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AIR STRENGTH

If

In

Japan

Moves

the Pacific..

A WORLD-WIDE empire to make her ejection from the such as the British Com- South China Sea a matter of monwealth of Nations, a at some subsequent date the long and terrible war, even if A feeling is growing great continental nation British and American peoples amongst Britons and their allies such as the United States, were prepared to undertake that in the not very distant with maritime frontiers on such a task. future Britain will virtually the two chief oceans of the hold command of the skies in Europe. There are reasons for World, must each keep a this conviction. In the first

There is another considera-

watchful eye on the affairs WHILE Singapore remains in

of the Orient as well as those of the Occident.

Major Fielding Eliot

loading American military oxport, here explain the possible moves in the Far Eastern situation, of which Britain's great naval base, Singapore, is the key

around Manila-plus the native levios for what they are worth. To reduce either or both would be a long, hard job.

IF the Japanese tried to strike

cast of the Philippines they would be confronted with the Dutch advanced base at Am- bolna, backed up by Australia's fortified harbour of Port Darwin. It needs only a minimum of mobile forces-air and sea-to make such a move unattractive. If the Japanese had also to con- sider that time thus lost would enable the United States' Pacific Fleet to arrive from Pearl Har- bour, even the most reckless Japanese militariat could not but shrink from the prospect of Bo many hard knocka with so little chance of halfpence.

long

the

hausting and unproductive war Ocean by the Japanese Navy possibleEven now theros plus

of the new British

place our fighter pilots months

British hands it affords an ngo swept the Luftwaffe out of

There is a tendency to regard the opportunity for British or per- the air during the daytime,

Japanese as being over reckless. haps American naval forces to

This ought to be corrected. They more recently the same men

When the so-called Tripartite operate in the South China Sea,

made one bad miscalculation 'In have dealt crippling blows to the Agreement between Germany, to cut off Japan from all trade

China, but that is no reason to anti- German night raiders; and Italy and Japan was announced with Europe, India and Africa,

elpate that they will make another, and worse one. They have not fall

fall- simultaneously British day and it was plain that in the sphere to deny her the chance of get-

-ed to take role of the quiet con- night bombers have wrought in- of world strategy its value, ting oil and other supplies from pendent for supplies of muni-versations that have been proceeding CLOSING DATE FOR APRIL IS TUES., MAY 20 Nazi centres both within the partners or for Japan, lay large eventually to defeat her by the such Indian Ocean sources as blut and threat; but they will think creasing destruction to vital either to the two European the Dutch East Indies, and tions and reinforcements on will make all the progress they can th Washington and London. They the time-honoured method Reich and in occupied ter-ly in its future possibilities pressure of a blockade which India, Australia, New Zealand, a stories at comparatively small rather than in any chance im- she is ill-fitted to endure after South Africa and Malaya itself. fate of the "New Order, to the cost. These factors add up to mediate and fruitful military or three and a half years of ex- The domination of the Indian unforeseeable chances of war with one conclusion; that German air naval co-operation.

Britain and the Netherlands, and. might,. terrifying two years ago

in China.

war with the United States is being conquered.

would, therefore, be Д most as

coth- With Singapore in Japanese serious matter.

the changing situation tion of profound importance.HE position of Japan as re- hands, Japan would be almost

in the Medi- Through her own factories, and gards her two allies was blockade proof and could not

permit of these any moment of strong appearance with the assistance of the entirely isolated so long as easily be attacked in any more

British na

naval

forces Singapore: not strong enough to Aght the Japan- amassing an air fleet which, in of the Eastern Mediterranean is the key to the Far Eastern in the Dutch East Indies but fully strong United States, Britain is now Britain held fast the gateways direct fashion. Thus, Singapore BUT first of all, key positiona

Cac Fleet in line of battle

* six months from now, should at at Suez and Aden and the gate- strategy, both of Japan and her would have to be secured. The move toward Singapore hazardous an least be on quantitative parity way between the Indian Ocean possible opponents.

Dutch army in these islands the American Pacific Fleet, far more the extreme. And at Pearl Harbour with Germany, and in quality, and the South China sea at

An overland approach to which perhaps a third are Euro- quietly on the watch.

consists of some 85,000 men (of powerful than that of Japan, lies far ahead of Goering's air ar- Singapore." Japan could not mada. Even as long ago as hope, in any -Far-Eastern enter. Singapore would necessitate the peans). There is an air force of March, one London paper was prise of her own, to receive any the co-operation of that coun- 400-500 aircraft, many of them THESE are possibilities which will violation of Thai territory 'or Authoritatively reporting that direct help from Germany or Britain was now turning out Italy, but only such indirect try. Even when the Japanese American planes of the latest be well-welded the 8,500 planes a month and that help as might accrue from the reached Bangkok they would design. The Dutch Fleet in Western man can read the Orion N

cludes three, or four light mind, but it seems a good guess that she boasts aerial reserves 80 British or other forces which still have 1.000 miles to go down

only a great German victory In substantial that she could afford might otherwise be employed to the long narrow Malay Penin. Cruisers, eight destroyers, per- Europe could encourage Japan

gula,

has 20 ito Luftwaffe day after day for as has happened, political pres- 'could not easily pr quickly be

many light craft. For the core. That Japan will herself risk ever-increasing omposition. This

Japanese to venture dowpat she has won, and all she hopes months without breaking down. aure on France to facilitate This statement may not give a Japan's advance in French Indo. .vercome. They would have of the Archipelago would entail, which Berlin would doublies like to win, to contribute to that victory amongst the innumerable islands while it is still uncertain is a theory the advantage of the command

therefore, very

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Japanese point of view, the flank of their armies as well as situation has become less favour to make landings on the Malay are regarded as out-moded. But able. The Italian threat to the Peninsula; but they would have THESE risks become still the same argument holds good Suez-Aden gateways has vanish to establish air bases capable of

greater when we consider for the much vaunted might of cd under the impact of the covering those landings, and the forces and bases available the German air force. Indeed British offensive. The garrison there is nothing on record about to Japan. Even allowing for written and spoken about the forced.

which leads one to bellove that Indo-China-which they have quantitative strength of the Nazi air force. As the aero- The Japanese objective is it could hope to meet on equal by no means achieved-their nautical correspondent of the necessarily the great fortress terms the Royal Air Force or its forces in Indo-China, Hainan "Times" pointed out recently: and naval base at Singapore. If Australian sister service, even and South China are connected

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