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"HITLER LIKES US. .WE
MUST BE FRIENDS"
MR. SEROCOLD SKEELS, a former member of the Counel! of the Nordle League, the pro-German body dissolved on the out. break of war, has become chairman of a new organisation, says the London "Sunday Despatch."
It is called the Holborn Public Speaking Club, and through it Mr. Skeels is giving regular lectures to nudiences which ip-| clude young British men and women in their very impressionable early 20's.
Mr. Skeels is a man who con- them In the lost war. So why tends:
shouldn't Germany?"
That Germany's terror campaton of magnetic minca is justified.
That the British blockade of Germany is "war against women and children."
"Not An Agent"
This is Mr. Skeela' background:~ He left the Imperial Fascist League.
at the end of December 1933.
The members of the new club In January 1934 he was adopted Include British Fascists, ex-members by the newly formed United British of the Nordle League, and members Party as its conditate in the Cam- at the Pence Pledge Union.
bridge by-election.
The object of the club, is in the
Two days after his adoption as "To provide words of its chairman: guidance and a rallying centre with candidate Mr. Skeels was dropped by a view to effect a spiritual revival his party because "his personal viewe fon rael and religious questions are for the regeneration of Britain ns o virile Christian nation.**
M.P. Candidato
not in neword with the party's
polley."
Next day Mr. Skcels resigned from
In addition to having been a mem-the party. The announcement that ber of the Nordie League Counell, he had been disowned by the m Mr. Skeels has been
perlai Fascist League followed.
Mr. A S. Leese, director-general Parliamentary candidate jor of the Lengue, then stated: "M Cambridge on behalf of the United Skeels has dishonoured the rule, lay British Party.
Joining an organisation with totally different ans; and 1 had no niters native but to throw him out."
Was a member of the Imperial Fascist League, by which he was "downed" in 1934.
is a member of the Peace Pledge Union.
Mr. Skeels was educated at Mal- vern and Oxford University and has! an MA. degree from the University of the Cape of Good Hope.
Was cheered by 150,000 Ciermans when he spoke before the war at He has the Queen's Medal for ser- a Nuremburg congress of the Nazi vice in the South African War, and Party, at which he was introduced on the outbreak of the Great War the microphone by Julius returned to England and joined the Streicher, Hitler's friend and arch Army. Jew-baiter of Germany,
He told the assembled Nazi legions: "The anti-Jewish Fascists of Eng were land, the Imperial Fuscist League,
am, bring! Mar-whose representative
greetings
We fight with 10 you. Hitler against the Jews. We know full well that the question before you is. Are you for the Nordle race 1.K. Banks $ (ed.). 1.103 bore you for the Jewish nation? H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg. x,d, 85 n. Feb, 20,
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German Reply To Republics
America Safety Zone Plan Rejected
"We are your Nordle brothers and BERLIN, Feb. 16' (Reuter).- between our peoples. On my return The German Government has to Englund I shall tell the truth for replied to the Note of the 21 You have won in spite of American republics regarding; all. Our fight begins. Hell, Hitler." the formation of a 300 mile
Germany.
Doorman's Fascist Badge safety zone around America.
b To attend the latest lecture which The German reply states that only 470 s. Mr. Skeels gave to the club I went if the British and French attitude 16. up four flights of stone steps, lit by were revised could Germany see any 180 b. pullid blue lights, to a house in Hol-hope of discussing Zone Plan.
born. (It was the house in which
The Allies, it will be recalled, while the Nordic-League used to meet.).
Fascist approving the principle of the plan; A doorman wearing a ,100 b.
passed me into a room where asked for guarantees that enemy badge .10.
100 nyoung men and women. clergyman, alders and merchant ships should not ue allowed to use the Zone as a shield ..80 n.fund some elderly
ta avoid legitimate capture. tables talking,
Then I met Mr. Skeels, a middle- nged, grey-haired man.
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Quins' Are Spite Attack
by Submarine
Born
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MISS PATRICIA BURKE presents five spaniel puppies born in a dressing room at the Coliseum, London, during rehearsals for the pantomime "Cinderella."
"Mein
Of
Kampf" Purged Tribute To
To Us
By WILL FRISCHAUER
Was
1 HAVE just heard some devinced that the Englishman The Germans now claim that this tails about the new edition of just an astute but Incredibly coward- reply shows that the Allies are, from Hitler's “Mein Kampf." The club exists," he told me, "to the very beginning, disposing of the
never occurred to
in
ly shopkeeper.
A U-BOAT commander fired three torpedoes at the - British steamer Uskmouth. Each missed.
Then, with ruthless spite, he shelled the defenceless steamer with shrapnel, at close range. Two of the crew were killed as they tried to escape,
SOS messages were sent. A French warship arrived and, it is believed, sank the U-boat, thus avenging one of the most brutal attacks made by a German submarine.
The full story was told in London this mouth.
It was nearly eleven o'clock on n leor night in the Bay of Biscay when the officer on the watch on the bridge of the Uskmouth saw a tor- pedo track passing close alíend of the ship.
