Show Blackout Hamp Hampers rs Defense Aids Foe Charges Charges' I British Expert Urging Lights to Blind Raiders LONDON March 11 UP uP- uP The blackout is useless seless it does not hinder the enemy whereas its effect in hindering ourselves has been enormous N. N Pember- Pember ton-Billing ton veteran British aviation aviation aviation avia avia- tion writer charged Tuesday in his new book Defense Against the Night Bomb Bomber r. r Billing Pemberton ur urged ed brilliant brilliant brilliant bril bril- illumination past which raiders could not see Stifling tactic of modern warfare warfare warfare war war- fare the blackout has doused the lights of virtually every majar ma major major ma- ma jor jar city in Europe The first practice blackout of ofa a major United States city was held in Seattle last Friday night Pemberton Billing cited 15 arguments arguments arguments ar ar- ar- ar ag against the and suggested other methods of stopping the dreaded night bombIng bombIng bombing bomb bomb- ing which has caused millions of dollars in irreplaceable damage damage damage dam dam- age to British towns and cities The 15 arguments are 5 d 1 It is js Impossible to hide the British coastline v. v 2 2 Blackout accentuates rivers accentuates and other natural landmarks 3 The target effect of fires Cires or espionage sj sips signalling alling is enormously enormously enormously enor enor- increased a if 4 4 If Q the blackouts blackout's effect can a completely canceled can celt d out o oUt by t f y t the e dropping of ot flares of i 5 adds greatly rt to o on Page Three f ff ai r V r r Column l il biel e rr d Blackout Futile I Says Expert Continued From Pa Page e One the terror effect of night air raids 6 It presents terrific handicaps handicaps handicaps handi handi- caps to the work of the air raid aId precautions and rescue workers 7 It makes the work of firefighters firefighters fire fire- fighters unnecessarily dangerous by forcing them to work in accentuated accentuated accentuated ac ac- ac- ac target areas 8 Blackout tends to destroy social life thus striking at the morale of the people 9 Thousands of man-hours man are wasted nIgh nightly in the process of blacking out 10 Electric power is wasted and eyes strained due to day and night blackouts in many factories fac fac- tories Holds It Curbs Defenders 11 Blackout hinders royal air force defensive fighters because of the necessity ty of darkening their home bases 12 It hinders transportation on the railroads and slows loading load load- ing 13 It slows highway traffic and rags the nerves nervE'S of transport drivers 14 It accentuates the position of railway lines and running trains which can be seen from the air at night 15 Blackout is responsible for many thousands of highway and street deaths and accidents |