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Waging War With

Propaganda

Propagatule in modern, war

pulous use

are

on раззоке

can were

·By- Arthur Oakshott

recalled

-

An-

of

ir

And a further extract-"We Get- mans will not allow ourselves to be starved out, nor will we capitulare. will Returning like for like, we make Britain herself feel what means to be besieged, in order

it

to

CARNIVAL

COPR, 1943 BY BI

By Dick Turnor

501006

and hereby bequeath to cousin Claude..." hero's

whore I pauso to put on the boxing glove!"

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By SHEPARD. BARCLAY

"THE AUTHORITY ON AUTHORITIES"

TEMPT HIS

TENDENCY

a good chance to get a short- auit diamond lead out of West, whereus a 2 Diamond bid would bead it off.

Informed of the truth and that because of her name "Descii- be used in many wave and can often even the Naval Staff were kept island" her loss would have serious some time after the repercussions in Germany and it was he as valuable as men, aircraft and Ignorance for ships; it can be used to hoodwink event.

decided that she should be brought On May 9, 1941, Lemp, command back and renamed Luerzow. Such in the enemy, to boost the morale of a nation or to lower the morale of aning the submarine U,110, lost his the German propaganda-fed mind."

Bitt

Racder As Grand-Admiral Three examples of life when his ship was unk, uplifted people.

tactical, strategical and unscru- the allegation that the atrocity was, marks in his notes of the conference

"Haw-Haw" quate given in "Fuehrer n

વાસ

a between him and litter in Berlin Conferences on Naval Affairs 1939," "Churchillian machination lived un November 1, 1939: "The Fuehrer liss ******* one of a series of abstracts aseed-thanks at unscrupulous propagan-repeatedly emphasised the fact that

Admiralty

secret da, The manner by Britain's

in which propathe Deutschland should be BACK TO REASON

German Naval archives capture xanda, guad or bad sticks give fond because of her name!" Bad pro- during World War I at Tambach, for thought to those engaged in it. paganda can be a boomerang

A good example of this is

is seen in Every friend of France in Germany.

At the end of December Inparently: deed every well-wisher of Europe In spite of all the precautions of the fact that U-boat prisoners taken and of the first four months of the

co main aboard British ships after their shwor the

German Naval Staff tried -will take heart from the final the German Naval Staff

tain at least the appearance of ad-marines fiad been sunk almost in their hand at propaganda and drew collapse of the political strikes

hering to the Hague, convention the varially hid their tight hands be-up proclamation which they desir

faci organised under Communist pres passenger liner S.S. Athenia

it was Ja washind their backs believing implicitly ed Hitler to layur., sure by the C.G.T., the French torpedoed without warning on the the Goebbels lie that the British al- never made and this is the first time

всел ever

the light of Trades Union Congress. Losses night of September 3. 1919-a few ways cut off the right hands of their that it has

day. The wording reveals how they, in production caused by the our after Europe had been plung prisoners!

ed into war.

Unescorted she was

too, had fallen under the spell strikes, particularly in the coal stepcked about 200 miles west of the

Goebbels for the following excerpts wblir

the fields, were grave, nor can they Hebrides

On December 13, 1939, the Ger rend like the fulmination of ake (tom

doctor England 'The be remedied,

A hundred man pocket hattleship Admiral Graf club-footed little grant of a Liverpool to Montreal.

deadly enemy. Her object cost-of-living bonus by the Gov. people lost their liver but the toll Spee was righted in the South At-

ut the German essential for might have been far worse had no lantic and attacked by three British the destruction

SO ernment, however

British warships, Electra and cruisers Ajax, Achilles and Exeter Reich and the German people. Her

under the the workmen, is a fresh abstacle

Escort. a Norwegian steamer, S.S.

command of Rear-Ad- methods are not open warfare bur miral Harwood, She had by that vile and brutal starvation, in fact ex to attempts to prevent inflation. Kaupe Nelson, and the yacht, ..

termination of the weak and defence But these adverse economiq de Sauthern Cram heard her S.0.3. velopments

less, not only in Germany but in the are inevitable and, and raced to the scene where they

whole of Europe. History proves serious as they may be. their wicked up 1,300 survivors.

