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WHITEAWAY'S

"Our Numerical Deficiency In The Air Has Condemned Us For Some Time

To Come To A Great

Great Deal of Difficulty, Suffering and Danger"

CHURCHILL'S

TO THE

HOUSE

FRANK OF

ADMISSION COMMONS

GERMANY'S ADVANTAGE IN OPERATIONS IN SKAGGERAK

Startling revelations were made by Mr. Win- ston Churchill in the House of Commons last night, in one of the frankest speeches he has ever delivered.

WITH

OUR DEFICIENCY IN BOMBERS AND PURSUIT PLANES HAS CONDEMNED US, AND WILL CONDEMN US FOR SOME TIME TO COME. TO A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFICULTY, SUFFERING AND DANGER WHICH WE MUST ENDURE

FIRMNESS UNTIL MORE FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS CAN BE ESTABLISHED. Power in the air has greatly affected the war, and in some ways it has decisively affected the movements of flects and armies.

The immense air strength of Germany has made domination of the Skaggerak by British surface craft far too costly to adopt, and Britain must turn to submarine blockade as the only method at her disposal in this important task.

Naval restrictions imposed on the action of submarines have been relaxed and German ships are being sunk by day, and by night as opportunity offers.

It has been a costly German success. Seven or eight thousand men have been drowned and thousands of corpses have been washed up.

Mr. Churchill insists that the path to victory in Norway is Narvik. Any naval action against Trondheim would have been an hazardous operation, and a very large number of valuable ships would have been con- tinuously exposed for many hours to air attack and possibly grievous losses.

NARVIK

NORWAY

SWEDEN

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where we can ́successfully

NARVIK is at present the only port counter the German Invasion. Because of German air superiority we must with attack the German transports in the Skaggerak, shown by arrow,

undersea craft. The German summer ore saute from Sweden is shown, latter route British submarines are attacking. The ore route cannot be

as is the route by which troops are taken by transport to Oslo. It is this used when the Baltic freezes in winter and the alternate route to Narvik is closed by the Allies.

Nevertheless, the Navy was perfectly ready to act. The ............................ plan for naval astion was aband oned because the landings near-

by had made such good progress that it seemed easier to capture Decoration

Trondheim by this process.

But the German thrust northwards from Oslo developed al

tin enormous pace.

The Norwegians were unable to hold the For Kuala

mountain passes, and did not destroy the road or railroads.

If Sweden had come to Norway's aid and put her airfields at our disposal the story would have been a vastly different one.

Mr. Churchill, opening his in the Skagerrak, for our naval pre- was ponderance ought to make it feasible speech, said a new issue

or us to dominate the Skagerrak with sprung upon the House at 5 pm our surface ships and thus cut com- "We are invited to consider all the munications with Oslo from the first faults of the Government and a vote moment und continuously. of censure is to be taken unexpectedly with only this little notice Un the adjournment to-night."

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Regarding the Norwegian paign and the general war, Mr. Churchill said that in this war we are frequently asked why we do not take the initiative. The reason for this serious disadvantage of our not having the initiative is one which,

be cannot speedily removed.

Lack Air Parity

It was our fallure in the last five УСПТА to maintain or regain air parity with Germany,

In the last two years, Opposition parties came round and gave great and valuable aid.

"But the fact remains", soldi Mr. Churchill, that we have failed to nchlove the air parity which is con- sidered to be vital to our security,

"But the immense air strength of the enemy whieli can be brought to bear on our patrolling craft has made this method far too costly to be adopted.

"Important forces would have to be employed in order to maintain surface patrol and the losses which would be inflicted on that pairol would undoubtedly from the alr very soon constitute a naval dis- asier.

Our Only Mothod

"I am so sorry that these things should be, so. We have therefore adopted submarine blockade as the

"Our numerical deficiency in the airin spite of our superiority in quality both in men and materials has condemned us and wil condemn us for some time to come to a great deal of difficulty, suffer- ing any danger which Wo must enduro with frmness until more favourable conditions can be established, as assuredly they

4.8 will be.

No Comparison

"It is no use talking about this war the air has greatly affected it.

PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.

Lumpur Hero

the

LONDON, May 8 (Reuter). -R.A.F. awards for Norwegian operations included a Distinguished Service Order for

John Squadron Leader William Donaldson who Wng leader of the squadron which 14 German brought down planes in one day during opera tion at Andalsnes.

Squadron Leader Donaldson was born at Kuala Lumpur in 1910.

Of the 14 German aircraft. six were shot down and eight others put out of action.

WHAT WE LOST THROUGH

NORWEGIAN ATTACKS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” · LONDON, May 8 (UP)—An Admiralty communique to day disclosed that six naval trawlers were sunk as a result of aerial attacks during the evacuation from the Trondheim area.

During to-day's debate in the House of Commons it was also revealed that:

Four Scuttled LONDON, May

HOLLAND READY

Army Of 600,000 Is Prepared For Worst AMSTERDAM, May 8 (Reu- ter).-To-night the tension in Holland appears momentarily 10 have eased, but the military au- thorlties are not slackening their vigilance or defence prepara

tions.

