The Archive · 1940

Importance of Home Front

He emphasized the importance of armaments. in modern warfare, also the utmost importance of the nation's efforts in the industrial field. He pointed to the enormous quantity of Taw materials needed. He emphasized the. 'Importance of armaments modern warfare and pointed to the huge industrial effort, the enormous of raw materials, the large of Workers and' the great transport activity that go toward the manufacture of arms, "AL the same time." M. Reynaud also stated, "the country must cone tinue to live. 'There is war to ware invageicultural og well as military elds, Our exports, $0 necessary te maintain our lade' balance abroad, demands men, Everywhere men are needed.

'Thai 1s why everyone must serve, tone in battle, another in the factory, the third in' the fields. The take of London, Mar. 26.

Two officers who had made a name for themselves in peace-time aviation fare included Ju the last casualty list fof the British air force.

They are Flying-OMicer Slocum, who was killed in action, and Flight-Lieutenant Hf. B. Johnson, who was Wounded in sation.

Flying-Officer Slocum had been for some years with British Airways, and had flown more than a million miles, while Flight-Lieut. Johnson was one of the pilots of the RAF. Formation of flying-boats which in December, 1997, flew from Plymouth to Australia.

"The ist includes the name of eight lomicers and men killed in action and feight, wounded or injured in action, and 20 killed on active service and wounded oF injured on active service.—Reuter. the Government is 10 place every man at his post, "Whoever has kept working only peace-time speed during." this war crisis iv guilty in the ces of his. country. Today the normal Tonger ig suiflefent. "Those who would obstruct. this national struggle will be. crushed.

"ets will be hard, We must rd, work hard and suiter, but we will this diMeult. war. The united resources of the (we greatest empires of the world. guarantee victory" on condition that willing and Know how to use these resources entirely, "Even before military victors, cut Aipomatic successes will depend our strength, on the number of our tanks, guns amd planes; and this de~ pends on our will to work, ouy moral determination and the capacity of all Danish Neutrality Not Violated by R.A.P.

London, Mar, 26.

'A bulletin issued yesterday: by the Air Ministry denied Feports published abroad that one or more Royal Air Force planes had violated " Danish erty and fred on ellis ter.

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