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BRITAIN'S FUTURE DEFENCE

Service Costs give

a clue to Strategy

in the Atomic Age

Parliament recently heard how much money is to bo'spant this coming year on Britain's armed forces, These estimates give a clue to the way military strategists are preparing against the possibility of future war.

The figures themselves tell no more than how much this preparedness is to cost the taxpayors, But, taken alongside the figures and announcements released by Government departments. In the last few months, it is possibla to build up a picture of the task which has been set for the back-room boys.

The report below has been. prepared

by CHAPMAN PINCHER

O the Service-trained mind

five aspects of the plan

A

POCKET CARTOON by OSBERT LANCASTER

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Empire News

Chocolate soldiers go to war ACCIA (Gold Coast).

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£3,000,000 war on swollen shoot disease, which threatens to wipe out the cocoa industry, has been started by the Gold Const Government.

I took a

piece of

butter to Germany

At any time nów--as the. 'Germän, leaders have. secretly warned the British administration there the people of the Ruhr may take the law into their hands and raid Germany's farms for food. For weeks now the clash between the towns and the countryside in the battle for something to eat has been growing morg serious. Money is no solution Sir 'Stafford Cripps said: "The Germans don't want their own money," As d commentary on this, crisis, here is a from-the-spot re- port on a problem which touches British pockets,77

by BRUCE BLUNT

TOOK a small piece of this was done, for example, in the butter Into Germany: It estimate of potatoes last season,

The German estimate was 8,000,-- was meant as an emergency 000 tons. The British sent back an ration, but it was not needed estimate of 12,000,000 tons, which the simply because I kept clear of Germans accepted. As their aven- tual delivery was only 08 percent of this, their acceptance may have been polite, but was somewhat ineffective

the towns!

(except, perhaps, from the pigs. point of view).

were lu

The German farmer does not menn to starve. Unfortunately, though. he does not cure two- Government scientists will Icad

of pence how many of his fellow- The land was well tiled, the the attack on a 300-mile line

Germans in the towns go winter corn was green and forward discaso Is

-and yet you cannot buy a plough- plantations where the

hungry.

share or a harrow-dise in Germany imperilling the Colonial Empire's

In direct control of the Ger- with money. 'most. valuable monopoly.

man farmer aro. the German

The farm-wife's boots

The Navy will probably

Three quarters of the world's authorities. They do not mean good repair-but the village cobbler specialise in fast sub-supply of cocoa, from which choco-to starve, either. Their instru- will not do this work for marks.

comes late is made,

from West are clear:

marines and small air-Africa.

equipped with The Government is craft-carriers

Scientists say the plague can be rocket-assisted planes capable of banking on there being carrying atomic bombs.

stopped in five years, but the only cure is to cut down a tree at the major war

first sign of infection. could involve Britain or the Empire within ten years. .

EVIDENCE: (A) Forces manpower has been cut far bepw the security level fixed by the defence chiefs.

110

which

of

FOUR WAYS

(B) Our main reserves warships, aircraft, and tanks are, being scrapped or put into cold storage where, for lack of THE four

In

an

Hunger and corruption always go together. They cling together arm- in-arm in a country where normal money can buy nothing.

control over

that a German farmer.

In other words, everything which ment for enforcing law is the German police. I put them also a farmer needs must be bought on

the black market with goods or ser

pork, or butter or among those who don't sit down vices. Poultry to empty plates.

eggs, must be paid to the black smith and the cobbler, and to any with .whom. tite other tradesman EVIDENCE: (A) The Navy

farmer deals.

There

are other services, run- is concentrating on submarine

Planters are to ba pald £5

dered by the Germann officials and research.

At the farm (B) Reports of the acre for cutting down "sick" trees. Those who replant and keep trees

police, which have also to be paid extra £7 an

Remember that these.. Bikini atom bomb tests suggest healthy will get an

MAKE a typical small farm in the for in kind. that the US Navy will acre.

flat lands of Lower Saxony. I are the authorities which are sup specialise along these lines.

farmers for enforcing regula- OTTAWA, -Squaws of Alberta went there unannounced on a rainy posed to have direct

ад equal day, so everyone was probably at the Indian tribes have won voice in tribal affairs, thus ending home. But by no means everyone tions.

