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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

Friday, Oct. 4, 1940.

Wyndham St, Hongkong Telephone: 26615

BRITAIN'S -C.-in-C.

LONDON, Oct. 1 (UP) Lieutenant General Sir Alan F Brooke, K.C.B., D.S.O., who en July 19, 1940 became Comman- der in Chief of the British Homë Forces, took-on one of the biggest jobs any military man was ever asked to accomplish at top speed.

London newspapers,' always · tager to find a nickname for their military heroes, promptly dubbed him "The Wizard," because of his reputation as a gunnery and mechanization expert. The task he took over frem General Sir Edmund Ironside, was one which demanded many of

ot a wizard's at- tributes,

General Brooke took over an armed land force of 3,300,000 men, which al the time, was Increasing by 7,000 daily. In addition he assumed ultimate command of 1,300,000 Home Guards, world war veterans, over-ago civilians or men in reserved occupations, moblileed and equipped to guard against "0th column" sur= prises or the attack of Nari air borne | troops. The

Army needed large-scale equipment. The mucleus, men from the BEF. 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 we1- pons for the other divisions.

The problem of distributing both Arma and men where they would do the most good was one of the biggest which confronted the new comp-

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 cliffs through મા complicated system of reserve lines and strong points. Actually, as one phase of a defence against "total war" waged in all three elements, it was nccessary to Integrate the Army schedule with that of the RAF. and Navy,

Irish Problem

com-

The problem was greatly plicated by the Irish political situ- ation, which forbade any "defence union" of north and south to enable the British forces to

prepare their and the positions. Brooke

High Command were faced with the constant possiblity of meeting the German vanguard on a terrain where they had no advantages of detailedly

THE prefix "Special to the Telegraph" tsured by the Hongkong Telegraph to indicate news which is sirietly copyright | planned defence. under the provisions of the Telecom, Ska) –

What above everything else got

cations Oralmance, 111 Such whim his new appointment was hie bears the indication "UP!" is received Hongkong on the date of publication by the United Press Associationi, who re

serve all rights and forbid some presion

either wholly or in part without ATTADEEMENT.

knowledge of gunnery, his reputation as the anny's leading authority on tanks, and the fact that he had been preaching the modern war of move- ment at a time when, as ond. com- mentator said, "most other officers were inclined to think in terms of the horse."

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Brilliant at Dunkirk

THREAT OR BLUFF?

THE "Asahi Shimbun," whose influence in Japan is akin to that of the "Times" in England, and

Sir Alan was born in France, July whose opinions can therefore 23, 1883, member of

# North Irish reasonably be taken as express-Brookes." He entered the Army in family known AR the "Aghung ing the official view, has seen fit 1902, as a gunner officer. During the to come into the open and offer World War, in which he had four years' artillery, staff service, was mentioned six times in dispatches, and received the D.S.O., with bar..... His wide military experience in- cluded service in Ireland and India. He was well-known in the Army for his efficiency as Commander of the School of Artillery, and le credited the barrage map" which during the with one big contr

contribution to gunnery, last war came into common use for direction of fire.

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unequivocal challenge to Britain and the United States. "If", says the paper, "the United States and Britain should ban exports of oil, rubber and tin to Japan, the latter would choose an all-or-nothing struggle rather than a waiting death.” Making due allowance for

Aa editorial rhetoric, the comment may be accepted as the sentiment of the Tokyo Government Recognise ing too that the "Asahi Shim- bun" is anticipating events, for as yet neither the United States nor Britain has officially pro-i posed an embargo on oil, rubber or tin, it is reasonable to believe that the newspaper is not intro- ducing a hypothetical propos tion for the sake of filling its editorial columns; which sug- gests that the quoted is to be taken seriously both in Japan and in other parts of the world.

commander of the Second Corps in France, he took part in the ill- sturred advance into the low coun trics in May, 1910. When the Ger- man break-through at Sedan and the collapse of Belgian resistance put the whole B.E.F. In Jeopardy, Brooke action to the Dunkirk beaches. played a major part in the rearguard Hie entire corps, in the opinion of other British officers; fought brilliantly.

Sir Alan spent several days him- self on the Dunkirk beaches, while the evacuation was miraculously suc- eceding under intrese air and artillery | bombardment. Returning to Eng- land, he was received by the King. to whom he gave a first-hand ac- count of the fighting. He, was knighted for his own part In observation campaign.

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THE CHANGELING

Hitler's "plan" for Europe

ECONSTRUCTION OF EUROPE," " New Order

in Europe," "Europo for the Europeans," "Keep Britain from interfering." "Drive Britain out! "

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

Goebbels controls.

are

There

skiful variations, adaptations to different audiences. But the theme is the same. It ta Hitler's grand new iden.

He offers himself to Europe as its our from wars and dissensions, saviour

his old act on a larger stage. It is his

This is what he used to preach to the German people:-

A WARNING

BY

W. N. EWER

1

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.

Get rid DI foreign interference, Accept an authority that will put Italian propagandists, remember- an end to regional conflicts, class ing uneasily that Charlemagno was conficts, party condicts. And all

crowned Emperor of the Romans by will be well for you.”

the Pope in St. Peter's, play down Now he tells the same tale to all this aspect of reconstruction" and Europe.

find comfort in the thought that "Adolf Hitler is carrying out the ideas of Benito Musson."

Goebbels French fuglemen aro miserably slient about Charlemagne and all thi

STOLEN THUNDER

It is ironical that Hitler should bo preaching Briand's gospel of European union. But the Fuehrer has always had the knack of ates!-- ing ideas and converting them to his

own use.

He stole the idea of race purity from the Jows, the idea of a'party dictatorship from the Bolsheviki

not the idea of federal union Why from the Liberala?

