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

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The centre of gravity of the rightly, thrown in to check the, than it was at the time of the fall

United States and Bri-fair war has shifted to some point German advance.

in Eastern Europe. To the cust tain; all indicate that the the Russian and German air game is about up.

forces are lockad in tactical

bombers like:

of France. It may have been safe It was, of course, a criticism of long-range attacks; but now the then for Germany to neglect its. the Allles operations on the operations covering an enormous ed their aircraft for the strategi- the Short Stirling are in service.

Western front that they employ new four-engined area of ground; to the west the

cal 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 many and on attacks on enemy tactical duties in giving the shipping off the coasts of Holland armies support.

and Norway.

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To-day the striking power of At the present time; however, Between the air operations in

strategical bombing comes into the Royal Air Force must be its own and there has never been much more than double what it balance is struck of an entirely

was a year ago, and its fighter novel and arresting kind, and it clearer test of it. For while on

is also the Russian Iront the air arms strength

enormously in-helps to throw light on the

are both giving their armies close greater; so that it is able to give strength of the Luftwaffe in re- lation to the Royal Air Force and support, the Royal Air Force is day bombers strong escorts, some

forced by geographical considera- times in the ratio of ten fighters so on the relative value of

tions to confine itself to strategical to each bomber, on its big day- strategical and tactical bombing.

bombing. It is attacking objectives light sweeps. in Western Germany and in Oc- cupied France. It seeks to disrupt communications and to diminish German war output. It aims at neutralising large industrial areas

It is convenient to date tho

altered dispositions of the Luft- waffe from May 10. On that night

on

-which was also the night which Hess arrived in the British

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The Western Powers might have continued to pay blackmail, so long as Japan refrained from new aggression; but the the east and those in the west a situation

at best, was, ironic. Directly or directly, every cargo sent from the United States or from the East Indies to Japan helped the Japan- ese in their efforts to bat- ter our friends, the Chin

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. prepare the way for new followed a lull, during which re-

see the need: to: The value of strategical bomb- so. E expect to conquests. The fact that ports began to come through of

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

of this war.

sian frontier forced upon the there is now a shortage of Russia.

in the near future. L of the Many

bost German No matter how strong or how Germans tankers and a shortage of

the Royal Air Force cannot believe that Germany can oil in America's own eastern front. Although all such esti- carried

squadrons have gone to the East- frequent

out long-distance take the present scale of attack they did not appear for long without effective coun- ern coast does not dimin-mates of enemy strength must be raids, diminish the fury: or ter-attack..

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

ence is that the Germans moved the enemy's onslaughts. Strategi- agreeable enough to sup-a very large bomber fleet to con cal bombing, indeed; stood in which Germany can remain rela~ the R.A.F ply Japan out of the Allied front Russia and a large fleet of some danger of being discredited tively passive under

day fighters; but fewer night as a military force; and: It seems onslaught has been, calculated, and abundance. It is intoler-fighters. 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 facts are small. For, in the present can overcome Russian resistance ply her out of our scar- have been that he expected an

That seems probable. But the Rus city. It would be a crime intensification of the Royal Air

sians have been resisting better THESE FACTS MAKE Force night offensive directly he

than the Germans expected. to assist her in her activi moved against Russia.

In this he was correct; but he ties, regardless of whether may not have expected the simul

The Luftwaffe may possibly be they threaten Singapore taneous intensification of the

numerically stronger than the and the Netherlands In-Royal Air Force daylight offen-

The Luftwaffe was clearly not Royal Air Force. Its size may be sive, f dies or are merely a bluff On the Russian front the air large enough to enable it to face about the same as the Russian aro chiefly tactica). the Russian: air force and at the air force, I cannot fight against intended to immobilise operos concernd, in the main same time to offer as vigorous the Ruselan air force and main American and British with affording close support to a defence against the Royal Air tain anything more than a token the armies The Russians have Force. In fact, for the time being counter-offensive against Britain warships in the Pacific.

concentrated their air force on the German bombing counter Neither by night nor by helping their land forces. It has attacks 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 Irold up the Royal Air President and Mr. Chur-centrations (and enemy transport there is no genuine counter-of-Force strategical bombing.

It is all a question of how hard It has also been used for attacks fensive to the R.A.F.. chill indicate that we are on German tanks. In their use of Now, if ever, is the time for a bomb hits. If the answer is through with Far Eastern aircraft against tanks the Rus- stratagical bombing to prove its that the bombs that the RAF showing a full worth. Now, not later, it must so is now using hit very hard indeed) appeasement. Friendly appreciation of the impor- derange the internal organisation the Germans must re-groupi thoir, toward a peaceful Japan tance of speed in anti- of Germany that the Luftwaffe air forces. If they do that their tank weapons. Whether they are must be called back to defend and armies in the cast will receive we could be and would attacking the tanks with bombs to counter-attack. If the Ger- less air support and the Russian ora method which would seem mans can lie down under the air force will be able to intensity like to be. Attempting to

to be better with cannon fire has RAF assault and still maintain its tactical bombing. buy off an aggressive not positively emerged. their gigantic pressure against In the West, there is strategical HONG KONG

Occasional raids have been Russia the value of strategical Bombing in the east there is ineti- Japan is suicidal folly by the Russians on strate- bombing as it can be done by dal bombing and close support. will be die-That is an extreme simplification The best chance for peace gical objectives, notably oll re- existing forces in the Pacific now lies in ineries in Rumania and Black counted. firmness.

'sians are

instance, it is impossible to avold noticing that Germany has chosen to open her Western frontiers to our long-range heavy bombers for that is what her air forco movements hava in effect done In order to be free to concentrate against Russia, Vietn

The evidence is almost.com plete and enables the case, to be presented in some detail

of the position; but it is in the Sea ports; but the main weight The Royal Air Force is much main accurate. No more fateful of the Russian air force is being, stronger in Bombing aeroplanes balance has ever been struck.

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