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JUNGLE JUSTICE

DAB and FLOUNDER --by Walter

THE HONGKONG 'TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1919.

Eisenhower's critics are

ACH new war memoir

pulls flickering life into the dying embers" of the controversies of the last World War. General Eisenhower's book, Crusade In Europe, published re- cently, is no exception.

straightforward

But thai so and honest an account should give rise to bitter acrimony in

shooting wide

They would be the first to admit this obvious truth.

Dritain is for less a condemna- TN Crusade In Europe Elzen- tion of Elsenhower thanhower thoroughly vindicates it la of those super-sensitive l reputation On one of the nationalists who feel it is their greatest living exponents of the duty to bleat shrilly about need and desirability of a firm "jeopardising Anglo-American and warm Angio-American relationn whenever someone friendship, This bellet, per-

there auggests that

was an vades alaust every page of his American as well as a British

memoirs, view about how World War II should have been fought.

But it does not prevent him. from apenking out frankly At least pric fact

emerges when discussing his disagree- clearly from the spate of books ments either with Churchill or about the war. It is that men Montgomery. One admires him like Churchill, Roosevelt, Eisen- all the more for the gracious- hower, Montgomery, Marshallness and obvious sincerity with and Patton Were not always which he consistently presento right.

both sites of these differences of opinion.

Heinemann.

FROM HERE AND THERE:

"Include Us Out,

"

now

EISENHOWER—~" frank '

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• General Eison.. hower is under

Ure. British

critics are saying

his war memoirs show anti-British blos. They accuse

him of being unlair to Mont.. gomery.. Aro attacks these

Only justified?

"super-sensitive nationalists"

could .uphold

them, says Milton Shulman,

MONTY difficul

*

An tasuult the M vocated a major offensive

by NAILTON SHULMAN

And when I spoke to Field and the problem of a single marshal von Rundstedt about Allied land-force commander, this problem his words fully. Eisenhower never presents hin supported the Eisenhower plan, ylews with the slightest, Ungo "Any gestion that the Allies or resentment.

couldve advanced faster

STAMP NOTES

the

than they did in September He always fairly sumunarleenREECE publicises is nonsense," he told me. "On the British case and admlis the kidnapping of children.

the contrary, they went much faster than was actually cx- pected."

A third Important issue over which Eisenhower differed with the British was whether or not the Allies should have raced the Russians to Berlin. In March 1945, when Churchill raised this point, the Russlans were 30 miles from Berlin while we were almost 300 miles away.

of the arguments forcefulness ngainst him. In fact sometimes he leans over so far backwards In presenting his opponent's views that one is left wondering why he finally chose the course that he did.

No fair-minded reader could the slightest possibly detect suggestion of anti-British bins In this honest and sincere ac- count of those diMcult days.

from within its borders to lands behind the "iron curtain" with the issuanco of three stamps. The 40- drachma, 1,000d and thoTM 1,800d all depict Greek children being kidnapped.

A

APAN'S new 10-yen 'blue postage stamp illustrates al view of Mount Hodaka, penk in the Japanese Alps, with fir trees in the fore- ground. The stamp is issued for use on first class over- acas mall.

But perhaps even better evi- dence of the genuine genero- THE capture of Berlin was, says sity and good will that motivated

Elsenhower, "politically and Elsenhower's conduct are psychologically important as kind and complimentary remarks the symbol of remaining Ger- about almost all the British per- man power. I decided, however, nonalities with whom he served. was not the loglenl or of his relations with Mont- that it strable objective for gomery, however, it is not so I released even

wards the

and for driving to-

were

the forces of the Western much what he says as what he leaves unsaid that indientes a Allles,"

not altogether harmonious átmo- It seems diMcult

to

Morally the postponement of portera of both Montgomery

sphere. Thus! "I spent much Crusade In Europe ta

cialm realise that this man who was the second front until 1944 will and Paiton

that hnd Ile. therefore, went ahead time in France, conferring fro- published in the United States by Doubleday, and in Britain byte 1043 appointed Supreme be difficult for Anglo-American sufficient supplies been allotted with his plans for cutting of quently with General Bradley

