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Peace vs. Appeasement

the

The persistence with which world clings to hopes of peace is cause for deep gratitude. So long as clear distinctions are made between

genuine peace and a mere absence of war which leaves the evils that cause war more rampant than ever this 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

Sir Cyril Louis Norton FTER the war he served 13: Newall is the supreme head South Eastern Area.

Chief Staff Officer in the He was

tialities of the aeroplane.

-ON THE SEA

How the Navy Works at Sea

The weather was typical, with a shrewd wind from the north-north-west caus-

THE search continued. For soms time nothing happened. Then,

of the destroyers indicated, that the

The following account of a recent suc- cessful U-Boat hunt, compiled from the of the Royal Air Force. It air Aide-de-Canıp to Kingi

account of an eye-witness, is issued by the is a fitting command for George V during 1923-24 and Admiralty. him, for he was one of the after promotion to the rank of

at Though it was afternoon, and first

DESTROYERS were 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. ters, Special Reservo, and Auxi

on the messdecks. He is the son of an Army liary Air Force." colonel. Born in India fifty- He was promoted to the rank three years ago, he decided to of Air Vice-Marshal and made make the Army his career. He an additional member of the Airing the tops of the little quite suddenly, a dog holsted by one went to Sandhurst and joined Council in 1930, and in 1935 was seus to break, and a cross scent had been picked up. The an infantry regiment in 1905, given the rank of Air Marshal. swell from another direc-deadly Asdies were at work. The

Shortly afterwards he was of Air Staff, the supreme head

Since 1937, he has been Chief tion.

remorseless hunt began,

Depth-charge after depth charge and France to answer in detail at transferred to the Indian Army of the Air Arm.

The sky was grey and was dropped or projected from the this time, but in the end the de-Life seemed mapped out for him.

throwers not haphazard; but ac- occasional cording to schemes invented lovercast, with

and But success, and high com- But in 1911 he came home to mand have not blunted hi squalls of rain blotting out tried out long before, the war, the war is about will clarify the England on furlough. There he imagination. He will always the horizon and shutting massive canisters about the size of The thudding detoriations of those situation. And the clearer it be life. He saw a strange contrap them if they have useful pos- seven miles...

saw something that changed his listen to new ideas and accept down the visibility to about ordinary dustbins seemed to squeeze, comes the stronger will be the position of metal, wire-and-canvas- tion of every

of every right purpose.

that men christened an aero-

Reports received 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 which they were profected, and Suggestions of a false e cancelled all his social en- IT was under his command that some distance to the south-mocks of white water which burst raised huge mushroom-shaped hum- peace all the air. And some carnest of his furlough taking flying lons rose in the London sky. He they were steaming in the directinged grey by the high explosive.

gagements and spent every day 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. Some unconsciously are permitting fear of physical destruction or a false

mocratic effort to understand what

came out.

Gibilities.

allow the active service officers

an-

the air, and caused the sea momen- tarily io-shimmer-as-if-beaten by heavy ruin.

explosions away. and

as to whether the attack had been

It took them some hours to successful. Many eyes searched the He talked earnestly to the to concentrate on the job of enreach the reported position; but sea for the signs of a submarine humanitarianism to loom larger than authorities in India and per- auring the military efficiency of arriving, they slowed down and goathng up from the depths, But for breaking surface, or oll or wreckage moral values,

Olbers for belter sanded them to put him in their units.

started to quarter the sea 30- 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 "Izvestia," which a few weeks ago ing school,

flights of the R.A.F. over France, plan. Their guns were manned, į

prearranged

* * * was glossing over the start of war

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

triple purpose.

lookouts were on the bridge, and attack. Once more the depth-charges senior officer ordered another and declares: "Continuation of the

IN 1914, when war broke out, It gave pilots practice in long-the ships' companies keyed up were dropped according to plan- war cannot be justified by anything."

he joined the Royal Flying range flights that were im-to the idea of action. They all this time with success. In England there are voices urging Corps with the rank of flight- PLEASE Turn To Pago 3. Jknew what was in the wind. a clarification of national purposes, commander and went to France Reconstituting Poland without defeat-with No. 1 Squadron. In 1915 he ing Russia looks dificult. And some formed No. 12 Squadron and say that winning a long war against later commanded it in France. Hitlerian might bring

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 out bombing operations against

expansion of Germany.

a peace

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 establishment 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 aims. It would re-ard in 1918, He commanded spond to the identism of peace alms 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-

His courage was proved time

alism can make, this appeal to most and time again during the war.

neutral opinion far better than can

He was mentioned three times

Russian Communiam or German na- in, dispatches,

tionalism,

to

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In 1916 he was awarded the On the whole, thought which clings Albert Medal for an act of con- pence expresses the best and spicuous bravery. A fire broke largest hopes of mankind. And out in an Royal Flying Corps. Carification of the Issues involved in store. In the store were 2,000 the present struggle, particularly it high explosive bombs. If the Fiance and Britain enunciato peace flames

reached them, aims with real hope in them, will would be; an explosion causing there 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 aspications of offcor. called for volunteers and neutrals and those in every country led them inside the blazing who seek peace with sure foundations. In the main the difference between store. They worked amid the sppensement and peeso is understood, fiamos and åmoko for nearly, And there is every reason to expect half an hour before subduing that the fullest discussion of peace the blaze, knowing that at any nime will make it clearer Christian moment the fire might reach the Selence Monitor.

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About half-a-mile astern of one of the destroyers the conning tower and Bong hull of a submarine suddenly broke surface bow first in a swirl of water. The U-boat's stern was sill under water when her conning lower ld opened, and men started to tumble up on deck. She might have a sting left. Nobody was to know if she Intended to surrender. fand risks could not be taken.

But it was a caso. of surrender. Some of the. U-boat's crew could be seen to be leaping overboard. Others were holding up their hands. Hor bows started to lift as the stern alowly wont under.

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

THOSE U-boat men described what.

had happened' inside the sub- marine-Arst the sound of the hunt- ing, destroyers propellers becoming Flouder and louder; then the thudding detonation of the first depth-charges, coming closer all the time.

The first attack caused serious damage to their submarine and made her leak. There came a short respite, during which the propeller sounds could be haard recoding, and left men wondering whether, the hunters had given up the chase.

WAIN HOPE Unseen Impalpable...

fingers were soon groping, again beneath our waters, The propeller

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