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Libery, Supreme Cour
THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 4, 1939.
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LETTER OF HOMAGE
GENERALISSIMO
TO
HITLER'S PATH TRIBUTE FROM
TO POWER
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SENIOR MEMBERS OF OXFORD
For Hitler had not the slightest intention of supplying Junker officers with a popular national backing and then being curtly dismissed to the On men's quarters for his pains. As a soldier he had cleaned their boots in the war but he did not propose to polish them for the rest of the
peace.
Hitler took charge of the propą. ganda of the "German - Workers Party" He insisted on holding pub
lic meetings which he addressed. He
London, To-day.
the occasion of New Year, a letter of homage and sympathy to General Chiang Kai-shek, Madame Chiang-"sharer of your continual danger" and the Chinese people, has been ad- dressed by a large group of senior members of Oxford University.
These include the heads of All Souls, Balliol, Cor-
U.S. PUBLIC BEHIND ROOSEVELT
New York, December 28.
Public opinion in the United States favours 'an increase in the defences of the country, a referon-· dum organised by the Institute of Public opinion revealed to-day.
Ninety per cent. of the persons questioned favoured an increase in the air force; 86 per cent. favoured a stronger navy, while 82 por cent, declared themselves partisans of a greater army.
These figures reveal an increase over the previous popular referen- dum on the same question in 1935. -Havas
discovered his voice, he developed pus Christi, Exeter, New College, Oriel, ANTI-JEWISH
Queen's, Wadham, and the women's colleges of
Lady Margaret, St. Hilda's, St. Hugh's and PROPAGANDA
Somerville.
IN SHANGHAI
Much of this propaganda is print- ed in English and is circulated through the mails. Some of it is be- ing addressed to prominent foreign officials and business men.
his talent. "Fill their minds with one resounding idea," he said, "so that there's no room for anything else!" The idea must be simple and the slogan constant. Thus, who was the cause of all the trouble that had fallen on the German people? The
Others signing the letter were, and the valour of your people will class enemy!"
the Professors of bawled the Com-
International wring even from your enemies that munist, but that required explana-
Law, Greek moral philosophy, eco-mead of recognition which their Anti-Jewish propaganda, some of tion. "The Jew!" howled the Nazi history, Chinese philosophy and re-accord.
nomy, moral theology, American own traditions summon them to a violent nature, has commenced Everyone knew the Jew.
making its appearance in Shanghai ligion, and others absent from "It is our hope that when that according to information obtained Hitler borrowed the words Nation- Oxford or who would have signed.day comes, you, Sir, will be the from semi-official circles. al-Socialism from pre-war Austria, The latter expresses "our pro-head of a united people able to together with the greeting "Heil!" found admiration for you, Sir and prove not only the vitality of your The Nazi salute he stole from Mus-the front of gallant resistance national genius but the sincerity of solini. The swastika came
from which the Chinese people are mak-the British people."-Reuter.. Finland, the Nazi cap from the ing against the invaders
of your Norwegian ski dress. He designed country and the enemies, of your the Nazi flags and standards, chose freedom. the red, black and white colours
INCREDIBLE FEATS (the old Imperial colours of Sadan, Tannenberg and Flanders). He did "That you and your countrymen everything he could to provoke his have been able to steel yourselves enemies, used their slogans with the to such incredible feats of courage slightest adaptation, broke up their and endurance is one of those acts meetings, thrashed their speakers, of history which men. can never flung their hecklers out of his own forget. meetings, organised his stewards as "Instructed as we are on the one companies of storm troopers dressed hand by the savage hates of nar- in brown shirts, paraded the streets row nationalistic cults, and on the with banners and bands, plastered other hand by the dignity and self- the town with insulting and in-control of the Chinese feeling furiating posters, stirred up all the against Japan, we have no doubt hates and united them by incom-whose hands bear the touch of parable demagogy in one huge fist, civilisation."
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REPUBLICAN RESISTANCE INCREASING
FURGOS, TO-DAY:
AT
One of the latest anti-Jewish pamphlets, printed and circulated in Shanghai, is called "A Warning to all Chinese, Japanese and Gentiles Alike." Another line on the cover of the pamphlet states: "The 'Chosen People' have Invaded Shanghai. Be Prepared to Resist an Economic Invasion."
