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SUPERIORITY IN AIR NO COMPENSATION FOR WEAKNESS ON GROUND

Tokyo, Augur 13.

What's happened to air power in Korea? Why in face of slashing gir

tacks from overy direction has the Communist Army, with no cover, pushed the Allied ground forces to beachhead with "only" 120-mile porimotor?

The first answer you get from all sides is that the Air Force and Navy Air Arm have done a superb job but that the ground forces are so bad- ly outnumbered they have never been able to exploit the tremendous advantage of air dominance,

Apparently it has come as | Briefly, high air force omeers! a bitter surprise to many that argued in invour of concentrated air power has not totally cum-

effort soon after the war winrted to cut the chetny lines of com pensated for ground weakness and turned the tide. Perhaps,munication and transport run-

ning North-South the explanation for that sur.

across the Parallel. They contended prise is, flestly, too enthusias would be a better chance then there tie claims of air power ad-

than later to saw.aff the Ited: vocates although no respon- | army in the field. sible Air officers and certainly no Navy officers are on record thank armica are no longer

needed, and secondly, after World War II people found relianen on airpower more comfortable than such things us conscription or UMT (ini- versal military training) and expect too much pf .

It has nonetheless been credited by General Walton Walker, necording to air force officers, with to countering the Red army that the United Nations ground forces were not shoved out of Korea long since.

:

one of the best lessons of the war is that better Intelligence is needed;

When the nituck starter, the Reds probably had at least 200 aircraft which provided aggressive States air force gut into the war. ground support until the Uled

3. While the Red, were capita- | Haing upon surprise and initiative, U.S. fighters Arst had 10 escort ovacuation trapsport platies and ! ships and then had to escort air- be lenients of the 24th Divi- air power-bombers us well as lon which were rushed into fighters-had to be used to sup-ground support. port ground troops in the lin- mediate baltie aren.

The army apparently insisted, however, that the situation it that thine was so desperate that

That is what fighters are for, but air force oflcers objected to that use of bombers, alleging, nistly, the resulte would be meagre in relation to the effort expended and, secondly, as many officers said privately, "we tried to stop a waterfall at the hottom instead of putting a dam at the Lon."

Good camouflage

4. With a mounting number of daily sorties, they put an end to enemy air opposition, But, also re- vealed, were facts that pilots needed more training in air to ground gunnery and rocket fring and that well-trained tactical control teams were lacking -10 direct fighter pilots by radio from front lines

The air communiques and the atmosphere in air circles around 6. Those problems were soon

In the Korean war, of course, the air force has been debarred

the end of July and the begin-zolved and the enemy was stopped from using pure strateglening of August indicated the air from moving by day. But the bombing-the type of wir War

offlcers' views were beginning to Reds showed themselves, experts which

pn impartial strategic bombing murvey said was decisive In Europe. The reason is that the North Korean supply sources are not in North Korea to any great

extent.

B-20's have been sent against the few strategic targets, how- ever, as when they levelled Konan in three missions and radar

bomberi Najindong, only 17 miles from the Russion border on Satur-

day,

prevail, Probably, their is no way of knowing what would be the effect had the interdiction pro- ramme begun earlier and been consistently followed.

A mystery

The question remains how the Communists move without any air cover and whether that proves nir

superiority is not necessary to any army. The air force and navy have provided the United Na- I in obviously considered that{ tions ground forces more protec- Najinong Is the centre where tive air power per division than Soviel material is being trans- was available in Europe, accord- shipped to South Koren, probably ing to the air force, and sill the by small boats and rails.

Reds, kept coming.

Sald high

shooting ducks in a pickle barrel. Wo do not know air how they keep moving." been * It is batung, but these üre opinion-now some of the explanations from preity, well ironed, put--between { various well-informed kources:... the army and air force on the) 1. The Red attack caught employment of bombers.

the United States flatfooted and

Variod opinions

Another factor in the power situation has difference

of

:

at camouflage. They bid well by day or moved their torgen piece- meal in peasants' garb carrying concealed small arms and made major roves by night. When their motorised equipment was shot up, they wed

labour and primitive nad

They had to move only minimum suppiles because they lived off the land.

6. The weather and treach- rous Korean terrain Occasionally slowed the air offensive, and the Reds quickly took advantage,

Must lose

7. The war has revealed that

has been pair officer: "It which could, with precision, for

"China Weekly Review"

to go on publishing

The "China Weekly Re- The American editor, John W. view" of Shanghai, which lastPowell, announced a reversal of month announced

In original decision because of that it the "rapid turn of world affulca" would be closing down, is to and because numerous readers had continue publishing but will urged him to continue publica- appear once a month instead tion. The magazine will become ofweekly."

