Seeds Of Wrath Sown In
GERMANY, at the end of its
greatest year of military triumph, stands a mighty Tantulus poised for a supreme effort to reach the fruits of victory which still dangle just beyond reach despite its successes on the battle- field.
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Seldom in history have armies achieved such quick and sweeping successes. But also seldom be- fore has the enjoyment of victory been so illusive as it has been for this modern Germany which, time and again, has seemed verge of realisation of its colos- sal dream but has still to taste the sweets of conquest.
Doubts of ultimate Success. however, scarcely ripple the sur- face of German confidence, either among the military leaders or the submissive long-suffering civilan mass. For the Reich possesses hi tory's most expertly forged army, unconquered, in fact ever! UA- checked in nine months of ami ing campaigning.
Victory Just Out Of Reach
But the year has always seen that ultimate victory snatched away at the last moment and teft it still something tempting, some thing seemingly on the verge of attainment, But something still illusive.
Now with the opening of the new year that Army is moving again in another effort to reach
by swift advance the rewards fo which Germany and the German people have been sweated and ra tioned and moulded for eight long years.
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They are not to be deprived of it easily. Their offensive power at least on land and in the air is greater than ever before weapons hurled into France the spring have been sharpened by experience, plated by success. weighted by new recruits and six months of intensive industrial production of more arms.
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number of military possibilities are open to the German High Command.
Out of these possibilities the of war have German engineers sider best suited selected those which they con- to the aim of breaking England's resistance and bringing the final victory which would give the Nazi Party unchal- lenged control of two continents and a world position unrivalled since the days of Rome.
Penalties For Failure
But if 1940 has brought the atient German dream of con- question So
fruition it has also witnessed the emergence of penalties which must be paid for failure.
Germany
penditures in food and raw mate- rial. The German people are eat- ing to-day almost as well as they did last winter, and their leaders have stated that if a time of ser- ous shortage comes the German people will not be the first to suffer.
Yet there is enough change in conditions inside of Germany to hint of coming lacks if the war goes on indefinitely.
The rationing system is being constantly extended to rover more things Household objects, both
-By JOSEPH
C. HARSCH
Before the offensive started every other country in Europe hand within itself elements strongly at- tracted by the concept of the new German order for Europe. Even after the Nazi armies entered the kind needed m daily life and these countries strong movements the surt of thing bought as a hedge To accept the conquest and collab- against
inflation, grow rate with Germany persisted. But Price control has not prevented with the passing of the month:
an increase of nearly 100 per cent that receptiveness has been re- in clothing costs. Staple foods re- placed by suspicion, fear, resist- main roughly at the same prices ance, and hatred.
and quantifies, but extras such as nuts, raisins, chocolates, and fruity are extremely scarve.
Seeds Of Wrath Sown
The men and the ideas who have tollowed in the wake of the conquering armies have caused a revulsion, have in fact sewed the
seeds of wrath
Never before has Germany had so few friends,
Hope for its ultimats defeat has swept from the areas under its control out through the world. If those armies ever faller and fall back, Germany will reup the whiriwind of its sowing.
The need to conquer increases as its armies. expand their con- quest. The knowlerige of this drives them on farther afield, silences the
moderates within their councils, strengthens the votees of those whese ambitions know the widest horizons.
Need To Conquer Increases
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doubtedly pured along Europe's western shores. Other even larg f Jeaster are apparently in m And the need to tion in the direction of Bitton's Creeds Medianean pUSSIONS,
Mor The years swift victories have are in a position la quaranty the not seriously depleted Germany's sectarily of Germany's part friendship
war reserves. The spoils of Waar Any have made up much of the ex-
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Rationing Problems
ability, which is the ideal goal of The equalisation of food avail- rationing. way against new practices.
is beginning to give
A black market exists. Coffee at about 30 marks a pound and tea at 40 or 50 marks a pound can be obtained if one knows where. In conversations about feeding the household the word "connections" is heard constantly. One develops "onnections" for Butten or chees, or perhaps a goose. Invitations are often accepted with react- ness relative to the "erections" of the hostess
No Real Shortage
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is no apparent undernourishment nor any reason to believe that it exists, But these little merely
things remind to thoughtful that in another two or the three years it could be different. The downward graph standards is gradual and scarcely of living noticeable from one month to an- other. But it goes down over the
year.
Morale has held up
remark- ably actually better now than at this during the year and is
time last year. nothing but the victory in Poland to convince the public that the German Army was superlatively powerful.
1ne easy conquest of France wiped out the serious doubt which clouded the early war months. They have that record of victory to
reassure them. And along with this moral factor is the growing fear of what would hap- pen should they lose the war.
At the end of 1939 there was
The fear of the consequences of hatred developing against them makes the great majority of Ger- mans loyal to the cause of vic- tory regardless of their feelings towards Nazism, So long as they foresee victory they can be ex- pected to support the war effort. The only thing which would seri- ously undermine morale would be some development which would sibility of victory. destroy the confidence in the pos-
Foundations of Morale
pretation of ultimate victory were On the other hand, if the ex- seriously undermined a deep re- action is conceivable.
Morale is built on the combina- tion of expected victory and fear of consequences of failure, not on basic faith in the righteousness of
the cause.
There is a noticeable lack of on- thusiasm, of any enduring crusad- the zeal,
ien will aid England only so long as England can pay. He is inclined to believe that America is com pletely mercenary.
American Aid
One of the severest blows which could be dealt his morale would be an American contribution to England divorced from profits. Should that happen he would be- really sincere in its devotion to gin to believe that America is
probably shake him. the English cause, and that would
But all of these dangers seem remote to a German far behind the lines of his powerful and confid- ent army. Everything that Army has attacked has been conquered or thrown back.
That he knows and feels and that keeps his despite the gradual encroachment confidence high of shortage on his standard of liv in
the average German still believing The beginning of 1941 finds
that the victory he has spent eight years preparing for is still almost within reach.
The Rat
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to-night!"
His face registered only blank-
ness.
"Don't you see!" she all but shouted. "Bob Surds only gave me fifteen quid for that stolen twenty. I pawned the ring---our ring-- this evening, to get enough to make up the twenty. I had to go through with it, get those cops mad about being sent on
a false trip They'll know who tipped do him any good when they find them off-Sam Apps. That won't
the right note on him. It'll look though he's double-crossing
as
'em. Now don't you get it? Or do you want me to sing it to you?' devils of laughter In her
There was mischiet in her face, eyes. Nothing muttered to her now. She had attained fulfilment. The emp- tiness of months meant nothing now. Life was brimming over, and she held the cup securely in both hands.
The looming menace of America on the horizon is beginning to household trouble them. It is another cle- Grinning. Bert reached for his phrase is "under the counter," ment driving military policy to- cap. He forgot to whisper, which describes the practice ward new and early efforts to Think Solly will change a whereby customers who are fav- reach the illusive victory quickly, twenty, Connie?" oured, usually for good reason, As vet the threat is only dimly She bridled, her are handed extra delicacies by appreciated their shopkeeper.
by public opinion dimpling with fun. sheltered by the controlled press "He'll change that one. Bert. I from full knowledge of the Amer-made him take down the number can trend. Further, the average when he gave it to me. You see, German has been told that Amer-I wasn't taking any chances."
None of these
things ment real shortage as yet. People still look healthy in the streets. There
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