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Peace vs. Appeasement

The persistence with which the world clings to hopes of peace is cause for deep gratitude. So long as clear distinctions are made belwren genuine peace and a mere absence of war which Icaves the evils that cause war more rampant than ever is demand will work for good, The plea for a clearer definition of war alms may be difficult for Britain

GOERING: "I always said we ought to have brought a dove."

IN THE AIR-

BRITAIN'S AIR

CHIEF WAS WAR PILOT

AIR CHIEF MARSHAL

tialities of the aeroplane.

ON THE SEA

How the Navy

Works at Sea

The following account of a recent suc- 'cessful U-Boat hunt, compiled from the account of an eye-witness, is issued by the Admiralty.

Sir Cyril Louis Norton AFTER the war he served as Chief Staff Officer in the Newall is the supreme head

South Eastern Area. He was of the Royal Air Force. It

Air Aido-de-Comp to King is a fitting command for George V during 1923-24 and him, for he was one of the after promotion to the rank of

at Though it was afternoon, and DESTROYERS were first men in Britain to Air Commodore in January, realise the fighting poten. 1925, he was appointed Air search for submarines in been asleep, there were few men sea on an independent those who had kept night watches might reasonably have Officer Commanding. Headquar-northern waters.

on the messdecks. ters, Special Reserve, and Auxi-

The weather was typical, He is the son of an Army liary Air Force.

with a shrewd wind from colonel. Born in India fifty- He was promoted to the rank three years ago, he decided to of Air Vice-Marshal and made the north-north-west caus- time nothing. happened. Then, make the Army his career. He an additional member of the Airing the tops of the little quite suddenly, a flag hoisted by one of the destroyers indicated that the went to Sandhurst and joined Council in 1930, and in 1935 was seas to break, and a cross scent had been picked up. The

| remorseless hunt began.

Depth-charge after depth-charge

throwers--not haphazard; but ac-

tion.

IE search continued. For some

an infantry regiment in 1905. given the rank of Air Marshal, swell from another direc-deadly Asdies were at work,

Since 1937, he has been Chief] Shortly afterwards · he

Was of Air Staff, the supreme head and France to answer in detall at transferred to the Indian Army of the Air Arm.

Life scomed mapped out for him. But in 1911 he came home to

this time, but in the end the de- mocratic effort to understand what the war is about will clarify the

sibilities.

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The

The thudding detonations of those

ordinary dustbins seerged to squeeze

tirlly to shimmer as if beaten by theavy rain.

explosions died away, and

The sky was grey and was dropped or projected from the But success and high com-overcast, with occasional cording to schemes invented and England on furlough. There he and have not blunted hiasqualls of rain blotting out tried out long before the war.

always the horizon and shutting massive canisters about the size of imagination. He will saw something that changed his situation. And the clearer it be life. He saw a strange contrap them if they have useful pos- seven miles.

listen to new ideas and accept down the visibility to about the air, and caused the sea momen- comes the stronger will be the position of metal, wire, and canvas

of every right purpose, tion at every

that men christened an aero-

Reports received ал- Individuals and nations have noth-plane. At once some kind of

Exploding at various depths below nounced that an enemy sub-water, they shook the ships from ing to fear from letting the truth revolution took place in his mind.

marine had been located raised huge mushroom-shaped hum- which they were projected, and He cancelled all his social en- come out. Suggestions of a false

IT was under his command that some distance to the south-mocks of white water which burst gagements and spent every day peace fill the air. And some carnest of his furlough taking flying lons rose in the London sky. He they were steaming in the direc-grey by the died exways,

the silver-grey barrage bal-ward. Within a few minutes upwards in great spouts of spray people who think anything called lessons. Before he went back separated the two departments tion indicated at something over there came the inevitable suspense peace is better than anything called to India he had qualified as a of maintenance and fighting to thirty knots. war are accepting them at face value. pilot.

os to whether the attack had been Some unconsciously

It took them some hours to successful. Many eyes searched the fear of physical destruction or a false Ho talked earnestly to the to concentrate on the job of en-reach the reported position; but sen for the signs of a submarine humanitarianism to loom larger than authorities in India and por- suring the military efficiency of arriving, they slowed down and eating up from the depths, But for breaking surface, or oil or wreckage moral values. Others for better suaded them to put him in their units.