Allled Ex historians to Justify in view of to Commander of the

them they could have the German forces in the Danish and General Montgomery con- peditionary

Force was so un the many promises to the Rus-nished the war by Christmas peninsula known in the autumn of 1011

"National Redoubt" cerning uming and strength of sians that it would be opened 1944.

projected battle operations. Such in the Austrian Alps where In visits with Brudley were always that n American newspaper up before then.

telligence reports had predicted enjoyable.... caption under his photograph identified him as "Lt Co. D. D.

Hitler and his SS divisiona Ersenbeing. On this Eisen-

strategically there will

planning to carry out a Wagne-

But if Eisenhower found Mont- argument hower comments, "At least the always be room for

gomery difficult to deal with it TONTGOMERY strongly ad- rian last stand. Initials were right,"

whether

on French coast in 1943 might not

did not affect his Since the European Advisory Montgomery as a soldier.

opinion of As head of the Operations have ended the

Almed at much effort

crossing the

early as mo Division of the War Department souner. Yet even as Inte ns Rhine, north of the Ruhr, and Commission had us

future vigorously defends Monty's tac- directly responsible to General November 1013 ChurchEl con- advancing into the heart of 1944

Baving

predicted Rommel's Beenuse this would zones of occupied Germany and lica in Sielly, credits him with Aarshall, the

Chief of Staff, tinued to voice his misgivings Germany. Eisenhower was

meant halting the nd- agreed on a joint inter-Allied Av intimately in about a cross-Channel assault, have

move In Normandy, and him volved in the early discussions and pressed his plans for un in- "vance of the rest of the Allied control of Berlin, it is difficult ever

front, and because he was con- to see what political advantage he did not hesitate to place "soft would in North-West Europe.

of the Ardennes battle-one of the most critical in the com- palign-although the troops were predominately American and although he was bound to be criticised for it by the bulk of American opinion.

Say Film Tycoons

wor

marked out the

every

He

To sald, on the opening of a second front vasion of Yugoslavia, the Dode-ced that the supply position Churchill hoped to gain by hav- In command of the northern hal

WANTED A BRIDE

NEW YORK: Hollywood Te- service as disgusting. Rents an accusation that its after hearing of oyster-gulping highly-paid picture producers feats, "A fog could eat more The charge is made than that." Smith thinks he is say "nin't. in a new Broadway play which wrong. vigorously satirises the im tycoons. It says the picture makers are at the "ain't level" of Intelligener. So Hollywood diy into statistics. True, 49 have no formal education. Two are secondary schoolboys. One went to an nct school. But the remaining 75 boast. university a ellizen In 1838. Conditions degrees.

are that she be under 26, barn

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PIGGING IT!

doubt

canese and Greece, the underbelly of Europe."

have been unable to Ing Allled troops enter the Ger- support such A "pencil-like" ruan capital before the Russians, thrust without the aid of the port of Antwerp. Eisenhower adopted Instead the

Surely it cannot be contended strategy of moving towards the Rhine that such a feat would have en- NEVER at shy time heard Mr along the

whole front until abled us to bargain for further Churchill urge or suggest com- suppiles

Russian concessions when zonal Jundaries had already been finally settled at Yalta.

