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. THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N; C, FRIDAY; FEBRUARY 17, 1950
PAGE THREE
ELECTION BATTLE BEGINS . 'o
IN ENGLAND
The election campaign in Great
i Britain is moving toward the decisive
V day, February 23rd, when the voters
of that.country go to the polls to de
termine , whether the present Labor
Government will be returned to office
or replaced by the Ooservaltives, led
by the great war, leader, .Winston
Churchill.
'The parties have set out their plat
forms, using all the sugary bait that
political parties are accustomed to
' set before the unsuspecting citizen.
We make this statement on the as
sumption, that British politicians are
like those on this side ofthe Atlantic
, .land that the purpose of the platforms
. is to catch vxxtea. '
' The Labor Government, as most of
our readers know, has nationalized the
coal industry, railways, canals, docks,
- airways, gas and electricity, the cable
-and wireless and 'the Bank of Eng
land. It has proposed to nationalize
the iron and steel industry, but this
shas been deferred until after the day
of the election.
The Conservative platform gives a
. pledgeto atop nationalization, includ
jS$ that of iron and steel, to put some
road transport back into private in
dustry," decentralize the coal and rail
t way administrations and determine
r the fate of the gas and electricity in
' dudtries after greater experience in
the present operation.
V Interestingly, the Conservatives, in
- 'their political manifesto, suggest that
- everyone should be able to own a
home of his own! asserting that a five
per cent deposit in cash should be
sufficient for the purchase of a house.
' In brief, it promises a cheaper welfare
state and more freedom, but it does
not. undertake to undo much of the
nationalization already effected by the
' Labor Government''
We" have no wayof acquiring the
' information necessary upon which to
base' a prediction as to the outcome
' of the British elections. One news
. paper ; correspondent, who recently
V, visited England and in whose judg
ment we have isome confidence, was
.the opinion some months ago that the
Labor Government would be returned
to power. Whether this happens to
be correct or not, it is virtually im
possible to identify the British par
ties with those of the United States
and it would be a mistake to assume
our Republicans and that the Labor
Government corresponds to our Demo-
erotic administration,
V LETS HAVE A THREE-WAY
1 DEFENSE
' The controversy over air power has
produced much discussion, with many
asserting that the way to defend this
country is through the creation of a
Isuper-air force, capable of winning
the next war by quick and decisive
strikes, far from home bastes. ,
There are critics of this "easy vic
tory" program. -Onipf them, Mar
shall Andrews, in s recent hook, f'Di
saster Through Air Power," declares
that the airplane is a weapon a pow
erful weapon, vital to the success of
any army or navy, but no successful
war can be fought under a concept
built around a single weapon instead
of a balanced military organization.
The author takes a look at the as
sertion, commonly heard, that stra
tegic bombing can" break the enemy
and force a plea for peac, saying
that, in the last war, we spent fifty
billion dollars to prove that strategic
bombing permitted enemy production
to increase, hardened- enemy morale
into fierce resistance and, finally, the
infantry had to fight its way through
the rubble bomb-plastered cities to de
feat the enemy.
We are not professional soldier
enough to assert that any one school
of thought is correct in connection
with the squabble over the nation's
strategy in the next war. We are sus
picious enough, however, to question
any assertion that the defense of this
country can be safely left to either
of the three great services the air
force, the army or the navy.
As we have pointed out repeatedly
in past articles, the United States is
rich enough to afford a three-fold
defense. Let the three services each
develop its strategy and tactics and
its own weapons and then, if an emer
gency comes, the full resources of the
nation can be thrown behind the or
ganization which has the tools for the
job at hand.
To risk all our future upon any one
pet theory would be foolish. If it is
right, which no one can assert posi
tively today, we might be safe. If it
is wrong, and we have no alternative,
the nation will, for the first time in
its history, go down into ignominous
defeat. The risk is too great to take,
and the nation should not take it. '
SUPER-BOMB A DEFENSE MUST
. A report that some of the scientists,
who helped us build the first atomic
bombs, have experienced twinges of
conscience and remorse over its use,
can be put down as little more than
the imagination of some promoters.
The United States, engaged in a
great war, was faced with the threat
that Germany, thoroughly staffed
with competent scientists, was con
centrating, on hV development of .ihe
atomic bomb. There was 'nothing else
for American science to do but (to get
into the race because sole possession
of the atomic bomb by the Nazis
would have meant the destruction of
Western civilization, with the loss of
all its great moral and spiritual
values.
Under the present circumstances,
with Russian scientists admittedly in
on the "secret" of the atomic bomb
and believed to be pushing their pur-
Jsttlt of a super-bomb as' fast : ad missi
ble, there is nothing for the United
States scientists to do but to accept
the challenge. ..' ...); --rVi; .-v.-
We must have whatever bombs
science can make available and ; we
must have them as early," or before,
any other country gets them. Cer
tainly, we must have the super-bomb
before the Communists of Russia ac
quire such a weapon for possible use
in aggressive warfare, .
ARMS TO EUROPE SO WHAT?
' Eight nations of Western Europe
are Boon to begin to receive arms and
military equipment to the value of
a billion dollars as part of the mutual
defense assistance program.
; Before the shipments could begin in
quantity, the nations were required
to sign contracts agreeing1 to condi
tions laid down by the United States.
Some delay was experienced because
Great Britain was especially cautious
about the generality of the language
and asked clarification before enter
ing into an agreement.
The eight countries that will re
ceive assistance are Belgium, France,
Denmark, Great Britain, Italy, Lux
embourg, the Netherlands and Nor
way. Behind the shipments are some
general agreements as to integrated
defense. France, it is assumed, will
bear the main burden at the begin
ning of ground operations. Deep-sea
naval operations will be shared by
the United States and Great Britain.
The United States will have the bur
den of long-range strategic air war
fare. Each nation will be responsible
for its internal security and a part of
the general air defense.
There are other matters to be de
termined, however, including the stra
tegic plans of battle if war develops
with Russia. Where will the Western
nations make a stand in Europe, on
the Rhine or somewhere else? How
will Italy and the Scandinavian coun
tries be defended? If this jjs suc
cessfully accomplished, what would
be the program to bring about the de
feat of Russia if that country engages
in the aggressive enterprise.
-. We ask these questions without im
plying that the military, leaders of
the nine nations involved have ignor
ed them. - One must assume that the
does not provide conclusive evidence
that no thinking has been done on the
subject and that no provisions have
been made. '?';.
questions have been studied and that
competent leaders have formulated
tentative' laM3FaiIiirr to 'promul
gate and publish such 'a strategic plan
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