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ALL. Hitler's preparations for

That is, provided Poland re- Hists. This, in turn, depends on the resources who herself pus- acases and the nature, of the military nid we shall be able to give.

The Polish Army, which also includes the air forces, has a peace-time strength of 375,000, of which 25,000 are officers and 50,000 Dre non-commissioned officers. On mobilisation nearly 2,000,000 men can be with the colours within a few hours, the remaining 1,600,000 consisting of the first class of reserves,

Behind these is the still greater reservoir of men who have been more than five years in civil life after having done their 18 months' conscript ser- vice. The number in this cate something are afoot. The gory is secret but, by compari- ease is being prepared. The trics where conscription is in son with those of other coun-

world is being told that a peace-force, they can be estimated to

be between four and five mil loving Reich has longed and

lions. tried for a settlement by nego- tiation, and has been rebuffed.

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But in a modern war man- power is not everything; mechanisation, both on the ground and in the air, and the thoroughness of the training in The truth is the Poles have the specialist branches, are again and again expressed will-equally important. ingness to negotiate a settlement In the 18 months of training

with Germany about Danzig. Herr Hitler has made no attempt to do so for his arrogant and peremptory demand in April for the cession of the Free City and of a belt of land cutting the. "corridor” in half was in no way a proposal to negotiate.

By

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(In The London "News Chronicle")

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the Polish soldier becomes

of warfare his regiment will specialist in the particular typo

have to undertake. Those who are trained in the difficult country in East Poland, for in- stance, are mounted cavalry. In this part of the country.. mechanised forces would be at artillery as well as tanks, the Lowlands. Owing to the Ger- slower than our own but possess a disadvantage. There are al- Army has adequate supplies of man occupation of Czecho a margin of speed above that together one division and 12 tanks, armoured cars, artillery, Slovakia the fact that the latter of any bombers they are likely But even in reply to that independent brigades of cavalry mortars and material for the district is on the frontier will to encounter. Colonel Beck reiterated his as compared with 80 divisions corresponding supply and com- partly nullify the original in-

munications services.

As in Germany, a very large most tention of having the readiness for conversations for of infantry.

reserve of potential war pilots is valuable works as far as pos- "revision of German-Polish rela-

There are altogether, in the sible from the frontiers of any being built up by means of first line, 30 regiments of light potential enemy. The success gliding clubs. There are over tions on a good-neighbour basis,”

artillery, and several regiments of the "C.O.P." scheme as it is 90 gliding clubs, and the nur.- That offer was ignored. For

Because of the varied nature of anti-aircraft batteries.

known has had a far-reaching ber of pilots who can be con- as having developed of the country, the annual manoeuvres in Poland are more and employ guns similar in. tion.

These last are mechanised effect on the industrial situa- sidered

sufficient air sense to make them qualify as war pilots with widespread than in any other characteristics to our own. All Unlike Britain and France, a short period of training is now

They extend into the the lighter guns are now being no attempt has been made to over 10,000, winter months when Moun- fitted with special carriages separate the ground and air the Danzigers-nor have they taineer Battalions obtain prac- which allow them to be fired forces. The two organisations Apart from the purely mili any substantial ones, save those tice in the Carpathians, especial- from their wheels without im- in the Polish defences are iden- tary corps, there are several organisationa of them who are suffering under ly in the use of sledges and pairing the accuracy of the aim. tical and the advances made in semi-military

The spirit of the Army is the design and manufacture of which, in a war, would under- high in the infantry,

the army aircraft is similar to that take service duties. Chief among The vast army which might savalry and the mechanised of the armoured and mechanised these are the Military Police, the Corps of Frontier Defence, be used on the Western fron- divisions. As in our own army, sections of the ground troops, the Police Force and the Fron- tier is probably one of the best that of the Tank regiments is A recent estimate of the tier Guard. There is also the a equipped on the Continent. particularly good. Like the strength in first-line machines, Rifles's Association which allows Because of the vast armament French, the Polish Army shows all of which are modern types, women members and, in co- industry that has been de particular favour for armoured credits the Polish Army with operation with other organisa veloped, which has allowed Po- Cars, the majority of which are over 3,000. The value placed on tions, trains between 80,000 and land to export aircraft and a heavily armoured and carry the acroplane as a parely milli- 90,000 each year.

s heavy armaments as the tary weapon is evidenced by ordinary light tank.

Map shows Poland in relation to those States in Central Europe which are vitally affect.

ed by the present international situation. The shaded area in Central and Southern Poland is the important 26,000 square mile industrial area which can now be menaced by Germany from the former Czecho-Slovakian border.

In fact Herr Hiller has no desire for negotiation. He is not con- cerned with the grievances

of army.

the Nazi regime which governs the city.

He is not concerned for a settlement. He is anxious for new triumph.

It is no question of simply restoring "German Danzig" to

German Reich.

skis.

Danzig, like the Sudetenland, in her offer of negotiation which would merely be a stopping still stands. But that is not

AS

stone. Herr Hitler aims at the "corridor," at Poznan, at Silcain, at the dismembering of Poland, he dismembered Czecho.

Slovakia.

Were the "Danzig question" purely one of Danzig: were Germany, peaceful in Intention

what Herr Hitler wants.

the ratio that is maintained We can be confident that, if - between heavy bombers and and when our two countries are the lighter military machines fighting for our mutual pro- of approximately 1:4. The tection, the large, well-trained This abundance of modern Polish General Staff belleve in army-with its equally large re- equipment in the Army has been using the atroplane as part of serves of both men and first- due to two main factors, the the Army's mechanisation and class equipment will be one of He is fomenting trouble in self-sufficiency obtained by the for a more humane purpose the war, next to the French the most powerful factors in. Danzig in pursuance of wider development of the "Central In- than the ruthless bombing of

Army and the British Air Force, dustrial Area" with large elec- civilian populations," aims. It is not the fate of the trified munitions works situated

A great deal of the efficacy of the Polish Army to repel at- Free City but the fate of free far from any frontier on which

tack in a major war can, of nations that will be the stake if at the time; and to the en- they were likely to be attacked

course, be seriously impaired if The most eflefont heavy further strategie parts of Eu- thusiasm not only of the de- bomber, the Los, is equipped ropo fall into the hands of the he persists.

signs of, armaments but in the A Danzig coup if it comes will alacrity, with which the develop with two Pegasus XX, engines Totalitarian States. The dan- manufactured under licence ger to the Sandomiers Lowland and genuinely desirous of a be a challenge to Europe. And ment sections have accepted from Bristols. Its range with a region resulting from the Ger 5,500lb load of bombs is 800 man occupation of Bzecho peaceful and reasonable settle- such a challenge, as we have

The Central Industrial Area, miles, and with a 4,000lb. load Slovakia cannot be allowed to mont, settlement there could learried, cannot be avoided a consisting of about 26,000 1,240 miles. The maximum be repeated in any other sector square miles, comprises the dis speed is 280 m.p.h. similar to which, could ultimately aféct be without question.

econd time by the methods of tricts of Kielce, the Lublin that of the Bristol Blenheim, the potency of any of our poten Foland has made that plain. Munich.

Uplands and the Sandomierz ·· Polish · fighter... machines (are tial allies, mos

|foreign. designs.