Evening star., 1940-06-05
sibly next week, if Laborite demands
to fix responsibility are heard.
Air Training Expanded.


Sir Archibald Sinclair, Minister
for Air, told the House of Commons
that the flying and training organ.
ization of the Royal Air Force was
being expanded ION a considerable
scale" to meet "all further require
ments."
Sir Archibald said large number
Of training schools have alread,
been or are in the process of being
established overseas in countries
most suitable to the purpose"
The great importance of protect
ing airdromes in this country anc
other possible mass landing grounds
for troop-carrying planes is fully
recognized and defensive prepara
tions are being pressed forward" he
said.
Sir Archibald said he had nc
knowledge of any understanding
whereby Britain Should not bomb
military objectives in Germany until
they bombed U.S."
The Royal Air Force. he said. had
made "a number of successful at
tacks against military objectives in
Germany"
Charges that the Air Ministry or
ganization shows weaknesses in its
structure and that those respon-
sible for its expansion made mis-
takes were made in report by the
Committee on National Expenditure
Inspiration From Churchill.
The British public, leaving any
recriminations over the colossal
military disaster" of Flanders to
secret Parliament sessions. found
new inspiration in Prime Minister
Churchill's challenge for. finish
fight with Germany alone il
necessary"-and in the rescue OF
the B. E. F. from France
The man in the street accepted
Mr.. Churchill's declaration that
the empire would fight on until
in Gods good time, the New World
with all its power and might sets
forth to the liberation and rescue
of the Old" as meaning the United
States would give aid if the worst
should befall Britain.
The War ONCE announced that
withdrawal of Allied forces from
the French port of Dunkerque had
been completed during the night OF
June 3-4, said British troops were
operating south of the Somme River
lin conjunction with the French
and that others were in "active con-
tact with the Germans at posi-
tions along the Maginot Line.
In another communique the Wa,
Office described removal OF British
forces in the Bodo area of Norway
the night of May 31-June l after
they had achieved their purpose
delaying the enemy advance until
Allied operations for the capture
of Narvik had been completed"
The Air Ministry last night re-
ported additional activities of the
Royal Air Force.
British bombers attacked refin-
cries, oil tanks. supply depots and
railway yards in the Ruhr Valley,
Rhenish Prussia and the Frankfurt
area, the ministry said. and air.
dromes in Northwest Germany and
Holland were bombed.
Interest in U. 5. News.
The London press generally in
.erpreted Mr.. Churchill's reference
to eventual aid from the New World
as intended to assure the United
States that Britain never would
surrender her fleet so long as the
empire held together.
Both the press and the public
showed increasing interest in the
United States attitude.
Some quarters suggested that the
United States could give the Allies
valuable aid by helping rearm the
B. E. F.
All commentators agreed that
Britains immediate task was to
speed up arms production to make
up the loss of some 1000 guns, the
transport mad armored vehicles in
the withdrawal of 5000 British
and French troops from Dunkerque.
The press voiced approval of the
fighting spirit of Mr.. Churchill's
speech to Commons yesterday and
the frankness of his announcement