Saturday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
November 9, 1940,
NAZIS SAY WAR
SAY WAR WITH Get a reputation
1-U.S. A.
2-U.S.S.R. MUST COME
The Sheltered Life
DOWN in the sheltor some-i thing stirred.
By RICHARD
BOYER
AN AMERICAN REPORTER WHO HAS JUST LEFT GERMANY
NAZI officials, intoxicated by success and feeling that the censorship pro- tects them, talk frankly, and what they says often cannot be sent out of the country by American reporters unless the reporters wish to be ex- pelled.
There were twelve of us in aers white-washed coal-cellar under
a London stroct.
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have wished to send out without being able to do so:--
Here are some of the important stories that American report-
your bases and up against the strongest army the world has ever seen."
Though the official Nazi line regarding the possibility of war We were as uncomfortable na between U.S.A. and Germany is that such an event is impos- only twelve people in such cir- sible unless U.S. is determined on it, high Nazi dignitaries have against Russin, even give its cumstances can be,
privately declared that such a war is probably inevitable.
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The warden, a little oficious, but unquestionably competent in tin helmet and bedroom slippers, shut the coal cellar door upon
Then it was that down in that] shelter something stirred, that a♫
us.
Taking Aim at 20 Miles
WHEN, after a naval engage- nient, you read that "several hits were obtained at extreme range," give a thought to the wonderful human and scientific equipment that enable the Navy to do its work. For navol gan- nery is far more difficult and complex than land gunnery, bombing or A.A. fire.
miracle happened. For, to mis- Churchill's Government, put in a puppet Government of appeasers favour on Russian expansionist never see the enemy, or even the
calculate the correct elovation
an almost embarrassing atmos-4 Germany intends to turn France into a "fat Switzerland," that a German-dominated Euro- The men who actually. "aim"
trials.
The Germans, speaking of war
date-1941-though this, of Europe, its people punch-drunk and weary, is in for another course, depends on England be- war after this one if Nazi officials are correct in saying that ing defeated before then. Rusela then will either stand and deliver Ukraine, the Baku oll They declare that Germany It takes at least a score of regions, and the Baltic States, or Germany will take them. has always conceived the Baltic highly-skilled men to man, load, Hitler still hopes that the invasion of England may be un region to be a vital sphere of in- control and fire a big warship's necessary, that the bomb-weary people will turn out terest, and has not looked with turret; three-quarters of these quote a modern poet, everyone suddenly burat out talking. who will negotiate a peace that Hitler will make generous. This moves in Finland, Lithuania, sea, during the battle.
They work with, ́exquisitely- There should, according to of..course, will be merely the first peace; later, after a series of Estonia and Latvia. It is known
instruments-op- British tradition, have been "Municha," each one weakening the British Empire still more, he that in conversations during the constructed allence relieved only by rustles, will inherit the British earth without running the risk of rival summer Finland was seeking tical, mechanical, electrical-to
German support. grunts and occasional ill-tem- nations grabbing it, or the risk of revolutions in such places as pered barks on the subject of India.
These Nazis also point out and direction of the gun within
iseconds. ventilation versus fug. Instead,
annexing all northern France and part of central France to pe cannot be a complete econ-at the enemy sit in an armoured phere of goodwill sprang into being.
the Swiss border, including most of the industrial and mining omic entity without the raw Fire Control Tower, 80 feet sections of the conquered country. In addition the Nazis are try materialsoll, wheat and man- above the water, from which a All Very Mateying to foment a National, Socialist revolution in France that will ganese of the Ukraine and the 20-mile-distant enemy, invisible from the deck, can be readily The squashed young man give it the control of what little remains of that country as well Baku region. shrank even further into his far as of the French colonies.
In addition Nazi officials admit "ragged" to within 100 yards or corner to make plenty of room Any peace must give Germany hegemony, economically if not there are at least a milion Ger- so through a giant 40-feat rango- for the Largest Woman in the politically, over all Europe and Africa. This, the Nazis any, man troops on the new Russian finder. World who was overuowing on is as much as they can assimilate at the moment. Through the frontier or near it.
Armour Protection to him.
