The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 29, 1940 Page: 3 of 8
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THE CASS COUNTY SUN
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K ALT EN BORN SAYS:
Enemies Stalemated After 6 Months
Because Defense Outshines Offense
By H. V. KALTENBORN
Noted Radio Commentator.
AT THE end of the first six
-t*. months of war we find that
the major belligerents have
not yet begun to fight, while the
major neutral powers have be-
gun to fight for peace. Small
wonder that the late Senator
Borah called this a "phoney"
war.
Only in Finland is there a
major military effort and
mighty Soviet Russia does not even
admit that she «has gone to war
against little Finland. When the war
began no one expected Soviet Rus-
sia to participate in military opera-
tions and no one expected Finland
to be invaded. On the other hand,
everyone expected an immediate
air-raid by hundreds of bombing-
planes on the capitals of Europe,
and for weeks the headlines spoke
of the coming big offensives on the
Maginot and Siegfried lines. Neither
the raids nor the offensives devel-
oped during the first half-year of
fighting. Why?
Defense Is Major Factor.
The primary reason is that in
modern war, defense is stronger
than offense. The war in Spain
showed the world that air attack
on large cities is tremendously de-
structive, but it also showed that it
is not likely to be decisive. The ex-
pense in planes, fuel, bombs and
aviators who do not return is apt to
offset the military advantages
gained in any mass bombing flight.
And the effect on neutral opinion of
the killing of thousands of women
and children, together with the de-
struction of historic monuments in
cities far away from any actual
fighting zone, might well be disas-
trous.
The fear of such wholesale air-
raids led France and Britain to sur-
render at Munich. Now, after a
year and a half of additional inten-
sive preparation for air-defense, they
no longer fear German attack. They
are prepared to meet it and could
make it so costly that it would prob-
ably not be repeated. The success-
ful defense of the Mannerheim line
against the most highly concentrat-
ed Soviet military effort showed the
strength of defense fortifications in
modern war.
Why Poland Was Weak.
The two great surprises of this
war so far have been Poland's weak-
ness and Finland's strength. Po-
land's weakness arose from a lack
of national unity and domination of
the illiterate masses by an aristo-
cratic caste. In the larger sense,
the government of Poland was nei-
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BRITAIN GUARDS THE SEA
multiple anti-aircraft gun aboard a
enemy raiders.
or indirectly through the air-waves.
Nazi leaders are apprehensive about
casualties in the propaganda battle.
They impose severe punishment on
anyone who listens to a foreign
broadcast. The British and French,
on the other hand, have enough con-
fidence in their people to permit
them to listen to whatever Dr. Goeb-
bels orders said.
More Activity on Sea.
At sea, a war of movement has
been possible. This is why there
has been much more activity at
sea than on land. Britain's con-
trol of the sea has again demon-
strated its importance. The Ger-
man fleet is bottled up. Except for
submarines, the German navy and
the German Merchant Marine have
been swept from the seas.
The Near Eastern Franco-British
army of half a million men under
the leadership of General Weygandt
is now waiting in Syria, ready for
instant action against ttussia or Ger-
many in any part of the Balkans.
This army may yet prove the de-
cisive military factor in this war.
Allied victories in Palestine and Tur-
key presaged the collapse of the
Central Powers in 1918.
Germany's commerce - raiders
were swept from the seas much
more quickly than during the World
war. The Graf Spee lies wrecked
in Montevideo harbor after being
put out of action by the combined
efforts of three small British cruis-
THE AUTHOR—
H. V. Kaltenborn attained eminence in the
radio news field during the European crisis last
autumn, when his frequent and accurate re-
ports over the Columbia network were awaited
each day by millions of listeners. A native of
Wisconsin, he worked many years on the
Brooklyn Eagle before entering the radio neivs
field as a sideline in 1922. For more than 30
years he has been a keen student of interna-
tional politics, a background which makes his
extemporaneous analyses over CBS among the
most accurate heard by the American audience
today. His famous broadcast from a haystack
in Spain is the first radio description of actual warfare on record.
