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UNCA DONALD?
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November 16, 1940.
By Walt Disney
MAGAZINE PAGE.
"TELEGRAPH” SATURDAY FEATURE
CURRENT COMMENT
By " Scrutineer"
One
The comings and goings between the representa- tives of the Axis powers are heralded with a great blare of trumpets. would have thought that recent experiences with General Franco and Mar- shal Petain would have advised on this occasion a good deal less ostentation. These mountains are often in great travail, but they do not even produce the ridiculous mouse.
This present 'get together' movement looks very strange. Germany, Italy and Japan not very long ago, signed an Anti- Comintern Pact; that is an anti-Bolshevik treaty, and it 'still stands. Now they are trying to induce Russia to come into it. Surely history has recorded nothing quite so remarkable. Germany is afraid of Russia, and Russia is still more afraid of Ger-
many,
which has seventy divisions in the eastern part
of her territory, and has let it be known in Mein Kampf that the Ukraine is the ultimate goal of German ambition. Not ‘ultimate', per- haps, for that word cannot be used in connection with Ger- man ambition. Japan's fear of Russia on the other hand is chronic, but by a home- opathic,. process this fear is being driven out by the greater fear of the United States.
Italian Fascism and Ger- man Nazism came into being. entirely on the anti-Russian doctrine. The respective vo- cabularies of Germany and Italy were searched for suit- ablo foul epitheta to describe communism adequately.
This is what Hitler said on January 30, 1937;—“I con- sider Bolshevism the most malignant poison that can be given to a people, and there. fore I do not want my own people to come into contact with this teaching. I demand from every German workman. that he shall not have any relations with these mischief- makers, and he shall never see me clinking glasses or rubbing shoulders with them. More over, any further treaty con- nections with the present. Bolshevik Russia would be completely worthless for us." The Axis powers found unity in this common hate, now they are trying to find agreement in a common love for that which they so recently loathed. It is very startling, but what an Axis power is capable of doing in the realm of morals is clearly not governed by any human atan dards hitherto accepted...
One thing, is fairly, certain and that is Rusala is not going into war.
The campaign, in Finland was not encouraging, the strength of Germany is a deterrent, and the internal
situation is not such as to stand the strain of reverses. Hitler wants supplies; he wants oil and wheat and he is willing to barter the Dardanelles, Irak and Iran to get them. The advantage of this is that it costs him nothing and he may get aomething. It would be extraordinary if these ill- assorted partics, who patently hate each other, accepted each other's word about any-
thing,
ITALY'S LOSSES The events in Greece have proved what a small and gallant people can do when they are defending their own country. Italy,. however, has tremendous reserves, and in the long run this ought to tell against the small but heroic army of Greece. The cost will be great, but Italy's prestige is at stake, and so is Germany's, so they must put forth every effort to repair the damage they have suffer ed.
The weakness of Italy has been proved again and again at BCD, where she has to allow the British to occupy Crete, a most valuable base from which to attack the Dodecanese, Libya and Italy.
of her
The destruction battleships in Taranto Har- bour, and the continual ham- mering of Brindisi as well as the Albanian ports, means that Italy may lose the battle of Egypt on the consts of Italy and Albania.
The bombastic outbursts of Mussolini have not lately been heard. His theatrical appear- ances on the balcony have not recently occurred. The war is now at his doors-not only at Turin and Milan, but at Naples and Brindisi; his heavy losses of planes over Britain. and the disasters his troops have. suffered in the Pindus Mountains all this in ono. week naturally, keeps, him off the balcony.
It would seem that the Germans must come to his assistance, though the loss of face to Italy will be consider- able. Hitler however must do this, or Italy with her crippled fleet, her communications with Libys and the Dodecanese, not to mention Somaliland and Abyssinia, threatened, would. probably have to sue for a separate piece.
