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February 4, 1941.

German military thinkers, says the author, who is the Military Expert of the "New York Post," know they cannot beat Britain directly in battle. Hand in 'hand with the bombings in the Midlands, the Axis plan now is to make the British use up men and munitions in the

Mediterranean. That, he says, is

Grand

The Axis ·

Strategy

By FLETCHER PRATT

Germany draws on the factory production of an entire conti- nent. Three weeks ago the House of Commons wAS told that Germany was turning out three times as much steel as England.

This means Germany is arm.. ing for the spring campaign of 1941 three times as fast as Eng- land; more than three times, since much of the British effort is going East. What direction that Nazi spring drive will take there is little present indication, and it may be the Nazi High Command has not even decided as yet. The only certainty is that there will be a big push and Germany is now labouring to cripple. England's ability to meet it.

Outside Help Vital

American and Canadian war

England' is now in the tives-the oil of the Near British were forced to expend supplies of all kinds thus become most perilous position East and seizure of the 50 per cent of their munitions daily important to England. the combined German attack Nazis were using only 25 per she has occupied since Mediterranean outlets. But production in the East while the This is where the third blow of in the field of Axis grand cent of their own to hold the falls-the air and submarine of- [the beginning of the

fensive against the ships ferry- strategy, even these objec- English even.

ing supplies across the Atlantic. war.

tives are of minor import Drive On Industry So are we.

At present this is the most dan- Το the leaders in Bir ance. The Coventry

gerous offensive of all. For it For the true objective of the must have been evident to the Berlin it does not greatly mingham raids,

the

matter whether they are at- attack is the British munitions British authorities for some time wave of submarine tained. Indeed, it is rather offensive is the direct drive on duce the machines of war on a industry; the second arm of the since that they could not pro- sinkings and the Axis to their advantage that the that industry in the bombing of scale to compare with the Ger- diplomatic drive toward Italians should be beaten. the Midlands. Let us suppose mans. the Mediterranean are It keeps Mussolini from con- for a moment that few factories The island of Britain is more parts of a deadly dan- sidering himself the equal and Birmingham. Thousands of and more becoming only a place of the big boss at Berchtes- workers have nevertheless been of arms, an advanced base from gerous offensive.

gaden.

left homeless, the essential ser- which we, united with the other None of the three

vices have been destroyed. This Anglo-Saxon peoples, are con- The true objective is merely cannot but seriously affect fac ducting our war against the dic carries a threat to bring to force England to make a

tators. We are too deeply in it. Lory production.

now to get out short of victory. the British Empire down great effort in the Mediterran-

ean; to expend quantities of men The worst feature is that the Unfortunately, our industry has with a sudden crash as and munitions fighting the Ital- British defences have so fur not yet realized the position, and did the invasion night- ians, Germany can and undoubt been totally unable to halt the as Dr Fritz Sternberg has edly will send forces to that attack: German losses during pointed out, England has so far mare of last summer. area-probably through Bul- the raids were insignificant, received little more from us thun But that was always garia, possibly through Spain. The bombings can therefore be Germany gained by capturing

many's gain would be if the crease in intensity. Meanwhile, Belgium,

were seriously hit at Coventry

Hongkong Telegraph. more of a Nazi hope many vious how great Ger- expected to continue and to in- the mechanical industries of

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than a practical possi- bility. Its fulfilment was based on the idea that Goering's fliers would be able to drive!

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SCIENCE-FRIEND OR FOE?

Present trials have caused

PRIVATE LIFE OF A PRIVATE

MAN

+

TO

Extracts from the diary of a journalist now in the Army.

your legs can carry you, faster.

Yo

MAN

Or so-and-so's and settle it ail

quick.

skies over the Channel) Navy and the Royal from its surface.

"Tanks are like, sny, a bar- 70U may talk," says the

"You may have heard that Before the war German

ber's scissors. - You can cut Jerry can't stand cold steel. military thinkers, such as cal Warfare, and High Explo- but for the fine, close cutting impression. Jerry is taught the Sergeant, "about Chemi- down the big stuff with them; Don't let that give you a wrong Count Puckler, Fortsch,

Acroplanes, sive, and

and you need clippers and razors. Haushofer and von Kurem- Tanks, and Gas, and Death-

bayonet the same as you. some people to say hard things berg were unanimous in Rays, and any other ruddy lous things.

