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THE CHINA, MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1951)

HOW TOUGH IS THE TASK OF THE WEST? DEPENDED UPON

Fortunately, it is not

just

a matter of men

TAKE A REALIST VIEW, what are the Western defence planners against? The mathe- matician would say: The East outnumbers us by ten to one. But is the task as tough as, that? If not, are our efforts and our targets great enough? Those are the questions to

be an- swered in this survey

by GROUP-CAPTAIN HUGH DUNDAS ·

NE HUNDRED AND ̈ What will"the" Allies ́haya

EIGHTY divisions behind that fragile screen?

last summer, 200 Britain and the U.S. could each last spring, 215 to- muster another division in Europe day that is the build-up from troops now in Berlin. story of Russia's standing Austria, and Tritate. France should have a float of four divi- army.

siona in the Metropolitan and The latest figure, quoted North African area which could publicly by Under-Secretary quickly be switched to General for War Woodrow Wyatt, Eisenhower's command. shows that the men in the And that, so far ns regular Kremlin huve got themselves divisions go, is that. Even with a 7 percent increase in overwhelming al armed might since last superiority-which we have nei April, not counting the air go--it would be a shoe-string force or navy.

force.

and

£91

Of course Russia could not use Seven and a half percent may all her divisions, or even half of not sound much-until you, them, In the West. There is a realise that this increase alone Hmit to the number of troops you represents one and a halt times can deploy on one front, the current target strength of the

whole British Regular Army,

It is only a little less than the

Double

up!

ICELAND

70.0VS.

20-25

'DIVS.

THE WEST

$215 DIVS.

3

MIDDLE EAST

20-25

DIVS.

FAR

NUMBERS "ALONE

and this figure of a: Russian soldier represented the strength of the East, then the West would be repre sented by a figure about one-tenth the height-like this

200-240 DIVS

age

THIS mup divides the world to be defended into threa sections-the West, Middle Bast, and Far East-and shows the forces1ar present available to the West (black flags) to meet any attack from Russia and satellite supportère (white flags).

more spread out across the Mediterranean and Middle East, Malaya, Hongkong and Korea.

It is clear, therefore, that if we are to honour our obligations in Europe and still keep the thin red line strung around the world the target of ten regular divisions will have to be increased.

combined land forces in Europe ND, because an attacker must.

Powers,

For behind the permanent)

fender, the Allies do not need so raise in the West the Allies must maintain more regular divisions That is not the end of the many divisions, as the Reds.

to plug the vital gaps in a peri- catalogue. Russic's European What

the bare, bony meter ringing the northern satellites can add another 70 minimum with which we might hemisphere.. divisions, supplied with armour, fill the gap?

of all the North Atlantic Trealy A De far stronger than a de- minimum force which we must

to Stalin's strength,

Three

ways

HERE is the disposition of this

fantastle force:-

As the regular United States Experts say that when Army expands its undeployed Eisenhower has got 50 fully units will form a poised reserve trained and well-equipped divi- ready to stiffen the armies under Eisenhower or to rush troops to any the curtain. Korea is the classic example of that role.

cheeking an advance a chance of

That means we must at least double our 1951-2 target. Can

Behind all that is a consider-

be done? Where will the extra oble reserve. But at the moment; men came from?

THE TOWN WITH NINE

NATIONALITIES

By

G. WARD PRICE

when, together with Bombay,

it formed part of the dowry

SETANGERINES object to It was a shabby town in those This prosperous place might their city being called days-now it has halels and have been ours-was ours once

centre for crooks. apartment houses as lavish and "There is no gangsterism in about as dear as those of the Tangler," they say. "On the French Riviera. contrary, gangsters here for a quiet holiday."

Yet, among the civilised

come

This is mainly due to the fact that Tangler, being intemation al, has become the favourlie refuge of a world afraid of war. There are ally banks In

of

that came to Charles II with his wife.,`Along the deserted bench. you could still see, thirty years ago, the ruins of British forts. and the wreckage of demolished guns blown up when the Eng

The Russians have zather more than a third of their 215 divisions facing west, roughly another

It is a potential rather than on cities of the World, Tangler Is Tangier a number far in ex- third in the south, between the

actual reserve. By the end of about the most lawless, The Balkans and the Persia border, The United States with a 25- 1951, for instance, -i! Is unlikely fact that nine countries, includ. 8 of the requirements of fis lish gerrison evacuated Tangier division army, wil be able to that Britain could field all of the ing Russia, have a share in ils them do business with clients

in the days of Mr Pepys.. 100,000 inhabitants. Most and the rest in the Far East.

