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Show WORLD TRAVELER GIVESWAR VIEWS Sir George Hubert Wilkins Guest of Dr. Frazier, Mr. Buchman Sir Hubert Wilkins, noted Australian Aus-tralian scientist and Arctic and Antarctic explorer, was guest of honor at a luncheon given Tuesday Tues-day noon at the University club in Salt Lake City by Dr. R. G. Frazier and Louis Buchman. Dr. Frazier and Sir Hubert are fellow fel-low members in the Royal Geographical Geo-graphical Society of Great Britain Brit-ain and the Explorers' club of New York City. In August Sir Hubert, who has traveled in 71 countries, returned return-ed from an extended tour that took him through China, Japan, Burma, Malaya, Singapore, Dutch East Indies and Java. In telling of extensive Japanese preparations prepara-tions for war, Sir Hubert said that the Japs feel that if British and American fleets should meet the Japanese fleet in an engagement engage-ment all fleets concerned would be knocked out. The Japanese strategy is to keep their fleet hidden. Sir Hubert stated that the Japs had learned several lessons in bombing protections from the Chinese and Germans and that throughout Japan there are fire walls and canals ready for use in case of incendiary bombings. Preparations have been made to burn block after block to counteract coun-teract any fire that might be started. It would be an impossibility to drive the Japanese back by naval warfare. The only way to bring the Jap to reason is by incessant bombing of their towns from Aleutian islands and the Russian bases, Sir Hubert said. When the time comes for the allies al-lies to bomb Jap towns the Russians Rus-sians will consent to the use of their bases and in all probability assist in the bombing. "The only way to make the ruthless Jap see reason is to handle the people as a surgical cas instead - of a pathological one. To do this it will be necessary neces-sary to bomb the people," Sir Hubert believes. It is likely the allies will lose Singapore, Sir Hubert said, but they will be able to hold the fortress at this place. Retreat to northern Australia and operation from those bases is indicated, Sir Hubert believes. In telling of recent industrial developments in Australia, Sir Hubert stated that after the war the country will be able to produce pro-duce many things that they have formerly purchased from the United States, Germany, BelgiumFrance Bel-giumFrance and other countries. Business relations with the U.S. will not be curtailed, in his opinion, opin-ion, because Australia will cease their trade with Germany and the agressor nations. Following the luncheon Sir Hubert Hu-bert made a tour of the Utah Copper company hill in company with Dr. Frazier and Mr. Buchman. Buch-man. There were 22 guests at the luncheon. |