During last autumn's crisis he literally lived at the CBS studios in
New York, prepared to go on the air at a moment's notice.
ther popular nor efficient. The Fin-
nish people are literate, sturdy and
possess a strong sense of social and
political independence.
Just as the failure of Poland's de-
fense plan undermined morale, the
success of Finland's well-organized
plan of defense has given tremen-
dous encouragement to the army,
the people and the government. But
the success of the German blitzkrieg
against Poland and the failure of
Russia's blitzkrieg against Finland
depended primarily on the differ-
ence between the attacking armies.
The German army was well organ-
ized, well equipped, well directed.
The Russian army is poorly organ-
ized, poorly equipped and suffers
from bad generalship.
Western Lines Invulnerable.
Already Finland's Mannerheim
line has withstood an overwhelming
Russian assault for more than three
months. If is apparent, therefore,
that the much more completely or-
ganized and much deeper Maginot
and Siegfried lines would be simi-
larly invulnerable to attack. And
whereas Russia has a superiority of
something like 20 to 1 against Fin-
land, the forces lined up on both
sides of the French frontier are
practically equal in fighting strength.
In considering the progress of this
war, we are too much inclined to
dwell on military factors. Yet dur-
ing this first half-year the military
fri nt has been less important than
the diplomatic front and the eco-
nomic front. There .has even been a
more continuous exchange of am-
munition on the propaganda front
than between the fighting armies
themselves.
Radio and loudspeaker systems
have made it possible for belliger-
ents to talk to one another inces-
santly, directly on the fighting lines
ers. The Deutschland, her sister
pocket-battleship, thought it best to
return to a safe German harbor.
Nazis Stress C-Boat Warfare.
But raiding with surface ships is
a minor factor in Gertnany's sea
warfare against Britain and France.
The Germans remembered how
close they came to forcing a deci-
sion with their submarines during
the World war. They had from 60
to 75 submarines ready when the
war began. For the first few weeks
of the war, they used these to ex-
cellent advantage.
Then the protective measures
which Britain developed during the
World war and since became effec-
tive. The larger ships were sent
out in convoy; airplane patrols were
created; minefields against subma-
rines were established and all the
resources of the British navy were
mobilized against the U-boats.
On the whole, they have proved
effective. In six months, the British
have lost 550,000 tons of merchant
ships. At the same time, the French
lost 75,000 tons and the neutrals 350,-
000 tons. This makes a total of a
little over 1,000,000 tons.
Losses Not Important.
But nothing in these losses pro-
duced by mines and submarines
even suggests the possibility of a
decisive result. The British mer-
chant marine alone totals 21,000,000
tons. The British claim that de-
ducting from their losses purchases
and new construction, their net loss
in six months of warfare has been
less than 200,000 tons. It is also
probable that the. losses will de-
crease rather than increase, since
at sea as well as on land defense is
proving itself stronger than attack.
Already submarine torpedoes are
far less successful in destroying
shipping flian mines. The new mag-
—Somewhere in the North sea a
British mine sweeper watches for
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netic mine sown by the Germans
proved very destructive for the first
few weeks in which it was used.
Then more effective mine-sweeping
methods and the establishment of
narrow ship-channels which were
carefully patrolled reduced the suc-
cesses of Germany's mine-laying
airplanes.
British Also Unsuccessful.
On the other hand, the British
have been no more successful in
their raids against the German
navy. Both German and British
submarines have destroyed an oc-
casional warship, but these forays
have been costly to the submarines
attempting them. The British and
French claim to have sunk between
40 and 50 German submarines since
the beginning of the war. The Ger-
mans admit the loss of less than
half this number. Yet whenever a
submarine is lost, the entire crew
is lost with it, and it takes five
years to train men to handle a sub-
marine under war conditions.
Talk about the Germans building
one submarine a day is nothing
more than talk. It is more likely
that the Germans are completing
anywhere from six to ten U-boats a
month, which is just about the rate
at which they are being destroyed.
Already Planning for Peace.
There is, then, nothing decisive in
action at sea or in the air. Defense
is stronger than attack. But what
about the economic front? That is
probably the most important front
of all and the one that will be domi-
nant long after the war has ended.
