wants to show his hand. Matsuo- ka's experiences in Mos- cow and Berlin, where he was welcomed by his old enemy, Stalin, and cruel- ly deceived by his old! friend, Hitler; his subse- quent downfall; the agonising hesita-

Gates

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How

THE NEW MOTHER HUBBARD.

Long Can Nazis Ignore The R.A.F.?

tion which then seized | Tokyo; the subsequent de- cision to occupy Indo- China; the freezing of Japanese credits by the

The centre of gravity or the rightly, thrown in to check the, than it was at the time of the fall of France. It may have been safe United States and Bri-air war has shifted to some point] German advance.

in Eastern Europe. To the east It was, of course, a criticism of then for Germany to neglect. its tain; all indicate that the the Russian and German air

Allies the

long-range attacks; but now the operations on the

bombers like; new four-engined forces are locked in tactical Western front that they employ- game is about up.

operations covering an enormous ed their aircraft for the strategi- the Short Stirling are in service. area of ground: to the west the cul bombing of objectives far from They are supplemented by other Royal Air Force is engaged on the lines when the urgent need no less remarkable machines the strategical bombing of Ger-

was for their employment on like the Avro Manchester and the many and on attacks on enemy tactical duties in giving the American Boeing Fortress (as it

may eventually be called). shipping off the coasts of Holland armies support.

and Norway.

Between the air operations in

the cast and those in the west a balance is struck of an entirely novel and arresting kind, and it helps

light on the to throw

strength of the Luftwaffe in re- lation to the Royal Air Force and also on the

It is convenient to date the

communications and to diminish

To-day the striking power of the Royal Air Force must be much more than double what it was a year ago, and its fighter

is also strength

enormously

What Was Nazi Estimate?

German war output. It aims at neutralising large industrial areas and at bringing the factories to the blows of this bigger service? a standstill.

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The Western Powers might have continued to pay blackmail, so long as Japan refrained from

At the present time, however, strategical bombing comes into new aggression; but the

its own and there has never been a clearer test of it. For while on situation was, at best,

the Russian front the air arms ironic. Directly or in-

are both giving their armies close greater; so that it is able to give directly, every cargo sent

support, the Royal Air Force is day bombers strong escorts, some- forced by geographical considera- times in the ratio of ten fighters from the United States or

of relative value tions to confine itself to strategical to each bomber, on its big day- from the East Indies to strategical and tactical bombing. bombing. It is attacking objectives light sweeps. Japan helped the Japan- altered dispositions of the Luft-in Western Germany and in Oc- ese in their efforts to bat-waffe from May 10. On that night cupied France. It seeks to disrupt -which was also the night on ter our friends, the Chin- which Hess arrived in the British

Can the enemy lie down under ese, into submission and Isles a heavy night attack was made by German bombers. There

It will be remarkable if he does" see the need to prepare the way for new followed a lull, during which re-

The value of strategical bomb- so. I expect to conquests. The fact that ports began to come through of

German preparations to attacking is one of the major mysteries withdraw aircraft from the Rus-

sian frontier forced upon

the of this war. there is now a shortage of Russia.

No matter how strong or how Germans in the near future. I Many of the best German tankers and a shortage of

the Royal Air Force cannot believe that Germany can out long-distance take the present scale of attack oil in America's own east-squadrons have gone to the East- frequent

ern front. Although all such esti-carried

they did not appear for long without effective coun- diminish the ern coast does not dimin-mates of enemy strength must be raids,

fury of ter-attack.

It may be that the time during ish the irony. It was dis- accepted with caution, the inter- to

ence is that the Germans moved the enemy's onslaughts. Strategi-

in which Germany can remain rela- agreeable enough to sup- a very large bomber fleet to con- cal bombing, indeed, stood ply Japan out of the Allied front Russia and a large fiect of some danger of being discredited tively passive under the R.A.E. day fighters; but fewer night as a military force; and it seems onslaught has been calculated and abundance. It is intoler Oghters. The enemy seems to have that the German High Command that it keys in with the time in left his main night fighter strength still holds the view that its ef- which the Germans believe they able that we should sup-in the west, and his reason may fects are small, For, in the present can overcome Russian resistance. ply her out of our Sear- have been that he expected an instance, it is impossible to avoid That seems probable. But the Kus-

intensification of the Royal Air noticing that Germany has chosen sians have been resisting better THESE FACTS MAKE city. It would be a crime For night offensive directly he to open her Western frontiers to than the Germans expected.

our long-range heavy bombers......

The evidence is almost com- to assist her in her activi-moved against Russia.

In this he was correct; but he for that is what her air force plete and enables the case to be ties, regardless of whether may not have expected the simul- movements have in effect done presented in some detail.

the in order to be free to concentrate The Luftwaffe may possibly be they threaten Singapore taneous intensification of

numerically stronger than the The Luftwaffe was clearly not Royal Air Force. Its size may be and the Netherlands In- Royal Air Force daylight offen against Russia, dies or are merely a bluff On the Russian front the air large enough to enable it to face about the same as the Russlarl intended to immobilise operations are chiefly tactical. the Russian air force and, at the air force. It cannot fight against They are concerned in the main, same time to offer as vigorous the Russian air force and main American and British with affording close support to a defence against the Royal Airitain anything more than a toke

the armies The Russians have Force. In fact, for the time being. counter-offensive against

by night nor by rships in the Pacific.

concentrated their air force on the German bombing counter-Neither helping their land forces. (It has attack on Britain is so much day are the German defences The statements by the been bombing enemy troop con- reduced in scale that we may say sufficient to hold up the Royal Air "It fs all a question of how hard President and Mr. Chur-centrations and enemy, transport there is no genuine counter-of-Force strategical" bombing,

It has also been used for atticks fensive to the RAF. chill indicate that we are on German tanks, In their use of Now, if ever, is the time for a bomb hit. If the answer is through with Far Eastern aircraft against tanks the Rus-strategical Bombing to prove its that the bombs that the RAF all worth. Now, not later, it mustiso is now using hit very hard indeed, showing sians are Friendly appreciation Of the appeasement.

impor- derange the internal organisation the Germans must re-group their anti- of Germany that the Luftwaffe air forces. If they do that their tance. of speed in toward a peaceful Japan tank weapons. Whether they are must be called back to defend and armies in the east will receive could be and would attacking, the tanks with bombs to counter-attack. If the Ger- less air support and the Russian like to be. Attempting to ora method which would seem mans can lie down under the air force will be able to intensity their gigantic pressure against In the West-there is strategical buy off an aggressive not positie with cannon Ave has B.A.F. assault and still maintain its tactical bombing.

not positively emerged;

Occasional raids have beon Russia the value of strategicul honing, in the cast there is tacti- Japan is suicidal folly made by the Russians on strate bombing as it can be done by enl bombing and close support. The best chance for peace, gical objectives, notably all re-existing forces will be dis That is an extreme simplification AGM MEREN Of the position; but it is in the in the Pacific now lies in fineries in Rumania and Black counted.

Soa ports; but the main weight The Royal Air Force is much main accurate. No more Tuteful firmness.

of the Russian air force is being, stronger in bombing acroplanes balance has ever been struck.

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