Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 May 1940 — Page 7

FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1940

SUPPLIES, NOT MANPOWER, ARE

ARMY PROBLEM

Lack of Weapons Keeps

U. S. Forces From Utilizing

By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press Cable Editor Great Britain has just given the {world a remarkable demonstration {of democracy. The people of the great democratic kingdom have voluntarily turned over their liberties to their elected government, permitting it to match the lightning, arbitrary |decisions which Hitler's totalitarian state enables him to make.

It gives the banker the same status |be stressed. It is a suspension, not

as the laborer; the peeress and the fishwife are equally subject to the state. George Bernard Shaw observed that Hitler made the fatal mistake of getting the British people frightened, and this is their answer. The British decision is historic. It changes, temporarily, a system «f individual freedom which has existed for centuries.

a permanent surrender. The influential Manchester Guardian put it Suceinetly this way: “We must surrender our liberties to the government of our choice in order that we may resume them.” Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his ministers will be able to rule virtually by decree. The unanimous tone of the press indicates

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Britain's ‘Dictatorship’ Hailed as Demonstration of Democracy

But there is still Parliament. It has relinquished without a murmur its jealous prerogatives, but retains the power to turn the “dictatorship” out of office as quickly as it voted the extraordinary powers. History illustrates the strength of such a system. In the days of the Roman republic, it was used in time of crisis, but the period of dictatorship was sharply defined and it was held strictly accounte

served their latent power. The decline of the Roman Empire was accompanied by a period of unlimited dictatorships and tyranny. The Briton today has no freedom of choice. He can be put info the Army or into any line of work in which the state needs him. His business might be closed down or switched into another form of activity; his personal property, even his home, might be requisitioned by

the state. No one shall be allowed to make a penny of profit from the war. Any gain above normal will be confiscated. The banks will be closely controlled. Labor willingly surrenders its hard-won rights. The drastic bill was, in fact, introduced in commons by Clement R. Attlee, leader of the Labor Party. The British public was first made aware of the workings of the new

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House of Commons announced that] Capt. Archibald Ramsay, a Con< servative member of the House, had been thrown into prison. No explanation was offered. Perhaps a clue was contained in the comment of the London Daily Express, which said: “He who is not' with us against us.” - At the same time, Scotland Yard men raided the headquarters of Sir Oswald Moseley’s British Union Fascist Party and made nine or 10 arrests. They examined papers and literature in the offices and quese

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able for its acts. The people re« [the state, His wealth is subject tolsystem when the speaker of the tioned all persons within

The word “temporarily” should 'that the people are back of them.

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Lessons of Europe.

(This is the second of a series of dispatches on the American preparedness program.)

By MACK JOHNSON United Press Stat Correspondent WASHINGTON, May 24. ~Strik-| ing power on wheels is the out-! standing ground lesson of the Euro-| pean War to date, and the Army high command is rushing orders for | tanks, anti-tank guns, and motor. ized vehicles. The current lack of such weapons | makes it impossible to capitalize on this nation’s greatest defense asset) manpower. Men with rifles no longer are enough. Gen. George C. Marshall, Avy, Chief of Staff, estimates that only| 75,000 Regulars—equipped nearly as well as the Nazi legions in Norway! —are ready to take their places in the continental defense scheme. Twenty-five thousand enlisted reserves are available as quick rein-! forcements., Another 70,000 troops! well-equipped and well-trained, are stationed in the overseas strongholds of Puerto Rico, Panama and, Hawaii. Although Congress has provided | $4,419,000.000 for the Army in the! last 11 years, the Senate has found | it necessary to vote another $1.-/ 823252724 for the fiscal year 1941 | to close vital gaps in the setup. Feel Lack of Material

National policy commits the United States to defend not only its own territory but as much as pos-/ sible of the entire Western Hemi-! sphere—from the Arctic Ocean to Cape Horn. The Army is far from ready for any such assignment. “Lack of material becomes of special importance not only because it takes a long time to manufacture, but because lack of it makes impossible for us to capitalize on] our greatest national asset, that is, our manpower,” Gen. Marshall told congress recently. “Without adequate material, a soldier is in a hopeless, a tragic situation on the battlefield.” | The present standing Army nume bers 241000227000 eniisted men and 14000 officers. The National Guard forces total 251.000 men and officers. There are 105000 reserve officers and 30,000 enlisted reserve men. | 170,000 Garand on Order | he emphasis this year will be on material rather than men, although the eniisted manpower of the Army is scheduled for an increase to the full peace-time authorized total of 280,000 The number of semi-automatic Garand 30-caliber rifles, of which the Army has 38,000 now and 170,000 on order, will be boosted to a total of 240.539 required for the protective mobilization plan. | Latest mcedel light-weight and meidum-weight tanks, of which the Army had 10 and 18 respectively, on May 1, will be boosted to 73¢ and 194 under the new program In addition, the number of scout and combat cars, now totalling 599, will be boosted to 1554. The Army now has 228 37-mm. anti-tank guns and this number will be increased to 1388 in the new program. 2000 Parachutes to Be Ordered In addition, almost every item of Army equipment will be increased, with particular emphasis on bombs, bullets for rifies, shells for guns! tanks and nowitzers, and the for. mation of 16 mobile anti-aircraft regiments Two thousand more parachutes will be bought. Gas masks, now totalling 407,696, will be boosted to 1,297,000 in the new program. Modernization of old French 75's, backbone of the light artillery, will be speeded up. The Army has about 3000 of these, but only 101 have been modernized to date, and it is planned to improve at least 1432. The Army now has 90 75-mm. howitzers and this number will be increased to 319. It possesses none of the 105-mm. howitzers, but plans to buy 120. Other weapons of a similar nature also will be in-

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