Already Secretary of State Hull is
negotiating with the neutral powers
to work out a plan of economic re-
construction. The plan must be
ready for instant application on the
day of the armistice if Europe is
not to sink in to chaos when the
fighting ends.
Every country in Europe, neutral
and belligerent alike, has mort-
gaged its future. Only if the New
world remains out of the war and
stands ready to lend its resources
for European reconstruction is there
any hope of true peace. Europe was
ready for revolution before the war
came and will be much more ready
for it when the war is done.
What After Collapse?
France and Britain count on gfco-
nomic pressure to bring about the
collapse of Germany, but one won-
ders whether they have asked them-
selves, what then? Will they march
into Germany at the head of a vic-
torious army, establish a new Kaiser
.and a new Junker government? Or
will they stand aside while Germa-
ny's underground Communist move-
ment re-asserts itself and calls out
for assistance to the Red brethren
in Moscow?
There is the third possibility of or-
ganizing those liberal forces that
have either been driven out of Ger-
many or driven under cover within
Germany, and helping them to re-
establish constitutional government
by granting them a generous peace.
That would be the hardest task.
Rumania Under Pressure.
Meanwhile, there is more pressure
behind the economic than behind
the military war. Members of the
Rumanian government are being
bribed, bulldozed, flattered and ca-
joled by both sides. Both are seek-
ing to purchase Rumania's oil and
Rumania's grain. Each wants it*so
that the other cannot have it. The
French and British offer gold, the
Germans threaten war. So far,
King Carol has kept a precarious
balance; Britain and France con-
tinue to guarantee his frontiers and
King Carol remembers the Blitz-
krieg against Poland. Poland had
been given the same guarantees.
On the diplomatic front, the Al-
lied powers won their greatest vic-
tory in winning Turkey to their
cause. This gives them control of
the Dardanelles and the Black Sea,
in case of war with Russia. It also
assures France and Britain com-
plete dominance of the Mediterrane-
an thereby discouraging Italy from
siding with Germany.
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Why Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard got its aame from
tlie fact that its site was once
occupied by a palace belonging to
the kings of Scotland. They used
their building as a home during
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The Metropolitan Police took
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The manufacture of explosives
is so fraught with danger that the
workmen are not even allowed to
wear metal buttons for fear of a
chance spark. Yet this industry,
owing to its extreme safety pre-
cautions, has an accident frequen-
cy rate 38 per cent below the aver-
age for all industries.
Although a mammal, the hippo-
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Offering Information
on Various Subjects
1. Were the blood vessels in a
human body placed in one line,
how far would they reach?
2. Was the Statue of Liberty in
New York harbor brought here as
a finished statue?
3. What is meant by a runner
getting his second wind?
4. When was the Mississippi
river formed?
5. What kind of fruit is a monas-
tery?
6. How many primary human
emotions are there?
7. What portion of the Great
Lakes belongs to the United
States?
8. Why are bananas picked
green?
9. What people first became civ-
ilized?
10. Do Mohammedans use coffins
in which to bury their dead?
The Answers
1. Over 2,000 miles.
2. No. After being exhibited in
Paris, it was taken down and
shipped in cases.
3. An adjustment of the heart
rate to the intake and outgo of
air in the lungs.
4. During the latter part of the
Ice age, about 20,000 years ago.
5. A rare fruit from Puerto Rico
with a taste similar to the pine-
apple and banana.
6. There are 3 primary human
emotions: anger, fear, and love.
7. Of the Great Lakes, 60,770
square miles lie on the United
States side, and 33,940 square
miles on the Canadian side.
8. Bananas are picked green be-
cause they do not ripen properly
on the plant. If they are not cut
when green the starch fails to turn
into sugar and the fruit is unfit for
human consumption.
9. The Chinese claim that dis-
tinction. Early history being
largely legendary, it may be other
civilizations antedated that of
China, such as that of Assyria or
that of the Aztecs of Mexico.
10. Mohammedanism prohibits
the use of coffins, the dead being
wrapped only in a burial cloth.
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