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13.

SECONDARY THEATRES OF WAR: CAMPAIGNS IN

GREECE AND AFRICA

LONDON, Apr. 27 (Reuter)-In the war which we are now waging, the main theatre is the British Isles and their maritime approaches, says The Times in an editorial on secondary then- tres of war.

This has been true for nearly a year, ever since the German conquest of Holland, Belgium and France, where the presence of the enemy enormously increased his power to strike at us from the air and made very real the invasion danger,

THE ERA OF VIOLENCE IN JAPAN

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reu- ter)-A book of considerable inter- est to the Far East was published yesterday by James R. Young enti- tled "Behind The Rising Sun," says a Washington message.

In these conditions we won the Battle of Britain last Stromer and we are now fighting the Battle of the Atlantie with good prospects of success, but we fought and are fighting under a handicap.

cx-

GENERAL

Adm. Darlan GERMAN MILITARY CLASH WITH TURKEY OR RUSSIA

Reports To Vichy On Paris Visit

IS DISCOUNTED

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Anything may be expected to come of the German southeast- ern drive through the Balkans except a military clash between Germany and Russia, or a German attempt to seize the Dardan- elles and invade Turkey. Hitler apparently has gone VICHY, Apr. 27 (BWS)~~Ad far towards Turkey and the Black Russia. miral Darlan is reported to have sea, as he cares to go now.

Turkey and the British naval air visit! B returned to Vichy after to Parts which is believed in Lon-and land forces in the Mediter- do to be in connexion with ne-ranean stand in the way of further

expansion-for the time belar gotiations for closer co-operation

The Germans may effect a con- between the French and German)

solidation ar all Governments.

Europe, adding Yugoslavia and Greece to dammated Hungary,

southeastern

No information regarding the. visit is disclosed in Vichy but a meeting of the French Cabinet Rumania and Bulgaria, but it does not seem likely that they will at- was held an Admiral Darlan'

tempt. anything else at present. return.

The meaning of the pression "main" or "principal" theatre is, that it constitutes the battlefeld in which defeat would have fatal consequences. One of the most likely conces- From this point of view, it can sions the Nazis might offer is a De seen that the Eastern Mediter-reduction of the

It will be recalled that Young, ranean and Egypt, constitute who worked as a newspaperman Secondary theatre, but

“U.S. AID TO BRITAIN WILL". NEVER BE TOO LATE”—ARMOUR

verted."

to

BUENOS AIRES, April 27 (Reu- Armour, the ter)-Mr. Norman United States Ambassador to the Argentine, addressing the Bri- tish

Buenos Society in

Aires, THE SET-UP The set-up which seems to pre-gave an assurance that American be dl. cost of Ger- lude a drive now by Hitler towards ald to Britain would not anany's occupation of France. the straits. the Black sea and the

He said that the Americans be-| one of Should this be the case. It is Near Eastern of fields is some-

Ing practical people, It was safe Admiral Darlan what as follows:<

to assume that having devoted in Japan for many years, was ar-great importance which cannot be probable that

B will describe such an offer as Russia la loosely allied with Ger- rested by the Japanese last year called minor.

Defeat there would put resources further example of "Nazi "gen many, based on territorial and their strength and resources and held for questioning for 41

in North Africa at the enemy's erosity" but the French people trade interests. They have mutu. produce, planes, ships and muni- tions, they were not going to per- days.

to consider ally gained territory by ganging

mit them to rust on the shores of Young tells the story of what disposal, open his path to the oll will be disinclined

Germany

the he calls the era of violence, hood- fields of Iraq and Iran and place the matter in quite the same light up on weaker nations. lums and Black Dragon clansmen him astride the Empire's main When the immense sum of 400,- has obtained important raw mate- the United States or rest 'on

bottom of the Alantic. returned who now rule the country and eastern communications, enabling 600,000 francs daily was agreed to frials from Russle, and

him to concentrate henceforth on by the "Men of Bordeaux" as the finished products which Russia bluff the world."

He says that Japan can never one front, but it would, not, of it-cost of occupation, they were un-needs. Russia has supplied all achieve a clean-cut victory over self.. bring him victory.

der the Impression, caused by the the flow of which could be cut of China, and expresses the opinion

general demoralisation they had unless the Boviet Union is brought about in their own coun-tarily defeated-and essential ma- try, that the British Empire was terials which Britain charges are in like case with themselves and leaking across Siberia from the would, within a short time, be United States, out of the war. They accepted any terms.

