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French People In Their Hearts NAZI DEMANDS DRASTIC REPORTS
Are Thinking In Terms Of British CONFIRM: TOO MUCH TO EXPECT Victory: Laval, Baudouin
Real SPAIN
TO ENTER WAR: HITLER Power In The Vichy Government HAS FAILED IN MAIN OBJECTIVE
"Whatever their present leaders say to Germany in their names, the French peo- ple, in their hearts, are thinking in terms of a British victory and it is in that light. that we must understand what has been going on in the past few days," said, MR. GEORGE E. SLOCOMBE, former Foreign Editor of the Evening Standard, when he broadcast from Daventry last night on the recent events that have taking place in Europe.
Mr. Slocombe quoted a saying that an important point in the meaning of demo- cracy was that liberty was not the first thing to go but the last.
In the case of France, he said, it was liberty that went out of France first, then in- dependence went and the. fighting spirit and morale and faith in the nation's cause.
"And when these went out," sald Mr Slocombe. "defeat came in and finally France has been brought to the sorry state where things that were incredible yester- day are credible today.
"It has now been suggested that the French statesmen may even declare war on their former ally. Where this auggestion came from *we don't know—probably from Germany, but it is good to hear from Vichy that they have been promptly denied, even by M. Bau- douin who is no Iriend to this country. He thinks it wrong to attack Great Britain and says so publicly, even if he does not do so privately.
WRITTEN TO ORDER
"We know what to expect from "the Germans. Radio bulletins and papers in unoccup ed France are all controlled by the Germans and they are not allowed to say any- thing that is displeasing to Ger- mang and Italy. Most of the things they say are written to the order of the dictators
**The men who edit the news- papers feel this and write" so that astute people may read between the lines and re- cognise what the true feeling $3.
"The people outside France have rio means of knowing how far the written word, corresponds to the unspoken thought. They can only remember the notable words of Gambetta which were quoted by the British Prime Min'ster in his broadcast to the French people Think Much, Say Little-they can only guess that whatever their' present leaders are saying in their names, the French people in the'r hearts are thinking in terms of a British victory.
The Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of Canada, pictured with Air Vice-Marshal L. 8. Breadner, Chief of the Air Staff, at Royal Canadian Air Force headquarters, at Ottawa before ing Air Force training school at Camp Borden, Ont,
Handing Over Of French Fleet Believed Insisted On
THE FRENCH CABINET WAS EXPECTED TO MEET LAST NIGHT TO HEAR MARSHAL PETAIN'S REPORT ON HIS MEETING WITH HERR HITLER, STATED A NEWS BULLETEN FROM DAVENTRY LATE YESTERDAY. Rumours are circulating still about the nature of the demands and further Swiss reports confirm the earlier as-" sumption that they are most drastic.
One Swing message states that even if th, terms do not include a declaration of war by Vichy against Britain, they at least insist on the "handing over of the French Fleet and Air Force for use against Britain.
Other reports indicate that Herr Hitler may have had to modify his terms to both Marshal Petal and- General Franco.
No hint of the results of Herr Hitler's trip through France is given in the Nazi press, though German officials in Berlin described the meetings as historical and sym- balical.
The Daventry news bulletin
adds that opinion in Berlin STRUCTURE OF DEMOCRATIC
seems to be paying the way for an admission that Herr Hitler has failed in his main
FAITH MORE ENDURING
HITLER TO. MAKE DECLARATION
ZURICH, Oct. 25 (Heuter)~~-~ Hitler is expected to make a declaration to the Reichstag concerning his talks "' with France and Spain, according to well-informed Berlin poll- Hical circles.
The same circles state that preparations are being made for an early, meeting of the Reichstar and members must. attend at short notice.
GOEBBELS AGAIN
LONDON, Oct. 25" (Reuter)— German officials apparently no longer hold out any prospect of quick victory over Britain, ac- cording to well-informed quartera in London commenting on Goeb- bels speech in Danzig on Thurs
objective 0145 ping France THAN MARBLE ROOSEVELTubbels declared that Getmany
Spain into the war
An official communique issued in Vichy, after the aged Marshal had talked to Herr Hitler, declar-- ed that France's future would de- pend to a large extent on this his- torical meeting.
