The Daily Telegraph from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (2024)

November 18, 1941

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Tuesday, November 18, 1941

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DONI JUST ORDER IT Qct it Ear ly Dec Vol VI No 206 (New Series) Telephone: M2406 SYDNEY TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18 1941 trnsmlMion by post PHCe 2d ED I TO I Al We Must Have An Air orce In The Army ERM many spectacular victories in this war have resulted largely from the clear understanding that air power sea power and land power should operate where possible under a single command In the 26th month of the war Australia is begin ning Io plan her defences on the same lines The ederal announcement that it will establish at Canberra a special school to train Army and rAA officers in co operative strategy is the first step But it is only a first and very tentative step Schools for a few officers are one thing a basic reorgani sation of army and air force functions is quite another Before we make that co operation as real and deadly as the Germans have made it we may have to tread on some highly placed toes or there is evidence that the Higher Command of the RAA in Australia jeal ous of its status does not welcome the idea of putting air squadrons under the direct control of field commanders But ederal Cabinet must examine the question as modern war has presented it not as high ranking officers solicitous of their authority may present it Crete offers a grim example to guide us In the October issue of oreign Affairs George ielding Eliot military and naval correspondent of the New York Herald Tribune writes: the disaster of Crete the blame has never been correctly placed Probably indeed it attaches to no one individual Responsibility was divided between the Army the Navy and the RA there was no unified command reyberg the commander of the garrison was dependent for air support on squadrons controlled by the Air Officer Commanding the Middle East Command of the RA far away in Cairo and for naval co operation on the Commander in Chief Mediterranean leet who was in turn dependent for air support very largely on the RA (save for such limited aid as he could get from the meagre forces of his own leet Air Slow To Catch Up (JRETE is not the only battle we have lost because control of our land and air forces was divided It is not the only victory German arms have won because they realised before the Service Blimps that in modern war the concentration of forces demanded unified command of air and land armies and of the navy too sometimes Who after more than two years of war would deny this? After Norway rance Greece Crete? We have been slow to catch up with the Germans because under their separate com mands and ministries our forces have wrangled bitterly with each other The story of the tragic battle of rance is no longer a secret Allied air commanders argued with tank and army commanders over the right way to use their forces when a single German General trained to use air force and land force together exercised a unified control over every plane in the sky and every man gun and tank on the land Australian Generals in the Middle East were the first to demand a similar power As a result in the Syrian campaign a number of air squadrons were allotted to the ground forces for attack and defence as well as for the reconnaissance work which was previously considered the main function of the air forte operating with the army But these air squadrons were not under army command The Air orce appointed a liaison officer to act as go between That was a compromise to please the high command of the Air orce It did not eliminate the old fatal dual control To get fighters or bombers to the spot where they were needed it was necessary to pass requests through the liaison officer A clumsy method The army of the Middle East has now scrapped this scheme for a more realistic system in which bomber and fighter squadrons are put directly under the command of the army for particular campaigns No Compromises must have the same system in Australia or these reasons: 1 The preliminary training of AI and RAA recruits should fit them for co operative opera tions abroad 2 Our own local defence should also provide the maximum army air co operation under a single command Read Eliot again: is primarily for co operative tasks that our air units must be trained And let this be noted they need a great deal of training to perform such tasks properly train ing and indoctrination and team spirit and service loyalty All of this can be best obtained if our air forces are part of the surface forces which our airmen are to assist with which they are to work and whose methods they must know to That sort of realism may shock high Air orce officers who want their authority whittled down It may irritate military traditionalists who believe that the soldier has a job on the ground and the airman a job but a very different and less important Job in the air Byt ederal Cabinet should not be in fluenced by the vanity of one or two high officers in the RAA or by the for sake leave thjngs aa they are mentality of a few academic stick in the mud army pooh bahs Let us have no compromises designed to spare the of the high command of army or air force no liaison officers no excuses Those who for their own various reasons oppose a full ak ei1i arrnyar co operation will argue that we nough planes of the right type to do the job in Australia Nonsense Use trainer planes to instil into our land and air forces ne principles of modern offensive war A less scrupulous attention to professional jealousy in th10 efficiency and we 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Interpret this phrase to mean that Japan will keep armed guard on the Soviet frontier until she deals with China Indicating that Japan was on the alert for a grab at expense should the Soviet collapse under Nazi pressure General Tojo said: "The situation since the outbreak of the German Russian war has led one to think ot its development Japan cannot afford to be Indifferent to General Tojo recounted the entry of I Japanese troops into Indo China add 1 ing: "Japan's cordial relations with Indo China were established gradually "Japan's peaceful advancement