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GENERAL
AXIS CAPACITY Litvinov Calls For United
FOR OFFENSIVE
IS WEAKENED
World Front Against German Aggression
British Papers Pay HITLERISM THE MOST SHAMEFUL
Tribute To China
LONDON, Jury B (Central) --
["By holding Japan, Cmua weakcus
PHENOMENON OF OUR AGE
LONDON, July 9 (Reater) ~ M. Litvinov, former Soviet Foreign the total capacity of the Asts for commissar, broadcasting in English from Moscow last night, said that offensive operations. She is giv-over a dozen Stales had lost their independence and had seen their lag us a stirring example of ca- lands laid waste as if swarms of locusts had passed over them, and tional resolve. No Japanese vic-the populations reduced to slaves.
tories, no Quisling Intrigues havo
Who can doubt but that the same fate awaits in the future those been able to shake the implacage tow countries who continue to preserve their independent existence spirit of Chinese resistance which under delusions of neutrality and pacts of makes the nation unconqueraci.friendship with Hitler.
It must everywhere pervade the united front which the aggressors
for him and
wrele
his
non-aggression and
It has fallen to Great Britain common foe to the bitter end la
in the East and West have called with the active support of the the single, all-embracing task con- into being against them.”
the brunt fronting this country, United States to bear
Hitler the
and
"Hitler intended first to deal YORKSHIRE POST, leading of the struggle with provincial paper.
his vast war machine. Now this with the Western States so as to "No leader to the world. could struggle has
fallen with special be tree afterwards to fall on the have brought an increased and force to the lot of the Soviet Union, Soviet Union. There was a hitch strengthened unton out of endur-
Referring to Hitler's attempts to somewhere. Believing that he has ance as Marshal Chiang has done, conquer Great Britain, M, Litvinov secured for himself a de facto The fifth year
opens with great said that the failure showed that truce in the west he decided to encouragement
Hitter "has not yet the training hold a blitzkrieg (lightning war) people," wrote the BIRMINGHAM of a Channel swimmer. Though he in the east in order to immedi- POST, leading Midland paper.
decided to start the blitzkrieg in ately afterwards fall with a his "At long last the great govern- Hitler was out of his reckoning as her off.
the east, It is already clear that strength upon Britain and Antal
ments," the
paper continued. "recognised
'to the lightning character of the the truth that for
Blitz blow." four years China has been fight-,
Gernian's treacherous attack on battle of freedom in ng a
the East single-handed. There is need the peaceful Soviet Union in the for more assistance which she has face of the pact of non-aggression
between the two countries. long in a large mea- sure. When victory comes, it will armed by Hitler in repeated and be China's victory
solemn declarations, has furnished the world with fresh and over- ours."
whelming evidence that no country whatever its politics, can feel se-
needed a
well 2
HA
con-
"We no less recognise the menace which a Hitler victory in the west would constitute for us. Both the Soviet Union and Britain are fighting, for the Integrity and independence of their States against enslave- ment and the extermination of their peoples.
""The destruction of Hitlerism will mean the elimination of the
INDIAN DEFENCE cure as long as Nazism and Hit-most shameful phenomenon of our
COMMITTEE
Personnel Selection Nearing Completion
The
ierism exist.
HITLER'S AIM
Hitler's chief aim is to strike one adversary at a time. That is why we should strike- to- gether and simultaneously and untiringly. Each blow struck now will be ten times more effective and will ental in- finitely less expenditure and sacrifice than. if delivered later.
SIMLA, July 9 (Reuters first tasks to which the new Com- mander-in-Chief, General Sir Ar- chibald Wavell, will give attention on assuming office in India is anti-
After paying tribute 10 the cipated to be the push forward of states-manlike acumen revealed in preliminarles begun by Sir Claude Mt. Churchill's announcement on Auchinlek, former C-in-C. for the the day of the German attack, M. establishment of Defence Com- Litvinov sald that we no less mittee Central Legislature.
recognise what the menace of a Hitler victory in the West World would constitute for us."
The Arst meeting is expected to be held soon after Sir Archibald's arrival.
Meanwhile the selection of the personnel. It is understood, is near-
BLOOD-SOAKED FIELDS
M. Litvinov said: "No peace that could be made would be protection
ing completion with the consulta- against a renewed attack at any
tion of the leaders of parties will ing to co-operate in the formation of the Committee,
Such selection is a te.aporary expedient, the intention being ul timately to have a wholly elected body.
time. Without war. Hitler can see no point in living.
"Fields soaked tu blood, towns reduced to smoke and heaps of ashes; hunger and poverty, the tears of mothers, wives and sisters-all these campose the element in which Hitler feels happy and comfor- table.
WOP PRISONERS OF WAR
"The Soviet Government was LONDON July (Reuter)-The almost the first to realise the British gjolicy is to remove Italian danger to the world of Nazi ag-” prisoners taken in Africa from gressiveness, appealing to all ria the zone of operations as soon as tlons to curb and organise resis possible, the War Secretary, Capt. tance to it. This is not the mo Margesson, stated in the House of ment to go into the question why Communis yesterday.
these repeated appeals of the So- Capt. Margession added that viet Government did not yield the they were being sent to various desired result."
parts of the Dominions, including India. It is also proposed to re-
tain a number in Kenya.
SYRIA HOSTILITIES:
ALL EMBRACING TASK Continuing, M. Litvinov said: "To wage this struggle against the
FIERCE FIGHTING RAGING FOR VICHY STRONGHOLD
ERUSALEM, July 9 (Renter) The position is very satisfac tory," according to a military spokesman at General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson's headquaciers regarding, the progress of the battle at Damour. «**
The Imperial forces are now astride, the River Dakóun, about a niile north of D#mour Biver: ht
On a short front extending from the village of Darays to the village of Dakoun five milles round the count, the Imperial forces: are now slowly forcing their way round; east of Damour in an evident attempt to encircle, the Vichy, stronghold.
Fierce fighting is still progress has occupied Racca, also without ing and attack is followed by coun- opposition.
ter-attack in ceaseless succession Racca is half way between Deli Allled columps. from Damascus, Ez Zor and Aleppo and the im threatening Beirut from the east portance of its position lies in the fact that the column la able to, made some progress, despite the continued, shelling of the road by stor at Home from the north- strike either at Aleppo from the Vichy, squllers on the Mazar ist, depending on the develop- which dominates it,
ment of the strategical situation
MOBILISATION ORDER LONDON, July 9 (Reuter)-Oen. aral Denta has, ordered the mo- billsation of all Frenchmen be- twee the ages of 10 and 45 in gyria and Lebanon, according the Parla radio,
Homa is how: increasingly threa tened by the column advancing westwards froin Palmyra when, after recently occupying the pipe lize post, has, how occupied qlus, only madlea from this vital Ford and rail junction
No Vichy resistance was en- countered
IN IT - How confirmed that “a cofunin: "consistin" farrely of In didh troops, which is advildly Do
Radio, Parle, dübting a mensD from Beirut, yesterday Cald the Britali 2 in Cummiktā in Nhất, KaMSUN
age and the elimination of the greatest obstacle to the develop. ment of civilisation that existed."
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