started to quarter the sea ac the time nothing appeared. reasons may echo the Moscow paper charge of the formation of a fly- He organised the pre-war cording to the prearranged flights of the R.A.F. over France, plan. Their guns were manned,

* * "Izvestis," which a few weeks ago ing school. was glossing over the start of war

a brilliant manoeuvre with a and depth charges ready. Extra COLLECTING his destroyers, the now emphasises "senseless slaughter"

triple purpose.

lookouts were an the bridge, and attack. Once more the depth-charges senior oficer ordered another It gave pilots practice in long- the ships' companies keyed up were dropped according to plan- range flights that were im to the idea of action. They all this time with success.

PLEASE Turn To Pago 3. know what was in the wind. About half-a-mile astern of one of destroyers the conning tower and long hull of a submarine suddenly broke surface bow first in a swirl of water. The U-boat's stern was still

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and declares: "Continuation of the IN 1914, when war broke out, war cannot be justified by anything." he joined the Royal Flying In England there are voices urging Corps with the rank of flight- n clarification of national purposes, commander and went to France Reconstituting Poland without defeat- with No. 1 Squadron. In 1915 he ing Russia looks dmcult. And some formed No. 12 Squadron and say that winning a long war against later commanded it in France, Hitleriam might bring a peace In 1917 Sir Cyril was appoint- dominated by Communism, or resulted to command the 41st (Bomb- In a general deterioration of Europeaning) Wing, which was formed civilisation worse than an undefined near Nancy in order to carry expansion of Germany.

out bombing operations against |

In neutral countries there is a great German objectives as a counter- body of thought which belleves that war would be worth while only for offensive to the air-raids on Lon- the catablishment of a new world or don. This Wing was the fore- der. This opinion will be won only runner of the independent Air by something more than a negative Force, created by Lord Trench- statement of war alms. It would re-ard in 1918. He commanded spond to the idealism of peace aims the 8th Brigade of this new which looked beyond any national or

Force. racial advantage to a more just, and peaceful world. British-French liber- and time again during the war. His courage was proved time alian can make this appical to most He was mentioned three times neutral opinion far better than con

Russian Communian or German na.. In dispatches.

tionalism.

to

In 1916 he was awarded the

On the whole, thought which clings Albert Medal for an act of con- peace expresses the best and spicuous bravery. A fire broke largest hopes of mankind. And out in a Royal Flying Corps. clarification of the issues involved in store. In the store were 2,000 the present struggle, particularly high explosive bombs. If the France and Britain enunciate peace fames reached them, there sima with real hope in them, will would be an explosion causing strengthen not only their peoples, but enormous loss of life and proper- win a hearing among many Germans, ty. Sir Cyril, then a young and appeal to the aspirations of officer, called for volunteers and neutrals and those in every country led them inside the blazing who reek peace with sure foundations.

In the main the difference between store, Thoy worked amid the appeasement and peace is understood, flames and smoke for nearly And there fe overy reason to expect half an hour before subduing that the fullest discussion of peace the blazo, knowing that at any alme will make it clester-Christian moment the fire might reach the Science Monitor.

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By Lichty under water when her canning tower

"My stars! When will we get a chance to see the town?";

Ild opened, and men started to tumble up on deck. She might have a sting left. Nobody was to know if she Intended to surrender, and risks could not be taken.

But it was a caso of gurrender. Some of the U-boat's crew could be seen to be leaping overboard. Others were holding up their hands. Her bows started to lift a the stern {slowly went under.

Destroyers approached, stopped, and went astern to check their way. Boats were lowered. They rescued | the entire crew, soma · from the waters, some from the submarine herself. They were described youngish men and bearded, some still self-possessed; but others obviously shaken by their ordeal. They were well cared for by their rescuers, who gave them Navy rum and warm clothing.

THOSE U-boat met described "what.

had happened inside the sub- marine-first the sound of tho hunt-

ing destroyers propellers becoming louder and louder; then the thudding detonation of the first depth charges, coming closer all the time.

The first attack caused serious damage to their submarino and made her leak. There came a short respite, during which the propeller sounds could be heard receding, and left men wondering whether the bunters had given up the chose.

VAIN HOPE Unioen inpalpable.

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