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THREAT OR BLUFF?

BRITAIN'S C.-in-C

LONDON, Oct. 1 (UP), Lieutenant General Sir Alan F Brooke, KC.B., D.8.0., who'ʻan July 19, 1940 became Comman- der in Chief of the British Home Forces, took on "one of the biggest jobs any military man was ever asked to accomplish at top speed:

London newspapers, always exper to find a nickname for their milltary heroes, promptly dubbed him "The Wizard," because of his reputation as a gunnery and mecharization expert. The task he took over from General Sir Edmund Ironside, was one which demanded many of a wizard's alw tribulez.

General Brooke took over an armed land force of 1,500,000 men, which at the time was increasing by 7,000

addition daily. In

he Aksumed ultimate

command of 1,300,000 Home Guards, world war veterans, over-age civilians or men in reserved occupations, mobilized and equipped to guard against "Afth column" sur- prises or the attack of Nazi air borne troops.

large-scale

The Army needed equipment. The nucleus, men from the B.EF. some of whom had been under his personal command in the Flanders campaign, were again at full strength and completely armed. Factories were pouring out new wea. pons for the other divisions. The both RITRE problem of distributing

and men where they would do the most good was one of the biggest which contrated the new com- mander-in-chief.

Tactically, General Brooke's job began in theory with the coastline, which must be defended in depth from the first positions on the beaches and cliffe through complicated system of reservo lines and strong paints. Actually, as one phase of defence against "total war" waged in all three elements, it was necessary to Integrate the Army schedule with that of the RAF, and Navy.

Irish Problem

The problem was greatly com- plicated by the Irish political situ- allon, which forbade any "defence unlon" of north and south to enable the British forces to prepare their positions. Brooke and the High Command were faced with the constant possibility of meeting the German vanguard on a terrain where they had no advantages of detalledly planned tiefence.

What above everything else got him his new appointment was his knowledge of gunnery, his reputation as the army's leading authority on tanks, and the fact that he had been preaching the modern war of move- ment at a time when, as one com- mentator said, "most other ofleers were inclined to think in terms of the horse."

Brilliant at Dunkirk

Sir Alan was born in France, July 23, 1883, member of a North. Irish family known 'E the “lighting Brookes." He entered the Army in 1902, as a gunner officer. During the World War, in which he had four seare artillery staff service, was mentioned six times in dispatches, and received the DS.O., with bar.

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THE "Asahi Shimbun," whose Influence in Japan is akin to that of the "Times" in England, and whose opinions can therefore reasonably be taken as express ing the official view, has seen fit to come into the open and offer an unequivocal challenge to Britain and the United States.

His wide military experience. in- "If", says the paper, "the United cluded service in Ireland and India, States and Britain should banHe was well-known in the Army for. his efficiency as Commander of the exports of oil, rubber and tip to School of Artillery, and is credited Japan, the latter would choose with one big contribution to gunnery,

the "barrage màp" which during an all-or-nothing struggle rather last war came into common use for than a waiting death." Making direction of fire. due allowance for

As commander of the Second Corps editorial

in France, he took part in the il- rhetoric, the comment may be starred advance into the low coun- accepted as the sentiment of the rica in May, 1940. When the Ger- men break-through at Sedan and the Tokyo Government. Recognis collapse of Belgian resistance put the ing too that the "Asahi Shim- whole B.EF. In jeopardy, Brooke played a major part in the rearguard

that bun" is anticipating events, for action to the Dunkirk beaches. His as yet neither the United States entire corps, in the opinion of other

British officers, fought brilliantly, nor Britain has officially pro- Sir Alan spent several days him posed an embargo on oil, rubber self on the Dunkirk beaches, while or tin, it is reasonable to believe ceeding under intense air and artillery the evacuation was miraculously suc- that the newspaper la not intro- bombardment. Returning to Eng- ducing a hypothetical propostland, he was received by the King, to whom he gave a first-hand ac- tion for the sake of filling its count of the fighting. He was editorial columns; which sug-knighted for his own part in the gests that the observation campaign. quoted is to be taken seriously both in Japan and in other parts of the world.

Nevertheless, Japan has bluff-

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A1940.

THE CHANGELING

Hitler's "plan" for Europe

ECONSTRUCTION OF EUROPE," " New Order

in Europe," "Europe for the Europeans," "Keep Britain from interfering,” "Drive Britain otti "

This is the new gospel which is now being preached by every mouthpiece-German or Italian, *** occupied ” or neutral--that Dr.“,

Cloebbels controls.

There are skilful variations, adaptations to different audiences.

It li But the theme is the same. Hitler's

er's grand new idea. Не olers himself to Europe as its Saviour from wars and dissensions. It is

is his old set on a larger stage. This is what he used to preach to the German people:

**Det rid of foreign interference. Accept an authority that will put an end to regionai condicts, class And all conflicts, party conflicts. will be well for you."

Now he tells the same tale to all Europe.

STOLEN THUNDER-

It is ironical that Hiller should be preaching Briand's gospel of European union. But the Fuehrer has always had the knack of steal- ing ideas and converting them to his own use.

A WARNING

BY

W. N. EWER

Diplomatic Correspondent·

avowal that German overlordship is the basis of the whole scheme.

Hitler, cries Dr. Ley, is to be the new Charlemagne,' ruler of a greater Reich that will include France as well as Germany.

The struggles of 1,000 years are to be ended for ever by the establish- ment of German supremacy in Europe.