Despite the fact that all of the refugees from Germany and Austria who have recently arrived in Shang- hai were practically penniless when THE REPUBLICAN, ŠPANISH they landed, and are still being RESISTANCE
housed and cared for by the Euro- VARIOUS
pean Refugee Relief Association, POINTS ON THE CATALAN the pamphlet describes these peo- FRONT HAS INCREASED AND ple as having "the pockets of their THEY HAVE LAUNCHED COUN-well-tailored suits lined with CERTAIN pounds sterling and United States
dollars." SECTIONS OF THE FRONT.
Most of the 12 pages in the pam- The enemy is reported, however, phlet are devoted to a violent con- to be evacuating the territory in demnation of the refugees from front of Leroda.
Europe. Among other things, these fighting refugees are charged with renting in the north are hampered by fog rooms in Shanghai at "crazy prices.” as well as thawing weather and A survey made of the quarters pro- flooded streams..
vided the refugees made last week Prisoners report that while the by a "China Press" reporter reveal-
The party grew. The Reichswehr The letter dwells on the heroic recognised its worth. When the determination of Generalissimo TER-ATTACKS AT Kapp Putsch was attempted in Ber-Chiang to abandon Hankow, and lin in 1920 it was broken by the the millions of the civil population general strike of the Socialists. But who abandoned their homes and in Munich the Reichswehr were able went west with the armies of to instal Von Kahr as
practically resistance. their nomince dictator over Bavaria, because the Storm Troopers held the streets there.
THE DEMOCRACIES
"We look to the day when the democracies of the world shall
The Nationalist forces
General von Epp put up the money for Hitler to buy the newspaper stand unflinchingly at your side front ranks of the Republican for-ed that the great majority of these
ces a composed of experienced unfortunates from Germany and and wl-equipped soldiers the re-Austria are living in crowded rooms serves are mostly 18 year old provided them by the local relief association. In one house, no less than 68 refugees were found to be quartered.
Beobachter. Hitler by this time was out of the army, but very much in touch with the generals. When the French entered the Ruhr in January ed Gooring, the ex-flying ace, Rohm,
|youths.--Trans-Ocean. Reichswehr staff captain, Hess, an- 1923, the generals were glad to bor- row his Storm Troopers for the un- declared guerrilla war which Ger- many waged against the invaders.
an-
other ex-flying man, Strasser, other old soldier with' sincere So- cialist beliefs, and many another
resolute veteran ready for anything. NATIONALIST
Hitler, already a notable figure in Said Rohm: "I divide men into two Bavaria, began to go out in society, classes those who raise revolts and
making friends with the big Munich those who don't. There's no denying NAVAL DEAD
families. He did not behave very the latter sort, predominate." well, but for his purposes, quite ef-not in the Hitler ranks. fectively. He had a few simple rules for social success:
(1) Arrive late Everybody notices
you.
.4
But
The Orator continued to lash the Jews, the Marxists, the Capitalists,
In addition to the pamphlet, several feaflets of an anti-Jewish nature have started making their appearance in the mails, according to information in the hands of "The China Press." In most cases, the re- fugees are charged with coming to Shanghai for the purpose of using this city as a base of propaganda operations against Hitler and Nazi of Germany.
Gibraltar, To-day. It is reported from Cadiz the French. He appealed to hatred, ten dead sailors and a number
that envy, ignorance, vanity, patriotism, wounded have been landed there by (2) Say nothing. At least you're idealism.
It is understood that police au- He raked the embers of a Spanish Nationalist agreeable then.
minelayer thorities have obtained copies of every man's soul, stirring them into which is stated to have been dam- these leaflets are now engaged in (3) Suddenly start gabbling at the blaze.
aged in fight with the Republican trying to locate their source. The top of your voice, so that everyone the year 1923 advanced it be destroyer, Jose Luis Diez." has to listen to you.
came plain that Hitler's fires were The Jose Luis Diez ran into a the leaflets and pamphlets thus far only clue they have is that most of (4) Leave early and let the fools drawing perilously close to the portion of the Nationalist fleet when distributed carry the stamp, which discuss you. It deepens the impres-powder magazines.
trying to escape from Gibraltar and is presumably intended for a signa- sion.
The Beer Hall was run ashore. She is now back ture,-"The Shanghai Anti-Jewish
in Gibraltar-Reuter.
K.K.K."
To-morrow
Round Hitler in these days gather-' Revolution.