TOO MUCH TD ̈EXPECT Referring to Spain, Nazi officials are reported to have said that it is too much to expect Spain to enter the war at present. Spain was still suffering from two years
order.
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* THOSE WHO THINK TO DEFEAT US WITH THR knew Bitain's - downfal STRATEGY OF TERROR HAVE THEIR REPLY NOW IN come "zome day." CHARACTERISTICALLY AMERICAN TERMS," said Pre-Agency report, Goebbels averred
sident Roosevelt in a speech last night, according to a news bulletin from Daventry.
The President was referring to the progress made in the defence of the Western Hemisphere, which, he said, was being carried out in a mood of determination:
One of the most important decisions in the defence pro-
of civil war and she will not be granime was the reorganisa- able to become a belligerent until tion of the United States visit-she has put her food position in Army Air Corps, which would make it possible for it to In Washington the news of the
operate in either hemisphere. developments in Europe is being
The President paid a fine tribute watched with close interest. Mr. Sumner Welles, Assistant Secreto Britain. The. British example. tary of State, was in close conver-he said, had given them con- sation with the Vichy Ambassador fidence in the democratic system last night and President Roosevelt and faith in its strength. was kept informed of what was happening.
MOST SATISFACTORY FEATURES OF BRITAIN'S.
AIR OPERATIONS
Air Marshat Sir Philip Joubert de la Ferte declared yesterday that the air bombings by the R. A. F. over Germany were the most satisfactory features of Britain's air operations, according to a news bulletin from Daventry last night.
He referred to, the bombing of Berlin and räds où invasion ports, the Rhur district and industrial centres in Northern Italy.
"We can hope to steadily in-objectives had been atacked by "It is in that light we must crease OUT. pressure with the British bombers are arriving understand what has been going arrival of large numbers of planes France, says the informant.
The from America," he said, "and by "He adds that they complain on in the pa't few days.
A message from Boston states that a demand had been voiced" there for the suppression of German and Italian Consular officials in America.
The sooner the country gets rid of the Axis Consular services, the better it will be for the United States, the report added.
"We see across the waters." he said, "that the democratle system is undergoing a test. Never before have the citizens of such a democracy, men, wo- men and little children, diş- played such courage, such ualty and such strength of purpose.
According to a German - News
that Britain made quite false calculations of Germany's strength. Germany is prepared politically and economically for war He added that never again would other nations proût from Ger- man discord.
GERMANY'S
PRESTIGES SUFFERED
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (Reuter)- Germany's prestige suffered severely in South America through her fallure to deliver merchandise sold under contract last spring for delivery on October 1, accord- Ing to advices reaching leading exporters in New York. $173 the NEW YORK TIMES, which
adda that Nazi propaganda' has "back-ared" In a manner that has The BERLINER BOERZEN ZEI-
cost.
a huge sam and allenated. "Their homes and schools, their TUNG for instance, writing on the
many Latin Americans who had churches and their national in Hitler-Franco meeting says: "The stitutions are being destroyed, but facade of British policy in the come to regard. Germany as in- there is one mighty structure more Mediterranean "built up through The United States" exporters are enduring than marble and that is centuries, has collapsed. The pil the structure of the democratic lars of Gibraltar, Suez, Malta, said to have refused large cast orders from Germans for delivery: Cyprus and Haifa have broken up. NAZI PROPAGANDA EXCELS The peoples in the Mediter of certain products to Bouth LONDON, Oct. 25 (Reuter)-In-ranean have now realised that America in order to enable Ger augurating its new intensification they have been pleces on the many to fulfil her contracts, ACUTE EMBARRASSMENT
of anti-British propaganda which, British chess board long enough. LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuter) The writes Reuter's Diplomatic corres In Spain this feeling has become London had several visits from whole of London's press sees in pendent, designed to stampede especially widespread." German raiders yesterday, stated Hitler's present gyrations an acute voters in the United States pre- The DEUTSCHE ALLGEMEINE 1 news bulletin - broadcast from embarrassment caused by thesidential election, German newe-ZEITUNG says that "Spain is
realisation of hopelessness of all papers excel themselves in their about to take of her own free will, | Daventry last night.
