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The Dutch East Indies

new

1914 1940

THE BEAST IN BELGIUM

(George Whitelaw, whose cartoons appear exclusively in the "Telegraph" in Hongkong, re-draws a famous 1914 cartoon),

Can Invade

Hitler

Britain?

by Lt. Col. C. B. COSTIN-NIAN, M.C.

The

Noted

Military Correspondent

Flect could rapidly replace its losses. danger before 1914, When the Ger-· If it is highly unlikely that a force mans had a formidable navy, To-day could get to our shores, It is still it can be ruled out.

+

fore they land from the air; and it also assumes that our troops leave thern entirely free to concentrate and move where they will when they have landed.

These are pretty large assumptions and in any case I do not believe that Germany has got, or ever wil have, anywhere near 6,000 planes of this size.

AND again, there is the ques

tion

of

supply,

When

As yet the attention turned on the Netherlands East Indies is purely reftcelbry of the

situation created. In Europe by the invasion of Holland. Nevertheless, the ar- dènį renthusiasm of interested Burd

London, May 1.. Powers such as Japan, the United

you consider the huge quantities of T is reported that States, Britain and France in pro- volunteer corps of picked more improbable that it could land Of course, if the Germans broke fuel, ammunition--and food that a through Belgium and seized the modern army consumes, its supply claiming their willingness to respect

men is being formed in without devastating losses,

British troops could concentrate on Channel ports the position would be by the air becomes out of the ques-

tion. the status quo of the Pacific vis-a-vis Germany.

Their task is the threatened area, and Galilpoll rather different. Hence the necessity

A corps of two divisions consumes sufficient force has shown the difficulties of landing of our maintaing

1,000 gallons of petrol to move the Netherlands East Indies Indicates said to be sacrificial.

troops under fre. But Germans in France to prevent this.

twenty-five miles. How Are air- very clearly that more than ordinary

landing on the east coast would also But even then invasion by sch

planes to carry supplies in such They are told that this special encounter, as our men in 1915 did would be a very difficult operation. importante is placed by international

task will very likely be their not, severe action from the air.

quantities? Would they try to seize our-petrol reserves ? politicians to these strategie Islands,

Britain sill has control of last. They are to be very fit,

seas. So long as she retains this, she Tipost collection-of-fertile daring, clever and enterprising.

isin no fear of invasion. as impracticable.

How many men could come that

by Islands, large and small, totals in its The size of the corpo is consider-

**Suicide squads," dropped able.

parachule to sabotage our industry lond singe an Bren considerably.

But even if we assume that the way?

It Germany had 5,000 planes and spread panic are another matter. Jorger than Buoma.

might conceivably inflict much It is, moreover,

What can the task be? Visions of Germans have landed safely, there heck invasions of all sorts of places st remains the problem of supply capable of carrying thirty men each They

ourscives and to the flood the mind. Behind the Maginot 7 ing them with food and ammunition, with military equipment, that would darnage to

mean they could bring 150,000 men. Allled use. This could only be done by sea, in Even the Orkneys or Eire?

However grave the situation clsc-. But it all takes for granted the where, we would never allow our- Or-night they even be consider- #dequate quantities, if England were That sounds easy.

completely exhausted, her Navy

the islands of driven off the sen,. her Air Force fact that neither our fighter air-craft selves to strip ng an invasion of Eritali?

Hiler has invaded Norway, a coun- out of the air. Invasion by sea from nor our anti-atrernft batteries offer sufficient protection to give para-

serious resistance to the enemy be chutists a clear field. try separated from Germany by the Germany was dismissed as a remote sen. Hillier sabered at islands at the But can he beginning of this war. invade Britain, an Island which has been immune from invasion for several hundred years ?

....

so disposed that it lies across the shipping routes from Europe to the Far East and is of utense, ald to the air routes to Australia and New Zealand. From the northernmost poin! of Sumatra to where Tiper confront Australia the length of the chni of islands is over 2,000 miles, and north of tlie Dutch Borneo, Celebies, and Dutch, New Guinei, To laud troops on our shores has Were the Dutch East Indies in hands iut since 1000 we have always kept been the fondest wish of our enemies, hostile to Britain the Singapore them too busy, on the Continent to base, which stands on a premontory such a task.

have troops of energies to spare for that thrusts into the midst of them, would have enemy ports at its door. The Netherlands Government, tur Hent to avoid any semblance of departure from neutrality, has pro claimed the ability of the Dutch East

But he needed to collect enough warships to protect the transports Indies to take care of themselves and fram the British Fleet. For this will countenance no offers of proter-purpose he required France's Medi-

terranean Fleet in the Channel.

WE

XJE destroyed Philip's Arina-

da, and Napoleon's attempl shared

fate. much the same

He Rsembled both troops and the barges to carry them across from Boulogne.

tion against any event. The validity

Nelson's victory at Trafalgar pre- of that, claim will: be much vented this. When Napoleon heard strengthened when the present plans of It he broke camp and marched

enst, into Germany,

mattire

+ The Netherlands Government, in

THE landing of a large force, therefore, may be regarded

But if we need not lie awake at night for fear of invasion by sea, what of the new danger of invusion from the-air-

SWEDEN IS ANXIOUS

These Are Sweden's Chief Newspapers'

NAME

--StockholmsTidningen

-Stockholms Dagblad Dagens Nyheter Svenska Dagbladet Aftonbladet

Nya Dagligt Allehanda, Svenska Morgonbladet Social-Demokraten

CIRCULATION

POLITICS

150,800 (morning) Liberal. 136,000 (morning) Liberal.