Foreign observers estimate that altogether 600,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen und members of auxiliary services now stand ready,

to have been

Nothing appears neglected, and even Holland's wide,

81 Majority For Premier After Bitter Debate: Lloyd George Flays Chamberlain in Commons

PUT BRITAIN IN GREATER JEOPARDY THAN KAISER, CHARGE BY EX-PREMIER

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, MAY 8 (UP).—THE KEENLY CRITICAL REACTION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO THE GOVERNMENT'S WAR POLICY WAS 'REFLECTED TO-NIGHT IN THE VOTING ON. THE GOVERN- MENT'S MOTION TO ADJOURN, WHICH RESULTED IN A CONFI- DENCE VOTE OF 281 TO 200 THE LOWEST MAJORITY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT HAS YET RECEIVED DURING ITS SEVEN- YEAR TENURE OF OFFICE.

The vote was greeted with loud Ministerial cheers and equally loud Opposition cries of "Resign !"

Labour members were highly jubilant and same began singing “Rule Britannia."

RESIGNATION DEMAND

MR. LLOYD GEORGE EARLIER IN THE EVENING MADE A SHARP ATTACK ON MR. CHAMBERLAIN. "NOTHING WILL CONTRIBUTE MORE TO VICTORY THAN THE RESIGNATION OF THE PRIME MINISTER", DECLARED THE ONE-TIME PREMIER OF THE LAST WAR.

His statement was cheered by the Opposition benches.

Mr. Lloyd George charged that Mr. Chamberlain had allowed-Hitler- to put Britain in greater jeopardy than the Kaiser, and he said that Allied prestige had been affected all over Europe.

"British promissory notes are now rubbish on the market," he declared.

The climax of to-day's dramatic events in the House came when the Premier accepted Mr. Herbert Morrison's challenge to permit a vote of confidence.

LABOURITES BITTER

Mr. Hugh Dalton, the Labour member, bitterly sug-| gested that through the Government pursuing such a feeble policy, the Allies might soon be forced to give up their foothold in Narvik.

Simon,

PREMIER TO REMAIN

LONDON, May 8 (Reuter)—

It is understood that Mr. Cham- berlain will remain in office, narrow majority

Mr. Herbert Morrison demanded that Sir John despite the

in the confidence vote to-night, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Sir Samuel which the Government received Otherwise, he but a reconstruction of the

Government is probable, Hoare, Minister for Air should resign. warned, Britain might lose the war.

Then came Lloyd George's speech, which veteran observers called the most devastating he has delivered

He spoke with fiery intensity and striking gestures.

flat roads and other open spaces have for the last 15 years. been, where necessary, rendered use- less as possible tanding grounds for troops-carrying planes,

PLEASE Turn To Pago 7.

DEMONSTRATION IN SINGAPORE Mr. MacDonald Replies To Questions

LONDON, May 8 (Router)In the House of Commons la-dny, Mr. gave details Malcolm MacDonald

In the House of Lords Lord Hallfax declared, in a strong

THE LORDS defence of the Government,

HAVE THEIR SAY

Government Put In The Pillory

"The war is going to be won on hard facts, not prestige."

LONDON, May 8 (Reuter).|1++

FULL REPORT OF DEBATE SEE PAGE 5

He said nobody would claim that made but

of the demonstration of workers In the House of Lords to-day, occurred in Singapore on May 1,

This was given in reply to a ques-Lord Strabolgi (Labour) moved no mistakes, have been (Router)--The tion put forward by Mr. W. Paling, a motion at the request of tho added: "we are facing a far more Following this, Mr. Paling asked Leader of the Opposition calling dangerous challenge than this country perhaps the greatest loss during the Admiralty announces the loss of alx in terms of the last war. Power in Norwegian campaign was the sinising naval trawlers during the Trondheim whether Mr. MacDonald would see attention to the conduct of the has ever met before."

that these applications fur

higher evacuation.

were war generally and particularly to of a supply ship carrying nnii-aircraft

LONDON, May 0 (Reuter).-Their Two were sunk after air attacks wages and better conditions "In some ways it has decisively

and four so damaged by air attacks not denied on the ground that they the operations in Norway." Majesy the King and Queon have affected the movements of fleets and Kung by a U-boat off Namsos.

Opening with a tribute to the sent a message of good wishes to the armies.

An airdrome in the region, just that it was not considered advisable were merely Communist propaganda,

of Nepal on the We must not exaggerate this new erected for the use of British fight for them to attempt the North Sen Mr. MacDonald replied that the gallantry and devotion to duty of the Crown Prince

in Scandinavia, accordingly Chinese workers had asked for in-Services crossing. They

Lord occasion of his marrloge to the grand- factor, but neither must we refuse to

ing planes was also bombed to pleces sunk by British forces.

creased wages and received them. Strabolgi made particular mention of daughter of the Prime Minister of give it its dendly due.

Casualties among the personnel

In this case the ngilation was a.... PLEASE Turn To Pogo 5. Nepal. "Mr. Alexander had asked why we during a 14-hour rald by German

were slight.

purely political one. did not touch enemy communications planes.

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