1948-11-20 — Page 9

DAIRY SHOW

THE COM. DON'T FORGET I'VE GOT TO BE ON MY OWN FEET BY 1952

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1948.

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C.V.R. THOMPSON REPORTS THE AMERICAN. SCENE

THE

M

LOSING

WINNERS

NEW YORK.

OST worried men in the US. today aro not

Dowoyltes but Trumaniter.

The Deweyites stil have Jobs, for Tom Dewey, although counted out for ever as a Presidential candi- date, stays on as Governor of New York until 1950.

But some of the Trumanites will not have jobs for long. As convinced na everyone else of Truman's dafent, most of his best friends ratted on him.

T THE TOP of the list for Truman disciplinary

A action are James Forrestal, his Secretary of De

fence, and Robert Lovett, Marshall's chief assistant.

Next most worried men in America today are the "cientific" pollsters. Truman, who had taunted them as "sleeping pools," predicted the final result almost exactly.

But Dr George Gallup, of the Gallup Poll, gave Dewey 49.5 percent of the popular vote, and Truman only 44.5 percent. And actually it was almost exactly the other way round.

Gallup's excuse: "Truman staged a strong upsurge in the closing days."

YET

VET ANOTHER worried American is a man who is still trying to fight the civil war between North and South-Strom Thurmond, the keep-the-Negroes- down candidate from the Southlands.

German naval secrets were made public recently. They throw fresh light on the greatest riddle of the war:

WHY DIDN'T HITLER INVADE ENGLAND?

HY did Hitler fall to invade England in 1940? The question is the most fascinating mystery of the war.

New light is thrown on the A book published mystery in today, called Hitler and His Admirals (Secker and Warburg, 158.). The author, Mr Anthony Martienssen, provides a com- prehensive, authentic and ab- sorbing story of the downfall of the German navy and of what happened in 1940. From this book, art from what we alrendy know from

other sources, the many jigsaw bits of information now begin to form some

definite and intel- ligible picture.

It was Raeder, the German navy's C-in-C, who first en- visaged the possibility of a Cross-Chunnel invasion of Eng- land. For as long ago as Novem- ber 15, 1939, ho ordered his staff to prepare the necessary, plans.

The detailed German naval plans for the invasion of Britain after the fall of France in 1940 have been revealed, for the first time, in a book published in London. With this new material in front of him, Mil- ton Shulman sums up all that is now known about the Great Invasion Mystery.

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Shulman, a wartime Canadian Intelligence Officer, had the job of interrogating the German generals who compares the ac- fell into Allied hands in 1945. He

him of the invasion that never counts they gave happened with today's disclosures from the Ger- the fullest answer yet navy; and he gives the question: Why did Hitler halt in 19407

man

to

for

For a time it looked as if he would hold a casting vole Over Trumon, that Triman could not rule without his favour, and that therefore the South could ban the Truman programme

de- of more mocrney for the undemocratic South.

HOWEVER, the Truman landslide

left Thurmond out in the cold. With 'n landslide majority in Con- grecs just one man now dominates the American political scene-Harry Truman.

The only other man who could matter is President Truman's stand- in, Senator Alben Barkley. Seventy- one this month, Barkley was chosen to run as Vice-President by a party convinced of defent. They wanted But it was not Hitler's respect to build him up as a leader of the

England alone that dam-opposition.

his Ardour. Tho

pened

truth

How else can one explain the fact that on August 27, when the decisive air battles had still to be fought and when it was clear every ounce of German strength would be needed. Hiller suddenly ordered 10 divisions to be sent from France to

seems to be that he had something Now if anything happend to Tru- which would be as big a else up sleeve all the Invasion of Russia.

surprise as his victory-Barkley, known as the Vandenberg of the Democratic Party, would become. President. He would make a good one if he could stand the strain,

With Dewey dead politically, and

sight with no one in

to take his place, it looks a certainty that in Poland?

1952 it will be Elsenhower against Or that on September 3 Field-A. N. Other. Paulus was told to marshal von

for prepare

a proposed offensive)

A VICTORY that showed how bir against the Russians?

part high prices played in this Raeder has testified at Nurem-election was recorded in Connecticut. berg that when he asked Hitler for | Although Truman lost that State, it an explanation, Hitler assured him elected a Democratie Governor by a these movea were "magnificent

large majority. And the man they It was not until September 3 that The German army was even more

camouflage" to allay British suspi-chose was political polson only 18 When I spoke The Invasion lukewarm. a date was fixed.

cions. But Raeder now believed that months ago-Chester Bowles, the was to take place on September 21 Rundstedt in a prisoner-of-war camp It was his navy which was providing wartime rationing and price control and the order for launching it would in England he was contemptuous of the "greatest deception in the his- boss. be given 10 days before-on Septem- the plan. ber 11.