thie." political and social consequences count for less than the bare fact

A first the German Naval Staff did not believe the reports of the the Government's victory. of

inking. At that time U-boats main- For the series of disputes in

rained radio silence and there were which the Schuman Government no immediate

means of checking has been involved, ever since it what had happened. Orders to pul was formed, was upenly led by marine commanders bad been quite time sunk nine merchant ships total-free the world once and for all from the French Communist party breach of discipline was impos-tain Hans Langsdorff, in view

clear and it was thought that suching 10,000 tons. Her skipper, Can the base and insufferable tyranny of

of the British." whose members dominate both",

sible. Deenitz and his staff, bow-the damage to his ship fled to Mon-

The point behind this unpublished

Knowing your opponents the CG.T. as an organisation ever, were less certain and thought levideo, the

capital of Uruguay, proclamation lies, like the sting of a

Rtendencies can be worth a lot If North had bid 2-Diamonds, and the bulk of its individual that 17-boat might, after all have where he hoped to effect temporary wapin its tall"Any ship of points to you. Bidding or South hind enough surplus

The matter was repairs

and break through once countered in the combat area around unions. It is largely on nation-been responsible,

in strengh to call 2-No Trumps, playing may be employed reported to Hitler, who,

who, on the ad

Britain and France, regardless of its Talised industries that the strikes vice of the Naval Staff, decided more into the North Atlantic and so

to get back to Germany, She reached flax, fully exposes inelf to the dan such a way as to tempt one of despite the show of weakness, were focused, and the humiliation deny German responsibility, and in-

in Montevideo

them to dd something for which whereupon North would have Log of De. on the evening of

get of warfare," of a non-Communist Cabinet has ead accused Winston Churchill,cember 13

and there

ht has a great liking. We all gone game in No Trumps. And followeit a From then on the German Navy of prolonged diplomatic argument as to dhl not need propaganda for their know players, for instance, who it would have been set because been as frankly the aim of M. then First Lord of the Admiraltyhether the ship would be allowed U-boat campaign-they just tank all dote

to engineer atrocliy

on leads of short nuits West then would have led his Benoit Frachon, the Communist attempting,

game con- fourth best heart, a suit which strike leader, as of his party stories against Germany. The Goch to remain in port beyond the legal and sundry without warning while against No Trump

hels propaganda machine went into 72

the British skilful the propaganda machine turned to tracts, with Now 72 hours.

that would have produced Ave rapid snakesmen brawling 321

other fields of what Gobbels P** propaganda came into play.

The described as "high endeavour," fields thereby they may hit their part-tricks for the defcose. Chamber.

describing other was filled with signals and in

them pers long suits. When a chap But with diamonds concealed There is, of course, a vast and Churchill as the "foul sinker of the ciphers that could be "packed" by in which the propagandista

the West Buure enough led

his defenceless Athenia. Eventually the Germany, understandable discontent among the submarine U.30 returned to har-result that the impression was vrea

with the haped-for

1-for selves were to stand five year later, with that penchant is in

dixcredited in the eyes of their ew leader's position, it is sometimes short sult, the diamond 9. Sec- French industrial and Govern-bour and it was found that her com-red in the minds of Langsdorff and, people and the entire world. wise to conceal a long, with the ing that the club finesse had to ment employees at the failure of mander Lieutenant Lemp had disobey undoubtedly, the

tricks, hope that the opponent will be work to produce nine German Nova wares to keep in gear with con-er order. He pleaded that he was Staff that there was a large feet in

trapped into opening it.

South took the diamond lend in the dummy, playing the J. him- stantly mounting food prices. ever-excited by the sudden declara- the neighbourhood of the La Plata

tion of Rut it is just because this indus-sealed orders only a few hours be Graf Spee.

wat he had opened his

ched his estuary waiting the annihilate the

self: then won the club fnesso, went to dummp again with the trial discontent has been obvious fore the torpedoing and it was his carrier Ark Royal (remember the

liamond Q to the K. finossed ly manipulated for political ends firu act of war. He was severely

the club J, scored the club A, that so large a proportion of reprimanded and he and his ship's

ed to the dummy's diamond 10 desired company were ordered to observe the French trade unionists

thus scored five tricks in strictest secrecy. Very few officers nat to strike. Had the dispute

dumonds,

and four in cluba industrial really been an

two spades to get a couple of there would have been no need

ricks above his game. for the strike-leaders to rabotage, intimidation and insur- rectionary tactics to prevent trade unionists from working, The numerical strength of the Com- munist element varies from one French union to another, but it is not usually put to test, awing to the refusal of Communist "bosses" in the unions to hold a ballot before striking. Iegislation on this muttar and

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100 Years

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(From the files of the "China Mail"}

The famous aircraft

German propaganda cry: "Where is the Ark Royal?") and the baule cruiser Renown were reported to

to be: at Rio de Janeiro when actually they were many thousands of miles away. The cruiser force has, in fact, been reinforced by only one more ship, another cruiser, H.M.S. Cumberland Proof that Langsdorff fell into the propaganda trap is seen in his tele- kram sent to his Commander-in- Chief on December 16-"Strategic position off Montevideo: Besides the cruisers and destroyers, Ark Royal and Renowa Close blockade

Escape into open sea and night. break through to home waters hope- Tear."