his plans of conquest of Britain by statements regarding the desper- the most important decision since
"ate position of Great Britain. the destruction of the armada," frontal assault. G
If the Government nies were published, the people of America Allled would demand the severance of faith."
diplomatic relations with Germany and Italy.
meeting between Marshal Petain next spring we shall return tobitterly that at the outset of the and. Herr Hitler, like the meeting | Germany with seven-fold interests war, they were told no between M. Laval and Herr Hitler.the bombings we have had to aeroplane would' by over Germany. The refugees state that Hamburg Cont'd on Page 7. Col. 1
has been largely destroyed. Wha
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East peace feèlers.“, PAGE 8-Catholic notes and news; Church services; Cross- word puzzle...
endure."
The Air Marshal expressed the opinion that day and night bombings „ would soon prove too expensive for the Germans.
SEVERAL VISITS
both
WIDESPREAD ATTACKS ....... LONDON, Oct. 25 (Reuter) The RA F. bombed Berlin last night
Two German planes are known during widespread operations over to have been shot down, one near
"Had the German assault, hri Germany and enemy occupied ter- Tunbridge Wells, The first alarm ritories by aircraft of both the was given when people were going Britain gone according to Hitler's to work, w y hopes," says THE TIMES diploms- Bomber and Coastal Commands.
There were several dog fights at the correspondent, he would not Objectives in the Berlin area were bombed, all plants in Hamburg well over 20,000 feet, which ended have bothered to cross France to and - shipping et Hamburg and in the enemy planes turning meet Franco.".
Wilhelmshaven power stations and goods-yards in Hamm, Chan- ∙nel ports of Flushing, Ostend and Dunkirk and several enemy, aero dromes.
MORALE AFFECTED
The morale of the German population was profoundly affect
tan and making off for the coast. The same correspondent refer Cont'd Page 7, Col. 2 ring to the Hitler-Petain meeting
Bays, "Fetain appears to hover be tween his first optimistic desire for an honourable peace as be- tween soldiers and his later avow- ed recognition of France's present helplessness"
DANUBIAN PARLEY
The Russian delegate to the
The diplomatic
correspondent
of the NEWE-CHRONICLE says,
Med by the British at ralds, a four-Power Danubian Men Hitler aid, not travel half way
cording to information given by left for Bucharest from Moscow
across Entrope for a pleasant an escaped Belgian prisoner of yesterday, according to a Daven-
Journey. He badly wanted from war to the Belgian circles in Lon-try news bulletin last night. General Franco something he was
The countries represented at Streams of German refugees the talks will be Germany Italy, unable to get from Benor Buner," from towns in which military Russia and Rumania.
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SWISS REPORTS CONFIRM THAT THE DEMANDS made by Elt-mingham War Weapons Week, ler on the Vichy Government are drastic and it is believed that the which was formally closed on handing over of the French Fleet and Air Force for use against Bri- Sunday, has realised more than tab is insisted on When conditions of the agreement were placed before Petain he refused but was forced to submit when Laval ad- vanced various arguments. London Prear comment is that the latest Hitler move is a sign of weakness not of strength,
AT THE IMPORTANT EASTERN GROUP CONFERENCE, which opened at Delhi yesterday, the Viceroy of India said that the gather- ing was almost unique in the political experience of the British Commonwealth. A message from the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill was read NA
IN THE COURSE OF GERMAN RAIDS ON BRITAIN yesterday a high explosive bomb was dropped by a raider in a street crowded with traffe. It fell on a tram RAF raids were continued over INTENSIFICATION OF ANTI-BRITISH PROPAGANDA by Get Germany and the Channel invasion ports.
In an newspapers is designed to stampeds voters in the presidential elections in America,
Over £3,000,000 www raised during: Bradford's Week whi ended on Saturday.
The amount so far subscribed. during Westminister's Week 18 1,457,938. Sums were promised. to increase this figure to £2- 032,000,
Portsmouth has already raised 2540,000 in its week
It is expected that Edinburgh's War Weapons Week
egin on November 4wlif bring in more than £5,000,000