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By A Special Air Correspondent

Newspapers

Equal To Any Trials

Mr. F. P. Bishop, assistant manager of The Times in a talk broadcast recently de- scribed how newspaper pro- duction is carried on in spite of air raids. He said that those engaged in the industry were determined that Hitler should not suc- ceed in destroying our free Press or in holding up news- paper publication in London. Newspaper workers were equal to any trials the war might bring.

Perhaps the best way to use these few minutes, he said, is to make a sort of lightning tour and try to catch a glimpse of war-time night life in a London newspaper office. Let us start at the top, on the roof. It is midnight, or any hour of the night you like, after the sirens have sounded. We stumble up a narrow staircase and out on to a platform under the stars and the searchlights. Here you will find a little group of men, ateel-helmeted, Icaning on the parapet and staring Into the night. They are all volunteers, and their principal job up herr is to warn their fellow-workers down below when danger is really imminent.

The "Ducking Squad": It is not a very easy or com- fortable job.. The "ducking aquad" one group call them-

THE

war in the air has gone sometimes, than a Hurricane or forward "with pleasurable anti-selves; they have learned to be through so many phases Spitfire, but it manoeuvres bad- cipation" to seeing what it is. I very wary and very quick in- Adeed when the bombs come down. Sometimes recently, that we may profitably ly, and its cannon, though spite- have heard of at least half

dozen schemes, one or two quite whistling make an appreciation of the ful, have not the "band-saw sound, but mostly foolish or fan- they tell the people below to stop work for a time, but it situation as it is to-day, and take effect which eight high-speed tastic.

soon starts again. Even during a look, with proper prudence, at machine-guns have.

There must be an answer, be- air raids the production of a the future.

Those air-cannon are queer cause every attack has appro-newspaper cannot be held up for

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long. Let us go down below and have a look at it..

As hostilities extend the im- portance of the Eastern Medi-

Remember that, until the things. If one of their shells. priate parry. terranean in Britain's Empire

Freich were beaten, the Royal bursts as it hits a man," it al- defences cannot be under-estim-

Air Force had been employed as most certainly kills him, or

The paper goes to press very ated. To the ordinary citizen, an duxiliary to the Army-and, blows bff most of a leg or arm,

early these nights, and if we but if it bursts outside him, and OUR losses in men and aeroplanes have been lucky the first edition Mediterranean campaight.epme extent, to the Navy.

misses his eyes, it does little in fighting have been so small, com- may appear to be less real than It had bombed railways and

can afford to lose a few proper place on the first floor. the raids over Britain with the roads and munition dumps and ham. It probably punctures pared with those of the Germans, may have been finished in the

his flying-suit, and perhaps his that "we

more man-hours than they can. But When the sirens go work is bridges and. troop concentra- skin, with minute splinters attendant destruction of life and

are the only sourco. of man-hours tions and harbours and so forth which an R.A.F. doctor wealth and the only things which transferred to the basement. property, but the future of the

-all to stop the Germans from diagnoses as "foreign bodies," will win the war in the end. So The Editor has a small room German night-bombing must be stop-down here, and his staff, as well world may well be decided by pressing too hard on the French in a patient's leg. An R.A.F. ped, as it was stopped by General as the proof readers and others,

and on the British Expedition- friend of mine described thom Ashmore,, G.O.C. London the outcome of the coming strug-`

carry on among the typesetting ary Force in Flanders.

as "like lots of clippings off steel fence Area, carly in 1918.

machines and the moulding gle in the Eastern Mediter-

When the evacuation from toe-nails"-which is Just what

Among the workers themselves press which have been moved галени атев. Hitler's failure to

Dunkirk was the most impor- they do look like.

find a gallant willingness to take the downstairs, The casting foun- rlak of working during night raids, invade Britain has made him

tant phase of the war, lots of Captain Harold Balfour, our so long us they feel that the bosses dry and the great printing turn to these parta where he-our-fighters-but-by-no-means-all-practical Under-secretary of (owners, directors managers or presses have their normal place of them, were flung into the State for Air, who is still a first- whatnot) are doing their best for below, and the only change here fight across the Channel-the class pilot, told us some months

is that the papers, as they come from the presses, instead of be first time the enemy had come ago that we also were using air-

ing carried up on elevators to near enough for our fighters to cannon, which were doing very

the publishing room above, are sent down a chute to the sub- basement to be packed and labelled there.

hopes to find an opportunity to sever some of the great arteries of the Empire. Hence the care- ful preparations which the Axis" partners are making before at- tacking Egypt and Suez.

Sume surprise has been expressed from time to time that the Italian Army in North Africa, which has apparently been fully equipped and teady some months past, has shown no particular haste to move forward. But the opinion so widely spread that the Italians are contemptible

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soldiers, and dislike the prospect of a 150 mile trekt across the desert to reach the arst line of British do- fences, is not the only reason for the delay. British strength along the Egyptian border hos became formidable that General Graziani, who has the reputation of being a skilful officer, recognised the futility of attack without further support. Italy's action in Greece was intended to give him that support by diverting British attention and at the same time, pro- viding Italy with further alt and military bases closer to the field of operations. The fall of Greece would also facilitate . Germany's ́ "drang nach Osten" \**

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some extremely useful aircraft. Weigh at any

well, but we have heard little NEW types of warplanes are, na- And that may be regarded as about them since then. Our turally, being produced by both one of the turning points of the fighter pilots talk always about sides.