to wards the south was about to begin but as military and economic co oper ation between Britain the United States and the Dutch East Indies grew stronger economic negotiations with the East Indies fell through "After the Japanese entered Indo China Britain the United States and the Dutch East Indies enforced an economic blockade simultaneously rapidly augmented by military meas ures against us hardly needs to explain that an economic blockade as between non belligerents constitutes a measure little letfs hostile in character than armed warfare earnestly desiring peace as always consistently has main tained patience and perseverance "She has exerted her utmost efforts towards a peaceful solution through diplomatic negotiations "Our purpose has not yet been fully realised "Japan faces a serious situation where she must decide her course for generations to come" General Tojo added: Govern ment wishes to express its sincere felici tations to friendly Powers especially Germany and Italy on their accom plishments "It hopes that these Powers will achieve success together with our em pire in establishing a new world order on a basis of The Japanese oreign Minister (Mr Togo) declared in the Diet that the time for negotiations with the United States was drawing to a close "Naturally there 13 a limit to conciliatory attitude" he said "The views of Japan and the United States have been made clear through STOP PRESS THONE: M2406 NO REPORT ON 1TRPITZ" BA I'AVIA Monthly Comment ing oh rumors Hint the ljOOO tonGetniiiii iMllltship Tlrpitv Is in ilic rucific ocean Uie Nellierlands conversations which have lasted more than six months "Consequently it must be evident to the United States Government that viewed even from a technical angle there is no necessity for spending much more time in negotiations" Toklo reports state that a draft reso lution drawn up for approval by the two Houses is: effort should be made to reach an agreement with America by diplo macy But if the United States should lack sincerity Jaipan must adopt a stern The Japanese House Budgetary Com mittee has unanimously approved the £285000000 extraordinary military appropriations bill Tile House Is expected to pass the bill tonight after which it will be sent to the Peers Vital General Chiang Kaj shek the Chin ese leader today declared that Is contemplating a drive Into Yunnan Province to isolate Chungking from the other anti aggression Addressing the Political Council at Chungking Chiang said: is the vital moment "Preparations for united democratic defence of the ar East are now com plete and Britain must help us to smash Japan am confident that the Japanese envoy to Washington (Mr Kunisu) will not be successful in his efforts to relieve United States pressure against Japan only salvation is to accept the Democracies' peace terms include abandonment of aggression withdrawal from China in cluding the north eastern provinces withdrawal from Indo China with drawal from the Axis Alliance" The Chinese oreign Minister (Dr Quo Tai chi) today urged the ABCD Powers (America Britain China Dutch Indies) to declare an open alliance "The Axis aggressors long ago openly announced their Dr Quo added VS Hint irst hint by a key American poli tician that the United States might moderate its stand for complete Japan ese withdrawal from China was given today The Senate oreign Relations Com mittee Chairman (Senator Connally) said it might be possible for America to agree to the maintenance of one or two Japanese garrisons in China at least for the duration of the present European war Senator Connallv said he was very hopefui that the Washington conversa tions with Mr Kurusu would produce a Pacific settlement "The United States should insist on decent treatment for the Chinese in any understanding with he added Other Washington observers do not support Senator Connally's optimistic view of the prospects of a peaceful settlement Japanese officials In Washington are reported to favor discussion of a "limited settlement" Under this Japan would agree to refrain from new aggressions in the Pacific in return for relaxation of United economic sanctions against Japan The reports add that the United States has refused to discuss such a limited agreement on the ground that it provides no Japanese con cessions to China It is pointed out that General Tojo's four points mention no conces sions by Japan Tile UJ3 State Department is un derstood to demand that the aggres sor nation should make most concessions Daily Telegraph Service and AAP German official news agency GENERAL TOJO MR KURUSU Tojo Condemns Britain America East Indies or Economic Blockade LONDON Monday In his eagerly awaited speech to the Diet in Tokio today the Japanese Premier (General Tojo) laid down four points which Japan considers necessary for settlement of the Pacific crisis These points are: 1 Third Powers must not interfere in China 2 The economic blockade must be listed 3 British Dutch and American Powers must promise to end encirclement 4 Normal trade which Is vital to Japan must be restored General Tojo condemned America Britain and the Dutch East Indies for having established an economic blockade of Japan in retalia tion for Japan's southward move into Indo China He branded this blockade measure little less hostile than armed warfare' and declared that a grave pregnant situation menaced Japan in the south Pacific General Tojo hinted that Japan would move against the Burma Road The Burma Road is the only route left for supplies for China Execution Of ixed Mr Saburo Kurusu special envoy to Washington on the Pacific situation met the Us Secretary of State (Mr Cordell Hull) today Mr Kurusu comerred yesterday at the Japanese Embassy with the Jap anese Ambassador (Admiral Nomura) the Japanese Minister (Mr Wakasugi) and the Consul General in New York (Mr Morishama) They spent the day In a final dis cussion on tactical procedure in pre Saration for Mr Kurusu's meeting with tr Hull "US Cruiser Hunts Raider" WASHINGTON Monday The US cruiser St Louis (10000 tons) joined two British destroyers from Singa pore ijj hunting a German raider In the Pacific Senator Wheeler asserts Nazis Claim Key Town Daily Telegraph Service and LONDON The Germans have cap tured Kerch key port in the eastern Crimea fac ing the Caucasus The news has not