Two hundred and fifty years bring in mose man. The pumber: 12 Territorial divisions do which administration make it so hard Poland has 20-25. divisions, depends on how many-if any are committed.

they never see, who are the later it might have become Bri- to pass any legislation that most

and tish again. That was the Uma Rumania 12-15, - Czechoslovakia of the 200,000 American troops

our Imperialist rivalry 10-12, Bulgaria and

safe deposits in this no-man's when Hungary now tied up in Korea can

Be proud, though of the werk of the things prohibited in other owners of large balances

are, legal in Tangler.

was at its height probably eight or nine aplece, released for other thestris. we have put in this summer. The Smuggling? Ask the Spaniards, land at the northwest corner of with France

Z man call-up has, turned a Albania two or three.

until, in 1004, we agreed to France can probably double her paper army into a force to and they will leil you that

France a free hand in Moroces, present contribution by the end reckoned with.

be Tangier has a contraband fotilla

provided she did not interfere as the

the feets of as formidable of 1953, and still have something

with us in Egypt. It was this pirates. in hand.

the bygone Barbary

agreement that laid the basis of But, if you inquire of a Tanger-

the Internationalisation Tangier,

All those can be said to take orders direct from the Kremlin. And in China they have an army of ailles organised in 80 corps, each of three divisions.

be

Hard

at it

ON armics

GD2

met

40

Atrica.

Funk Hole

of

Every funk hole has a golden Belgium, Holland, Denmark,

fine why that fast motor-beat lining. Tangler's, I am assured and Norway could each raise

is taking on so large a cargo of by one of its leading bankers,

But, if Germany had abstain- That is the potential opposi- another two divisiers,

N the Continent the reserve American cigarettes, unless it is is to tons in weight. tion.

well to run

The town has one of the most ed from building a battle fleet, run them

the Straits across Italy-aiming at a 12-division organised.

of Gibraltar into Spain, he modern gold refineries in the Tangler might have come back to us, so that both aldes of the Now let us have a look at the army-will probably produce an Staff officers in SHAPE are will reply, with a pained ex- world. It imports sold in a

and Straits of Gibraltar would have West and ere what we could field-extra four within 18 months 10 working frantically to fashionpression That, Senor, is his-half-manufactured-state. in reply.

been in British hands." two years. For the record, both sleeks streamlined, standardised private business." General Elsinhower and Field-

behind Europe'e mobilised armies. as big again as the regular force,

plan, General Eisenhower will been deeply-and surprisingly

If everything goes according to Marahal Lord Menigomery have reserve to stand prepared, at least have 25 divisions for the defence impressed by the efficiency and of Europe by the end of this year. morale in Italy's now army. These are the ingredients:-

France

6 divisions

US.A.

**

Britain

4

20

Italy

Holland Belgium

Denmark Norway

Little Luxemburg, by' giving ail she has got, will contribute the better pant of another division.

The gaps

Wicked Flourish

Anishes it for the market. 4

To me, the operations of the

מם

Came To Nothing

al

Tangler reßnery were a revela- tion. How many people know

In 1924, the late Bir. Malcolm. The map shows the outline of Having known Tangler for that gold evaporates into the Robertson, then British Consul the plature in derms of divisions, thirty years, I can testify that air in the process of refining? General in Tangier, told me a

The factory.

that It adds up to ten to one against, it has always been one of the

.estimates

story of secret diplomacy that wicked places where the Are we right then to enlf

lose over two pounds hes never been written. It was would flourish like the green boy tree, weight of gold a month (which that about the year 1001, when a contribution from Spain or

When I first came

here. it was is worth US$1,236, or nearly 'leaves Great Britain. Westem Germany? THAT

still unsafe to go outside the £450) If it were not that all secret negotiations were going Our current target of

Fartunately, in war, it is not ter

Moorish the barhinery is enclosed in once, the German Ambassador,

for an Anglo-German town. Raisuli, the regular divisions 19 all but Just a matter of men. To fil in

purposes of ransom. He carried 19 happening in the air, on the of the correspondent of The Inden air to a water system that conveys the gold- a pipe moves to Germany later this year

ing at

with the practically our whole regular sea, and, in the factories.

Duke of Devonshire, force will be committed to activo But we had broer kave to: Timex, and kidnapped- a rich where the precious dust is Joseph Chamberlain was

also called Pardicaris out of collected. service abroad-five divisions in for another day.

there, and between them they his villa a mile or two along The floor of the factory has to drafted a plan by which the Europe, the best part of five

the beach.

be of plastic, athervise gold British Government was to ou would get trodden into the cupy Tangier and the Atlantic üles, and oddest rule of all const of Morocco. For Ger- the workers in the refinery have many coaling station was to to strip naked before entering be provided at Rabat, after and leaving their jobs. In this which the two countries would Innocent condition, freed from jointly exploit the interior of suspicion of smuggling, they the Sultan of. Morocco's do- pasy along a plate-glass-walled minions.! passage

tage flanking the manager's office. Only after passing his

uchloved. When an extra division the picture you must know what Chieftain, might capture you for rings cases which open only, into Baron Ek was stay

-(London Express Service)

The Quakers Who Went To Moscow

London. THAT is it that makes even the mighty

WHA

Stalin open his doors to the

By

VINCENT EVANS

to their basic belief in peace,

One of the "testimonies" the Books

business it meant that they had to be strictly honest,

of Discipline, which guide Quaker practice It was the custom in 1700's, when the Quakers were and national war→→ beginning to flourish in the

any

This came to nothing, for the

the has this to say against person scrutiny in the raw can they i Kaiser's battleship - building

Quakers? What is it that designed to deal with threats midst of persecution, for trades-"We hold the moral law of makes these dogged. un assuming, relentless Chris tians so potent a force that history often changes when they act?