"The proposed invasion of Eng-tory of war for the benefit of the land was nonsense." he told me, "because adequate ships were not available.

By Milton Shulman

The original assault force would be 13 divisions some 200,000 men. The landings would take place in four main archs: Folkestone-

Russions,

CALLED OFF

CHOULD we then

PROBE the Christmas toy counters

In New Yorkuma toy chicken that lays an egg, a set for building a mechanical walking man, a doll conclude that which coos when patted and sercams

milked.

Dungeness: Dungeness-Cliff's End: obvious that no invasion was possible Operation Sea Lion was nothing when spanked, and a cow that can be

Bexhill-Beachy Hend; Brighton- Selsey Bill.

"We looked upon the whole thing it was a cort of game, because as a when our navy was not in a position to cover a crossing of the Channel Two armles, the 9th and 16th, or carry reinforcements. Nor was under the overall command of the German air force capable of tak Field-marchal von Rundstedt were ing on these functions if the navy to be used and airborne troops falled," would be dropped chiefly in region of Dungoness.

the

"I have

P

but a gigantic bluff?

to

•

HOW BUSINESS: Sir

it is

Charles

No, for there is too much evidence to the contrary. But what seems

Cochran arrived in New York most likely is that Hitler hoped to gain his victory over England very sell "Bless the Bride" to Broad- cheaply.

Hitler. De try

was way, but instead he was flown out After Dunkirk and the

to to make willing to let Goering

the famous Mayo Clinic for treat- capitulation of France_on_June

his boast: but when it was ment of an old hip injury, ... feeling." Rundstedt good 17, 1940, the logical next

Tho frat operational objective added, "that the Fuchrer never clear that Britain would not bow-to "Hamlet" is expected to run two

at the New wanted to invade England. overtures

York cinema where bombardment, years at or air move by Germany was towards was a lina from Southampton to really

is now playing... Dick Powell in England. But logie was not the mouth of the Themes. According He never had sufficient courage. Iller began to doubt the feasibility

'On land I am a of the operation.

Ured of being a tough guy," and one of Hitler's assets. He was to General Haider, the army chief- He used to say:

of-staff. later tasks Involved the hero, but on water I am a coward." It appears that by the last week wants to go back to singdian convinced England would not occupation of Southern England He definitely hoped that the English of August 1940 Hiller's mind was Barbara Am Scott, the

skaler,

will make her already on. other things. When stand out alone that by prod- approximately to the line Gloucester- would make pesco overtures."

on September 17 the navy reported debut on Broadway al ding her with a few air attacks Oxford-Hertford-Malden.

ANOTHER REASON that "the enemy air force is still by Christmas for £2,500 a week,

in and the threat of naval

Hitler post The stomach trouble he picked up The German High Command

defeated," another reason

Tracy for no means

stop Spencer set up. a military economic PERHAPS blockade he could bring her to also

Lion Indefinitely. On England may poned Sca Rundstedt's pessimism was the October 12 it was staff to administer occupied Eng-

called off until playing in "Robinson Crusoe," to be the peace table.

German Intelligence reports, which

British the spring. It was finally cancelled filmed "in rugged conditions" in consistently, over-estimated

Jamalen. Army strength. This was assessed in January 1942. at 320,000 trained troops, 100,000 reserves, 900,000 recruits and 320-

PREPARATIONS

land.

The country was to be divided into six inilitary-economle com mands with HQs In London,

DAEDER raised the question of Birmingham, Newcastle, Liver 000 Home Guard. It was estimated invasion carly in June but it nool, Glasgow and Dublin. A this force constituted 30 divisions, 20 WHE not until July 2 that Hiller British males between 17 and 45 completely operational. began to doubt his expectations.

were to be

In fact, there were, on paper. for rough plans contemplating the Continent. A rate of exchange was only 27 divisions in the whole of use of 25-40 divisions in an assault axed at 9.0. Kelchsmarks to the S. Britain-orgely composed of raw

But it was not against England.

A directive of that date called it for military duty

interned' and transported to the

until July 16 that a firm order to Naval MISGIVINGS

prepare for the invasion-Operation Sea Lion-war finally ordered.

shipping was unavailable.

There

with little in the way of

was

Invasion-Goering.

Olym

WONDER PLANE ENGINE

GOERING'S FORECAST engine.