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GODS OF CHINA
LUI TUNG BUN
The swordsman of the Eight Immortals, Lui Tùng Bun, lived about 800 AD. He was re-i puted to be a skilful fencer with a magic sword presented to him by the Fire Dragon..
One story told of him is that he met a magician, Han, at an inn. Han was heating rice wine and Lu!, going to sleep, dreamt that he was pro- moted to high office and ex- ceptionally favoured by fortuno in every way. This went on for fifty years, when a serious misdemeanour caused him to be condemned to exile and his family exterminated. Awaking with a start, he found that the dream had taken such a short space of time, that the magi- cian's wine was not yet hot.
This incident is referred to in Chinese literature in the phrase, "A rice wine dream."
Walter C. Clark.
show the extent of the damage to Buckingham Palace, Regent Street and the East End of London; from this area great numbers have been to Britain's aim is evacuated.
cripple Germany production
plants and to reduce her war potential; Germany's idea is to destroy London where a quarter of the population of England lives and terrify them into suing for peace. The British take the prac tical point of view and the Ger- Taanis taka: the
paychological standpoint.
They are found of ley such terms as bilizkrieg polley of frightfulness,* 'sinking without They are rather like the small boy who wears a fearsome mask to frighten his fellows.
The Germans do this to hide the terror in their own souls, and they hope to create the British that fear which possess them.
That
But the blitzkrieg on Britain failed, and the mass attacks on London failed too, for the Germans are very poor psychologists. They do not understand the mentality the British, and now one of their generals has let it be known Brtain cannot be conquered from the air. It must be invaded. With the Italian fleet crippled, and the diences of Britain far stronger than they were, three months ago, the Germans must of necessity the gravely worried,
"TELEGRAPH” SATURDAY FEATURE.
THE
BEHIND
HEADLINES
By John Blunt
"Thinking is casy; action is difficult; to act in accordance with one's thoughts is the most dificult thing in the. world"-GOETHE.
This week has witnessed with sorrow the passing of Neville Chamberlain, a states- man whose greatness will not be fully appreciated until many decades have mellowed and hallowed his memory. When placed in true, dis- passionate perspective, the magnitude of his task in his later years will be appreciated.
-
It is easy to criticise, na
the Prime Minister was criticised, when, things are heading the wrong way when there is a sudden and dra- matic realisation that all is not well.
The man at the heir at such a moment may realise that he has but by taken the wrong course, dint of quick thinking may still be able to save his ship. It may not have been his fault that be
found himself in a predicament many things may have served to misguide him. His chart or com- pass may have been at fault. His instructions may have been un- Icasonable he may have placed too much trust in others--have-be- lleved in others as he believed in himself.
2
If he saved his ship, that is all that matters.
I believe that Chamberlain saved and the position by his coolness Rugacity at the very moment when to was liable the ship of state founder on the rocks created by the deceit and cunning of Hitler,
the
with those who have been bombed out of their homes-the: frequent visits of the Prime Minister to similar places also unattended, ex cept by his colleagues, stand out
with in marked contrast appearances of the dictators when they lour their own countries in armoured trains, or parade along the streets accompanied by heavily. armed troops and protected from the crowds by rows of ormed soldiers.
Lord How-Haw himself must bo getting rather depressed at the long delayed deposture of our rulers for Canada. He is always talking, about it. It certainly amuses the to British people as they Listen these, announcements, and that le the surest proof that such a con- Ungency is very remote indeed.
GERMAN RAIDER
The dispatch of the German raider Von Scheer into the Atlantic aims at diverting a portion of the British fleet from its double insk of policing the Medlerranean and of guarding the shores of Britain.