The new order, as begins to bo sketched, in Europo (with fron- tiers redrawn by Hitler) made up of Fascist States.

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that

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

British interference in Europe."

PEACE AT A PRICE

Here is the source of ali trouble. Britain must be forced to get out of Europe and to stay.out.

She may

content herself with her own ramshackle Empire."

Each is to have its own Fascist

She must leavo Europe and Euro- Government, enjoying the

Dean reconstruction alone, to be powers 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

is now repeated again This It in Berlin, which, in return, will and again-is the Fuehrer's pur- guarantee it against elther attack pose in the " last phase of the war.“ from abroad or revalt at home.

These national Fascist regimes will (to modify an old phrase) "kneel to Hitler on the necks of their countrymen."

The less discreet of the German hot-gospellers are frank enough in

Britain is to be attacked by land and sea and air until, battered or exhausted or weary, tired of war and despairing of victory, sho agrees to acknowledge that Hitler is master of the Continent, to leave the European, peoples to their fate

ANTARCTIC'S OIL, COAL TREASURES

By OTTO JANSSEN E

as unsavorble or 206 WOHN DEVINE at such a price, and to withdraw. once for all, into isolation.

It is cunning enough. Is seem.x quite probable that whether the German strategy

to be a damper- ate invasion or a war of attrition and nerves by sea and air) we are going to

to be faced by s'kind of per- manent peace offensive.

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

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

HIS OLD DODGE

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

Appetite has grown indeed. Once all he professed to want was the Rhineland and a

"new Locarno," Now it is all Europe and a "Monroe -doctrina,

But, now as then, the proposal is saham, What Hitler la after is not peace but a pause.

Nothing would suit him better than a cessation of war while he re- organised all Europe and, lis re- sources for the service of hla war

machine.

It would be only a pause-ns after the Rhineland, as after Austrin, as after Munich.

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· As soon as he felt ready again

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 Stalin in these. days, because he wants Russla to stand by while he is busy in the West.

MADMAN'S DREAM

But once all was quiet again, In the West be could turn his atten- tion Eastward. Indeed, he must.. for the Balkans, and if possible the Ukraine and the Caucasus, are essential

bis Euro- economically to pean plan;

hatred of Russia which Alls pages of Mein Kampf" is still there, smugly...

for the time being

bere and

That

over

Nevertheless, Japan has bluff ed her way against the demo- cracies ao successfully for the

States was like in the glacial period.

There are odd hints last nine years, that we cannot

Antarctic is also of great practical (UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT) help feeling this newspaper

importance for the scientist, it is there in this new propaganda that

outsiders” tha "threat" is but another example-Down at the "bottom of the and numerous

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UP)ables as petroleum, pitchblend, gold the "cradle of weather for the en- there are other

tire Southern Hemisphere, Argenthe

to be chased out of other minerals te una recognized the importance of this of her poker technique. Equally world" in the vast, mysterious beneath the ice and snow of the great many years ago and has a mech Russia has stood by while he

In short, Hitler hopes that as do we feel confident that if a Antarctic Continent lies a huge land mass.

Alorical station at Laurie Island situation should arise such as treasure in coal and other

which Evidence of huge coal deposits--has been making accurate long-range tan the West, we shall stand by envisaged by the "Asahi Shim- minerals, awaiting the day when probably sufficient to supply man's weather predictions for the benent while he overruns the East, bun," neither Britain nor the man's ingenuity or necessity will been found, somewhere near the Rear Admira

needs for many decades already has of her huge agricultural Industry. Then would come our turn again,

this time to call Japan's bluff. here say, cally possible," exploitation would be pedition, took two Argentine oficer would add mastery of the seas to commander of the United States ex-Conquests massed, for the final struggle, which could be win it The first hand of this now poker' Members of the United States out of the question now because of Lieutenant Jullo R. Roch and Heue game will probably be dealt on Antarctic Expedition, who are ex- the "great expense involved, but tenant Emilio LDiliz to the fire-

mastery of the October 16.when President i ploring parts of the continent's 5,000,- someday such may not be the caso, tid región". : Two Chilean officers theatery of Europe, and so Trived Roosevelt's embargo on scrap

900 square miles, believe such valu- they say

Boda Zlatenauts Frederico A Bonert and made 1970 iron and other way materials ---

EINYOUWEN. nike land of The discovery of coal, among other Exeguiel Rodriques also accom madman's dream 113 comes into effect. It should bad mistake to underrate either Antarctic was at one time tropical

Immalt undang ungging things, convinced explorers that panted him. But a dream that is being trans

Tated into a deliberate and provide an excellent pointer to her, or Britain, as an opponent, or semi-tropical Hence, they say, which scientists are seeking to solve

planned polley A

htt the rest of the seaslon, especially In short we believe that the reasonable to expect that all Explorers call the continent the big bar new campaign to tell the world as the second hand is due to be days when Japan could bluster sources of a hot climate may le gest questionmark on the globe

hidden here...

that all Germany wants is the For example, exactly what are the Britain, should content herself with

United States would "hesitate lead him to exploit: It, experts, South Pole. Even if it were phyaear Admirale Richard Byrd with all as resources of kia new

The Antarctic has many, mysteries 300&trithe purpose behin

dealt the following day, when and threaten her way through. But the continent has been toe-spectacular Southern Lights and how her the Burma Road agreement to diplomatic and material covered, for many thousands of years do they come about?. expires. Opponents of America successes is about to end. That and for this reason scientists find the Whase do the should take cognisance of the is why if the "Asahi Shimbun Antarctic of tremendous Interest hen the fact that poker is practically a challen In a serious one, we other things, it gives a clew to wh

scientifically They say that among night sets national game in the

may expect it to be accepted in the region now in comprising Canad

thefriddod States, and it would

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port of the United