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Another reason, he wrote, is to "planted help counteract the Kuomintang rumours, gossip and other pap peddled by disgruntled self-styled refugees on which Westem Press correspondents in Hong Kong were basing their des patches about China:

Powell sald the people of America and Britain word badly in need of a publication such as

no Aghier has yet been devised

ret out the enemy like this one in darkness. Night intruder missions are being flown true enough, but fhele major effect is harrassment. In a surat authoritative sources.do TION belleve

that the us have proved air superiorily unnecessary. They raise the ques tion of what might have happened if the North Koreans had able to

strong air power. muster Without it, they must lose once the United Nations have some- thing like equal farees on the ground beenuse then the Allied troops will move at will and the

enemy will nöl,-United' Press.

Freak cyclone

tion

kills four

K

Stony Indian Reserve. Alberta,

August 12, Four Indians were killed an seven others injured when freak cyclone smashed this. Soulb Western Alberta Indian reserva-

yesterday. A dark, funnel shaped cloud throught the arop, about 43 swept miles West of

Calgary unrooting frees, demolishing log houses and ripping tents from their moorings. Six Indian log houses-three of

occupied-were smashed.

the Review In oriler, to obtain our dead including a

-Unblased accounts of develop- ments in this part of the world.” woman and two chlidren-were found in in area of about 50 He then proceeded to give ex-square feet. amples of unbinked and objective Nothing remained of their log reporting by printing:

homes -except the floor. Indtags in tenta nearby escaped injury primarily because their light dyillings were swept away oda not smashed by the twisting winds. Reuter.

(1) A description from North Kores of Wanish and indiscri- ninate" bombing of civilians schools and hospitals by American planes.

(2) An article by a Chinese correspondent entitled "Why Signed the World Peace Appeal" (which was described by U.S. Secretary of State Acheson as a fraud and n Communist propo- ganda stiint.)

NAZI VICTIMS RÉCOVER LOSS

Frankfurt, August 13. Former victims of the Nazis havo.recovered money and pros perty estimated' at, a "total" value (3) A Communist Army claim of about $100,000,000 in thi of having eliminated 8,000,000 American Zone ofGermany, Nationalist soldiers in four years United States High Commission of war. (AU.S. Defence Da elals revealed here today. partinent spokesman said the They sald

Nationalists never had anything cumulativo. Was the first

Diguro niade public anching that number of since settlement, of 20,000 claish

and termed the claim cases maty by July 31. Approxi **Edleulous)

imately 85,000 coses romain to t

Ub bottled. MATER

Delegates meet at Caux

Delegates From Indonesia, Japan, India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Búrma "Vepresenting come 600 million people, present in song the Moral Re-armament ideologybefore an audience of 1,000 during the 'World Moral Ró-armament Assembly at Caux, Bwlizerland. As left are the Gelonese singers, Mr. and Mrs. Surya Bena, who have given the folk songs of many lands over the BBC.(AP Photo).

Italian regime ready

to battle Communism

The

Roma, August 14. The Italian Government has decided on an all-out propaganda battle

against Communism and its fifth-column poril. tense International situation and Communism's marked advantage in internal propaganda prompted Premier Alcide de Gasperi to chal- lenge the leftists on their own ground. The Communists are prepar- ing to start a vast house-to-house campaign of their own in retalia-

tion.

in. "not

The Communists, with their, cluding some weeklies whose

Canmünist sponsorahip "peace petition" and an un- ceasing attack against U.S. known to the general public. intervention in the Korean. war, are trying to play on Italian fears of another war."

The government said that means 4 Bfth column activity which

could hamstring the nation in

•Press power

The government has been mov- ing quietly in recent months la extend its Press power. Besides the chain of Il Popolo, the offical Christian Democrat newspaper" time of trauble,

which has editions in overy major The Communists claim to have city, the government party recent 10,500,000 signatures on

acquired control of the morn- their ly anti-atomic weapons "penceng, newspaper 11 Momento in Rome, the influential Gazzetino di petition." The government admit- ted that this phase, of the party's Venezin of Venice and the groun activity is dangerous. Its first goal of 11 Risorgimento, Corriere di will be to denounco the "peace" Napoll and 11; Matting in Naples.

move as false and a Communist trickt:

The party is also negotiating to buy out the publisher of Glorrale d'Italia of Rome, the capital's big-

:

Red claim on Greece

Prague, August 13.7 Prague Radio quoted the head of "the "Grock Communist Party today 'na saying "that

the anti- Monarchist Movement in Greece was getting stronger despite th military defeat last year.