Suppose visible. There was an atmos- was

one of his cows has centuries-old male domination.

The German polico- major weapons]]

At a pow-wow in Calgary, the phere of brooding suspicion about reports that of shadows moving in the been stolen. the Indian Association of Alberta voted

and. barkhed.

of unseen eyes man who suggests, that it may still full rights. The which which emerged from the

be on the farm will usually be only. Affairs Just war the atomic bomb, Federal Pariinment Indian

to

A woman came to the door. Her too pleased to take a joint of ment alter warfare, guided anti-Committee will be asked

face was

glowing with health and and say nothing more about it. women a The defensive policy is aircraft missiles, and nerve the Indian Act to give.

Of course, she said, we could see based on the assumption gases-are the ones on which I vote for chiefs and councillors, and her eyes were furtive.

all over the place.

Now The first thing 'that

experimental think Government scientists are take part in tribal administration,

BRISBANE,—The Queensland weapons evolved -towards the most likely to concentrate.

Government has closed almost the horse in its stall. end of the last war can be

I think there is little doubt whole of the State railways, throw-manger was a sprinkling of chopped reported in the two zones suggests rye and oat straw. This, cald the that the German populace has mas- developed to the operational

that the Government intends to ing 19,000 men out of work, because woman, was its staple diet. I must tered this difficult art to perfection. stage.

3,000 maintenance workers are on say it looked remarkably well fed Indeed, when searches make atomic bombs.

A long strike for higher pay.

of stock,

and EVIDENCE: (A) More than

meals! Second, research on germ stoppage will mean industrial dis- for a horse which had such meagre after last

I noticed also that it was well 2,000,000 unknown pigs were found £107,000,000 has been allotted warfare has gone so far ahead to the Supply Ministry and in America that the US. Air CHRISTCHURCH' (N. Z.), horseshoe nail in Germany-with Admiralty for development Force is said to be already miners have won New Zealand's money, work.

equipped with a biological bomb Arst "consumer of great striking power,

maintenance, much equipment must become unserviceable.

.

(B) Reorganisation of the Services is being held up until reports on the battle possibili- ties of the new weapons are available.

(C) Government contracts for orthodox tanks and artillery have been cut or cancelled.

Any mass production these new weapon the event of an emer- gency-will be done chiefly in

America.

germ

The

Government has an nounced that Britain hus

a biological warfare atation on Salisbury Plain.

we saw was

In its conerote

B

Missing cattle

a cow is not at first sight an easy animal to steal, but the number of missing cattle which is

were mado

census

1,790 nachged cattle. location and serious food shortages. shod. Yel you cannot even buy a about the place!

cam- resistance" paign. West Const (South Island)

•

Fine pigs

publicans have been forced, after a AMONG clean litter in concrete farm inspectors attached to the Bri--

four months' boycott, to sell beer a

whole The Impossibility of the task of supervision becomes obvious when you look at the figures.-

There are only about 30 British

und store tish zone. pens lay a fat sow

They were Ten of these are at present in the penny cheaper than the Govern-pigs of various sizes..

zone. Yet there are 700,000 fed, I was told, on mangolds and U.S. ment-controlled price, 7d. a glass.

potato peelings.. Any English farmer farms for these few unfortunate men CANBERRA Plans for a Pacifle would have been proud of these to keep an eye on. And this does

squadron, pigs.

not take into account any holdings Our Small Pig Keepers' Coune which are smaller than uve-sixths of Guided missiles are being de- cruise by an Australian

following depletion of the "British veloped at the Royal Aircraft Pacific Fleet, have been delayed would hardly recommend mangolds an acre.

for pigs,

And quite a lot of fun can be had Farnborough until

aircraft-carriers, as a first-class fattener Establishment, (Hants) and the Westcott building in Britain, join the Aus- And I was too tactful to ask how of five-sixths of an acre! It is

this small farmer managed to keep disillusioning picture, this, when you back enough potatoes to provide remember that from August 1943 to (Bucks) rocket stations. Scien, tralian Navy.

