Evening star., 1939-09-07
Land, Air Assistance
To Allies Backed by
Starvation Blockade
Intense Propaganda
Mapped to Disorsonize
Germony's Population

against Germany on a long-term
basis for a fight to the finish.
The government has made plain
by its brief and carefully worded
communicates during the first five
days of the war that it is mapping
under cover a vast, co-ordinated
campaign along three general lines:
l. Military and aerial cooper
alton with France and Poland to
haraSS Germany on two fronts.
g Sweeping naval operations
to choke off German supply lines,
and intense propaganda Ito dis
organize the economy OF the
enemv.''
3. Careful civil defense prepa-
rations to keep its own nation at
peak of efficiency and morale
so as to be able to supply not only
Britains own forces, but those
of her allies, with the materials
for successful warfare.
The Royal Air Force, before the
war started, began to prepare for
cooperation with the French
through reciprocal practice raids"
which also gave the extensive anti
aircraft organizat ton defensive eX-
perience.
Armies Consolidated.
British planes already have joined
French aircraft in batterlng Ger
man munition plants north OF the
Eaar Valley and longer hops across
Germany to help the Poles on the
Eastern front are expected as oper-
ations expand.
The "air battle" which was re-
ported to have followed Englands
third air raid alarm yesterday
turned out to be anti-aircraft fire
against British pursuit planes which
set out to give battle to German re-
connaissance planes.
The ministry of information an
nounced that German reconnais-
sance planes did head for the east
coast but turned back before they
reached it.
Mistaken for Germans.
British fighters took to the air to
head them off but failed to find
them Returning, the fighters were
mistaken for Germans by anti-air-
craft batterymen who opened up on
them.
This, the information ministry
said, accounted for rumors of a
heavy aerial engagement.
The British government last
night announced consolidation of
its regular army. territorial army,
conscripted militia and auxiliary
units. Manpower is assured through
a law providing for conscription of
men from 18 to Al
The British navy has clamped
down a blockade on German ship
ping and the Royal Air Force has
been bombing German warships.
The government announced the
sinking of a number of German
merchantmen. and attacks on sub
marines.
Meanwhile Britain and France ar
ranged today to give additional fl
nancial aid to Poland through a
cash loan of 8,5OO,00O pounds zap
proximately $34,00O00O) The two
countries already have granted Po-
land 10,7O0,0O0 pounds credit.
Economic Warfare Plans.
The ministry of information
limited at larger operations than
were disclosed in a communiuue
yesterday asserting that simply be-
cause no news is published it must
not be assumed that no successes
have been achieved"
On the heels of three propaganda
raids in which British planes dis
trlbuted millions of leaflets over
Germany condemning the Nazi
regime and urging the people to
get rid Of Hitler" Britain's new
ministry of economic warfare dis
closed it would Immediately begin
operations similar to those of the
World War ministry of blockade
The announcement said economic
warfare must be regarded as a vital
offensive arm"
Among the preparations for a
longt time campaign are the national
registration law, air raid precau-
tlons on highly organized scale,
measures to conserve foreign eX-
change for war purchases and to
concentrate foreign resources and a
ban on export of 500 articles such
as metals, drugs and foods.
Clew to Determination.
Formation of a ministry of home
security with unannounced duties
was disclosed last night.
Indicative of BritainS determina-
tion to see the war through to a
finish was the manner in which re-
ports were received from Rome that
Hitlers axis partner, Premier Mus
sollni, was still attempting to ar
range settlement of the European
dispute that would avert further war
The authoritative London Times,
which frequently reflects govern
ment opinion, commented:
'If and when the German armies
have completed a considerable ad-
vance, Herr Hitler would naturally
be expected to make an offer of
peace of this tactical move it
Is sufficient to say with the Prime
Minister that the survival of Hit
lerism would only mean that the
world would continue to pass from
one crisis to another and that it
must therefore be ended"
The reference was to similar SEN
timents voiced by Prime Minister
Chamberlain in his announcement
of declaration of war last Sunday