The Uskmouth's helm was put over and, as the ship was swinging, the track of a second torpedo passed | close to the bows. Then, as the Usk- mouth was still swinging, the track of a third torpedo was seen. This passed astern.
Sailed 120 Miles
Thus the Uskmouth dodged three Larpedoes fired without warning. but she was not to escape. The U-boat surfaced and opened fire with her gu As the crew were taking to their boats the Germana used shrapnel.
A shell bursting over the upper deck killed the third officer and one jof the seamen..
The
crew
remainder of the lowered a lifeboat. Blinded with blood, the wounded chlet officer Just managed to reach file
The submarine was still shelling when the lifeboat, with twenty-two men, pulled away from the ship 120 miles from land.
By magnificent seamanship the
sighted and lifeboat
before being picked up.
Inseparable pals since boyhood, Sydney Wells and Ray Boswell, of
both Grimsby,
nged twenty-two, have been suparated for ever by a German torpedo.
Both were junior engineers in the steamship Navasoln when the vessel was torpedoed in mid-Atlantic Inst month. Wells in reported to be safe- at Cape Town, but his pal is listed among the missing.
Mr. Boswell,
Fairfax-road.. Grimsby, has received-official- noti-- fication that his son's name was not included in the list of survivors.
HE KILLED TWO
discuss subjects of public importance, fundamental den of the security of This is what Hitler thought of professors who taught us all thiBANDITS: MEDAL
"The people who come to the the Zone,
his Great War experiences to paperian Empire he size of he Britain had 22.35 8. lectures naturally include some of
not been brought together just by 4.60 those who used to assemble to hear
Berila ulso rejects the protest in 1923:
"In Germany,
petty swin the schools, the underhand tricks and 39% 0.
lecturis given in the same hall be against action taken by Nazi warships. ,335 n.fore the war."
A protest was sent to Briinin, dally Press and the comic papers had ding.
"I well remember the astonished asked Mr. Skeels to explain his France and Germany in connection gradually created a picture of the
of my comrades when, in 18)- n.ipolitics.
with the Grat Spec battle off the Englishman's character and of his faces River Plate, in nation which, it was Empire which led to a catastrophic Flanders, we faced the British troops 10 A. "I am a National Socialist," he
personally. under- Was DIL "Its consequence ...said, "and I hope to go one better considered, was one Imporilling the self-deception,
"After the first few days. of battle safety zone. a cla, n.than the Austrian who first thought!
estimation of the British, for which the conviction dawned on us that Germany is prepared to enter on a we had to pay bitterly. of it. I have been Parlamentary
these men were not quite the propo- .5.00 b
once and I will stand again further exchange of views on candidate
in the comic Press "This self-deception was so com-sition put to ns a National Socialist.
subject.
picte that most people were con- and the newspaper stories,"
These references "We must have National Socialism
have been omitted here, though it must be adjusted to
from the new edition of suit the British character,
"Mein Kampf," which is mainly des- Government
tined for German front-line coldiers. There is also nó trace of Hitler's abusive remarks about Russin 'and Bolshevism which appeared in the original version of the book.
30
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"AS the
British
.101 n.strenuously proclaim that they are
Oghting for freedom, the Holborn!
18.45
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- Public Speaking Club demands the| rights of free discussion and free association as patriotic Britons."
"No Jows" "Can anyone attend your Singe?" I asked.
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meet-
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Re-
the
First Women To
Die
On
Active Service
A private who killed two ban- dits has been awarded the Mili- tary Medal.
He Is Private Thomas Alfred Smith, of the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), and his courageous act took place at Beil Lid, Palestine.
Smith was one of a platoon of company advancing towards Belt Lid. As they came over a terrace they were fired on at close range by a bandit.
Without the slightest besita- tion. Smith rushed straight at the man and shot him dead.
When
another bandit red from a similar position, Private
Smith again went straight at the. man and killed him.
“A.R.P. MARINES” UNITS FOR
THE name of the first English- Pilot Off, J.; Parr, 745,312 Set, J. woman to die on active service in W. R.; Partlow, 543.847, A.C.2, 1. R.66 the war appears in the thirteen W.; Richardson, 550,041, A.C.1, V. W. RAF. casuality at issued by the L. Shephard, 635,080, A.C.2, F.; Air Ministry recently.
Stirling, 501,300, Lead. A.C., R. A
Killed in Action 541,004, A.C.1,
A
U
.20 b "We do not admit Jews," was the .1115
reply. b.
She was Aircraftwoman Yvonne Talbot, 580,855, Sgt., G. R. C.; Wade, .25.80 0. Wor With
Mr. Rockingham, a cook in the W.A.A.F., 534,380, A.C.1, A.; Watt, 16.257, Germany, say's 911⁄2 V. Skeets, is a grave blunder.
whose home was at Coventry. She Squad. Leader, P. McG; Wheeler, 00213, F1. O., P. C, Willams, 41,- 19/0 n.
week's illness. "I am absolutely against this war" died after
010, Pilot of., R.M. 1979 m. he said. "We cannot gain anything The list contains 10 names,
Hitler never wanted war from it. Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.00 n.
with us.