MINOR THEATRE

J

that she intends to try to use her East Africa, just as clearly, is a position in China and Indo-China minor theatre and of less impor- for her advance into the Pacific, tance than the defence of Singa- as Germany is using the Low pore, though on the scale under Countries as the base of her-attack consideration that must also count on Great Britain.

as a minor problem.

Simultaneously with the publica- ; The campaign in Greece is like- tion of his book, Young circul-wise of minor character.

DARLAN REPORTS

Mr. Armour continued: Those supplies will reach their destina- ton

You have our President's, word!

united and and he speaks for a determined people.

NEVER TOO LATE Commenting on the suggestion Eritain ald to that American RUSSIA AND TURKEY Russia at the same time is in. might arrive too late. Mr. Arm- formally allied with Turkey. Hug-our declared that assistance could The French Cabinet met at sia's fleet controls the Black sea; never be too late for people who arised all members of the House If we had been able to build up vieny yesterday under Marshal Turkey controls the straits. Their had taken what the people of of Senate and the House of Re-a firm and well-organised Balkan Petain to hear Admiral Darlan's interests are close.

Britain had taken in the last few presentatives, as well as the For-defence. the situation might be report on his visit

months. to Occupied In turn, Turkey has a defence eign Relations Committee, attack-decidedly better than today. The

It could never be too late, he ing the State Department's policy defence of Gibraltar is significant

allance with Great Britain, which No details of the subject of his can

come to herald from the said, for a people who had a dis

for always winning the last battle. even if Greece proper is taken.

FORMIDABLE BARRIER

France.

in the Far East which he terms for the reason of its relation to talks have been disclosed, but it Aegean sea and the isles of Greece 'concerting capacity

diplomatic juggling."

ACTION WANTED

the defence of the eastern Medi- terranean.

All these

is reported that be is to pay other vist very soon..

an

"commitments

are

Our object must

Since his return to Vichy, has had a long talk with

he

the

The three powers present a for-

He suggests that it is time for a special sub-committee to "strike inter-related.

out some of our best mis-informed be to devote to them resources as Far East experts," and adds that nearly commensurate with the1- Spanish Ambassador, and Swiss midable barrier to a Hitler incur- i

disposat permit and no more,

judging from the temper of the importance as the means "at audiences of the 140 cities where he lectured, the public wants ac- tion on the continued export of materials to Japan under State Department permits.

war

Offensive In N. Africa Assumed By R.A.F.

our

To state that not one of them is vital is to run the risk of misunderstanding, because` in fact Alexandria and the Suez Canal might in certain circumstances be almost vital, though the war could be car- ried on without them.

EXERT EVERY EFFORT

The "conclusion seems to be that i

we must exert every effort to pre-

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4 defensive

messages state that the French alon into the Near East, certainly Ambassador in Madrid is being for the discernible future.

the recalled for consultations on general international situation, says Reuter.

The chances seem to be that the present German drive will end at the Aegean In any event, it will

Churchill's Promise

LONDON, Apr..

(Reuter--MI.

have been a tremendous gain for Winston Churchill, seeing air raid. Hitler. It be should knock Britain damage in Manchester yesterday.

GREEK EPIRUS out, it would be hard for Russia, said: "It is a tragedy, but they will

ARMY FORCED

Turkey, or anyone else to stop him get it back threefold." when the war clouds settle.

TO WITHDRAW NEWCASTLE

"LONDON, April 27 (Reuter) -

RAIDED

LONDON, April 27 (Reuter)-- Newcastle was the chief target of Friday's ralds upon England, ac- cording to the German Radio...

Yesterday's Air Ministry and

serve and safeguard them. That The capitulation of the Greek unfortunately,

Epirus Army was not due to lack of strategy.

But if we thought our offensives courage but to the fact that the against the Italians represented Greek armies had to face the LONDON, Apr. 27 (Reuter) more than a local seizure of initia: armies of two empires, comprising The principar feature of the air tive then we deceived ourselves,

150 million people." This declara- fighting in the Middle East dur- For a general initiative we are tion was made in a statement by ing the past week was the extent still not ready.

the Director-General of the Greek Ministry of Home Security com- to which the Royal Air Force as- With the aid of the United War Ministry read over the Athens munique stated: "Enemy activity sumed the offensive in North States' we have to bridge a dan-radio last night, in which he last night was mainly directed Africa while the Germans con- gerous trying period before we can revealed for the first time the against the North-East. The at- fined their efforts mainly to the hope to reach a position from situation during the last critical tack was sharp, but ended before Tobruk area.

which to launch an offer.sive on a days of fighting.