British puppet Government, through economic penetration of Neutral military attaches who The sallow man opposite her British industrialist appeasers, they will garner in the remainder also regard war between Ger- Figures of range, direction, lifted from his face the scowl of the Empire at their leisure.
many and Russia as inevitable course and apparent speed, which seemed to be his regular
unless Russia surrenders econ- taken through optical instru- defence against the world's 6 Italy and its satellite States are already under Nazi domina-omie hegemony in the Ukraine, ments, are transmitted electric- tion, and, with Germany at Italy's northern boundary, and are divided-as is every one else ally by the Fire Control officers "It's nice," he snarled amia- northern Africa under German control through the French puppet about things Russian-on which into the Transmitting Room, bly, "to know we're safe or Government, Germany's Axls partner will be a permanent country would win such a war. far below, and protected by 12
ope so anyway. No bombs'd prisoner.
inches or more of armour. find their way down 'ere, I rec-
Here, round a big, table, fitted kon."
with glide-rules and calculating This
He cleared his war with the U.S.A. not on any gaining policy, if she acquires taches believe that Russia has pert
Most American military at-machines of many kinds, sit ex- man's cue.
naval mathematicians. throat for action.
admitted designs on the United hegemony over most of Africa "Ah, friends," he said, plum-States, but on the premise that and controls access to Asiatic a better army than is generally Flickering dials on the wall and ply, "there is One above. they can never solidly consoli markets through agreements thought. They believe Germany headphones inform them of the
would simultaneously A singularly loud explosion up date conquered Europe as long with Japan and victory over from the Baltic and Balkans, ship and that of the enemy, Invade course and speed of their own above mocked his attempt to im as the United States remains a Britain, then American economy trying for an encircling move-about air density and tempera- about wind direction and speed; prove the shining moment. major world Power,
will be prisoner to German
ment which would crush the economy.
ture. Russian Army between pincers; They do not base their argu- and then, it is possible, they be worked out, with the machines, Within seconds they have ment on abstract right or wrong; lieve, that Japan would attack just how all these factors must ble from among us. "How, now.I
Every conquered nationality on human freedom against Nazi in the East. you secret, black, and midnight on the Continent, and every dis terror, but on--economic neces-
be correlated so that the hugo. hags!" declaimed the shabby sident group that does not accept sity.
There are two great obstacles shells may fall on, or near, their owner — grey-haired, leonine, German hegemony, will retain and wlatful of this rich, re the spirit of resistance as long said to me on the day I left Ber- event in the event of victory or and elevation are flashed to the An official German spokesman to German invasion of. Russia, targets. Figures for direction sonant voice, fruity as old (and as there is a remote possibility lin: "If you Americans fight us peace with England. The first heavily-armoured gun turrets; recent) port.
that the United States might you will have to attack us, and is that much of Germany's popu-the gun layers move their con- "What shelter to grow ripe is free them. ours," continued the old actor.
you will be fighting a united lation is genuinely weary of trols and the great 100-ton guns Thus, say the Nazis, Germany Europe that hates you. The war. The second obstacle is swing easily. Hydraulic ma-
chinery pushes shells "He He! An apt quotation, cannot fulfil her legitimate mis- French hate you because you that Germany has already ex- charges from the magazines be gentlemen" ("Mathew Arnold, aion on the Continent because of would not aid them; the English panded to danger point on the low and rama. them into the madam," he added, bowing American interference, and this, will hate you for the same rea- Continent.
breeches. parenthetically to the Large Wo they continue, will probably lead son when they lose. man.)
The Large Woman sniffed] just a little disapprovingly. The believe that the United States old actor looked indignant should declare war right now. "Misery," he quoted bitterly They feel that, if Germany con- enemy. If you attack us, you into actually the ancient Gorman ting Room and in the Fire Con-
solidates her position in the will be 3,000 miles away from dream of a drive to the East.
was the plump clergy-
But So Mixed
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It was capped by a rich rum-
"acquaints a man with strange bedfellows."
"'Ere, chum, go steady," said the squashed young man in a shocked voice.
A typist diplomatically raised the temperature of mateyneas with a contribution of dubiously acquired culture.
"Ter think," she said in tones] of adenoidal auperiority, "that theb Greeks 'ad sireds too. Ad they put wax id their cars to stob 'carig theb,"
"Coo," said the squashed young man. "You don't any: Like them blast car-plugs you get at the chemist."
Into The Night
The clergyman was dozing, but the word "blast" brought him to attention. He looked round the shelter warily.' But he waa too late. conversation had passed on to patent medicines. Thence it switched to food and then to gardening..
The
We moved out into the night reluctantly when the all-clear || sounded, for the shelter had broken down our English inhl- bitions, made us sociable, taught
us that in some ways (even if it means, danger) the life of the shelter is better than the shel- tered life.
Stuart Fletcher
Nazi officials buse their asser- Continent into an economic en-
tion about the inevitability of tity, with central fiscal and bar-
to war.
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