ENORMOUS TASK

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20045, 18 September 1939, Page 11

ENORMOUS TASK

FORMING MODERN ARMY BRITAIN’S PREPARATION ANSWER TO NAZI STORIES LIE ALREADY GIVEN (Reed. Sept. 16, 2 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 15. A communique issued by the Ministry of Information outlining the enormous tasks necessary to bring a modern army into toeing states that the lie has already been given to the assiduous German stories that Britain intends to fight this war by the agency of her Allies.

“Britain did not do so between 1914 and 1918 and shall not do, so to-day,” proceeds the statement. “The organisation of the army of 1939 will mark another big advance, even on the 19141918 period. About five persons were required to keep one soldier in the line in 1918. Probably more will be necessary to-day. “It must be remembered in the War Cabinet’s announcement that it is framing its plans cn the assumption of a three years’ war reflects the truth that an army must not only be brought into being, but must he kept in toeing. That is the difference between the English and German preparations. “The German preparations again apparently were toased on the hope of a lightning war. Britain’s are not.” The Ministry of Information also makes reference to the German assertion of the British casualties at Kiel being grossly exaggerated. The German allegation* made on Tuesday was that 12 British machines were brought down.