86,100 (morning) Conservative. 62,500 (evening) Liberal. 61,700 (evening). Conservative. 40,000 (morning) Liberal. 37,300 (morning) Labour.

recently issued sharp warning Stockholm,

to

de-

The general feeling and sympathies are being clearly evinced in the local Press in the form of small insertions and slogans emphasising the impera- tive necessity of walchfulness, pre- paredness, the strengthening of fensive measures, relicence citizens' public conversations, and also in the wholesale daily Press -ad- vertisments calling for the accordiance of the fullest support for their gallant little neighbours heroic struggle against barbarism and despotism.***

in

been

give WHILE fully realising, the policy and done nothing to

The greatest interest hes possible complications grounds for accusations. The pos- Now Piler is said to have plans

sibility of being drawn compulsorily evinced and approbation expressed for an east coast invasion or for a arising as a result of the adop into unwanted participation, however, with all the news concerning Allied and everything assistance for Norway, as it is fully the two and a half centuries in which landing in Eire.

tlon of such a policy, Sweden's is not overlooked, she has ruled her Dutch Empire, has

Is there any real cause for anxiety sympathies, like those of the possible is being done to ensure recognised that Scandinavia's future not neglected defence. The latest after what is happening to Norway?, rest of the civilised world, are protection of Sweden's integrity and may depend on the outcome of the present struggle. It is not doubted security. available returns show that she keeps A successful invasion involves wholeheartedly for Norway in In normally in East Indian waters, with three operations:-

latter's life and death for the string Swedish sympathy that the existing dificult situation Norwegions it rausi be re- and the Westerners reaction towards Sourabaya as their base, two light

membered that a considerable pro- the same may well mean the turning- 1. Carrying the invading force struggle.

portion of the Norwegians are point in European history and decide cruisers eight destroyers, and iwelve safely across the sea.

Sweden's position particularly Swedish descendants and Flan cul whether future generations shall live alpinarines, besides some minelayers,

on the Swedish in Ireedom or slavery. The whole of 2. Landing it on the hostile deserves the fullest sympathy as the ture is built up minesweepers, and motor-torpedo-

Scandinavia, is now anxiously await- disastrous consequences to herself of model.

ing developments. bonts, and to this little navy ja at-;

being completely surrounded. by the Lached a force of 72 senplanes as well

Nazis are fully realised as smaller alrcraft, Three 27,000- Ion battle-cruisers

how to be Arc

shore.

3. Supplying, maintaining reinforcing it when it has been landed..

an

L

the

the

now or

never

at

óre

The only forms of assistance present being asked for and, sup- Should the entire north become the plied in Sweden are medicaments,. Sweden acknowledged and admired aim for a Nazi plot of aggression the hospital personnel, clothes for re- added to it, and £6,000,000 spelt en It is problemalleal whether

Westem demo- 11 being liberally donated. Improving the base at Spurabaya, German Navy could escort transports throughout elvillation for her histori- Northics cannot possibly be binmed fugees and ambulances, which

I la Incon- cal peaceful career, tho soundness of for looking to the The Regular Army, entirely inde-across the North Sea.

The newspapers' recurring appeal that the Germans could her industry, the welfare of her cracies for spistance, as the latter reivable pendent of that at home, consists cave harbour and cross the

see workers, her financial stability and plus America must of some 32,000 Europeans and natives without attracting allention, and the friendliness with all nations, is now support democracy against slavery, resulted in a spontaneous universal with artillery of all calibres and a transports would. And themselves in- faced with perhaps the most difficult Sweden's model factories, rich ore response la il classes, with Labour

in her entire history. It is fields and agricultural development predominang.

Sweden, and, it is hoped, the for which they are not fitted.

rulers, whose countries, fully realise the danger to The list as victim, and as she does not 'eyes of nulocfatic Whatever the result of such an wish to offend the Allles, Sweden's disastrous polley has converted their the entire world's econorale, struc- aefton It is certain that the German position may well be claimed as be countries into

timber by-products trade, which any reinforcements or supplies for sea.

The dimcullies facing the Swedes would result from the Nazla over were clearly shown when the German gaining, fooling hero.. the original force, assuming that they not quationed that "Sweden

H, B. could be safely loaded. The British has so far fully observed neutral paper "Berilner Boersen Zeitung".

small Air Force.

:

Thus it can be seen that the Netherlands East Indies are well for

volved in a major naval engagement accepted that Sweden is on must prove on enticing prizo in

other

tified, against attack, and that any losses would prevent the escorting of ing between the devil and the deep round States med. unstabio; · une ture, particularly in the fimber and

attempt against them by an unfriend- ly Power would most assuredly meet "with"Charter:--