Christmas Will Cost

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North would never have con- percent more to any Morry Christmas

the sidered bidding 2-No Trumps year in United States, according to La- on his hand except for the fact 55632 that he knew West as a fellow H A 74 bour Department statistica.

But If Santa's Backful of who overdoes the idea of mak- D9742 As all the world now knows the surprises comes higher-priceding short-ault leads against No 98 Graf Spee watched by vast crowds at least it will contain a wider Trumps. With the average play- At home we are so much ac-of sight-cers And correspondents selection of Items.

er acated in the West, North others to preserve freedom to customed to the facilities of from the world press in ships and Toys will

2-Diamonds, cost 10 percent would have bid work, no less than freedom to transit offered

aircraft was scuttled and blown up waggons,

overly strong opening. strike, has been passed. Once i canal boats, &c., that we do not by her own crew at the mouth of more, but steel, plastic and since his side was not commit

aluminium, unattainable during ted to Government readily take into consideration cleared for action, could

the river before the British ships.

(Dealer: South. East-West the war years,, are being used No Trump bids and he therefore engage her. was firm to protect men who that in China, except by water, Three days later, on December 20. plentifully now in toy, manufac- was slightly under the strength vulnerable.)

હું ના ecember turc. wished to work against the Comal articles are conveyed from Langsdorf

necessary for a sound rise. He If you were shootitig for a Treate д letter to the

Kiddies, providing papa can reckoned, howsound ever, that if top In a German ambassador for transmission

pair. Juplicate, how

was seen that the

by

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munista "strong-an men," the the place to another on men'sister and then blew his brains pay, will have bigger and hot-he bid 2-No Trumps there was' would you bid South's hand?

to

, in the operations which out. Good propaganda had triumph-- | ter trains, stemic fission pistole

three cruisers apited him he and Dydee dolle.

are no doubt approaching

was deemed advisable to invest

strike began to peter out; M. shoulders. Benott Frachon was actually forced by fresh provincial de- fiance of his authority to accept from the Government precise; the same terms as he had refuse the night before.

Major result of the strike h been the breakaway of M. Leo- foulaux and the more responsible

to

LANE NORCOTT

have

Inade

the attempt and, Lingerie, usually, favoured by naton on the water side, he wrote in his suicide letter has also taken at least a 10 per knows, got away with it the men as gifts for the ladies, would require not con that it "Sooner than expose my ship to the cent, increase, but here a fast army of cuclies to convey to it

danger that after a supplies of Rice from the near- would fall parily or

than lasting half enough treacle.", or completely int supplies are larger est point.

enemy hand. I have decided

Christmas. Taking the population at the fight but to destroy the equipment of a million, and then scuttle the ship..... I car usual estimate

not

she

for

non-Communist elements in the and allowing to each a catty now only prove by my death tha imported lace is being used to one they will pull up the buckets sulput remained at nine million in

It?

then

"The treacle-denwern aren't draw the treacle-drawers will gladly draw announced plenty of treacle for their brothers the Minister for Treacle Planning, and comrades." Luxurious black underwear gloomily. "They're still nine million This was promptly done, and the

House of Lords was abolished in no the counters again, and tins short of the target. We must na-

the treacle welk immediately good measure, but still the treacle C.G.T., which has been split online for one day's consump-honour of the lag. That begs the and satinat a

a day, the quantity of Rice the Fighting Services of the Third dress up milady's nightgowns, and

dic are ready to for the slips and panties. Puro silk twice as fast, because they will be short of the target, lines which have been appearing tion would be 10,000 peculs.

These treacle-drawers completely warking for themselves." very pretty

hewilder me." said the Minister for in recent weeks. Closer relations

So the treacle wells were Bation. Supposing the

blockade to were they

prove price is also plentiful in the lined the very

Planning, next day, but the Treacle

. despairingly. have been cmated between those extend six miles up and six

selection of women's undles.

em- unionists who follow M. Jouhaux nilen below Canica, and that time had an extraordinary effect on took a silght drop over the past nine million in short of the target Nationalist propaganda had by this

result was not a great success, The "We've given them Blage, and The cost of nylon hosiery treacle outpur obstinately remained a blems, and Rallying Shouts, and man- and those associated with the supplies could be had at either the German mind and in October

ions, and more money, and love, but Catholic trade unions already extremity, It would require 10,-fitier was worried by the operatione car but manufacturers are ex- "Maybe the treacle-drawers feel othing seems to satisfy them."