"Tanks and so on are marvel- "But you've always been But let me tell you better at it because you want to clamouring for science, and still warning their countrymen things you like,

this. In a war there always fight him with it. that they could not beat "But let me tell you one thing, comes a time when you've got to more science, so that we may England directly in battle. In the end, it's the manpower meet the enemy man-to-man. "It's part of the British char- win the war 18 speedily as

acter. I've never seen such possible. It is # paradoxical She was vulnerable, they that counts."

"Besides, you don't occupy a madness, such crazy enthusiasm situation, with which Professor said, only because of the The lad from the Elephant place with tanks, but with men. ng British soldiers work up Julian Huxley dealt in a broad-complicated web of her and Castle, who is never at a So you go over: and that's when it comes to a bayonet

financial and industrial loss for some back-answer, says: where blood tells.

about science. Others

cast recently.

are

It is useless, as well as unfair, structure.

Seek To Divert Britain

"Tanks."

charge. And some fellers say we're a nation of shopkeepers!

"You'll spend hours and hours

to blame science for the troubles that have been inflicted upon the world by a small group of un-

The current German win- scrupulous men in high places. Hitler and his kind believe that ter offensive is an attack on with new methods of scientific that structure. The drive in

"You horrible little man," "So we teach you bayonet- destruction they have the means the Mediterranean is only says the Sergeant. "One more fighting. You may never need to make themselves supreme the first element of that at- crack out of you and you go to use it. Personally. I hope war. throughout Europe, if not throughout the globe. That is tack. It has direct objec-1 straight in the hole as fast as you do get to grips with the

"Oh, Tanks," says the Ser- geant, and pauses ominously. "I've seen men who lay under learning the bayonet. which You can see it coming a mile a barrage and laughed at it, you may never need to use, away the Lad from the Ele- breaking and running when the you do use it you'll only be in phant says: "Don't mention it." bayonets came.

the disease. Science, as applied

by Britain and her allies and friends, will have to supply and apply the remedy,

We saw how the magnetic mine was speedily disposed of. The U-boat, by means of Asdic apparatus and other devices, seemed for a timo to have been conquered. Now it has present- ed us with a new crop of prob- lems, which doubtless will also be solved in time, as will be that other group of problems present- ed by the night bomber which unloads its curgo promiscuously upon our large towns.

In each of these cases Gor- many has an advantage by reason of her defiance of the laws of warfare and of humanity. It 14 for science to break her, and Britain has a body of scientists second to none. The main essential is that they should be given the fullest opportunity to develop their ideas, on which the future of our civilisation and our way of life depends.

In pence ns in war it would probably be great gain if science could be brought into more intimato practical relation with all ranks of the State. As Bir William Bragg has emphasis- ell, much may be lost if science

be treated by our rulers mostly. as something apart, to be called upon only in times of dire emer- gency,

Whitelan

GOODS

DODD

ITAIN

FOR

FOR

BRITAIN BRITAIN

THE YANKS ARE HUMMING!

If

nction with it for a matter of minutes.

"But. minutes like that win a

"So when I say 'On. Guardi' want to see your rifle fly up. I want to see your left arm slightly bent, and your fingera go white round the mall of the butt, and a determined expression

your faces.

Go

I

"And give that dummy helil through it Left arm forward, right arm against the butt-it's the boxing attitude, get It?-and buxing is an Englishman's sport,

"And when I say 'Point!'- let me sce those pig-stickers jump forward so fast that any eye can't follow them! Just a three or four-inch jab in the throat

all any man needs. "Now. On Guard! As you were. On Guard! As you

were. On GUARD! Beller. Now, Point and remaint As you were.

"Smarter yet-ppint and remain!. Beiter. Withdraw 'and remain! Pass

hrough.

The Idd fom the Elephant enys: "'OW

can you

our bayonets

lump forward so fast your eye can't foller them? II

cyo your foller them..

can't

Ile catches the Sergeant's cyo and shuts up.

When Is An Alien ·

Not An Alien?

WHEN is an alien not an allen? While he is a member of his Majerty's Forces, or of an Allind fores jengaged in war on the side of Britain,. or a foreign force maintained for seF vice in REBoelation with Britain,

An Order In Council has been is.. med to this effrei, but power is re- served for the Home Secretary to. modify it if necessary,

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