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AIR STRENGTH
If
In
Japan Moves
Pacific
the
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 18 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
men
SO.
world, must each keep a watchful eye on the affairs of the Orient as well as those of the Occident.
WHILE Singapore remains in
to
Major
Fielding Eliot
leading American military export, hare explains the possible moves in the Far Eastern situation, of which Britain's great naval base,
-Singapore, is the key
around Manila-plus the nativo levics 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 baso at Am- boina, backed up by Australia's fcrtified harbour of Port Darwin, It needs only & 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- hour, even the most reckless Japanese militarist could not but shrink from the prospect of so many hard knocks with ao little chance of halfpence.
cd
10
in
the commit
pletion of the new British
ese Fleet in line of battle probably,
BUT first of all, key positions not strong enough to fight the Janary
in the Dutch East Indies but fully strong enough to make any would have to be secured. The move toward Singapore hazardous in the extreme. And at Pearl Harbour Dutch army in these islands the American Pacific Fleet, far more consists of some 85,000 men (of powerful than that of Japan, lies which perhaps a third are Euro- quietly on the watch. peans). There is an air force of
No
Europe. There are reasons for this conviction. In the first place our fighter pilots months
British hands it affords an
There is a tendency to regard the aga swept the Luftwaffe out of
opportunity for British or per-
.Japancso the air during the daytime,
as being over reckless. haps American naval forces to
This ought to be corrected. They When the so-called Tripartite operate in the South China Sea, more recently the same
made one bad miscalculation Chinn, but that is no reason to anti- have dealt crippling blows to the Agreement between Germany, to cut off Japan from all trade
cipate that they will make another, German night raiders; and Italy and Japan was announced with Europe, India and Africa,
and worse one. They have not fail- simultaneously British day and it was plain that in the sphere to deny her the chance of get-
lake note 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
in Washington and 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 London. They 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 buff and threat;, but they will think
by the time-honoured method Reich and in occupied ter-ly in its future possibilities pressure of a blockade which India, Australia, Now Zealand, a long time ere ritories at comparatively small rather than in any chance im- she is ill-fitted to endure after South Africa and Malaya itself. fate of their "New 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 wor with Order to the one conclusion; that German air naval co-operation.
hausting and unproductive war Ocean by the Japanese Navy possible war with the United States Britain and the Netherlands, and might, terrifying two years ago
in China. is being conquered.
would, therefore, be a most as well. Even now, the rapid com- With Singapore in Japanese serious matter.. There_is_another considera-
ships plus the changing situation-in-the-Medi- tion of profound importance. THE position of Japan as re- hands, Japan would be almost
terranean might at any moment "Through her own factories, and
gards her two allies was blockade proof and could not
permit of the appearance of British naval forces at Singapore: strong with
so long as easily be attacked in any more the assistance of the entirely isolated United States, Britain is now Britain held fast the gateways direct fashion. Thus, Singapore amassing an air fleet which, in of the Eastern Mediterranean is the key to the Far Eastern six months from now, should at at Suez and Aden and the gate strategy, both of Japan and her least be on quantitative parity way between the Indian Ocean possible opponents, with Germany, and in quality, and the South China sea at An overland approach far ahead of Goering's air ar- Singapore. Japan could not Singapore would necessitate the mada. Even as long ago. as hope, in any Far Eastern enter- violation of Thai territory or 400-500 aircraft, many of them HESE are possibilities which will March, one London paper was prise of her own, to receive any the co-operation of that coun- American planes .of the latest be well weighed at Tokyo, authoritatively reporting that direct help from Germany or try. Even when the Japanese Britain was now turning out Italy, but only such indirect
renched Bangkok they would
design. The Dutch Fleet in. Western man can read the Oriental 3,500 planes a month and that help as might accrue from the still have 1,000 miles to go down
cludes three or British or other forces which the long narrow Malay Penin-
four light mind, but it seems a good guess that she boasts aerial reserves
cruisers, eight destroyers, per- only a great German victory in Europe could encourage Japan 20 substantial that she could afford might otherwise be employed to sula, against determined and haps 20 submarines and a good take the risks of a move on
Slege- to engage the full might of the check Japanese aggression; or, ever-increasing opposition. This many light craft. For the Fore. That, Japan will herself risk Luftwaffe day after day for as has happened, political pres- could not easily or quickly be amongst the innumerable islands while it is still uncertain is a theory Japanese to venture downal she has won, and all she hopes months without breaking down. aure on France to facilitate
win, to contribute to that victory overcome. They would have This statement may not give a Japan's advance in French Indo- the advantage of the command of the Archipelago would entail, which Berlin would doubtless like to strictly true picture of the post- China.
of the soa and could use their therefore, very considerable see accepted, but which there is tion, inasmuch as those tre- Since that time, from the fleet to support at least the left
nothing in Japanese history to sup- mendous reserves must include Japanese point of view, the flank of their armies as well as
port.(M.I.). · planes which at this moment 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 ed 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 there has been a lot of nonsense of Singapore has been rein the Japanese Air Force so far their complete possession of written and spoken about the forced.
which leads one to believe that Indo-China-which they have quantitative strength of the Nazi' air force. As the acro- 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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