Of that I am certain,
Smith, Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sb. $...12 1. member that Ramsay MacDonald Thomas, 550,300, Segt., C.
was opposed to the Inst war and Proviously Reported Missing, now 19.10 b. afterwards he became Prime Minis Reported Killed in Action ..54 b.
Heslop, 360,050, Sgɩ, A. O.; Lyon, "Hitler kes us and so does Hess, 540,070, A.C., E. W 22.30 88.
We would have been better to have 564,032, Sgt., G. W.; Ward, 564,177, .214 98.
let Hitler have the Corridor, and the Sgt., L. R.; Williams, 500.007, Act. n. Duchy of Warsaw. I am certain he St. C. G.
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would have had no more demands.
"Some German friends of mice," The continued; "have told me that
Marwood,
NAZI MINE VICTIMS
LONDON.
Merchant ships are torpedood or BRITISH towns have ao far mined at sea or attacked by German with bombs and machine- been spared from devastation aircraft by air raids against which run: The casualties need the quick- precautions of civilian defence est possible attention. There is n call to shore for first nid partics. taken. Preparation
Special A.R.P. squads stand by at: made in the first days of the ports ready to go to sea at the mo-
ment the call comes, at any hour in war' have not been relaxed. The elvillan defence organisation the day or night 201,424, AC.2, E. V.; A.C.1, E, J.; Henderson, 505,803, Cpl., stands ready. Some 1,250,000 volun-
Missing Barker, 548,036, A.G.2, D. W.; MIIIẸ, 37,005, Act. Fl. Lt., R. E.
Missing, Belleved Killed Robertson, 41,533, Servico
Pilot Ont., J. W.c. Dled on Allen, 742,011, Sgt., J. W-Eades,
Emery 024,320,
- were.
On a recent occasion two first aid
A. McD.; Landing, 019,132, Lead.teer workers' training goes on. of parties went out in n trawler to a
of
the numerous
branches
Previously Reported Missing Belloved Killed, now Report- ed Killed in Action n Germany will not bomb Britain. I Pitta, 505,352, Sgt., R. S.
Killed on Active Service .30 bolleve that. But, they will alter .170 n. their minds if we bomb them.
Baker, 41.245, Act. Pilot Off., 5. G., "As a post member of the Nordic Barwid, 515,687, Sgt., P. J. W, .44-n.
League, I think we should be friend-Campbell, 41345, Pilot Off, J. C 48% m.
ly with Ginrmany.
as they arm a Curler, 4000321,100. P. Cla Russia Buys More According to ty demon of turn-
Chandler, 39,221, J. Clark, .7.10 b. Nordle people.
"This country intended to go to 16,130, Squad: Lender, C. C. Drum American Wheat 134 b
1. war with Germany for years. The mond, 41,034, Pilot OIT., H. K. A.; 8 n. only thing is it has corne at the Dunham-Treble, 12,821, Act. Pilo
moment. Our 70-years-old Off., R.; Golden, 904,130, Sgt., 3. D.;
A.C., G. T.; Lees, 047,807, A.C.2, R. G. Lloyd, 841,708, A.C.2 R. W.; civilian defence few have had an ship three miles offshore which had McCleury, 032,098, A.C.2, A.: Reeve, opportunity to carry out their duties on board survivora of another ship which had been torpedoed. There 753,638, A.C.2, G. F.; Rockingham, except in practice exercises.
and "ARP, Was a heavy sea running and the Auxiliary Bremen 895,756, Aircraftwoman 2 Y.; Rolfe, 530,361, A.C.2, 5. C. S.; Taylor, Marines"the latest addition to the casualties had to be transferred from civilian defence rankaare riotable the ship to the trawler under dif- 552,101, A.C.1, S.
flcult and dangerous conditions. exceptions.
Thére were fifteen parsons al). Secur
nuxiliary firemen are turn suffering from extensive muperficial It was not possible to use. day and night to every Breburns. that
a retent London stretchers and every case had, to be occurs. At' fire, which turned out to be one of handled with the greatest care-one CHICAGO, Feb. 15 (Reuter)-It, the biggest for several years, more especially as he had a broken spine.
40,304, Plot of O. C.; Jacobs, that Russia has purchased between duty. 100% ..
cargoes of Pacific) .:05.n. "People are saying that the Ger-41,760, Pilot On, K. C. H Linton, three and five
14/0 m. Bans have no right to use the mag-740,020, Sgt., K. J.; Moores, 517,300, Coast whent, presumably for ship-
47. neile mine. The Americans used Cpl. F. J. W.; Musgrave, 41,197, ment to Vladivostok,
wrang
50% n.Primo Minister was stampeded Into Hardman, 028,380, A.C.2, A.; Hume, is reported by local export 'quarters than 200 auxillary firemen were on The quads administered. frat ald
The "ARF. Marines as they treatment under these conditions
· have been› nicknamed-groïa result and took the casualties off and landed
them-British Wireless. of the German, war on shipping.