The broadcast said that: Secre- tary-General Nichollas Zacharia- des madethicalalm natthe goventh plenary session of the Party's Central Committee) It did not say when or where this was held.

Zachnriedes was quoted as saying that the defeat in the Granimos Mountains was no vic- tory for the Greek Army but re- sulted from Anglo-American in- tervention and Yugoslav Marchat Tito's switch to "the Imperialist De Gasperi camp." "The

The "peace" drive is building up Italian sentiment for neutrality

gest afternoon paper," In the event of a third World War.

The guvernnient campaign the government intends to carry against what calls Communist to the people its view that only

"political and economic sabotage" continued membership in the Atill be carried out in the Press, fantle. Pact can guarantee the na with wall posters and pamphlets llon's security.

and a series of meetings, especially in provincial zones. plans a personal campaign to tour as much of Italy's-back-country

Grammos Brea adjoins areas as possible, to answer Com-

Yugoslavia, whose Communist Press. muniat charges himself. Unlled | Party was expelled from the

Soviet-led Comfuform in 1048,-- Associated Press.

The government will put the bisme for the Korean war on the "Bolshevik pacifists and charge the Communists with trying to lead Italian youth "down the road of betrayal;

On the internal front, the gov- erninent will meet Coininunist at- lacks with documented reports on South, carry out land reform, and its projects to improve the Italian increase industrial recovery.

Elections at stake

U.S. REDS MAY BE GAOLED

Washington, August 13. The Government is trying to have the bail of the 11 convicted Communist leaders revoked ́ ́on, While neither the govern. the ground that their conduct an ment or the Communists adi

activity

dangerous 10 the mit it officially, both are fight. security of the United States, "It ing with propaganda for big

was announced tonight, stakra victory in the adminle Howard McGrath,

The Attorney-General, Mr. M. trative elections

Bald that being held Federal Judge Thomas W. Swar throughout the country during had issued an order requiring the the year.

Communist traders to show cause These local elections will be a in New York next Thursday why prelude to the long-delayed re-

ball should not be revoked, send

to gaol. nional elections which the Goving them ernment has postponed time after danger that Comafunism might ber 14 last en charges of conspir

The Communist funders were time The Government sees the convicted in New York un Ucto-

be able to win control of servicing to advocate the violent over- key regions and set up Communist throw of the United States Gov- "states" within the nation.

crnment.

All except one have been freċ Tho Communists Kave a net- on total bonds of $280,000 rang- wars of daily newspapers anding from $20,000 to $30,000 each, Weekly magazines over Italy. In- -Router. A

Lunatic was heir to brewery estate

avannah, Georgia,

The stories, one published by August 13. the "Denver Post" on September

announced, the arrival of a Bank and the other by the Pueblo Star-Journal" on September (20, of England representative to ar- range a meeting of the seven living heirs. The clippings said the will of Carbold's grand- mother, Jane Metrion, Cerbould of Bath, England, gave thon

qual shares.

English for Chinese readers, the dividual claimants, With only on a jundey: wakrant 11 years As part of its weekly lesson in The vast majority went to in Aff aged man, gaoled here Review then explained the subtle 3080,000,000 going to Jewish Rago, died today, leaving news difference between " "U.S. nggres-slitution, an organisation estab nión

and US imporinliamshed to recover the property of paper clippings that indicate The referring to Koren, IC Bald Jews who died withom heirs was heir to a British for

US invasion should be That: money was distributed used; but if the moaning is to among, Jewish, welfare organise The aim of 8805,000,000; oppiopo US. Imperialist polley in went to prisons now! In feroci

then aggression would United Press.

Do

4. Pawell/edite if tho- Review with the help of several other Ameri cons, including "Mary Barrett, "Margaret? - Turner: and Julius

SchuifanUnited (Prona,

'out'

Oilsws, August 13, More than 1,200 ANJUL:0,000 volunta Hccepted for Anrulcos

tions.

AGEXPLOSION

MYSTERY

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explosion at South Ambo

in May, in which and more thang

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the clippings seemingly iden- tuled, saunt, staticoot")}{Cranios"

·Corbould, aged 73; as Dr. Thp- frias Alexander, Corbould and

Other heirs then living were shid he was sought ka "one of listed in the clipping as the Reve- :saven · feira" to

rond William Hobart Corbound of Warn'sUSD800, Norfolk, England, and Hardli

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tajun "grandfather", Thomas Corbould of aked: "Buffolk, owner of a Bail browary. ching - Price said that. Corbould, "whi In alls looked to a Dickens

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