Eisenhower leaves no where he Initially stood on thes problem. He and Marshall were two of the most vigorous advocates of acquiring a limited bridgehead in Northern France in 1942 to be followed by a full- unable to scule invasion in the spring of lord plan," Antibes is ind a gl to qualify for an 1943, annual marriage dowry left by

NICE:

in Antibes or of parents living | THEN he was informed there for more than 25 years W

Junc

on

plete abandonment of the Over- available, Were mato enstly

enemy

NO Eisenhower "the first and Nor is it kely that the To

most enduring lesson of the Iussians' gratitude for our Mediterranean

and European allowing them to enter their pre- campaigns was the proof that determined sector would have

War can bo waged effectively mnde drem more

amenable in

writes Ekenhower. "His conviction, so far as I could Interpret it, was that at some time To contend that, on this

Indefalle in the

future the issue, Montgomery was right

Eisenhower Allies would have to cross the and

is wrong Channel. But he seemed to be- dogmatic nonsense. Heve that our attack should be July 22 that the proposal pushed elsewhere until the day und that the wedding take place for an Invasion In 1942

when the

their post-war conduct ever the by a coalition of nations... Monty's would be

predictions may coch find been rejected as too dan- forced NEW YORK: Paul H. Smith. in Antibes on

to withdraw most of well have prevailed, but

it city. Captain Butcher re: his

Annd of another occasion he engineering student at the year. The last time the dowrygerous,

troups from north-west should be pointed out that on was won was in 1934, by a giri ports that Eisenhower remarked Europe, University of Michigan, in to try

at whleh Lime the this question General do the day could well go down as Allles could go in casily and Cuingand, Montgomery's Chief that had Stalin guessed what wo easily an unnecessary talk-par- And finally: Is it not probable writes: "Nothing creates trouble between alles so often or so year later. to out-ent a hog. The box, four who was divorced moniha old, will be fed on oats, This year a girl applied for the the blackest dny in history."

of Staff, writes: "It is only were up to he would have seen ticularly when it belittles fair washed down dowry, mounting to fres 11,430.

say that throughout to it that the short distance corn and wheat

Smith She fulfilled the first two con- In his own memoirs, however,

them. A family squabble the water.

this was the only between Berlin and his forces with milk and

She Eisenhower sets out in detail the

its Another controversy

always exaggerated over major issue over which I did will start with eggs and rielteh ditions but not the third.

was very quickly covered? could not wait until | practical objections to the pro- which, much ink hno

Eisenhower: already not agree with my Chief. I

true importance." to steaks, potatoes ned said she

scrupulously adheres to this wise vegetables. The contest will be June 14 to get married. Now pasal and admits that many of been spilt was the brand-front have always held the contrary the climax of a werk of "guzz- the Antibes Town Council have the American assumptions had strategy adopted by Eisenhower view, and in the event I am Now in discussing these con- dletum throughout Crusade in the collapse of the mare than ever convinced. .troversies, and others such as Europe. In judging his book we ling" at the university, described decided to advertise for a candi-to be revised in the light of the after

British position. health date in the loent Press.

Germans in Normandy. Sup- that I was right."

the invasion of Southern France can do no less. by the president of its

safely."

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

to

war

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WITH YOU

one of

Is

Indonezian Republic has bi-coloured postage stamps of an lasue whose quantity has not yo! been made known. Th060 Issued to date are: 3-con. 38, 44, 75, 15s, 25s and 60s. Each stamp, with the ex- ception of the 15 and 60 'zen, will have a different design..

:

TURKS and Caicos Islands commemorate the centenary of their political separation from the Bahamas with seven new stamps

from ranging twopence to 10 shillings.

UBA celebrates the bleenten- nial of the fortress Castillo de Jagua and the centenary of the fist printed newspaper, Hoja Economica, in Clen- fuegos with two new stamps. The 1-centavo yellow green and the 2c carmine jointly commemorate the two осед- sions,

TUNISIA honours 1s army with iwo semi-postal stamps. The design, which Illustrates

the Arc do Triomphe of. Sbattla, appears

on the 10-franc plus 40 olive green and the 18 franc plus 42 blue.

TURKEY has issued six new

air mail stamps which are engraved with three different designs. The 5 and 40 kurus have à four engine plane in flight over Izmir, the 20 and 25 kurus show a two engine transport plane over Ankara while the 30 kurus and the 1 lira stamps pleture a single engine cabin plane flying over Istanbul

"If the Truth Were Told"

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