THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 10, 1939.
AMERICANEYE-WITNESS TELLS
OF OPENING OF HOSTILITIES Kitty
IN DANZIG DISTRICT
WHY WE ARE
Riga, Latvia, September 8.
IN A DANZIG HOTEL LOBBY I heard a German officer who usually slept late leave a call for 3.15 the next
"Associated |
IN THE WAR? morning-Friday, September 1, writes an
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Press" staff correspondent.. I realised then that it was
are the victims; that this obligation to coming.
defend the weak as against wie strong is not aneca by the fact that the weax may be wrong and the strong
right, for if once we admit the right
of ine stronger party to a dispute to become its Juage we launch w anti- social compeuuon lor power as the in- strument of judgment which must make peace, oruer, ana civiisauon un- 'possible; that the oasis or all civiusa- tion, au organised society, is trus or- ganisation of coliecave power against violence.
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THE FUTURE OF CIVILISATION Will a victory of Britain and France mean a victory for that consutuuona. pricipis, sú uide ACTIULUI GLI AL WILL SE evident to aggressors that they will have to meet not, merely the power of their intended vicum, put the power of a pall Of Civnisawun! is indeed the principle for which our countries are ngnung and it trumpas, then their triumpa will in a very ex- act sense save civilisation; will help the work to end mal aluselly, widi du sence in the international held of all law against violence which lies at the root of war; wu give to force in the international held the office which 1 has win nations—the office or with- standing violence by conecuve delence of the victim so that law and reason may prevail.
but, that triumph depends upon a condition which should be of especial interest to readers
01 The Christian
Science Monitor, the condition namery of peneving deeply that this is muced the purpose of our arms. if we innk that the mere deleat or Germany wi of itself give us peace we snall, 01 course, tail, for we deleated Germany 21 years ago and that deleat and our victory has not given peace. That cost- ly victory proved tuule pecause anter- "Wala Bugil tatil was waiting to use force to defend himself, we were not willing to use it to aerend law when others and not ourselves happened to be the victim of its violation. if us re- Brought to Su or wus war We are realise that only so can force be made an instrument of peace, security, and justice, and the lesson is carried to the world, then our agonies will not have been in vain. "Christian Science Monitor."
James Watt-The Second! |
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It was 4.47 a.m. `by my watch when the firing started. I couldn't place it as I ran down the hotel stairs several steps at a time.
The night watchman said: "Es geht los." (It's started.) I ran
River. toward the Vistula There I saw what it was - the Ger- man Cruiser Schleswig-Holstein firing on the Polish munitions depot of West- erplatte.
(Adolf Hitler's order of the day Army to instructing the German "meet force with force" was timed at 5:30 a.m.)
sides
Already the cruiser's white were blackened from the powder of the shells it was pouring onto the heavily-wooded Westerplatte Penin- sula from its 18-centimeter and centimeter guns,
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military activity Prussia.
throughout
East
to Riga raised and
To-day, when word came that the white flag had been over Westerplatte, these Poles recent arrivals from Danzig took the news with a mixture of skepticism and relief that the uneven struggle ended.
was
WAR HELPS MAPMAKERS
Strangely, I found a taxi that took me to the former customs house From
New York, Sept 11. there I climbed a hill behind the lines.
The ill wind in Europe is blowing a ALL APPROACHES GUARDED Below, German soldiers were guard-lot of American dollars into the ing all approaches to the waterfront pockets of American map makers and sellers. Reicntuhrer Hidler's invasion and clearing the entire harbour district of thousands of civilians to clear the of Poland on Sept. 1 caught map were to makers empty handed, so to speak, way for the air raids that
dis- Andrew McNally of Rand, McNally & come. Windows all through the trict were smashed by the force of the Company said, but the presses are the working at top speed to give Ameri- from explosions of the
cans something to stick little red pins cruiser.
shells
stand-
in.
was
The Schleswig-Holstein was
"In the first 24 hours of the war," ing out in the harbour, not far off shore
completely exhausted. We sold map. Beyond the peninsula, in Danzig Bay, Mr. McNally said, "our stock were other ships of the German fleet.
Between the two forces lay the
of Europe, maps of Poland, of Ger- Ititle Peninsula, completely surrounded many and France, as well as atlases. We sold more maps than we had sold offering no by enemy territory and
The since 1918." chance for retreat or escape.
back, Poles seemed to be drawing
and their strictly on the defensive, firing apparently had no definite ob- jective,
After an hour of shelling from the Schleswig-Holstein, I saw a German But their at- landing party set out.
A tempt to storm the Poles failed. cross-fire of machine-guns, the Poles' them back chief armament, drove with heavy losses.
Moreover, he said, the Company sold out the maps it imports from Germany and England. Everything went as the guns boomed and men marched.