We know little of those of the war, for then our fighter pilots their eight fixed Browning guns,

So far so good. We can carry on but we have some very discovered, slightly to their own or the four guns in the electric Germans, surprise, how superior to the turrets of the Defiants, just as good new long-range fighters in pro- without too much interruption and without too much risk, But we have our bombers talk of the four duction, which should be useful across German pilots they were.

to come up to earth again to send the guns in Archie Frazer-Nash's the Channel.

papers away to the railway stations. I know men in the R.A.F. who hydraulic turrets.

The Americans are sending Driving a newspaper van to catch a in the black-out is ordeal thought that our fighters could

time. But night after So far, we have got the enemy count confidently on the further in- safely take on a 60 per cent.

on armament, and even crease of their ald. Indeed, America night our drivers go out in the quiet superiority of German pilots, or, set at a push, 100 per cent., but they though they may copy the Fra- may be regarded as the final weight spells, to Euston or King's Cross ar, have to, dodge bomba or shrapnel in did not expect to regard 3 to 1 zer-Nash turrets from shot on our side in the scales of victory. Paddington, hoping they will not Meantime, we are drawing from the streets before they get back again. against as normal odds and 10 down bombers, they will need

twelve months to get what en- North America, but from our part Some of them have had to 1 as a sporting chance.

escapes. but they take all risks and gineers call the "clearances and of it, Canada, numbers of pilots

discomforts as a part of the night's - Training work. junners. The As soon as the French were tolerances" right-there is a lot navigators, wireless operators and

Empire down, and out, the war on us of "know-how" about those jobs Scheme is going strong, and the first started, and the Germans began and by then we shall have batch of trainees should soon be over sending over their bomber for- something better.

he. Most of those from Canada In operational training squa- mations by day, with fighter

Likely

to be either Canadians, escorts. Our fighters met them

British pupils who have been sent to Canada for training, or else near with charming impartiality. either bomber or fighter was an equally good target.

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THERE ems to be no doubt Canadians from the U.S.A. I hear that Australia profers to train the that the Germans' daylight mass Australian pupils and send them to attacks have been deliberate at war in squadrons of the Royal Aus

Air Force. There will be tempts, as a preliminary to in- tralian AD first, some R.A.F. people vasion, to beat down the protec. plenty of all sorts.

tive power of the R.A.FI am thought that the twin-motor not going to call it defence. De- Messerschmitt, the 110, the

fence la so often confused with So far as the threatened invasion bomber-fighter called the Jaguar, a phase of defeat, and our is concerned, the Germans may as Hitler fully aware of his delicate might trouble our fighters, be nighters are attackers all the well give it up till next spring. They

"Greece's, gallant stand has, at least temporarily,, frustrated: these moves In the Intricate field of politics, and

position in the Balkans is Inviting with all the blandishments, of which he, is: capable, the support or at least, passive: consent, of neutral countries to his next move south, He is at the same time, supplementing Italy's North African Army by sending á number of tanks and aeroplanes as well as between: 3,000 and 4,000 exh perts who are already on African

cause it carries so-called "can-time non” and has a gunner behind

the pilot It may be faster, i

the

land or air. The battle will be grim MAKING all allowances for as the defence of Britain itself and loss of man-hours caused by will be maintained with no less ro- R.A.F. bombing and the loss solution. It

It has been recognised of man-hours, unfortunately, is that the successful defence of Canal Zone will turn the tide in 110 concentrated on German countries bordering the Eastern aircraft factorias entirely we

• who" are • real pr

to should be unwise to reckon that their freedom in Britain's wo are destroying as many aero-

rehsonable prospect planes per week... að

are not ready they

be taken as a tribute to the formida- ble character of the British defence system, which has been strongly reinforced with men and equipment from Dritain. The Brish forces. have duga themselves in along the bntire frontA whole army-lanks, fiffis and men ham muni Italt in the outy of snight į trom

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Why Papers Are Late

I expect some of your papers have been delivered very late these lost few days. If so, do not blame us too severely. The "All Clear" may not have sounded until dawn, and then, when the work of our own drivers is done, the wholesale newsagents all have to collect their bundles

offices from the newspaper.

and distribute the papers to all the retail shops round London. Transport" is almcult not only for the papers going out but also for tired workers trying to get home, and late as your paper may be I dare say you get it before some of the people who made it have got to bed.

may try dropping parachutists and troop carriers on West Country Moors Newsapers, are small just now, as Land rushing small ships (not barges) well as late; but after all these are into Western inlais, just to create a comparatively minor disadvantages. diversion, how, diverted our bored What the reader gets for his penny or twopence 1 sull something that ghting men would be..

no German or Italian could buy, at any price--an independent paper. free to give the real news to the best of its ability, and free to comment on

But they cannot hope for a per manent holding unless and until they have Beaten the H.AF--which

won't happen, the news to the best of its Judgment. Hitler would like, Jamong - other As a' mailer of fact, the BAF. is much nearer to having command things, to destroy the free Press of of the, French and Belgian cost England. It would be a great victory to-day, 10, an extant, which would for his air force even if they could make a land-bold possible, than the stop us publishing in London for Germans are to having any sort of time, We are determined that he shali not succeed, and I think wa.car

action which they fear making, bags

fo tantamount suicide v Would giving them encourage Which brings us to the matter! Perfority on our constă, pudeli promise that he will notick my that

ment and Grazlani's attack on Earp of Hight bombing. We have But fist of all, we must stop the whenever it comes, will be met with been promised something now night bombers and gut up the man

hours th the Workahopa ruch remlye that confidence will rise which will deal faithfully, with java, that both thes with renewed strength from the sher st:fear

the night bomber; 1 am looking already at hande

Because after the experience of the of our people inte the newspaper last fortnight we know that the spirit ites are Industry is quite

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unshaken and quite