been coi firmed from non German sources The Russians suffered heavy losses both bv land and air in their at tempts to evacuate their troops across Kerch Strait the announcement adds The claims that all the eastern Crimea to now in German hands A hundred thousand prisoners have been taken in the Crimea campaign it adds The German Army leaders are now risking everything on a big break through It is believed If they achieved It they would use their Crete tactics to force Kerch Strait and gain a bridgebead on Caucasian soil Kerch Strait 22 miles long and from two to 22 miles wide separates the Crimea from Caucasia German forces in the Crimea have been increased from 11 to between 13 and 15 divisions (up to 180000 men) Troops Concentrating Stockholm renorts that German para troops assault troops gliders and barges are concentrated at the mouth of the Danube ready to attempt to force Kerch Strait At the same time they would launch terrific attacks against Krasnodar (on Kuban River 120 miles inland from Caucasian coast) The Soviet Vice oreign MinisterM Lozovsky) says guerrillas are par ticularly strong In the Crimea and units of the Red Army are also fight ing behind the German lines Victory Trumpets Moscow radio said today: "Every where on the Moscow front the German advance has been stopped "We are counter attacking and th strength of our resistance is increas ing dally" the announcer added or the first time since Germany invaded Russia Moscow radio Iasi night began its news session with a fanfare of victory trumpets we tell you of big victories said the announcer are no longer retreating: we are advancing "Our motorised columns on thi Mos cow front are moving forward "Our guns are helping the advance of our Infantry by blasting the Gm mane out of their fortified positions ront Line Broadcasts A 1 I Mr Kurusu avoided the Press and no statement has been issued from the Japanese Embassy although numerous Japanese officials business men and reporters went in and out of the building during the day Japanese officials thought that immediately Mr Kurusu saw Mr Hull he would be escorted to the White House for a preliminary courtesy call on President Roosevelt But final decision on this rests with Mr Roosevelt himself The President still has a bad cold Administration officials are showing no great interest in the conversations This is Instanced by White House vagueness about when Mr Kurusu will be received by the President Several Congressmen state that they hope something constructive will re sult from the talks but they are not optimistic The American Press tends to forecast failure of the Kurusu mission on the grounds that Japan has demanded too much and that the United States could Senator Wheeler isolationist leader produced a letter which purported to be written by a sailor on board the St Louis Dated August 25 the letter said that other naval ships eventually sank the raider off Panama "The United States Navy is joining the British in aggressive action in the Atlantic and the Senator Wheeler said of the US Neutrality Act permits the US Navy only to convoy US merchantmen US Navy has no right to pro tect British convoys or to join British ships in aggressive The chairman of the Senate oreign Affairs Committee (Senator Tom Con nally) criticised Senator Wheeler sharply "Even the Neutrality Act before and after amendment did not forbid the President to use our Navy as he saw fit" he said "In the Maloyaroslavets sector 1 70 miles south west of Moscow) our artil lery In the last 24 hours has forced the Germans to yield more ground "Countless enemy tanks guns and automatic weapons are faffing into our hands and thousands of enemy dead lie on the Moscow radio last night introduced broadcasts direct from the front line An announcer somewhere on the Moscow front described the rout of picked SS (Steel Helmet) units sup ported by tanks and regular German infantry will hear the voices of our guns our tanks speeding into battle the echo of our soldiers going forward and taking from the enemy all on which he nas dared to lay his the announcer said Nazis Gain Grip In Tula Page 3 Col 5 not possibly retreat Indo China Confirms Japanese Rule Page 2 Cols 1 and 2 Adrift 2 Days On North Sea Daily Telegraph Service LONDON Monday Seven RA men who raided Cologne on riday night spent Saturday and Sunday in a rubber dinghy in the North Sea After they had been picked up and taken to hospital the second pilot died of wounds and exposure While they drifted in the dinghy his comrades gave the wounded man rum "It do poor Tom any good but maybe it made him feel muzzy" the captain said The bomber was hit by anti aircraft fire on the way back from Cologne The weather grew worse the wings Iced up and the bomber began to stagger When 40 miles from home it flopped into the sea The glass nose was broken Water rushed in Played Poker The seven men scrambled Into the dinghy as the bomber sank They saw the sun rise and heard other bombers coming back from raids on Germany They produced a pack of cards and played poker All of them almost froze especially the captain who had fallen into the sea In helping the radio operator Into the dinghy "Our beards were forcing them selves through a most un pleasant one of the men said All Sunday they told yams They spun these out as long as possible At night they heard bombers going to Germany One of them flew low and spotted them An RA tender came out to pick them up East Indies Naval Department says it has received no reports about lhe L'iipiU' whereabouts British authorities at Singapore tMued a aunitai' staleiucuU SECRETS IN PHONE BOOK Dally Telegraph Service LONDON Monday Secret information about the British Army In Northern Ireland is given away In the new Issue of the Belfast telephone directory The directory contains nearly a column listing the location and tele phone numbers of garrisons embarka tion posts military rail centres and Army Transport Service barracks The Navy lists only nine phone num bers and the RA only three The Rev James Little (Cons) in the House of Commons drew the attention of lhe War Minister (Capt Margesson) to the matter Mr Henderson (Lab) said that the disclosure in wartime of so much vital information was scarcely credible 4 LATE EDITION 5.

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