Italian propagandista, remember- ing uneasily that Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Romans by the Pope in Bt. Peter's, play down this aspect of " reconstruction " and find comfort in the thought that "Adolf Hitler is

ideas of Benito Mussoming out the

He stole the idea race purity" from the Jews, the idea of a party dictatorship from the Bolsheviks. Why not the idea of federal union from the Liberals?

Goebbels French-fuglemen-sro. miserably silent about Charlemagne and all that.

But they all unite in plugging the theme that the first, riep, to Euro- pean union and peace, and every- thing else, is to put an end to

British Interference in Europe," PEACE AT A PRICE

as unsaveable or not worth saying at such a price, and to wiihdraw, once for all, into isolation.

It is cunning enough. It seems. quite probable that, (whether the German strategy is to be a desper- ate invasion or a war of attrition and nerves by son ani mir) wo are-

her faced going to be

a kind of per- manent peace offensive, de,

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The theme will, be continually: Britain can have peace without. sacrifice if she will just agree to icare. Europe to work out its own destiny."

..

For American consumption the thesis can be suitably dressed in the attractive guise of a "Monroe doc- trine for Europe."

HIS OLD DODGE

It is the old familiar Hitler dodge. * Just give me this, and I shall be satisfed, and we can all be friends, and you can have lasting peace."

Appetite has grown indeed. Once- all he professed to went was' th Rhineland and a new Locarno." # it is all Europe and a “Monroe Now doctrina."

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But now as then, the proposal fE” shan What Hitler is after is not

peace but a pause.

Nothing would suit him better than a cessation of war while he re- organised all Europe and its re- ces for the service of his war

sources

machines a patti

It

would

| be only a pause—as alter:

the Rhineland, as after Austria, ne alter Munich.

As soon as he felt rendy again. the next blow would be struck.

It might well be not against us, but

against Russia, To

play West against East and East against West. has always been' Hitler's strategy.

He plays up to: Stalini in these- days, because he wants Russia to stand by while he is busy in the West.

Here is the source of all trouble. Britain must be farted to get out of The new order. as it begins to be sketched, ia a a Europe (with fron- Europe and to stay out,

content heresi? with tiers redrawn by Hiller) made up She may

her own ramshackle Empire. of Fascist States.

to have its own Fascist She must leave Europe and Euro- Each is to Government, enjoying the full

pean reconstruction alone, to be owers of a local tyranny.

carried out by the European States Each is to be at the same time under Germany's supervision. subordinate to the suzerain power. This it is now repeated again Fuehrer's Dur- in Berlin, which, in return, will and again is the guarantee it against either attack pose in the last phase of the war." from abroad or revolt at home. Britain is to be attacked by land These national Fascist regimes and sea and air until, battered or will. (to modify an old phrase) exhausted or weary, tired of war.

But once all was quiet again `in. "kneel to itler on the necks of and despairing of victory shathe West he could turn his atten their countrymen."

agrees to acknowledge that Hitler

tion. Eastward. Indeed, he must, The less discreet of the German is master of the Continent, to leave hot-gospellers are frank enough in the European peoples to their fate for the Balkans, and if possible, the

Ukraine::end the Caucasus, Ar

sential economically to his Euro- (pean plan.

ANTARCTIC'S OIL, COAL TREASURES

By OTTO JANSSEN

(UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT):

MADMAN'S DREAM

That Hatred of Russia which nils pages of 2 Mein Kampf +is still SEO releast there, smugly com

concealed

for the States was like in the glacial period time being he There are odd Antarctic is also of great practicalthere in this new propaganda that here and ninis Importance for the scientist. I

"outsiders than. British to be

by

be over stand by:

ed her way against the demo- cracles so successfully for the last nine years, that we cannot

tre Southern Hemisphere.::Argess chased out of help feeling this newspaper|· ..WASHINGTON, Oct. 1'(UP),tables as petroleum, pitchblend, got the "cradle" of weather for the en- there are other "onra 20 "threat" is but another example-Down at the "bottom of the and numerous other minerale tiria recognized the importance of this horn Hitler hopes that as of her poker technique. Equally world" in the vast, mysterious beneath the ice and snow of the great many years ago and has imelerb

land mass. Made

stood do we feel confident that if a Antarctic Continent lles a huge]

Lourie Island which Russia has. logical station at

while be situation should arise such as treasure in coal and other Evidence of huge coal deposits has been making accurate long-range ran the West, we shall envisaged by the "Asahi Shim- minerals, awaiting the day when probably sunclent to supply man's weather predictions for the benent wille be overruns the East

would come our turn again, bun," neither Britain nor the man's ingenuity or necessity will been found somewhere, near the Bear

needs for many decades already bill of leher: bares haéricultufal/ibabe resources of his me

Admiral United States would hesitate lead him to exploit It, experts South Pole.. Even if it were phys commander of the United States exstruggle hush; could he win 1

bana testa mikesed for the final. this time to call Japan's bluff here say, ma a cally possible, exploitation would be pedition, Look, two franting officer would add mastery of the seas to The first hand of this new poker Members of the United States out of the question now because of Lieutenant Julle R. Roth and Leuitis mastery of searope, and so give-

“Días to the Antaira game will probably be dealt on Antarctic Expedition, who are ex- the great expense involved, but tenant Emil 6

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Twn Chilean ^-officers

mastery of the October 16, when President ploring parts of the continent's 5,000, someday such may not be the case,

000 square miles, believe such valu they say,

Lieutenants Frederico A. Bonert and Roosevelt's embargo on scrap-breeding kos

Cheery The discovery of coal, among other | 124 iron and other war materials

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