November 1947 1,035,000,000 dollars South Africa's peelings for so many pigs. tists there are trying to devise

But then, or course, It is the Ger- (£258,750,000) have been paid for radio-guided anti-aircraft mis-legal immigrants, it has been dis-

closed, totalled 072 in the last twomans who send in their own esti- foot imports into the British and siles.

The U.S: zones of Germany. The British years; 833 of them. ships deserters, mates of possible production.

British can revise these figures, and taxpayer has paid exactly half! of whom 497 were from Britain.

EVIDENCE: (A) British great, It is likely, therefore, that

But the problems, involved Bre armaments-are-being. stan some of the money carmarked for dardised to American types and anti-aircraft research will be spent improvement of standard calibres. (B) The two Govern- on the ments are pooling research re- guns. sults.

tons.

two

PRETORIA,

new

J

to danced the Kickadillo on the table, and, with a cry of "Muffins! the Bitato the trapeze-king, was testing, whole rag, tag and bobtail pelted out of the house, und rushed down the the strength of a chandeller.

drive and into the village.

A welcome diversion

BY THE WAY by Beachcomber

The fourth most likely priority project-the nerve gases-is a do-

CHRISTMAS Beems

have come a little early The scientists have development of work started by the cided that within ten Germans. Two gases called tabun

28 the noise at years there is no possi and sarin-one drop of which on the this year," was the comment in

the village, skin is certain death-were dis-

was only when the Colonel had Interlude bility of producing a long-range covered accidentally in an 10. Far- Wretch Manor increased.

fetched an oid megaphone, which, Frodneses You destroy the illusion rocket capable of carrying the bon laboratory. The Germans filled

to Every time the Colonel tried. 10,000 tons of shells with the gases,

he used when coaching the Wych of truth by exaggeration. How can atomic bomb, which weighs four but did not use them for fear of re-very time Mrs Wretch opened her to shout loudly enough to make ha

speak he was cheered to the echo- Green Rowing Club, that he was able anyone believe all this nonsense? prisals. The British scientists are

Myself: If you are insinuating and mouth the dwarfs jumped up

clear. The revelry died meaning EVIDENCE: (A) The Air unlikely to neglect this field of re-down in their glee, crying out, "Oh, down, And all crowded round enger that newspapers invent things, you

search.. Secretary announced this week'

bravel Oh, well done, lady!" ly, like children who expect cake are making a very grave charge.

Well, you don't really, From the overall size of the Ser-The improvised see-saw was crowd after games. "Mrs Wretch, and suggest that all this happened? 料 that the R.A.F. is to have

the he said, "are at a loss to explain this Demon Cyclist had found an old highly mobile striking force of vices it is clear that they are in-ed with people and Soboldigo

ра this-er-business. Per-

Myself: No hints, pleaso. blcycle, and was threading his way haps Mr Wagwell would like to say your accusation like a man. fast bombers. (B) The Ameri- tended purely for defence. cana, who are far ahead of When announcing the plan Do-round the rooms backwards waving a word." Perhaps Mr Wugwell would Prodnose:: Very, wall. I don't be Britain, in rocket research, have fence Minister Mr A. V. Alexander the detached handle-bars above his have liked to say a word. We shall leve a word of St. Hedda

was never Merrybody

know. For at that moment."" put it this way; "The role of our head. not yet built a missile as power- forces must be to deter, aggression imitating a lion-voiced cuckoo, while the local fire-engine passed through Myself: You will hear from ful.ad the original! V2,"

while safeguarding British Interests." Badly Oronparser and Barkayo-Tong the village, with Its bell clanging, solicitors.

NANCY Cosy, Nosey

BOY ---IT. SURE IS

COLD TODAY

MY::NOSE IS SIMPLY FREEZING

YEAH I WISH THERE WAS WA SOME WAY TO KEEP OUR NOSES WARM

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