McNally said his Company's latest map, which probably will be ready for distribution in a week, will show in detail the fortifications of the western front-France's
and Maginot Line Germany's Siegfried Line.
The outbreak of the war caught map makers with low stocks because Herr Hitler's policy had engendered a certain hesitancy in map publishers. Harbour Boundaries had been changing from ed in the new Sahrwasser District. It was an eerie place. Clear-month to month.
Map making is a slow process. It ed out by the Germans, it was a dead
the involves the drawing, and an expen- city, with gaping windows amid wreckage left by wild firing and 'sive and delicate engraving process. bombing from the aid.
LAND IN DESERTED CITY
By mistake a cab driver and I land-
On the second day 24 German bombers dropped at least 50 bombs on the peninsula. It was a tremendous effort to dislodge the stubborn, band of defenders, and the explosions echo- ed and re-echoed over Danzig.
But when it was all over a rattle the Poles of machine-guns showed
next still were deflant. During the days more shells followed, and still the Poles held fast:
to.
Even Danzigers began talking about the "Polish fanatics," and puzzle over the Germans' inability to capture the defenders and seize munitions depot that was granted Poland by treaty
the
be-
FOUND TRAVELLING SLOW As the German Gestapo (secret police) and the troops clamped down further restrictions and Danzig came a locked-up city, I decided leave. The Gestapo said they had "no objection" to my going, but still it took an entire day to get a pass.
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In the weeks between the time the
finished drawing" is started and the map comes off the press, the map may be obsolete.
ARMY CRICKET TEAMS
The following teams have been se lected to represent the Army against the I.R.C. on Saturday:
8-29
(Released by The Ball Byndicate, Ina)
A lot of people find that all they get out of a day at the beach is a stubborn crop of freckles.
AID FOR REFUGEES FROM NAZIS
Washington, Sept. 6. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, said the Government was considering every means of going forward with its pro- gram for the relief of German re- tugees, despite the war..
He said it was likely that the Pre- sident's conference on refugees sche- duled for next month would be held regardless.
Mr. Hull.conferred with Myron C. Taylor, American representative on the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees. Mr. Taylor went to the with the White House for luncheon President after his talk with Mr. Hull.
Mr. Taylor, former chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, said
tion. War has raised several import- he could no comment on the conversa- ant questions regarding the refugee work. One is whether the Gerlin Government will continue to permit Pewish young people to leave Ger- many since their services may be re- quired in war work..
Another is now to get Jewish re- fugees across the Atlantic in view of the necessity for evacuating Ameri- cans and of the shutdown of many stearnship services, particularly the German lines.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion on
Friday, 13th. October, 1939.
commencing at 10.a.m.
No. 21, Humphrey's Building,
Hanoi Road, Kowloon. A Quantity of Valuable House- hold Furniture comprising:-
Chesterfield couch and chairs, 1st. Eleven-Away: Capt. C. E tables, book case, brass-ware, or- Godby, H.K.S.R.A. (Captain), Major J.naments, pictures, curios cur- E. Swyer, R.A.M.C., Capt. D. C. E. tains, carpets, rugs, etc Grose, R.E., Lieut. M. P. Weedon,. Dining table, chairs, sideboard, Middx. Regt., Lieut. C. M. M. Man, glass cabinet, glass ware; books, Middx. Regt., Lieut. P. J. T. Skipworth, | etë: 8th Hvy. Regt., R.A., Q.M.S. Patterson, Bed stends, wardrobes, dress- R.A.M.C., Sgt. Denyer, R.E., L/Sgt. ing tables, chest of drawers, bed Dilnot, 8th Hvy, Regt., R.A., Dvr. Lo- linens, etc. gan, R.A.S.C.; Pte. Hatfield, Middx.
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By way of Kalthos, on the Dan- Regt.
2nd Eleven-Home:-Capt. J. I finally pimples, zig cide of East Prussia,
reached Marienburg. Three German | Lawrence, R.I.A.S.C. (Captain), Ma-. troops already were in charge and I lor W. G. Harvey, R.A.M.C., Major had some difficulty with examina-C R. Templer, 8th Hvy. Regt., RA tion of my passport and questioning Captain A. J. Dewar, R.A.S.C., Can of the Gestapo pass because. It gave tain A. B. Whitman, R. Signals, S/Sgt
Gardner, R.A.O.C., L/Sat. Bracken- . no specific' permission to travel.
Eventually, I was passed through berry, R. Signals, Cpl. Webb, R.A.M.C., and onto the direct route to Riga. Cpl. Eddy, R.A.S.C., "Spr, Bailey, R.E., On the trip here I saw much open 'Spr. Ratcliffe, R.E.
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