Rious Society of Friends. got the natio Quaker for its for all their goods. Trade flowed to be applied, in forgiveness ning

And now, in Tangice, as one of the leading British residents expressed it to me, "the Unica Jack fles at half-mast."...

members early insistence that to them. And they grow rich when there is nothing to for- Europe "Ye who do not know qunking The Quakers could have told give, in love.only for thom who Tangler. Though the city it- die meant that British In-

For there are only 20,000 of and trembling, before the Lord them in the whole of Britain, are strangers to the experiences and they have grown by a baro of Moses, David, and the other

saints." 600 in the past ten years. The whole world contains scarcely 100,000 of them who behave according to the strict tenets.

Tho. ceven who, went to Mos cow may have trembled before the Lord, but you can be pret- ty sure they before Mr Malik,

tik, not tremble-ful have gene wayward, a low

living

assume their working garments. Programme drove us into the

arms of the, French. men to haggle with their cus- gentleness and forgiveness and Gold Magnet tomers over the prices of goods. love to be unconditionally bind- Around them revolves, the

ing on us. It seems a poor. Bud

Gold is

magnet for clover body legally known as the Rell-

Not so the Quakers.

They pitiful thing to believe in pria trains. Before, during and It instituted a fixed, honest price ciples except when they have after the last war the most cun-

characters of Central Unique Example ***have" gravitated." ; to.

fluence Is declining. Mr Malik that,

being ever since love us"

nothing. George Fax founded them, thes

rely parasitical twi

function.

have our Consul General there gave fought for precisely that

and Brilish Post Office with its adopted sons have enriched realist, interpretation of truth. tell LA Malik-they are standar

tho How could these Quakers themselves exceedingly. These own issue of stamps, but Every time, they have won.

which used to consist of retired ng up to their beliefs today? are man in Taugler, who, a few backbone of the British colony, been Frobably more than well. For years ago, did not know where members of the Services Sometimes there, have

their lunch was coming from, of the faith the faithful Quaker ailll- meets laggorda, somo

faitiizul Quaker kendus mole and who, today, own blocks on their pensions, has disap peared, either because they have cracked under oppres decido what is good und-what 400 flats,

cannot get their money out of sion, Hut never, as a body, is bad,

Thile

has been done by that

United Kingdom, or bo has oppression smashed them.

Quakers will not fight, They 10ggling with currencies known,

cause the coat of living as arbitrage, or Inventing tako vanity and luxury, lightly.

Tangler ls beyond their For, apart from sects like the Occasionally, they have com though; more "vainis: and more ingenious rackets. An example

yeacha So the romance, of old Hulterians, who have gone to promised. Over the legal oath, luxuriously than their ancestors of these was the discovery live in community, the Quakers for instance, but only after dia. Outwardly, they had only have probably carried the strict they had won their battle not

single telegrams from Portugal Tangier" has, given

modernity and materialism. in Tangier cost less than reply hills:

swhere the British residents one “hing" in common. That day-to-day" observaned of their, to take an outh; No Quaker In Russia there are one thing was realism the one, triously than any other creed. God."

beliefs into life more Indus- will swear before Almighty Quakers. In Poland there Is pald ones, which enabled an en- one In other. Iron Curtain terprising Tengerine to open an

Do with American ..... Christian realism, the other, As Industriously, indeed, as any

countries, they have disbanded office in Labon: from, which

stations. The engle-nosed just realism.,

Red, for their beliefs spring

father fifty, whose Why not? Because he believes for fear of persecution. The cables could be sent at half cost

YCAT DEO

The body, which 'chose the

that you dishonour truth by Quaker Seven could have told of the omcial servibe would have cute your throat from the one wimposed to wearing to God that you are Me Afdalik; that ino; persécution' || As a free market for foreign, "with; „kosti; now

services your seven who have now come, They could have told. Mr going to tail galt. The coms reuld have disbanded the old goods during the war. Tangier motor, par back is called the Meeting for made some of them ricamlike willing to "an in court that And they could have told Mr port business. Every day ma

Malik that search for Truth had promiserie Funkes is now Quaker ATF did a roaring import-and-ex

on Jointly Sufferings. It was set up 300 the Cadburys the 151, and she be la years ago when the Quakers in Rowntree, all of them from

Who decided which of them' went to Moscow?': And what principles did they have to un- fold to Mr. Malik when they got. there?

7

that

once

went a pig-sucking aro

anaman silent duy with itów

Britain were being persecțited : Quaker stocks A Won the truth,gala Malks that liey were not pick thousand pounds juwörth grof APS?NTA TË 1611sndi”

Fould the Quaker Boven Ingen him At Communist Swing (whichas arrived by air, pallk of their attitudes who had to be reformedex For and ware sold: Immediately.zor

hies that they will 100 years ago ther pleked on a 20,000. This

for their ballers, IT the Prong that in Wa anecuuvo kody of the Quakers -- when they: syplied Marulk suto carve ng I

ited Blater and Sövlet alussid, nevertheless, provider for the Nations unique ièxs,