IN

August he confidently out-

IS ON U.S. SECRET LIST

major

concepts

of strategle

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recruits

By FREDERICK COOK tanks and artillery to support them.

fuel economies 3350 cuble inch displacement job, "In 1940 an invading, force of per- CENSATIONAL

the Super-Fortress with tremendous additional such as powers haps 150,000 picked men," said Mr VET, despite these minute prepar Churchill to the

Commons in 1942, power-sufficient to add at least 1,000 and the Constellation. Its own ex- The landing arca was loosely tions, the curious feature of might have created mortal havoc miles to the range

of the average haust gases, flaming hot and travell defined DA "approximately from Operation Sea Lion was the obvious in our midst."

bomber-have been attained by two ing at high speed, are captured and Ramsgate to a point west of the lack of enthuslarm displayed by al-

engine led through three ducts to an in- aircraft U.S. опе man, however, leading Isle of Wight." Preparations were most everyone concerned. Mr

who Was not gloomy about manufacturers who have been seck- stallation of triple turbines, which on to the to be completed by the middle of Martiensson's book shows that the

ing the long-sought secret of how to are themselves geared August.

German navy viewed the whole

"compound" an Internal combustion main drive shaft of the engine.

The Pratt and Whitney engine is This general plan, however, was affair with foreboding.

based on that company's 20-cylinder to undergo serious modifications as .Dach

and is Arst applica- of the services began to As early as July 10 Rauder was

It is now revealed here that the Major

been

found. So great lon, to

the New York appreciate the obstacles. The trans- complaining that the task allotted to

lined to the senior commanders of secret has

be for the port of 40, or even 25, divisions him was "out of all proportion to the his Luftwaffe, the task before them. are the implications, say military Times, is reported to wha out of the question since navy's strength. On August 13 ho In previous compaigns it has taken authorities, as to warrant a recasting Boeing B54.

again cautioned Hitter that Sea Lion us 12 or 24 or perhaps 48 hours to of

will

aircraft the This

give The earliest date by which the should be attempted only as a lost wipe out the opposing air force," he bombing and civilian air transport. tremendously greater range, power, German navy could be ready was resort, "it Britain cannot be made to exulted. "In the case of England it

speed and load. Officials of the mid-September. The army's demand que for peace in any other way.”

"Compounding" is the engineers"

company decline to give more details, that the landing take

place on On September 14, now counding we may take a little longer.

"The Fuchrer has allowed us n term for employment of the great but it has been stated that had the broad front between Ramsgate

installed in the a cracked record, Raeder reported to weak for this phase, but 1have told power present in exhaust gases to new engine bee and Lyme Regis was considered a

that the fighting forces in give additional thrust to an engine's 320 which flow early this year from suicidal by the navy. And everyone Hitler that he had "always been of him

faster was the opinion that Sea Lion should be Southern England can and will be crankshaft, driving it still

to Egypt, it could easily have agreed that

supremacy

while

a full loud of bombs: '(10 vital, but no one was sure that the the last resort and that the risk is destroyed in four days. After this

ng nothing to the load, on our offensive will be extended by the

or to its petrol con- tens) for that distance, Luftwalle would win it.,

very great."

stages northwards until the English sumption.

The exhaust gases aro, sald to Air Force has been driven from its Details of the new engines, drive.external turbines for fuel und last base. That should take about developed by Wright Aeronautical air pressure, but instead of being fed four weeks."

Company and

Pratt and Whitney, back to the driveshaft are employed Goering, in fact, had fairly reason-are stul military secret. But the to give vastly increased power from able grounds for his boast since on broad outlines are known and have the jet effect of the exhaust. August

10 1110 total Luftwaffe been published. They indicate that

Americans alerady claim the new strength stood at 3,520 aeroplanes, to the new engines can increase ranges engines as the answers to Britain's the RAF's 1,056. But in the two- by at least 20 percent and speed to turboprops, which Sir Frank Whittle month battie that raged in the air from July 10 to September 16 they degree to which other Improve recently predicted would be standard

menia might be made.

equipment for all airliners within Guns lost 1,403 acroplanes to our Both new engines employ. In five years. The American engines, it effect, a a principle long known and Even these losses might have been long used in steam engines and, to advantages of turboprops without is claimed, have all the economy fatal had not British workers als an extent, the same principle as is the

turbine's low simple

fuel beaten German workers in the vitni

mited load and range. economy, of a steam engine, steam in a primary

engineers added that the whereas in September 1930 Cermony cylinder or turbino is channelled feed-back of exhaust gases to the

nir

LONDON

READING

@PARMY

16th AR

ENGLISH CHANNEL

The German landing map for the invasion.

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battle of aircraft production. For employed in turb-jets. In the ense

bean

was producing 200 airplanes a month intoar

a second, third OT fourth main propeller shaft would permit

and Britain only 03, by. September cylinder or turbine wheel, where it normal transatlantic airplanes to cut 1040 Germany's figure was still only expends the great energy unused in out. the expensive Gander and 200 a month, while ours had'shot up primary operations.

Shannen stops and fly New York-

to 400-an increase of almost 500 The new Wright engine, states, the London with far greater payloads per cont

Now York Times, is an 18-cylinder, than at present.

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