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Base At Cape May Be Strengthened

·THE MEDITERRANEAN PROBLEM

"(BY HECTOR C. BYWATER) (Special Air Mail Servics)

London, June 23.

Important decisions relating to Empire defence are expected as the result of the visit to London of Mr. Os. wald Pirow, the South African Minister for Transport. and Defence...

Hls" statement that Cape Town, have to reckon with heavy casual- ties to merchant shipping. During the Great War our shipping losses in those waters were exceptionally severe, and it may be said that the submarine menace was never really overcome as regards the Mediter-

will in no circumstances become s naval station had been anticipated. What the Union Government is in- terested in the further develop ment of Simonstown. the naval base 23 miles from Cape Town, which is the headquarters of the Africa Squadron,

Mr. Pirow hus intimated that his Government would welcome the reinforcement of this squadron, and The Last Days of Pompe has even mentioned battleships.

MAJESTIC!--

Simonstown, in short, is the ob- vious point of concentration for n

ranean.

NAVAL STRENGTH CHANGE The purpose of my article was to demonstrate that in certain even- tualities it might pay us to with- draw our forces from all but the western sector cf the Mediter- ranean and divert all traffic via the

HIGHER PAY FOR powerful British fleet in the event Cape, and to show that such a

ENGINEERS

Rise Of £5,150,000

A Year

of our forces being withdrawn from the eastern sector of the Mediter ranean and the Suez Canal being

placed temporarily out of bounds for British Shipping.

NAVAL OPINION My suggestion in "The Dally Telegraph of June 8 that such a

favoured withdrawal is SHORTER HOURS FOR emergency measure by a large body

SEAMEN

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, June 23.

as

policy need not have disastrous re- sults on our food supply.

Our

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in ultimate triumph struggle of which our withdrawal

from the eastern Mediterranean was but an episode would probably: more than make good any transient loss of prestige among the Eastern countries.

Several other correspondents

of naval opinion, and that the consider us bound alike by his diversion of our eastern trame via torical and strategic principles to the Cape would not gravely affect retain our hold on the "Mediter- our imports of food or raw materranean in all circumstances. als, continues to evoke keen discus-appear to be thinking in terms of conditions. when We sion in Service and shipping circles, pre-war

They'

British engineering workers and seamen will benefit substantially as shown by the large volume of possessed a substantial margin of Naval strength over any possible which has been under two agreements reached correspondence

combination of enemies, yesterday.

ing conditions..

received.

"

The engineers will receive a Many correspondents appear to wage increase totalling £5,150,- regard the evacuation of the East- 000 a year and improved work-ern Mediterranean in certain con- tingencies as a new and startling Deck hands on all foreign-idea, to which the growth of air going Bridsh ships will have power alone has given rise. their working bours reduced On the contrary, such a policy

many

from 84 to 64 per week.

has been advocated by These improvements are the strategists for nearly 50 years, on latest examples of the great im- the grounds that withdrawal would

& wages and condi- confer on the "Navy decisive provement in tions which began in 1934. Wage strategic advantage advances last year were the spheres. highest for 12 years, and this

year has already improved that record.

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An other

AIR DEFENCE IMPRACTICABLE In a letter to "The Daily Tele-

BETTER NIGHT-WORK WAGES graph" Air Commodore Chamier wrongly imputed to me, the sug-. gestion that "our ships cannot sall Seas where their presence is re- quired." What I indicated was the need for bases which would not be

To-day, when we are left only with a one-Power Navy, it seems unwise to base our strategy on a two-Power standard of strength.

AIR DEFENCE

Organization In New Commands

SIMPLIFIED CONTROL

(Special Air Mail Service),

London, June 23.

A reorganization of R.A.E. com- mands, which will be carried out next month, will arrange the Air

Representadves of 37 trade unions in the engineering indus- try approved, at York yesterday, the offer of the Engineering Em- ployers' Federation of an increase of 3s a week in the present war exposed to continuous air attack Force on the lines which would be adjacent territory. That required in time of war. For de- will be bonus. The advance, which from affects at least 750.000 men, will form of attack would inevitably dis-fensive purposes there

three commands-bomber, fighter. be made in three instalmenta of organise the administration of a ls each on June 29, September 28 dockyard port, if only because of and coast defence-äll under the and December 28. It follows an the effect on the civilian personnel. ultimate control of the Air Minis- advance of 2s weekly made in two The same correspondent suggests try through the Chief of Ale Stam. Instalments last year.

that if the Navy-owing solely to A fourth command will undertake In addition from June 29 pay-lack of suitable bases-is unable to practically the whole of the train- ment for night-work, calculated protect the central and eastern ing work. An important part of the scheme will relieve the com-

of in-Mediterranean, the task should be on day-shift rates,

manders-in-chief creased to time 2nd one-fifth, entrusted to air power. with time and one-third for the

Unfortunately.. aircraft are de- amount of administrative

the strategical, operational, "and" Arst two hours of overtime and pendent on base facilities to an and enable them to concentrate on time and a half for every two even greater extent than ships.

training work. hours worked thereafter.

How, then, premising Malta to be The unions agree to make no untenable, is the Air Force to pro-

will be

a

large work

At each command headquarters

"THE QUEEN MARY AS further applications for wage in-tect the vital passage between there will be an officer in charge

PART PAYMENT"!

London, June 10. Mr. William Griffia, a New York great newspaper publisher. is a pessimist and an ever

greater optimist. Firstly, he is taking his wife and two sons. aged 14 and 7 to see Europe's capitalis because.

he thinks they will be destroyed

пет

"It is obvious that the imple-

of admistration and every creases in particular areas or Sicily and Africa if the nearest sections of the industry for

six British aerodromes are at Alexan- station will deal direct with him months from June 29.