1 Victorious. the Albanian "Damage was caused, and there There were big battles over the grand scale.

a considerable number of Tcbruk area on four days namely When that position is reached.front the Greek "army suddenly. were 'Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday

secondary after six months of hard struggle casualties, of which, however, few and Thursday. The Germans lost theatres of war will be at an end. in Albania and after the with- were fatal.

21 machines in these battles, while the" British in the whole North the

African area lost only six on

same days.

In contrast with the concentra- tion of the Axis powers over To-

bruk the Royal Air Force was

then anxiety about

PETIT JEAN DISMISSED

on

midnight.

"The enemy also attacked East drawal of the Yugoslav army, Was

Anglia and some parts of Scot- attacked from behind by a new and numerous army with an abun-land. but were turned back by our

night fighters." dance of mechanised material and very strong air force.

"The Greek army was obliged AMERICANS APPEAL

circumstances to withdraw

VICHY, April 27 (Reuter) by active along the whole coast of when the Italian armistice.com-90 miles under continuous air at

mission recently arrived at Corsica tacks against which they had not Derna was raided Ave times they got such a hostile reception the slightest anti-aircraft proter-

Libya.

tion.

NOT A SINGLE MAN LOST

FOR USE OF U.S. NAVAL CONVOYS WASHINGTON," April 27 (Reu- ter)-A further appeal for Ameri- can naval convoys to carry war

and the Gazala aerodrome' four hat they quickly departed. times, when a number of aircraft A special correspondent" of the were destroyed on the ground. Independent French agency on the "During the last strategic opera-supplies to Britain is made in

Benghazi was heavily raided French frontier states that about tion not a single man was lost-petition sent to the President by on four occasioris One ship re- 40,000 Corsicans assembled on the a fact which when details of this

the Committee to Defend America

ly morning raid of Tuesday. At In consequence of Italian re-

dismissed the

ceived a direct hit and others quay and threatened to massacre operation are known will provoke By Alding the Allies. were severely damaged in the ear-them as they landed.

the admiration of the whole world. The petition says that the Com- "With communications cut. Dymittee believe the security of the least a dozen large fres were presentations, the Vichy Govern- continuous bombing and unable to United States demands that "we started during another air raid ment

Corsican make contact with Command or deliver the goods" now, Governor, M. Petit Jean, for fall-obtain supplies, and hard pressed The New York Times also ing to stop or wish to stop the in- by two adversaries in the North strongly, supports the suggestion habitants from expression of the and East, the army of Epirus that arms for Britain should be desire to remain French.

capitulated only when continua convoyed.

late that night.

TRIPOLI RAIDED

were

Even heavier blows were struck at the Axis lifeline to the Libyan front during the three heavy night raids on Tripoli.

Fifteen tons of bombs dropped on Tripoll during the night of April 18, 10 tons on April 20. while on the 22nd a large-ship was straddled by sticks of bombs, Some 37 German and Italian aircraft were destroyed in Greece

M. Jean's dismissal, which has tion of the struggle was absolute "Let President Roosevelt take I already been announced, was off-

cially ascribed to his connexions ly impassible." with the Popular Front.

CANADIAN DRIVE

FOR RECRUITS" OTTAWA, Apr. 27' (Reuter)—A |

during the week ending April 24, limited recruiting drive to obtain and 25 in Cyrenetea.

about 22,000 men for overseas ser-

the step in his stride and he will The statement ended with the find a topheavy majority of peo- tribute, Greek people can be ple in favour of the use of con- proud of their children who fought Voys." with the wonderful valour which

aroused the admiration of even the opponents.”.

NAZI AIR LOSSES OVER BRITAIN

In addition many others were vice in the Canadian Army within severely damaged and probably the next few months was' "an- destroyed during Royal Air Force nounced by Col. Ralston, the De-LONDON, Apr 27 (Reuter) raids on aerodromes in Greece fence Minister, at á Press con- Thirteen German aircraft and Cyreneica

ference on Saturday,

From all the operations in the He stated that two Comman Middle East, including Abyssinia dants have been temporarily re- and Malta during this period, 21 lleved of their duties in connexion British aircraft are missing but with the recent escape of German

prisoners: Ave pilots are safe.

WORLD-FAMED VIOLINIST

SERIOUSLY HURT

NEW YORK, April 27 (Reuter) were The world-famed violinist," "Kries- destroyed over and round Britain ler, was knocked down by a motor- during the week ending April 26. car in New York today.

He was taken to hospital in a Eleven of these were bombers.

No British machines were lost serious condition, having sustained in this area during the period a fractured skull and internal in-

Juries.

concerned.

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