Though the raider Is only ond ship, the task of finding and des troying it involves the distribution of a considerable number of men« of-war over
the
ocean. wide these days, however of aeroplanes,
and destroyers, subotariries "and",
the search should not prove so long and A short war was absolutely
diferit. · But it is impossible to essential to Italy and as it is
police the whole coast of Europe, especially as the northern part is, not going to be a short war,
"It would just be like that fellow at this time of the year for the most Germany must take steps. Hitler to break his word and not part shrouded in darkness, CA accordingly and help her; but invade usy, expresses the feeling of Unlike the Italians, the Germans
the country Meanwhile, apparent Molotov must first be pary Lord Haw-Haw has let. It be have come to the conclusion, that suaded that it is in Russia's known that Oxford: the city of if their warships must be destroyed, interest to let her do so.
Soires, is not going to be bombed, where they might do some damage " then it had better decur: at sen Asma it is to be preserved for Gerrnan BLITZKRIEG FAILS youth. It is a wonderful tribute. to merchant ships before, going to SISTANT PARKINSON CAR? lie y bottom. The alternative for The bombing of Britain goes on, the platures, ofr the King, and them, le destruction by bombers in
the latest platures in the Queen touring the shattered parts the fiarbours at Kist":
Fat Kiel Hamburg or Here and Lorded Illustrateduhy of Lidon without cars, chstuhl Brenzerhaven
1
Leonard Ingram, broadcast- ing from London on Tuesday night, referred to Hitler as a awindler. He was calling to mind Chamberlain's visits to Munich, when Germany's dictator (swindler that he is) placed his signature (along- side that of Britain's Prime Minister). to a document which declared that once the Sudeten Germans were within the fold of the Reich, Ger- many had no further terri- torial ambitions.
That typical Hitlerian lie has been exposed, but behind it all stands out Chamberlain's trusting belief that no man could be
such a double-crossing liar on Hitler.
Hitler may have laughed up his sleeve at the easy manner in which he swindled his intended victim. There can be nothing but contempt however, for the crook. Of course, now it appears ludicrous when one visualises a gallant gentleman ploc- ing his, and his country's trust, in the word or signature of the black- est
interacter in the underworld.of
affairs.
But Chamberlain had no option. He knew that he was dealing with an armed de
desperado. His arms had been thrown away by his predeces-
Sors,
Ramsay MacDonald and Bald- win. What else could he do?
Thinking was easy, but action difficult. In fact, at that moment, it was impossible for England to act as she is now doing.
It was all very well for peo- ple to demand that the time had come for England to as- scrt herself. In 1937, she would have found it hard to defend herself, had Hitler dared to unleash his forces.
Chamberlain' knew this. Doubt- less the War Ofice and the Ad- miralty and Air Force knew it, but thanks to one man who humiliated himself by visiting Hitler in his Munich lair, breathing space woa secured and England began hur- riedly and belatedly to set her house in order.
The time come, somewhere about May last, when the country, having last grasped the extent of Hitler's duplicity, clar
clamoured for a new Prime Minister. The work of the man who has served so well, was not even understood. Ho under- stood, however, and willingly made way
for a new leader.
It was fortunate that such a man *as Churchill existed to become the "country's idol, and, inspiration, in a moment of extremankfulness
peril, and Were can be only
and gratification that he was on hand to take over from the man who had become tired in steering stich a hazardous course,
*
The fact remains that Cham berlain
realised the tremendous-
and tackled it
ness of with
of his tank, and understand-
and cably no man knows. 'that better to-day than Hitler, who amlled when he saw pictures of the British Prime Minister landing at Croydon, after returning from Munich, and way to the crowd a document which ore the signature. of the head of de German natión. A...algnature which Hitler knew: would be returned from the Bank“ · of International Trust unhon
-unhonoured
and false Neville
Chamberlain Has passed on to the ranks of the immortais. Our victories to-day are the result of his humillation at Munich. Dark ng those hours may have been, 1 believe that he galvanised the country Into action, because of his
after seeming simplicity, which proved to be but diplomacy,
We joked about
about his umbrella. We dubbed him a benign old gentle- man; but we were glad and proud and concerned because we knew that he was able and determines to serve his country in the hour of her greatest peril
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