The dria and Gibraltar. each at least on admnistrative questions. Each

+ ,before agreement must come

800 miles distant from the passage command will consist of a number of groups and the group comman- der will be responsible for the ad-. delegate.conference of the. Amal- to. be protected? gamated Engineering Union, but Air Commodore Chainler argues ministration of personnel in his its acceptance is regarded as cer- that " the Navy is to be reduced group. This break in the new rufe to escort work on the high sean or of diminishing the number of links tain.

blockude.from a great distance, we in the chain between unit and Air SHIPS' WATCHES CHANGE The agreement affecting seamen cannot afford to keep it in great Ministry is based on the view that at a strength. But was it not by exer the efficiency of units must depend was reached unanimously

largely on discipline and training

groups.

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The command of the air defence

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do

that

by aerial bombardment in the conference of the sailors' and cising these very functions that the

Each óperational command head- thinks firemen's panel of the National British Navy contributed in large and that the group commander tions. Will control all the training Secondly, he war.

must be directly responsible for units at home. T..e groups unde quarters w. have a senfor al: Britain might hand over the Marime 'Board. It provides for a measure to winning the war?

these.

this command will consist of ant staff officer and a small air staff, Queen Mary to America in part change, on October 1, in the WARSHIPS FOR CONVOYS

traditional payment for her war debts.

two-watch system,

PREPARATORY CHANGES for dying training establishments, whose duty it will be to assist the Mr. E. H. Watts, who is both a under which the men worked a Mr. Grifin and his family ar-

Changes preparatory to this re- one for ground training estabils. Commander-in-Chief on important 12-hour day or

84-hour week retired Naval officer and a pro- rived in the Red Star Iner Penn-

minent shipowner, thinks that I organization have been in progress ments, and one Armament group, operational questions which and four land, which called at Southamp-having four hours on

have under-estimated the disloca-during the last two montas. The The Superintendent of the Royal not lle within the province of a hours off watch. Lon from New York yesterday.

· In future the men will work tion of trade which would result old area commands have disap-A'r Force Reserve and Inspector ground commander.

ADMINISTRATIVE POZERS Mr. Griffin (the pessimist) said only 64 hours a week and, except from re-routing via the Cape. Ipeared and have been replaced by of Civil schools will also come un-

Three regular der this command. :

Stations and units will com→ in time of emergency, all have can only add that my forecast is several

head- with command ments of modern warfare will not cight hours continuous rest each confirmed by competent authorities bomber groups have been set up permit the present capitals 10 day. Overtime will be comper who have made a special study of and others will probably be add-of Great Britain will disappear in manicate

ed to them. Fighting Area has 1 present form. The air defence quarters direct on all admin's- remain brever as they now stand,

sated by time off in port or ad- the whole question. and the probability is that future ditional payment. The agreement He asks whether, in the event of become No. 11 Fighter Group. of the country will be vested in the trative. capitals will, be underground applies to all foreign-going vessels a withdrawal from the Mediter There will be two groups of Regu-three operational commands. Close they will report to their group in the British mercantile marine ranean. we should have sufficient far fighter squadrons, an Army co-coordination, between these is es- commanders on personnel Cues- Mr. Grin (the opt mist), allud- exceeding 2,500 tons gross.

warships to convoy the food car- operation group, and a group for sential, and this coordination wil ons. The latter will normally be

and in war. by the Air Ministry. ing to

In vessels in port the present riers over the longer trade route Auxiliary, fighter and Auxiliary be directly exercised, both in peace empowered to deal d'rect with the Air Ministry on personnel matters war debts, said "In the

via the Cape. The answer is that Army cooperation squadrons.

when approach to the Ministry: 15 of Britain it would be a

46-hour week will continue.

FIRST APPOINTMENTS

necessary. It is hoped that the gesture if the Queen Mary, which Hours worked by the stokehold withdrawal would set free a large, The Coastal Command will con- was completed with the aid of a and catering sections of the mer-number of warships for employ-trol the flying-boat and general

reconnaissance squadrons formed The first appointments to these devolving of fuller powers upon commanders' of all ranks will re- Government subsidy, was landed cantile marine are to be consider-ment elsewhere.

Further, whereas an attempt to into two groups. Certain training commands are as follows:- over to America in part payment ed by the panel shortly. An in

on the hold the Mediterranean would in- units have been retained under Bomber Command-Air Marshallieve the Air Ministry of vari- ous administrative responsibilities of war debts. It cannot be calcu-ternational conference

command and will form a. Sir John M. Steel lated to create good feelings when general questions of canning and volve the use of battleships and this

Hize during the early years of the America sees her debt racing up working hours on shipboard is to every other type of vessel for separate group. In addition, this Fighter Command-Air Marsha which it was necessary to centra- Author: "Here's the manuscript and down on the Atlantic for the be held at Geneva in the autumn, escort work, on the longer route this command will be responsible for Bir Hugh C. T. Dowding.

Coastal Command-Air Marsh! Royal Air Force in order to ensure that a common practice and stan- of my new story, and, I tell you blue ribbon" If the Queen Mary and gratification was expressed duty could be carried out effective-the

training of the squadrons of the Sir Arthur M. Longmore, that. this nationally by cruisers and armed liners. plainly, two hundred won't buy it.", was handed over. France, he add- yesterday

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Again, if we decided to keep to Ficet Air Arm The Training Training Command -A'r Mar-dardized methods should be a

plied, throughout the Service, Editor: 'I don't doubt it-T'm one ed would probably follow suit by agreement should have preceded

the Mediterranean route, we should Commmand, with a few excep- shal B'r Charles S. Burnett. of them."

handing over the Normandia "

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"Yes, the missile struck

my head," said Albert, and then went careening into space."

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