At this point

the increase in priez just a kde down'rodden, uncially,

the duar of separated from the CGT. C. 309 coolles, carrying one pecu! in the South Atlantic of the pocketecting an

said the puzzled minister for Treadi Cabinet Room burst open and little anly the Communists have lost each, to carry them to town, battleship, Deutschland, sister ship of and a shortage of supply.

the 1-fated Graf Spee. Although in

Planning "Let's nationalise

bowler hat enter- Stockings for presents come

common man in influence no less signally among two coolics

and allowing a fathom to every nine days she had rank three British in rainbow colours from deep public school, and universities

the whole would the industrial masses than among form a line nearly six miles on merchant ships, the Fuehrer feared purple to dusky, pink.

"Listen, chums" be sald, "You've treacle- got it all wrong! These the rural workers or the middle

end!

frawers are human, see, like me. clorica.

They don't worry their heads about Revelation of the preparedness The Directors of the P. & 0. CLARA Issue

he sort of things you fidget about. of Soviet subjects and Soviet arms Steam Navigation Company Settled

What they want is something nice dumps in Fiance, to assist insur. having determined on making

ind Hashy to spend their money on rection has helped destroy the considerable 'reduction in the

Tientsin, Dec. 21. are more shapes and styles in

-something that will dolight the old Following proteseted negotia- Fiction that the Communist party Rates of Passage Money from

the showcанев.

roman and Keep her quiet for a Belgrade, Dec. 21. Long, and China to England tons and wholesale concessions

wafer-thin is to be regarded as something

sterling

An offetal announcement said "such a?" asked the Minister for: other than a foreign agency for rates....will be as under:-

by the local

garrison author: silver cigarette, eases, hand- ties who agreed to release all

today that Ave Franciscan Treacle Planning. revolution. and it is significant A Gentleman occupying

CLAILA belongings. excepting somely engine-turned,

are monks will be tried on charges "Such as a bigger aspidistra one radio which was subject to pected to be a big seller as per of organising an espionage sere better pot than Mr. Jones bar that the Soviet Government have

Gentleman's general ac-

Customs regulations. CLARA Bonally engraved gifts. So are vice, operating an illicit radio,ver the way", retorted the Hitele shown a blustering sensitiveness commodation through-

personaal agreed definitely to wemen's aliver compacts and and furnishing secret Informa $700.80 repatriation on Sunday morn small handbag appointments, tion en military, political, and

to the exposure. This latest Bat-

Indla

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cut

to

announço,...the

pounds

th

RSIT

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give scholarships to everybody, Then

Costume jewellery has jump-we shall all be absolutely equal and cd about 15 percent, and allvor cigarette casca for men and Franciscans an even stoeper rise. But there On Trial

compacts for ladies have taken

in both silver and' gold.

"You

́aurprise me," vald the ‹Min- Lag tle of France has been won. It] A Lady occupying Lady's'

The final obeytacle was over- is a victory for Europe

Kenoral over

accommoda

For the budgeted majority economic matters to "a foreign ister for Treacle Planning, who was always very surprised when anyone come when UNRRA offored

power." tlon throughout

cold tra about the worklags of Muscovite chaos. The credit for

$780.24 ash compensation for 220-1/2 who are paying more for basic

human nature. with their

aat-of-living items and less for The monks are from the town Lite winning goes not only to M. Children

Parents---

of CLARA belongings presents this year, shoppers of Pola, Rovigno and Pisino, all or not, the shops were full of whack. Bo the very next week, believe it Schuman and his Cabinet. (parti-

detained at Shanghai. cularly M. Moch his courageous

Five yeats and under

CLARA placed the valuation suggest scarves, stationery, per- in the Istrian Peninsula. The jug greataspidimens la brightly. ton Minister of the Interior) but to Two years and under

$355.20 of these articles and the radio fumo, portrait pictures and towns were formerly Italian coloured pats, and, for the first dise

at 'CN$4C0,000,000,

but recently incorporated into for yeace and years, the treacio out- all those decent, harried French

put beat the target. The negotiations were delay- And all agree that it will be Yugoslavia. workingmen who have had the borth provided) .Fred

ed for four hours bocaust the the early shoppers who are go

MORALS: You can folly all of the courage to defy Comrawalst in- The expense of Transit CLARA group went to a movia ing to catch the best of the They were arrested soon at- prople all of the time, if only you: citamente and to return to rea-, through Egypt is Included in and were unable to attend nogo-- Christmas supply. United for the Yugoslavs took over knew how. Ör women, ung something.

the above Ratch.

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